Boss fights are WAY overtuned

I have now completed all but the last mission on Underdog difficulty on a Warrior and I must say I disagree with almost everything you've said outside of companion damage.

However, companions are not meant to deal much damage, they are meant to provide utility with healing, applying debuffs/afflictions, applying defensive/offensive buffs to you, and having gear that affects your stats such as increasing certain buff durations.

I will agree with the sentiment that this is a very different type of game from Inquisition and the DA games before it.