I really don’t mean this as an offense, but:
difficulty debates are just obnoxious… and ubiquitous… is literally everywhere and people should just drop it… not because their opinions don’t matter, but because is literally impossible to accommodate everyone…
outside obvious difficulty spikes and inconsistencies, which are very objective, most difficulty related stuff is VERY subjective… wishing a more/less difficult game is not a sin, is logical, and fair… but advocating for and pressuring studios, or debating others is just annoying… irregardless of your personal level of skill or preferences, why should you receive preferential treatment over literally anyone else?
if them devs want to make an ultra difficult game that appeals to a very niche and super small group, they should be able to… alternatively if they want to make a trivial game, for the most unskilled people that mostly play auto-fight games… they also should be allowed to… as long as they [devs] are not being deceitful and are delivering on their promises…
now, how well will the game sell, be popular? that will depend on how many people they are able to please… BUT “can’t have your cake and eat it too”