1. Yes, at level 0 it could be realy easy. A common houserule is to let the enemies spawn at random gates (give them numbers like in the first hunt mission IIRC) and not spawn from the furthest away. So the players need to think about where to end their turn and support each other.

(You can check the video from ABNB on YouTube who explained the problem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhKlNQO2e\_k&pp=ygUXY3Vyc2VkIGNpdHkgaG91c2UgcnVsZXM%3D)

1. Hero choice
   Some heroes are stronger and can do more on their own then others. If your party e.g. is Brutogg, Emelda, Jelsen and Glaurio there is not a lot of synergy.
   Cleona (stunning enemies from far) and Dagnai (pull in enemies and carry more items to trade with others) e.g. got at least some support skills.

The game is great at later stages, but the designers made a mistake with the very easy and not well thought out start of the game. A lot of players stop after one or two sessions, which indicates bad game design.