maxben said:
It makes sense that a 3rd of the people on the Escapist are selfish unfriendly people who it would suck to play with.
There are always those who want hardcore or nothing, not because it makes a difference to their game but because they just hate other people enjoying the game in a different way than they do. In fact, they hate people enjoying ANY game that does not fit into their hardcore standards.
Nice generalization there, buddy.
Just because I enjoy some hardcore games doesn't mean that every game I play has to, or even should, be hardcore/difficult.
When I want an easy, non-stressful time, I love playing simple games that don't require thought, or games where button mashing is a viable strategy. Other times, however, I like to be rewarded for patience, thought, and defensive gameplay.
I do not know a single gamer that is a fan of Demon's/Dark Souls that doesn't similarly enjoy a multitude of games with various difficulties for different occasions, and reasons for wanting to exclude an easy mode in Dark Souls 2 are not mutually inclusive with being "selfish."
Additionally, you clearly have no idea how difficult balancing is for a game, let alone the resources required to make a game balanced for just ONE difficulty, let alone many.