But the low level monsters aren't the problem.
Seriously, kobolds will kick the ^&*% out of you at level 1. And an orc? Dear lord! Flee for your lives!
The power disparity at level one between your PCs and the monsters has actually shfited so that the monsters are more of a threat than before. Monsters you used to be able to fight comfortably at level 1 (as comfortably as you could fight anything, at least, given the swinginess of low level combat) have been spread upwards all across the heroic tier.
The place where PCs seem more powerful is in comparison to noncombatants, who tend to have minion stats.
Seriously, kobolds will kick the ^&*% out of you at level 1. And an orc? Dear lord! Flee for your lives!
The power disparity at level one between your PCs and the monsters has actually shfited so that the monsters are more of a threat than before. Monsters you used to be able to fight comfortably at level 1 (as comfortably as you could fight anything, at least, given the swinginess of low level combat) have been spread upwards all across the heroic tier.
The place where PCs seem more powerful is in comparison to noncombatants, who tend to have minion stats.