this might be why you hate it
I hate the characters, I hate the romance, I hate the art style, I hate the repetition in dungeons, I hate how enemies respawn in my face for no good reason, I hate the story (except maybe the Qunari and Varric's quests) and I hate the utterly ridiculous gore. Basically I hate it because it's a Bioware game.
What's the point of even playing it if you skip the dialogue and play on a level where combat isn't even a challenge? Those are pretty much the only two reasons to even play it.
I skip the dialogue because I've already read it (and it's mostly **** anyway) and I play on Casual because I suck at the game, but I do like the combat. Except during MMO-style boss fights with a million health and when enemies appear out of thin air (fire whoever thought this wasn't utterly retarded, enemies just *appearing* into combat is a sin against gaming), which isn't all *that* often.
Also I like trying all the different classes, they really do play differently and the game has that Diablo-esque feel to it where you just want to get one more level or try that new skill before you stop playing.