Originally posted by intenselygoodtime:

If nothing else, THANK YOU both for saving me the hassle of getting back into the game. It sounds like it's back to an unbalanced state, so I'll stick with Warhammer until the posts come back into "challenging but doable solo" state.

Been playing solo since the beta release, it is definitely doable solo. I've got everything unlocked and made both sets of armor + weapons. It's the largest spike in difficulty so far, but if you take your time and pick your fights carefully you can progress. First few sessions I would die a couple times, but once I got some mistlands gear and more knowledge the deaths stopped.