I mean the misses here are an issue with D&D. That is why they changed up goblins and made them essentially re-skinned bandits (low hp with high AC vs high hp with low AC).

We are playing the game from a DM's perspective - we have X characters we control and if they all miss it is annoying. But unlike a DM you actually want to win.

But hey, I for one enjoy the high ground stuff - verticality is very much absent in my 5e DnD games that I run/play because it slows down combat.