>be host
>get mauled by bugs the moment they're within range
>1-2 hits and I'm gone
>spectate friend
>casually strollin' through a sea of claws swiping at him
>his dude is screaming his lungs out
>health stays at 100%
Breaks my immersion something fierce. It's to a point where I'm downright bitter watching that bullshit unfold.
Why does he get to be invincible while I fall over to a stiff breeze?

I'm certain it's tied to the same bullshit that was revealed through burrowing-warriors and their stim-tax. Only for the host.
The host is always playing on a difficulty above the clients for whatever reason.

I'm sick of it.