If it helps, I decided this first encounter a long time ago, before you guys confirmed your characters :) it was intended to be a "see who stays behind to hold it off" encounter, intended to "kill" at least one character.<br/><br/>That said, given the enemy stats and strong surge planning, winning was a possibility, albeit one I did not expect, just as another player observed to me in PM :)  So whatever the outcome, great applause for getting this far!