» Wed Aug 10, 2011 3:27 pm
What level are you at? I was nearly capped when I started playing, and was capped a while before I finished the DLC. Given that the enemies are probably designed to scale up to these high levels, it doesn't come as much surprise that they're dishing out a lot of pain. Also, due to the way that damage mitigation is calculated and the relatively narrow HP band, there isn't a whole lot of difference between power armor and light armor for many of the enemies that you'll end up facing. Also, as their health increases, you need to put more damage into them, but the amount of damage that you can deal doesn't have a lot to do with your level so in general the enemies will get more hits in before they die.
I haven't made a second run through the DLC yet, but I'll probably be making a new character after LR and plan on attempting the DLC at a significantly lower level, which could make it a lot easier.