Originally Posted by GM4Him
So after reading the responses more thoroughly, you've once again missed the point.

Let's just take one boss. Ragzlin. Should he be tougher than the Hag? Yes! Why? HE'S ONE OF THE STORYLINE FINAL BOSSES. So when I face Ragzlin, I should be facing a beefy boss guy. It should be a difficult fight for your characters.

Right now, we're capped at 4, but later we won't and we'll be at level 5. Hobgoblin Warlord is a CR 6. So, a party of 4 level 6 characters could relatively beat him without much loss. Therefore, using D&D DM game campaign design, if I want a boss fight for 4 level 5 characters to be challenging, I would pick a boss at a CR slightly higher than my characters average level. Thus, a Hobgoblin Warlord works VERY well for a boss fight for 4 Level 4 or 5 characters.

And as for Kagha/Olodan, YOU ALREADY GET HELP DURING THE FIGHT. So the ONLY thing Im suggesting is that Larian beef their stats and make them appropriate and then balance the fight from there. If they have to add a few more characters on either side to balance, then what's the big deal?

Why does he have to be strogner than the hag? Putting aside that he is, at best, a mid-boss and not a final boss, optional battles can be tougher than him. According to your logic, Aran Linvail in BG2 needs to be tougher than Firkraag. A Master Thief more powerful, in personal battle, than an ancient dragon. Whic he is not. The main problem in fighting him comes from the fact that you need to get through the guild and not his personal prowess.

Also, I assume most players do not everything in a playthrough, so it is possible they are lower than level 5. I have no data on the average completion rate of game chapters, so not sure what level is average.