There are better ways to balance the game rather than turning everything into a meat-shield. I’ve outlined it in my review of the beta already if you actually care to read it: WoM Beta and current live version problems and theory craft - #21 by Adeon
If you manage to ignore my “crassness” you’ll see I offer a very in depth analysis on how to fix things without making things more grindy. I believe that part of the review is one of the last comments I make, not 100% sure.
The only reason I told that Smoker off was because he spent the entirety of my review thread virtue signaling and being a giant hypocrite. I have no respect for either him, or his butt buddy Yzneftamz.