yoooo I cant explain this enough, I almost blew up earth I was so upset with this game and drowners.... from lvl 1-15 on hardest setting is a nightmare... but now that I look back I wish the game was still that challenging.
worst thing I had to learn was you cant just rely on the fact that you hit "dodge", I learned this best while fisty cuffing, you cant just hit dodge.. you must hit dodge at the rigght time...
how many hours I spent cussing at this game calling it garbage... but now im the fool realizing I just wanted to button mash.
learning when to roll and when to dodge is vital in large packs of mobs.. you are not supposed to be superman and take on army... you have to accomplish it on your own. which is why I love this game.
side stepping is key vs these guys... but if theres 3 or more after you, this will have high chance of failing and might be best to break combat untill you can get 1 or 2 alone. this was my issue with the game when I wanted to be kratos but instead had to be peter pan. im talking early game here, bombs and stuff arnt always there for u.
the way I understand the game now I can go at lvl 1 and kill a lvl 15 drowner, after countless deaths of frustration you will learn.. and the sad thing is you get so strong everything you learned dosent really matter anymore...
best advice I got is play this game like real life, you cant rush into a group, get surrounded, and plow your way out. nah, you gotta get people 1 v 1 or risky 1 v 2, this game is very possible once you learn the timming... keep at it!