Forewords: I have played a lot of pen and paper 3ed D&D and some 3.5ed D&D. But I have never played Pathfinder. I started the game with "challenging" but lowered one thing to "custom". I didn't like "slightly tougher enemies", because I feel the "+2" or so modifiers the enemies get is more than just slightly in the long run. I like this game. A lot. I have read other reviews about bugs and the game being unfair/too hard. I have not witnessed that. I see the challenges that other have with hard encounters, but I also can always turn away from them. Get experience(for me as a player and my characters) and explore the lands. What I have witnessed (pros): - Good dialogy - Great "Camp resting" mechanics - Phenominally great tabletop RPG => computer game mechanics. *applaud* - Great Character creation. A lot of options. - Really challenging fights, but that is something that I like. - I like the time limit in the first main quest. It is not harsh, but it is there. But there are things to improve (cons): - The infamous Spider swarm quest encounter... So just ignore it if you can't handle it. I couldn't, but I might later. I made a fighter, but a sorc or wizard could make short work of them. - There are some bugs. One of my class features doesn't work. No big deal, but a downer. - Experience from battle is too low. This game is so pen and paper, but the fights vs experience gain is demoriliazing. It seems so futile. It seems like nothing. I have played just few nights. But so far it is everything I had hoped.
