Oh man this is satisfying. Really sucked at this game and wanted to quit it forever, but things are going MUCH better now.
A few differences
Before I had 3 physical and 1 mage. This was the worst possible party composition. The mage did nothing. This time we have a 50/50 split. Sure, a pure physical would be more optimised, but this is strong and flexible and is fun. Enjoying.
Stop being a moralist and started stealing from vendors. You know, its not even so bad because most of these guys are assholes. All that aside, it's so nice to get the skill you need for nothing instead of losing 60% of your gold for it.
We understand the importance of ARMOUR in this game now. Before I thought it was about healing vitality. No, this game is about staying status free as much as possible. Health is secondary.
Sailing through so far, at level 6 and starting act 2. Much easier already.