Why people are getting one shotted on normal?

[C1REX]

How? Why?

Of course parry is hard and it would be insane if it was required to survive but it’s not required. Not or normal difficulty at least.

Only the first mime and optional fight for a coin is hard but as soon as you start playing the story nobody should be one shooting us.

I’m not far in. My weapons are lvl9 or lower and it’s me one shooting enemies.

Are people that allergic to Vitality? Do people really prefer 0.5% more damage from might or agility over 100% more health?
I understand some individuals not checking numbers and pump damage without realising that might and agility do close to nothing with lvl9 weapons but we have few posts per page about getting one shotted. WTH?

[Clandestine Clementine]

Is there anyone lower easier difficulty below Normal? or normal is the easiest?

[朱利安]

There is an optional fight later on in Act 1 with an enemy that has an attack that reduces your HP to 1 if you get hit by it. I don't mind it but there it doesn't matter how much HP, Defense or Vitality you have.

[HotSipOfColdTea]

Publicado originalmente por Yikes Forever:

Is there anyone lower easier difficulty below Normal? or normal is the easiest?

There is story/easy, which is the easiest.

While normal monsters will do a lot less damage, there are bosses that will one shot players even on story/easy.

[C1REX]

Publicado originalmente por Yikes Forever:

Is there anyone lower easier difficulty below Normal? or normal is the easiest?

There is easy, normal and hard difficulty. I play on normal.

[Null]

Publicado originalmente por Yikes Forever:

Is there anyone lower easier difficulty below Normal? or normal is the easiest?

The difficulty settings are Story, Expeditioner, and Expert.

[Sunsetter]

We get it OP, you're a great player, here's your pat on the back. Run along now.

[C1REX]

Publicado originalmente por 朱利安:

There is an optional fight later on in Act 1 with an enemy that has an attack that reduces your HP to 1 if you get hit by it. I don't mind it but there it doesn't matter how much HP, Defense or Vitality you have.

But you have healing and reviving items as well available from the start. The items refill at bonfires. You also can buy cheap healing spells (1 skill point) that heal about 50%.
We are also talking about an optional enemy that we can kill later.

[Null]

Publicado originalmente por Sunsetter:

We get it OP, you're a great player, here's your pat on the back. Run along now.

The OP never said anything even implying such. It's a topic about stats.

[C1REX]

Publicado originalmente por Sunsetter:

We get it OP, you're a great player,

No, I’m not. I parry maybe 20% of attacks. If not less.
My question is why people get one shotted and why do they need to parry almost every attack to survive when I can play like an old man I am and get hit by 80% of attacks? I play super bad and nothing remotely close to what some people suggest is required to survive.

[Sunsetter]

Publicado originalmente por C1REX:

Publicado originalmente por Sunsetter:

We get it OP, you're a great player,

No, I’m not. I parry maybe 20% of attacks. If not less.
My question is why people get one shotted and why do they need to parry almost every attack to survive when I can play like an old man I am and get hit by 80% of attacks? I play super bad and nothing remotely close to what some people suggest is required to survive.

The answer is cause not many are as good as you. Here, have another pat on the back.

[Null]

I am sorry that this person is being unkind to you for no real reason, TC.

[C1REX]

Publicado originalmente por Sunsetter:

Publicado originalmente por C1REX:

No, I’m not. I parry maybe 20% of attacks. If not less.
My question is why people get one shotted and why do they need to parry almost every attack to survive when I can play like an old man I am and get hit by 80% of attacks? I play super bad and nothing remotely close to what some people suggest is required to survive.

The answer is cause not many are as good as you. Here, have another pat on the back.

Why are you twisting my question in bad faith? This is not skill related. It’s about stats.

[krugg.the.gamer]

I'm in a vicious cycle of putting every game on hard, then it turns into a slog... so I try to lower it down, but then it's so easy I'm not having fun. lol

[Eleveneleven]

Why do people insist that you need to parry? Dodging is easier. Parry is if you want to really skill up and get some more damage in. It's not necessary.

[Bizarre Lad]

I don't upgrade my health often, even on expert difficulty. I can survive most attacks without getting one-shotted, but I will say that it felt like I was getting more one-shotted in act 1 compared to act 2. I don't hate one-shots as long as it's to one party member, but if it's an attack that wipes out the entire squad then I ♥♥♥♥♥♥' hate it.