Story mode is b.s.

[Bzombo]

Story mode is not a lower difficulty at all. And all you "git gud" morons, it's not a FPS.

[Sean8102]

then just us a free trainer like we mod

Don't have to turn on god mode or anything if you don't want. Can just slightly edit char stats, or jump a few levels if you want.

Play the game however you want and find fun personally.

[kitsune87]

can't relate, pretty easy.

[Zero McDol]

The game is difficult for sure, even on explorer.

Personally, I use a trainer and couldn't care less about doing so. I shouldn't, have, to do that, but when the game is missing hits like crazy and dealing out tons of damage to my party members, I choose to draw a line.

I have no interest in a challenge and personally, wish that the explorer mode were more forgiving.

[Good Old Jim]

No matter what mode you play on if you fight with out a good strategy you gunna lose.

[Sean8102]

Originally posted by Zero McDol:

The game is difficult for sure, even on explorer.

Personally, I use a trainer and couldn't care less about doing so. I shouldn't, have, to do that, but when the game is missing hits like crazy and dealing out tons of damage to my party members, I choose to draw a line.

I have no interest in a challenge and personally, wish that the explorer mode were more forgiving.

Good for you. Don't let the "git gud" people that can't think of anything more than memes to spout and nothing original or of any value to say tell you how to play the game you bought and doing so has ZERO effect on their ability to play how they want.

[frowningmirror]

git gud

[BaronWilhelm]

before you have a fight, sneak around and scope the fighting grounds. separate everyone so they dont move as a group and sneak them into position. look for destructible objects that go boom. honestly getting the drop is an overwhelmingly strong advantage on any difficulty, and this is usually how people end up being successful in tabletop D&D as well. watch/listen to a few episodes of the critical role podcast and you'll get it lol

[xGarionx]

Originally posted by Bzombo, Sr.:

Story mode is not a lower difficulty at all. And all you "git gud" morons, it's not a FPS.

If its really that much to hard for you, consider mods mate. It's a game and its D&D your table your rules and its not like you going to hurt anyone with it if you try to enjoy the game.
There is for instance a party size mod, with half an army at your side and a bit of a balanced party you should still feel a bit of a challange (if you dont have much knowledge about D&D in general), but you have a lot more lienway .

[Dirges]

You just need to click harder...

[Jaggid Edje]

Man, guys, don't be so hard on the OP. The easiest difficulty SHOULD be pathetically easy. It's for people who don't want even a little challenge and just want to see the story and play the rest of the game without that.

I'd never play any game on the easiest difficulty, but I think it's an entirely valid complaint if it is not so easy a monkey could do it. Even the name of the difficulty setting implies that it is for people who just want to see the story without any challenge.

Or, to put it another way, those of us who enjoy a challenge in our games gripe like mad when the hardest difficulty is super easy. This is the same thing, from the other side.

[ShadowBastard69]

Originally posted by kitsune87:

can't relate, pretty easy.

this. i honestly dont see how anyone stuggles with the first 2 difficulties.

[Zero McDol]

Originally posted by Jaggid Edje:

Man, guys, don't be so hard on the OP. The easiest difficulty SHOULD be pathetically easy. It's for people who don't want even a little challenge and just want to see the story and play the rest of the game without that.

I'd never play any game on the easiest difficulty, but I think it's an entirely valid complaint if it is not so easy a monkey could do it. Even the name of the difficulty setting implies that it is for people who just want to see the story without any challenge.

I'll put it this way.

Explorer / easy in this game is harder than:
- The entirety of Final Fantasy Tactics
- The entirety of Suikoden Tactics
- The entirety of Disgaea, and that one definitely had some difficulty spikes.

So to me, I feel that the OP's complaint is very valid. Nothing against anyone who wants a challenge, but easy shouldn't be that bad, and no one should get shamed for playing a, video game, on easy.

[AnHonestSoul]

Get "party limit begone" mod from nexus mods site and you can have more than 3 companions (it raises group size to 16). Most will probably stick to the 6 man DnD standard though you can use more if you wish..

There is also a multiplayer workaround to get 3 custom companions + a certain NPC you can get for your camp sells hirelings and class change (you and companions can make use of the class change). Google got tutorials for you. The workaround still works with the release version.

[Big D13k Bob]

Like others have said use mods or lightly cheat to make the game easier. Also depends on how you play the game. If your going around stabbing everything and not talking to people then yes its very difficult. Personally i prefer to talk to people first, then decide later if i want to attack them and even then if i attack them and theyre a much higher level i just save scum. Essentially the game is as difficult as you make it.

[pinky]

I am on my last steps to finish the game. Playing first playthrough on easy, as always in every game. My characters have not died a single time. Can't compare it to normal or hard, but easy mode is really focused on exploration, fights are EZ.