After all of the leveling up, gearing up, and theory crafting I've done since this game came out, ultimately there's not really a large challenge to throw my characters against. Not having something like the endless paths, not having a single area that takes even more than 30 minutes to complete in a cRPG feels like a pretty large mistake. I love the game's mechanics, setting, story, everything else, but I'm pretty unsatisfied with the same things the OP is, and won't be playing it again. At least not til all the DLC's are out, and the game is balanced to the point that you can't just beat it with the AI on auto.
