I remember I tried EO 1-10 solo on Reaper right off the bat. Barely got to the boss, and then died to its general damage(auto attacks).

The first couple of floorsets are definitely over tuned compared to PoTD and HoH, and I say this as someone who ran those right off the bat when they first came out.

Of course, when PoTD first came out, Deep Dungeons were brand new, and it only went to 50 and the Aetherpool only went to 30/30. But the older potions had very low cooldowns. Like a standard potion HQ has a 25 second cooldown or something like that, and you could Cross-Class Cure/Physic etc.

EO is very weird to me. Steel pomanders feel nearly useless. They don't even stop most AOEs from killing you if you get clipped. Dread monsters also feel somewhat ham fisted (and their reward buff is barely noticeable). I like the addition of the floor 99 boss, but I don't like how punishing the dungeon is overall. It's especially punishing for melees. A lot of things, especially later, either need Silence or have such a big AOE you might as well run away from it right after engaging. Why bring anything other than ranged, raisers, and tanks? heh.