lol...
I guess I'm gonna pass on this game. If the devs don't test it or try to balance the difficulty, then I'm not gonna waste my time with pointless frustration.
This is probably one of those games where you constantly alt tab to check a website, I hate that.
You expect to play the game, completely blind, on the hardest difficulty/permadeath mode and be able to breeze through it without needing to save much?
The problem is not with the developers, but with your ridiculous expectations. I'm pretty sure that no game which has optional permadeath at the highest difficulty (as in a standard experience does not have permadeath) is meant to be done in permadeath mode for your first playthrough. They are meant for those who have played once before and know what they are doing.