I've just exited (failed) PotD floor 22 due to a mimic two-shotting me. I'm trying to solo up to 50 like I used to before, on SMN, to get 5 more upgrades for a Kinna and more sherds.
Now, before, it was challenging, especially the later floors with the succubi and manticores, but never too hard. Just a bit of care and patience, and it was perfectly possible and enjoyable. Now I'm seeing that I can't even kill a chest mimic on my own, and it's not that my aetherpool is low, it's currently 55/63, way over cap for the current floors. He just obliterates Titan as if he was a cookie, and then two hits on me... wipe. And of course, rgnjesus be praised, no purity or witching.
Also, before the mimic and on the same floor, there was one of these humanoid monsters, with an axe, which I normally don't have trouble with. But this one left me at 15 hp, Titan dead and swift called again while I was running away in circles bio'ing him in hopes titan would catch up. The axe guy eventually died but geez, was he merged with 5 more monsters and turned into a super-elite or what? And then the mimic... And yes, I used pots whenever they were available, steel/strength, sustain, physics.
I know SE tweaked PotD, but I didn't expect it so hard now? I liked to solo PotD, it was nice not having to deal with trolls or complete uncompetent players, and do it my way. But now I'm not too sure anymore :/ I don't like when things are too easy so you can just faceroll it all, but I also don't like it when it becomes frustrating, can't there be a point in between? I mean, floors 101-200 are meant for extra challenge, even 100+, but pre 50 solo? Come on now...