Originally Posted by Thaurin 
Why did the game after Redcliffe just turn into an almost impossible frustration that I can't avoid, being attacked traveling to another location? These ambushers kill everyone off within 10 to 15 seconds, and even careful tactics cannot save me. I made it once, after reloading many times, but then I forgot to save. What the hell BioWare?
I recall the random encounters during map travel portions were ridiculously difficult to the point that I thought they were bugged at first. The designers really had absolutely no concept of decent encounter design. :/