Combat is not easy. The game is certainly not a dungeon romp with a lot of thought required in each combat to ensure you come out in the right side of the ledger. The AI can be incredibly tough when playing the more intelligent monsters. They will send some of their team tumbling through your front ranks (risking opportunity hits) to get at the soft targets of your spell casters before they do any big damage. In contrast the missile troops will hold back and try to pick off spell casters in the hope of disrupting their casting. You will consequently find yourself reloading and saving games often.