The way the game feels right now, it's like the DM ran a single 1-shot. Then decided to run a campaign. Even with 4 characters, two being clerics. The game feels extremely difficult.
This is combined with terrible rule additions that don't function with 5e makes combat horrible. I like the game but the balancing in combat is some of the worst I've experienced in a while.
If you won't lower the number of enemies there are, I'd allow having 2 more characters in your party. Health and AC don't make everything but it makes a big difference when toyed within larger
quantities. So adding more allies is not a bad choice.
(IMHO).
