Quests are incredibly unfair as you get higher level in the game. I'm level 17 doing a 3 star quest and no joke there are 30 plus enemies in this dungeon. No amount of still is going to prevent them from hitting you.
Later on unless you spend a lot of money (like $5 plus a day) you are not getting anywhere. Forget chests you need dozens of health potions per dungeon or 6+ revival scrolls.
I'm done with this game until they do a complete overhaul. Unreal how much of a cash grab this is.
I'm level 18 and I don't find this to be the case at all, I almost never use potions or scrolls of revival. I'm curious what is your gear? At level 17 I had all Orcish and I didn't spend any money.
Some general tips for people.
-Always carry different weapons (1, heavy, 1 light) heavy two handed weapons work great against trolls, bears. If a weapon breaks during a quest it'll only do 1 damage and then you'd have to abandon if you don't have a backup.
-Buy chest slots with gems early
-Commit to one armor type, salvage its type and sell the opposite for gold.
-Start and abandon quests that have rewards you don't need, better yet play through the quest before completion and collect the two wooden chests, then abandon. I do this to get more building material rewards from the repopulated quest list.
-When completing jobs maximize the resources in the dungeon, if there's still unexplored rooms explore and collect everything. Pottery and whatnot usually only carries only one material, but this could help in the long run.