I agree with Xzanron completely. I am getting creamed in Explorer Mode. I played D:OS on Normal with no problems and loved it. But it seems like in D:OS2 I am always at a severe disadvantage in skills, equipment, damage, and resistances.

When the enemies hit me, I am always affected by the status effects. I hit them, and everything is blocked by armor or magical armor, and my attacks barely whittle down the armor. Four of my guys may, almost by accident, be able to take out one of the bad guys if we all team up on them and can manage to keep them from getting healed up. I made it out of the dungeon in the first part of Fort Joy just barely, but once in the wilds I just could not get any traction at all.

I understand that I could spend points in thievery and steal all the equipment I need, but then the equipment is marked as stolen, and I have been jumped for having stolen equipment in-game. Second, I don't think that in Explorer Mode that I should HAVE to steal in order to be on a level playing field with enemies that have less than half the hit points that my party does.

I am not a hardcore tactical cRPG gamer. I am a casual gamer that loves the Larian games because they tell fun and interesting stories. I have the entire Larian collection, and the only game I haven't finished is Dragon Commander, because (as I said) I am not a hardcore tactical combat gamer. Just not my cup of tea.

I am all for harder difficulty levels for those that enjoy that kind of thing and have the experience and time to learn the systems and formulas and ways around them. But personally, I barely have time to play games anyway, and want to enjoy the story, not get beaten to a pulp or spend hours trying to find my way around the fights. Please balance Explorer Mode.

I don't need to feel like a god, but in Explorer Mode, the player should easily overpower the bad guys, in my opinion. Maybe not 2x as strong, but 1.5-1.75 times as strong. Classic Mode should be an even match. And harder modes should put the player at a disadvantage.

Just my 25 cents.