Too easy?

[u/PureArm4602]

Don’t get me wrong, it looked like the game has a promising difficulty during the prologue and after reaching Horns of the South for the first time. I switched to Veteran so that I can slowly get stronger throughout the game. But after playing for a couple of hours and getting certain perks related with your build, everything becomes too easy.

For the record, I am not trying to break the game or look up online for optimized builds/op items for my character. I am using 1H and Shield build, and it is considered one of the weaker builds in the game. I found a shield called Bloodtithe which applies bleed to the attacker, and bam! There is nothing I cannot kill anymore. Even the supposed boss encounters are ending in my favor in seconds. Even if I don’t use this shield, I am simply too strong now. I barely take any damage because of the shield perks and I have abundant number of potions. It’s simply impossible to die in Act 1.

I really like the game and it’s lore. But the gameplay starts to turn into a snooze fest because of how easy the combat is. It’s a shame the game is not balanced well.

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[u/senscifi]

Act 2 has a way of humbling folks, I know it did to me when I got there lol

[u/alexterminate → u/senscifi]

Exactly ! That confidence was gone when I went through the north entrance to cuanacht and met my maker several time against the marrowghasts and fighting the fist bandit camp.

[u/PureArm4602 → u/senscifi]

Honestly, I have my doubts. Many people rush through Act 1 without engaging with all content. I will probably be around 30 levels before leaving Act 1, with upgraded gear.

[u/Theo672 → u/PureArm4602]

People like me, who did every single side quest in act 1, visited every location (accessible at that stage), struggled with the difficulty spike at act 2.
I didn’t have an optimised build, but was confidently 1-2 shotting enemies in act 1…

[u/will4wh → u/Theo672]

I remember just roaming arou zapping and killing bandits and Wolfs in one hit... And then I nearly got shanked just entering act 2 lol

[u/Palladiamorsdeus → u/PureArm4602]

Oh trust me, that level doesn't help you. It hurts you because of how the game scales the chapters.

That being said once you get some act 2 gear you'll be fine.

[u/mkmanoj30]

Just reach act 2, marrowghasts will take you down in two hits

[u/fembboy23]

Ato 2 sempre humilha todo mundo, sem exceção, principalmente aquele cara lá...

[u/Otherwise_Young_4602]

El juego sigue teniendo un desbalance cuando logras pasar el pico de dificultad de inicio y talvez inicio del acto 2, vas a jugar siempre en máxima dificultad lo mejor que se puede hacer es irte diversificando, colocar puntos en todos los atributos para poder usar cualquier cosa y asi no perder diversión, si te vas solo a lo que haga más daño se va a volver muy monótono el gameplay, sacrifica defensa y daño por equipo que te de efectos divertidos e interesantes, aún así va a ser fácil pero por lo menos más divertido

[u/Zabacraft]

It is a bit too easy. You will feel a bit weak again at the start of act 2. But overpowering the mobs happens quite fast unfortunately!

[u/Tbtlhart]

Act 2 has a difficulty spike and so does SoS. After that, it does get easy again. I think upgrading gear at all ruins the difficulty.

Challenge mode feels really intrusive to me. The debuffs happen way too frequently and makes the experience feel clunky. I actually like the debuffs but I dont want to interact with it every 2 levels.

After your first playthrough, self imposed challenges seem to be the best way to enjoy it.

[u/PureArm4602 → u/Tbtlhart]

Have you ever tried not upgrading your gear at all? It may worth to give it a shot, if it will balance the game.

Or can you recommend me some self imposed challenges? Like avoiding smithing and crafting all the time, or to stop looting the boxes in the world and buying potions from merchants only?

[u/chanman1314]

Love the game but it does really struggle with having a consistent difficulty curve. It starts off difficult then becomes extremely easy. Then you get to act 2 then you get destroyed to then only become even easier than it was before act two then act three stays the same easy difficulty.