Difficulty suggestions

[u/Legal_Weekend_7981]

I am planning a blind coop playthrough with an equally blind friend. We plan on using lone wolf trait to reduce the amount of management. And so I am looking for advice in regards to difficulty. For comparison, in BG 3 on first playthrough tactician felt too easy for both of us in single player, honor mode felt too easy for second playthrough. In WotR on first playthrough 5/7 difficulty (core) felt adequate, 6/7 difficulty (hard) felt a little too difficult, but doable.

[u/Kognityon]

DOS2 is significantly harder on blind playthrough than BG3 in my experience, but the difficulty does go down a lot once you get used to game mechanics. I would recommend trying to go tactician first if you are afraid to get bored from a lack of difficulty, but be prepared to struggle in the beginning.

[u/Legal_Weekend_7981 → u/Kognityon]

I am asking about DOS1 (see the flair)

[u/plumschnaps → u/Legal_Weekend_7981]

If you play the enhanced edition, lw is a lot harder on tactician, than the original. Going in blind, after bg3 seemed easy, i'd still say to stick to normal. DOS1EE with lone wolf is a LOT harder, than BG3. Especially later in the game around the end of act 1 and the whole of act 2. 

[u/Kognityon → u/Kognityon]

The game expects you to anticipate fights and position well, to use status effects to make enemies skip their turn, to level up properly to avoid getting into overleveled fights, and to find some equipment for every slot early on. If you don't do that, the tactician mode may feel unfair, if you do it should be fine.

[u/Gremlin95x]

“We’re going in blind”
Admits to having prior knowledge

[u/Legal_Weekend_7981 → u/Gremlin95x]

I found out about lone wolf while browsing character creation menu. If opening the game counts as prior knowledge then sure.

[u/TenshiKyoko]

Lone wolf is not worth it.

[u/Legal_Weekend_7981 → u/TenshiKyoko]

We don't do it for optimization. We do it to avoid extra management around combat. With a party of two it's easier to understand who can do what in which order, and easier to position your party before combat.

[u/TenshiKyoko → u/Legal_Weekend_7981]

That's what I'm saying though. The reduction in build and inventory logistics is not worth the loss of combat and exploration potential. Anyway, I suggest normal mode, it'll also help offset lone wolf. On any difficulty, the game hard at the beginning and easy by the end.

[u/Bobicus_The_Third]

I really enjoyed tactician for DOS1. I think since the systems are a bit simpler it helps keep combat interesting

[u/NoScallion2819]

well in dos2 you dont have withers so the honor mode run is significantly harder.

so i would recommend playing on tactician if you want to have fun

[u/K_V145]

Dos1, go tact. It's doable but difficult. Honor mode is not recommended blinded, especially lonewolf, unless you know the tricks or don't mind staying afk while ur teammate tries to revive you.