Also, another factor to consider is how gamers have changed over time. These hardcore gamers of the past are now mostly working, have families, etc. So we don't have as much time. Do we really want to be bashing our head at a wall for like 10+ hours a day when we have kids and work etc, just to get the basics done. Yes, I think a bit of an increase in difficulty is a good idea, but not to this level for daily content. Save this for the Ultimates ONLY. Sure, Savage may want to be tuned up a bit too (I haven't done current Savage so I aren't sure how it holds up in difficulty, I could be completely off-base with it), but in general content, this level of difficulty is a major no-no. Most players are casual and don't want that level of difficulty in their day to day content. To use examples of other games (except Dark Souls), these crazy difficult levels were done at the END of the game, either as final or near final bosses, or heck potentially even as post-game bosses. Which is where Ultimate fits in. Ultimate is the ultimate final boss (of the patch cluster). Keep it there only if it's going to be put anywhere.