I admit, I always shake my head at the high end players complaining about the game being dumbed down, and then sure enough, most of them take the easiest possible route to clear the hardest content. It goes to show you that most people don't really want a challenge, they just want the reward.

Reminds me of Elder Scrolls Online. ESO is having an argument lately where the hardcore players are frustrated because a 'easy' build is now able to do around 80% of the dps of the 'hard' build, and sure enough, most of the hardcore players are choosing to use the 'easy' build.