I think they really just need to iterate the difficulty different. For instance, don't  just increase spawn rates until even the worst Antagonist will sit back and laugh as you drown in them. Instead, why not iterate what types of enemies spawn (Elites that give Aleph) to give a proper balance of risk versus reward. Personally, rather have some trickier enemies thrown into the mix than have it turn into bullet hell. It did seem like more enemy types are planned so 'hopefully' that means more iteration in existing missions as well.

I feel like her Steampunk outfit would be a better fit for Raiders but that one wouldn't be bad either!

Thanks to this suggestion I was also anle to get a refund of Alien Myths and then purchase the Founders Pack. Thanks Quanrian!

No problem, I think most people assume Microsoft just wont give them a refund and don't even try. It was actually suggested by one of the community managers here to try since there currently is no upgrade option and nothing they can do on their end. Just be polite and explain the situation.

You're definitely going to rail new players on the Prologue (I have on nearly all my runs) if you're playing as 'any' character that puts them in a disposition. What do I mean? To start, I mean a character they cannot try so they lack understanding of that character's mechanics. Even on characters they can choose most new players wont realize how abilities work. In fact, it's not uncommon to see them not use their abilities at all. So 'you' roll in there with a often 'full' understanding of what kind of damage you can do and they just feel overwhelmed.

On the flip side, I've won a match (A Fistful of Sand) against an Antagonist with two drop outs. That means, we were just two people against an Antagonist and all the NPCs and that sucks but we did it because we ended up working really well together. I also passed the Prologue in a similar situation where it was just me and one other person left and we both played snipers lol. So you might say that people just not being brave enough to stick it out is part of the problem but that turns into a huge argument of time versus reward.

Really what is more damning than damning the game itself is how unwilling people seem to be to work together. Even the most ragtag group working together will do better than four hotshots thinking they're going to steamroll everything with their l33tn3ss. I mean even if you strip away the Antagonist the game can still the jack the difficulty up (higher ranks have likely seen this) and rail you pretty hard so working together is always going to be the key factor.

Well I was sending trying to send a message in the guide. Other than that I wasn't doing anything special. I have Hans unlocked 'now' so I can't reproduce it.

Due to a chunk of the game (Prologue) being free that perception is not going to change easily.

If she uses a crossbow I would think that would actually make her mid to long with a bigger focus on long range due to shot gaps. Also, there appears to be a scope on it which further suggests a focus on longer range. The way her arm is angled behind Alicia is just a weird choice and makes it seems as if her arm is bent backwards when it really is just foreshortened. By the way her bio is in the game under Universe, she is the very last entry. Therein, in the second entry you'll also see what appears to be her ability to change forms or it's symbolic... kind of hard to know for sure.

This is perhaps too soon to be asking this but she is the character I was most interested in. I am wondering is her release planned for before or after Wardog Fury? Really not even sure what to expect from her but her bio makes her sound close to mid-range oriented and certainly from 5th Council. Also, if she follows the same trend as other 5th Council than she wont be using a clip/magazine but rather a large ammo pool. Anyone else excited to see/hear what she's all about?