Originally posted by Elfblood:

cavetroll, no problem. graydwarf zerg with some troll support, no problem. a bunch of brutes and shamans...no problem. but then the wild wolve comes around an 2 shots me. as soon as i lower my shield iam dead. arrows dont work well when he sees you...so whats the matter with this little fury basterds ? he seems to has a sniper close range attack that does triple damage to the face :D iam equipped with middle level copper gear, troll armor but see no land against them. any hints ?

Zones are scaling difficulty. It goes like this. (No spoilers, just game mechanics)

Meadows < Black Forest < Swamp < Mountains < Plains < Mistlands (On its way)

Ocean is on its own level and if you travel around enough, you'll find out why.

If you're doing Mountains without having advancement up to Swamp, you're going to have a hell of a time. A buddy and myself tried killing creatures in the Plains when we were at the Black Forest stage and it was a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ nightmare. Just know that you need to basically avoid certain areas until you advance thoroughly.