Damage reduction from armor is super overpowered.

I’m playing on medium difficulty. I have three pieces of mixed tier 3 armor upgraded to level 6 on my character. Two pieces are light armor and one is medium armor. Most tier 3 insects except for the Black Widow are barely doing any damage to me. They are basically tickling me. They have no chance of killing me whatsoever. I just don’t understand why armor is so effective at reducing damage. It’s eliminating almost all of the challenge of the game. This wasn’t just an issue with tier 3 armor either. I noticed armor all throughout my play through making the damage I take from the bugs basically unable to kill me.

Armor subtracts a static amount of damage (defense) and then a percentage of the remainder (resistance). It’s just too much damage reduction. You’re reducing the insects to not much of a threat at all.

Do I have to play on whoa mode where I’ll never be able to kill a black widow, wasp queen or infected broodmother so the other bugs in the backyard feel like a challenge? Or is upgraded armor so good even on whoa mode most bugs have no chance of killing you?

Personally I think all armor needs to be halved or more in terms of its ability to reduce incoming damage. I want to feel like all the bugs especially all of the tier 3 bugs can kill me if I mess up and miss several blocks.