I'm playing through the first time on normal still, and although I wouldn't say I'm steamrolling, I do hit battles where I face a legitimate challenge.
During the Ogre fight in the Tower of Ishal I had to reload more than 20 times (he constantly used his Grab ability on me and that means instant death). Now I've completed two solo runs on Nightmare and that's much more challenging. My first playthrough was on Nightmare and there were a few difficult fights but I never had to reload more than 3-4 times. I was actually quite disappointed with the difficulty of Dragon Age. Use Force Field on the Forgemaster and heal your party if necessary.Ĭarefully position your team and unleash all your AoE spells on the Forgemaster when the Force Field spell is nearly over. Just start the fight by using an AoE (area of effect) spell like Storm of the Century (Spell Might + Blizzard + Tempest) or Cone of Cold + Virulent Walking Bomb + Crushing Prison / Stonefist. it is possible to lure the other Darkspawn away but that's not really necessary. Or simply get some fire resistance equipment/items and use the rightmouse button on her. Now attack Flemeth with your ranged characters. Let your main tank attack her and use Force Field on him.