Hyper Light Breaker devs were "caught off guard a bit by how oppressive the difficulty was for players," even if some people are "very upset that we’ve made it easier"

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With play testing, obviously, but then how many people can you bring in to test?

Are they of average skill?

And on it goes.

Playing solo ratchets up the challenge considerably, especially since the world scaling favors groups.

It’s much easier to manage mobs or tank-and-spank bosses when you have teammates.

Alone, it’s even easier to get overwhelmed.

“Having said that, we tune difficulty around the solo baseline.”

That all comes from true giving a damn."