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Difficulty Discussion

ThacoBellThacoBell Member Posts: 12,235
in Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear
Hey all, just finished my first run-through of SOD. I wanted to get other people's impressions on the difficulty of the main campaign, and what their playstyle was.
I felt it was a little too easy as a post game expansion. The final battle was much easier than the final battle with Sarevok or the demon in Ulgoth's Beard. Granted I played a Cleric/Ranger multiclass super tank that ran into melee and smashed everyone to death with a hammer while the rest of the party supported with missile weapons and CC spells. I was able to pretty much coast through virtually every fight.
What does anyone else think of the difficulty and what was your playstyle? I would love to hear how other people experienced the game.

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  • jtthjtth Member Posts: 171
    edited July 2016
    What difficulty did you play on? It's quite hard on Insane. The final fight is harder on insane than Sarevok w/ SCS because of the demons all over the place and all the immunities to fire (and the rarity of +3 weapons, or having to successfully recast enchant weapon over and over).
  • ThacoBellThacoBell Member Posts: 12,235
    Yeah, I played on normal. I tend to play games on the default difficulty but I may need to bump it up for SOD.
  • DJKajuruDJKajuru Member Posts: 3,300
    I have finished it only once, so far. But believe it was quite hard without strategic buffs and a lot of patience.
  • FardragonFardragon Member Posts: 4,511
    Difficulty was on a par with BG1 and 2, but with quite a few optional battles of considerably higher difficulty.
  • ThacoBellThacoBell Member Posts: 12,235
    what difficulty did you guys play on?
  • jtthjtth Member Posts: 171
    edited July 2016
    Insane, though I turn down to core or sometimes normal for the final fight because it's absurd, especially playing with mostly pureclasses or without mages.
  • FardragonFardragon Member Posts: 4,511
    I only ever play on core rules.
  • mf2112mf2112 Member, Moderator Posts: 1,919
    Core the first time. The restartitis kicked in and I haven't gotten back through the endgame with insane, which is what I normally play.
  • ThacoBellThacoBell Member Posts: 12,235
    I think maybe I should bump up the difficulty.
  • joluvjoluv Member Posts: 2,137
    I found the first dungeon in SoD to be surprisingly difficult, considering that it's mandatory and can't be delayed. I'm not 100% sure that every class could solo it, at least without carefully chosen equipment.
  • jtthjtth Member Posts: 171
    joluv said:

    I found the first dungeon in SoD to be surprisingly difficult, considering that it's mandatory and can't be delayed. I'm not 100% sure that every class could solo it, at least without carefully chosen equipment.

    You can but you need to use the NPCs in the area with you. (Fall back and mainly protect the cleric.)
  • OlvynChuruOlvynChuru Member Posts: 3,075
    I beat the final boss on my first try (core rules), and I don't remember there being lots of enemies. There were only two of them.
  • ThacoBellThacoBell Member Posts: 12,235
    Yeah just the two and with the extra backup from *spoiler* it was pretty simple.
  • FardragonFardragon Member Posts: 4,511
    edited July 2016
    I had continuously spawning reinforcements in the final battle. (Edit: on the bad guys side, not my side!)

    The first dungeon could be difficult if you had chunked party members in the final Saravok battle, since then you have to play it without a full team.
    Post edited by Fardragon on
  • ajwzajwz Member Posts: 4,122
    I found it pretty challenging.
    I played on insane difficulty with the monster hp and damage boosts option turned off
  • AltairAltair Member Posts: 128
    I always wonder how some people can complain that the game is too easy when they haven't even tried the highest difficulty :wink: I am currently doing the whole BG saga in Legacy of Bhaal mode, and that is what I call a challenge! I am now almost at the end of SoD but it has taken me 170 (real) hours so far (doing every quest)...
  • ThacoBellThacoBell Member Posts: 12,235
    @Altair I'm not really complaining, just sharing my thoughts and see if other people had a similar experience. I tend to play the standard difficulty, as that is the one most of the effort and balance went into.
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