At first, I thought Larian had overdone it... then folks on the forums made me realize : no, it is the OP tabletop druid :P
2 Wild Shapes per Short Rest, at level 1 ! So, yes, a level 1 Druid could kick the asses of many level 1 assailants. Later on, actual fighter classes get the upper hand.

That said, like Jeremy of WotC said, Larian can choose the shapes and their HP to avoid making it too OP in comparison to other classes. If you give the druid access to an animal form that has 40+ HP, then of course the druid becomes almost game breaking.

ps : no matter, as we can Short Rest and Long Rest at will and heal with tons of food anyhow. At the point, might as well do like Pillars of Eternity 2 for simplicity: refresh all class features per encounter. With imposed resting scenes for the role-play / cut-scenes. Yips, I am off topic, sorry.

Last edited by Baraz; 18/02/21 05:40 PM.