The hilarious part is how the game's slightly easier now that you don't need to be like lv 15 and actually spend a point to acquire Dark Cauldron. Maybe Eccma should modify the tutorial to have an extra log or something and teach people to cook stew. Hopefully that solves like 50% of the "how do I avoid starving" complaints.
I think the main issue is that people come into the game with the expectation that Lona's supposed to be fully equipped to take on the grimdark setting. They've completely missed the point that she's supposed to be so weak that killing rats is accurately represented as being physically taxing to her. Her reaction to the guild saying they can't pay her to kill rats anymore is supposed to be a serious "oh shit" moment.
It should make complete sense that someone who can barely 1v1 a goblin isn't going to get very strong very quickly. The guys going like "you need to cheat just to play the game" are completely missing the point that a Lv 100 Lona (or 99 trait points) is equivalent to a very seasoned veteran. And even then, she will get the shit kicked out of her if she's too cocky, just like everyone else in the game, barring the one giant fucking moot in heavy ass armor. Even Cecily, who's supposed to be an actual seasoned adventurer that ain't afraid of shit, goes down like a little bitch if 2 dudes gang up on her.
Her being able to take on an abomination hive, the Beast, etc is supposed to be an inconceivable feat for any one person, let alone some scrawny shortstack.