A plea to SE : make it difficult !

[Atoli]

To use a metaphore, succeeding in something "easy" is like quickly smoking a cigarette in the cold. Succeeding in something long and complicated is like having a cigar and a glass of Cognac at 3am with your close friends.

I don't like Cognac.
I don't have the time or motivation for anything beyond those three minutes in the cold.
But I want to enjoy those 3 min to the fullest.
So to me, and many other players too which have a different idea of what defines a good game, making it just "hard" is a bad idea.

I like games with an interesting storyline and a beautiful world I can explore.
No matter how boring or dumb or hard or easy the gameplay mechanics are, I will play that game, and I will like it.
But that's just my personal opinion, and I don't go to the forums with it and try to force it on others by requesting a game they enjoy to get changed to how I personally want it to be to MY liking..

(What I'm trying to say is: Fine, have your hard challenges, but making the entire game difficult and not "casual friendly" is selfish, nothing else. Respect the way others want to play and want the game to be, even if it's different from what you prefer.)