Hardcore?
No, I'm not hardcore at all ...! No ?
I simply like it the game do NOT hold your hand ! It's simple as that and the devs of Larian Studios knowing that exactly !
I'm sure there will be enough IN-game information about what each stat does via "hover mouse over" a name of stat ... like in Divine Divinity. It's crystal clear in first sight, althougth in the background it contains more difficult mathematics, but to have 100% fun to play the game you don't need to know that

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