I wanted to make a change to the main post due to a discussion in a different thread, but discovered that apparently this forum only allows you to edit posts in a 72 hour time window. Why is this even a thing?
Anyway...
Upon further review,
it appears Larian only really made changes to AC and HP for the goblins, and it's only really noticeable there because most of the goblins are on the extreme ends of the curve. as Sharp mentions here.
https://forums.larian.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=758428#Post758428Most other enemies are almost identically the same as their tabletop counterparts in terms of stats. Still, the goblins make up about 50% of the EA content, which is where this perception generally comes from. The changes to enemy AC/HP probably isn't as drastic as we say it is, but it also leads further credence to the idea that the high ground advantage/low ground disadvantage and backstab advantage have a far bigger effect on the game's balance than anything else.
