Why do casuals act as if it's the end of the world when suggesting?

[kaynide]

The problem is that part of the playerbase gets forced into something without a choice while the other gets to enjoy things their way.
Does anyone here mind a "story mode" in single players?

Nobody is being forced to do anything though. The game is advertised as being an easy "for everyone" kinda game. It has never even tried to claim it was some kind of hardcore-game. The devs have continually made it very clear that they want to cast as wide a net as possible and get as many players in this game as possible, which means designing for non-gamers.

To claim that the base game is supposed to be hard or that it's dumbed down is just not the reality. It's designed to be super-accessible and easy; claiming it's supposed to be hard is like going into a Wendy's and complaining that we're forced to eat burgers.

I love playing harder games and I love me some Tacos, and I often go for those things. But this ain't it. This is..well.. a Wendy's.

All that said, your ideas for general midcore stuff.. I'd be down personally. But I know a lot of people in my circle of friends that even midcore stuff would be dead on arrival. I think the devs know what content people are doing, and are making more of what is successful.