Hello
I play longer than 10 hours and I would like to encourage you to play at Path of The Damned diffilcult.
Im not veteran player, more casual (i dont even play backers beta) and still i think path of the damned is not that hard but very rewarding
I dont play any other difficult, so i dont have any experience. I just started at Path of the Damned level.
To be honest, I thought it would be a big challenge, but it is not. So far in about 80-90% ecounters i do not have to try hard to win or even use wizard/priest per rest spells.
Here is a small guide:
I recommend full custom party and as soon as possible get full party.
Here is my party composition
Paladin - Tank (max Con/Per/Res, dump Mig/dex)
Fighter - Tank (max Con/Per/Res, dump Mig/dex)
Rogue - Melee dps (max Mig/dex/per or res, dum con/int)
Cipher - Ranged/CC (max Mig/Dex/Int, dump con)
Priest - healer/support/ranged (max Mig/dex/int, dump con/per or res)
Wizzard - Dps aoe/CC (max Mig/dex/int dump con)
I min/max stats a bit but not other aspects (i took race/backround that suits my rpg goal) , i dont even think this party is optimal but still very good for Path of the Damned diffilcult.
Sorry for my English im still learning