you're as prepared as it can possible be and then your whole group gets stunned in first round before you even allowed to do anything
In general I say that this game's not too difficult, but situations like this are impossible. It's like, "Oh, I didn't have high enough initiative to go first and, even if I did, I didn't already know the intricacies of the fight since it's my first time here, SO I GUESS I JUST LOSE." And if it's the fight I'm thinking of, it's just one aeromancer that does it. You can kill everyone else, but if he's alive, he can take your entire party from full health to dead without you ever getting the chance to do anything.
This is why I say that CC is overpowered. It's not just that the player can keep groups of enemies in stunlock. Enemies can also keep the player's entire party in stunlock, even if they're not all together. It's mostly a problem with electric stun, since that can span the largest area thanks to water and blood. Neither stunlock victories nor stunlock defeats are fun or interesting (at least, as they currently stand).
Note: I don't expect to be able to win any fight without knowing the intricacies of it, but I do expect to not have to know that one inconspicuous guy can essentially kill my entire party in one go.
