Off the back of AoE4 on Xbox I gave AoE2 a go and loved it.

Downloaded the Return of Rome DLC but found it unplayably difficult in comparison to the other two. Even on "Story Mode" I'm being rushed by the enemy and having my villagers killed.

I'm on console so the controller feels like a double deficit here. I really just enjoy the campaigns from the games but I can't even progress out of Sagan 1 here.

I'd read somewhere that the Devs were looking to update/patch the difficulty of this as it is ridiculous on Story mode. Any updates at all or a timescale as to when it can happen?

I've submitted a refund to Xbox off the back of it but would like to come back if the issue is fixed. (And yes, I know I should "get good" but story mode should be just that, and the AI really is too much at this point)