Underleveled in dungeons.

[Kyuusho]

blocking is fine, but should be use as a last resort if you know you can't dodge it. Although is true that is better to attack from behind, you are also fine with attacking from the flank too. The thing with melee is, you should never do a full combo unless your target is guarantee to die without touching you when it does. Base on how fast your weapon is, only do a few attack and dodge away. In hell mode, i only do a total of 1~3 hit combo max using twin sword before I dodge.

[Xero]

Okay, I can sum this up very easily for everyone. I'm not going to "dodge" this topic like just about everybody is doing by offering suggestions as to how to beat enemies.

So I have a friend who is playing the JP version of this game while I am playing the EN of this game like pretty much everyone here is doing. The EXP gain of the EN and JP version is a difference of 80%. Yes, that's right, 80%. For the EN of this game we as players are earning EXP at a 80% less gain rate than JP. Therefore, the fault lies with the Devs and has nothing to do with players and the apparently absolute need to grind like a maniac just to reach level 22 or whatever level a player is trying to reach. It's an issue and it needs to be resolved. Enough said.

[Otonashi]

We aren't "dodging", we're answering that we aren't underlevelled. Of course that's only in this context (Izumo), once you reach Kaga (and to a lesser degree, Sekigahara) you need some grinding to clear them. JP doesn't vary much in this regard, except here we're grinding for both EXP and Ryou while there it's more of a Ryou grind than anything else.

[Akirro]

Well...
From my point of view, lvl 24 Vit spearman, without a single ranged wep - the underlevel is not really a problem. I reached Kyoto without much grinding, as for the flies - dont kill them, skip them and go for the spawns. If you really want to kill them, either kite them to a wall, or block and retaliate.

I have tried once or twice getting oneshot, with my 1142HP. But honestly that was my own mistake for not dodging / observing a mob/boss. The dungeons might be lvl 33+ but in the end, it dosen't make much of a difference IMO.

(Edit) Forgot. It's a good idea to keep a staff with you (first aid) and heal yourself before you go through portals, as you get full mana after entering.