I have tried several fighting toons to try to get the very first mission done..but at level one I get killed fast by even level 1 baddies and my powers are too weak and slow. I hope this isn't how it will always be. 3 days and not even one perp defeated from many tries.

I had some trouble in the very beginning , i had to kite perps away from the main group and spam my aoe heal everytime it came up. At level 1 taking down a level 3 is a feat in itself, the level 5s still give me a hard time at level 3.

Ability types may vary the mileage on this , my set up is with a bow, so one bow attack and a aoe heal.

Grouping is always an option , but at this level id agree that it shouldnt be a seat of your pants fight.

Of course the death is merely a minor setback at this level.

I was going to try melee, but the need to pull one from the group by hitting one and running backward and when he turns around I hit him again, the rest run back so I can fight just one. I will stick to blasters for that. no way to pull using melee.

I made a melee brawler with regeneration, and you are absolutely right , there is no way to win a fight.

I looked everywhere for a single pull-able level 1 perp , but i did not find one , although i did find the level 34 perp leader!

Hopefully in the next patch melees will get a bump.

When you start a fight with any enemy and you die, run back to them, their health will be lower (the regen rate on enemies is very slow) so it will be easier to take them down. it tedious and annoying but you can take down the lvl 5's at lvl 1 with enough time. dont worry about the other enemies, just focus on one guy at a time. the best place to hunt this way is to the right or left of the respawn area. this works for me, but i am ok with dyeing... alot... hope this helps!

Found a few by themselves today, made it easier .