It gets even worse in Hardcore. Monsters keep getting tougher but your gear is way under leveled. And just wait until the damn Butcher randomly appears in a dungeon and chases you around relentlessly until he kills you. Game over.
One of the things you did in HC in D3 was “never fight beyond your gear”. That’s basically impossible now. Sure, you can make it level 25, I did with a sorcerer… but she died from a level 25 elite that one-shotted her from full health while her ice armor was on cool down.
I’m sure as we learn more of the game mechanics it will get somewhat easier but the loot drops are rancid bags of puke on a good drop. They won’t let me post words that describe the average drops. Getting level 3 rings when you’re level 15? What the hell is that about?
Oh, sure, you can buy or craft better gear but the game is stingier with gold than Scrooge McDuck… I have yet to accumulate enough gold to buy an extra stash tab because I keep burning it up trying to augment/enchant the garbage I do get to be somewhat less horrible.
So I’m done for this weekend… I might comeback next weekend just to try the Druid but that’s the only thing that will get me to play again. They really need to rethink drop mechanics. As it stands it’s a joke.