Yeah, that I knew, but to me seems very cheap. I mean, if you can't even beat it on normal, something is wrong. Could it be the way I'm playing? Perhaps, but then again, their motto is, "Play how you want, form whatever character you want." Guess not.
I dunno, when I play a game or build stats, I wanna feel like I'm progressing, not stagnating. The way they have it all set up is totally counter productive for a game in general, especially in an RPG! It just took me aback because all I did was a start a new game and pick a thief because it sounded fun. I mean, they built that class in as a default selection and it doesn't work right!
Games of these nature ("build your char however you want") generally have a somewhat advanced rock-paper-scissors base to them to balance things out so there is no wrong choice. For example, World of Warcraft or Diablo 2 where I don't think it's really possible to screw up character development to where you reach a point that you can't progress. No matter how you build your character, it always turns out okay. Are there better, more "uber" builds? Sure, but it should be set up that no matter what you pick, you can still at least play through the base game. If I pick sneaking and marksmanship, I won't be built for close combat, but I should sure as hell be able to take you down with a nice precise hit.
I counted, and it takes exactly 45 arrows to kill a zombie that can take me down in about 6 or 7 hits (at my current spot with Marksmanship of 50, lv 10). That's crazy! There's a difference between challenging, and, "Okay, this is ridiculous." I did end up turning the difficulty down, but now the game just feels too different. Almost ruined in a way.
Initially when I played, I just played to have fun. Built my guy up based on what I felt was fun (sneaking, stealing crap, shooting things with bows). Now it just turns out I did it all wrong and probably have to start a new game, but instead of focusing on the game itself, I gotta deal with micromanaging my stats. Ick.
"Hey, you're leveling wrong. Your character is now weaker because you leveled, but didn't actually boost the "Right" skills in order. Have fun!"
"Gee, thanks."
I don't mean to rain on anyone's parade or anything by sounding all negative, but I spent all weekend playing this game thinking, "Holy shit this is amazing! Best RPG ever!" and within an hour of me realizing exactly what was going on, I was kinda crushed and that all did a near 180
