Adept is really that hard on 1-20? It feels to easy for me.
Probably playing a warrior. I play a lot of assassins and magic characters who don't do well in crowded battles. They do better when they either have crowd control or they are able to sneak kill. My mages, if they can control the crowd. My assassins, their stealth. So, yes adept is hard when you're squishy and don't wear a lot of armor.