Why is this game so stupid difficult?

[Felcher]

Playing on only difficult 2/5 and the first boss Werebeast is absurd. I put all my points into the Warrior tree (20 or so points so far) , using 2h sword, each swing takes like 3 seconds and does 0.1% of his health bar. Wtf am I missing? The other enemies all take a dozen hits to die too. Why can i do NO damage in this ♥♥♥♥♥ stupid game?

[Valden21]

Are you using followers? Are you upgrading your equipment via crafting, or just by buying new equipment? Are you putting any points into the non-combat abilities? I also recommend that you start putting points into the Pyromancer skill tree, as one of its abilities allows you to add fire damage to your weapons.

[Ritter in Rot]

You can also try the BBF Skills mod. It makes the warrior more vaiable and compete to the ranger. Also some other skills where buffed to make them more usable.

[Dr_Simulacrum]

Originally posted by Ritter in Rot:

You can also try the BBF Skills mod. It makes the warrior more vaiable and compete to the ranger. Also some other skills where buffed to make them more usable.

Thanks for the heads up on the mod.
My beef with this game is the gank mobs...
1 on 1 just about any enemy is cake. But the game loves throwing mobs specifically put together to screw you.

[Felcher]

https://undergroundgamereviews.blogspot.com/2023/07/bound-by-flame.html

[rmp]

It helps to put your companion into defensive mode.

[Dr_Simulacrum]

I guess I'll post this for any new players that end up frustrated and happen to find this...

You do damage in this game as stated by others by upgrading weapons. That means attaching runes to said weapons that give you boosts in either damage or critical strikes...this is only part of the strategy... Then you actually deal the damage by learning the timing for the parry using the double-handed swords. Once you learn this, you will see that using the warrior stance can be similar to the rogue stance.
Only instead of constantly dodging backwards and then flinging forward and attacking like the rogue... Your character will basically become a flurry of swings and dodges... It's within these dodges that you will find your critical attacks that deal heavy damage to the enemies... The better you get at this timing. The more of these you can get in a row and basically it seems to stack critical damage to your attacks as long as you can continue uninterrupted.