I tried Lilith too many many years ago, iirc starting was pretty brutal and slow/repetitive. Of course it depends on what difficulty you choose.
Paths progress: I started a new char, this time caster. Sadly I noticed how unbalanced the spells are... First path was Venefici, it was fun at start with Force Javelin, then I got to Particle Burst and every trash around started to die. Then I got Evulse and Energy Rift and game was broken.
Still ran through (fastest playthrough I have ever done, lvl 55 now) the Normal to Epic Typhoon, who was a pushover, hoping maybe the difficulty will catch up. It's just sad how weak Lich, Tartarus and Poseidon paths are... those were the ones I was most interested in.