I guess what I mean is that fight's easy *anyway* (if you play intelligently. It's suicide if you face it like a normal creature, kill-loot-return style). I don't think she can get on the ramparts at all, or at least she was easily kitable. The spit was hard to dodge, but not *that* hard, and you probably have the stimpacks and med-x to tank it (considering it's one of the few central threats of the game, all resources should be utilized).
I would like to add that, at early levels, the game was actually pretty tense and difficult... I clearly remember hiding in a (steel?) manufacturing plant, after running past some "snipers" (scrubs with long rifles). There were about 7 raiders above me on catwalks, and I was cowering behind cover as they searched for me. I was a LAWYER, what the FUCK was going on. I was spraying suppressive fire just to keep them away.
I actually didn't clear that area that time, I shot my way to an exit and Got The Fuck Out. Went back to Sanctuary and built up the base a bit.
Later, the game because a typically easy and slightly tedious Bethesdathon. But that moment will stick with me.
Also? I still haven't played since I found Shaun. It's been a while. That moment was so powerful that I wasn't sure how to proceed. I will, sometime, just... I'm kinda fine leaving that story there. I might actually make a new character next time.