Ok, so this is my first FE game, but I've opted for hard/classic after research as to the best combination is.
I am on chapter 2; making it this far was a challenge but it hasn't felt unfair and it's forcing me to learn the game mechanics.
However I am getting into the habit of a reset every time a character dies, and I'm wondering if this means I should switch to casual. I see that resets are common and kind of 'part of the experience', but isn't this the point of casual mode... ? The AI also feels a little cheap, in that it appears to be programmed not to win the battle - simply to kill the weakest unit, whether or not in the longer view that is bad tactics.
Anyway...