The length of battles, the pace of combat... and the overall feel of combat.

[Jinko]

I prefer the battles in 11 over 14 personally, as the OP said its hard to get an attack off sometimes before the thing is dead and then you just feel like a spare cog, granted its better now that THM has instant cast spells.

AoE fighting is ok but because the monsters hit so hard its hard to survive it as a mage and the hate control in this game sucks.

[Rutelor]

[...SNIP...] granted its better now that THM has instant cast spells.

Yes, but tell that to a MRD or a LNC, with delay-rich weapons.

R