Am I just old fashioned?

[Gilthas]

I remember back in XI if I and a couple of friends needed to get through a dangerous area, we'd pack a few prism powders(invisible), echo drops(mute), and maybe even deodorant(no smell/chicks dig it).

This is exactly the problem though. Many people make the argument that tougher enemies makes for more exciting zones because we'll have fun battling tough enemies, but the reality is that they become an annoyance that we avoid at all costs by MGSing through everything.