qualicabyss

Its far more punishing than the actual monsters is what i mean, you can run way from those, running from the bear is much harder. Also already grabbed that mod. But I shouldn't have had to, just because a mod or world setting can fix a problem doesn't justify it remaining in the base game.

Polar bears were mentioned mostly for completeness, grizzly bears barely have less health, and still have plenty of damage. Also the issue isn't when you notice they're there or have a trap or a ton of spears prepared. It's when you aren't paying attention and the bear notices you, basically guaranteeing a death. The literal monsters don't do that, and bears are more common most of the time! And while you can weaken them with settings, or make them passive, this effects all the other enemies too, which are still weaker than the bear! I don't want combat to be easier, I want a creature that commonly spawns on the surface to not be the strongest in the game.

Bears are the most dangerous creature currently in the game, which is ridiculous for how common they are. Bears are the fastest hostile creature in the game. Polar bears are tied for third highest health in the game with a rare variant of the shiver, after the games only boss and a bell. Grizzly bears have the fourth highest and barely less. While they aren't the hardest hitting enemy in the game, they're damage is still extremely high, at 12 for grizzly's and 16 (enough to ohko) for polar bears. please nerf bears, they make surface exploration practically impossible and shouldn't be more threatening than a small horde of eldritch horrors.