dainbramage wrote...
Eh... honestly it depends on how well you built your character. The first time I did it I struggled on hard (took me like 10 tries against the harvester, and I had to cheese one of the mass golem fights). The second time I found it easy on nightmare.
Well there's more than one working strategy. When you figure one out, it's easy. But it's still by far the most challenging thing in DA:O.
I played it first with a fresh character, which is much harder than bringing your own character in. Fresh characters don't have the massive stat bonuses or the best gear, and you can't bring in very many potions. It's too easy to run out, especially against the golems.
In the end, I managed to just kite the Harvester while watching for his special abilities and reacting accordingly. Think I used one potion because I made a mistake. He's very much beatable even with a crappy character as long as you have some ranged damage.