Meanwhile, I can't even get past the 1st boss in Smileton. The mechanics have been explained to me, they sound doable, I at least _think_ I'm doing every step along the way correctly - & I die regardless, every time. So now I'm just blocked on unlocking Expert roulette.

Maybe they could do difficulty tiers like with trials, but 'more difficult' for all when I'm already sitting here locked out of game progression is a bitter pill to see someone trying to convince me to take.