So, I've been climbing the hunting ladder (with a focus on box-droppers) and I got into malodorous bucca, and promptly started getting beat to high heaven, which I figured was just because I was wearing crappy armor and getting into bigger critters. I stayed there until my mid-to-upper-sixties in defenses, at which point the skills would get to 1/34 and stay there, even with four bucca on me, so I figured it was time to leave. Still though, even with only getting my defenses to dabbling, they would do significant damage. Again, I assumed faulty armor.
But now I'm in rock trolls, and they are getting me to 17/34 easily (I can lock if I dance long enough) but they hardly even scratch me. I haven't switched armor yet, so I know that's not the reason. It just seems like bucca, even when I was at the top of their defense-training range, were way strong. That, or rock trolls are way weak, which is not how I remember them.
I guess what I'm wondering is if a) anyone else has encountered this, and b) if bucca need to have their strength decreased or rockies need theirs increased.
And, if neither critter is to be adjusted, I think that bucca should have their treasure drops increased to account for the added risk of hunting them relative to their skill range. Actually, it might be a good idea to up their treasure anyhow, since they occasionally explode and don't drop anything, and can't be skinned.
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