I have been asking for hard mode for a long time. I don't want to say I hate freedom, but in this case I do hate the fact that people have the freedom to set their own difficulties instead of leaving the difficulty at default and letting people figure out the best possible way of defeating things. I really do feel like the developers do not respect our intelligence and treating us like babies. Learning is fun, and even though it is just game knowledge, it keeps your brain from turning into mush. These companies better not be "Set how hard you want the Garlean Empire to be" battles." Otherwise, its like the US going to war against a country whose primary weapons and army are people throwing rocks.