Does it scale with amount of players?

[RichRuzz]

Just bought this with my buddy, are we at a loss only starting with 2 of us over finding a 3rd?

[Santadriver]

The game was designed for 3players. 2-char mode is still being balanced. But in general I‘d say your disadvantage playing with two only is very little.

[Abrafo]

It was designed for a certain amount.

[Fewie]

Did few runs with my friend last night (first time players) felt very nice to play with just us two didn't feel underpowered or like we needed a 3rd to just play, but we certainly want to try with a 3rd and make it more fun.

[Skatters]

I'm not sure, but I think its balanced for 3, and the two-player option is a mild challange increase.

That said, two characters get to take more gold each than three, and can upgrade themselves quicker etc, so maybe it balances out. Its nice to have this option without doing the typical Player 1 Takes the Herbalist Crutch as a 3rd teammate.

If playing on Apprentice, I imagine its very balanced. Journeyman I imagine the early game is a bit tougher.

[Anxarcule]

I beat my first journeyman game with 2 players - hunter and a scholar. For the most part encounters are balanced (camps and dungeons for example generally have 2 mobs instead of 3 with a 3-person party). The difficult fights happen with certain boss fights where you are up against 3, but if you go in a level or 2 above it's not too bad.

Exp gain is noticeably faster too. Playing a master game now with 3 and the progression seems to be more or less the same, although this could be due to the level scaling.

I'd love to try a one man game, but without weapon swapping in combat it can spell certain doom if you come up to an enemy with high resistance to your damage type