I don't mean the battles in terms of difficulty, but sexually.
They are hot, and funny, I laughed when I got a fashionable succubus encounter. Can really see the quality of the writing improved a lot
I didn't have that issue but I invested in stance/restraint/status effect evasion perks and such in addition to more offensive perks. I do think you need some ways to deal with those status effects, but my build investing in Technique/Allure/Willpower/Luck was able to handle those things with perks and equipment chosen to counter status effects. I do need to use an item to clear a status effect sometimes. I don't bother with buffs and the only debuffs I used were ones coming with the attacks I used.
I think other builds should be fine too if they do invest in perks and equipment to handle troublesome status effects.
Interesting since I tried different builds, Will/Power, Int/Will, Tech/Luck, Allure recoil based one and and with each one at some point found buffs borderline mandatory.
Lategame enemies frankly spam skillchecks so at least for that reason you need overlimit/agility amp/moxie to not just fail every single one. And the consequences for failing those don't just do a lot of damage but restrain you in an unfavorable position while slapping some nasty status you waste 3 turns and 2 spirit to get out of.
Same reason for high willpower on any build feeling necessary the further you go into the game — otherwise you're fucked by constant temptation checks
There's also the thing where penetration builds become less and less viable into lategame for the same reason — it doesn't matter how good your build is if you don't get a turn, allure notwithstanding.
Maybe I just need to get gud, but that's how it feels so far. I play on normal and never grind but also don't intentionaly limit myself and mostly try to use the skills related to main stats