Larian Studios Forums Beyond Divinity (English) General about the difficulty

I am a bit confused about the difficulty settings. Is hard-core just more difficult than action? If not, than what is the difference? Thanks.

I hear hard-core (or whatever the name is) takes more skill... (Im guessing monsters are harder, but dont know for sure). The Hack-n-Slash mode doesnt require much if any.

If thats true than I want to play hard-core, but I remember the hard setting on DD and how its near impossible. I dont want to make it a couple hours into it only to find an imossible boss fight or unique monster like in DD.

The difficulty level only effects combat and determines how many skill points you start with, if any.

Thanks for the help guys!