Originally Posted by Maylander
Unfortunately, most people think DA has Oblivion style scaling, so they just assume they're doing something wrong and get frustrated (the classic example is being flattened by the bandits of Denerim - the fights are actually quite easy if you head there at the appropriate level).

Nah, I could immediately tell the scaling in DA:O was nothing similar to Oblivion. I agree about Denerim being a place to avoid early on, I got my ass kicked there a few times before I was ready. It doesn't make sense to go there early anyways.