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Boy, is it just me or is this game much harder than Rise of the Runelords? I've only beaten the first two scenarios with my wife (each of us playing two characters - Jirelle, Feiya, Oloch, and Damiel). The first scenario took us 3 attempts to beat. The second scenario we beat on the first try, but only with a single turn left.
I don't mean hard like our characters were close to death, they weren't, but it feels much harder to *win* each scenario. If that is the case, and the difficulty in that regard was beefed up, I applaud the designers. It will make beating a scenario that much more rewarding.
I actually started a discussion on this already, if you want to join over there... Difficulty
Anyway, I agree with you. I think that this experience has been much more difficult. I think that the banes are just more difficult. If you compare the straight numbers from RotR to S&S, the S&S banes are in general more difficult. Also, since there are ships before some encounters, the difficulty is increased even more.
Well, the early complaints from RotR was that it was too easy. I think that S&S reportedly being too hard is nothing but a good sign!