Quote Originally Posted by Carin-Eri View Post
So yeah, I guess I do sound defeatist - but it's really very hard not to feel that way when there are two or three threads here full of players saying that the game is too easy, and implying that there is no excuse for being bad at the game.
It really irks me when players do that. Of course, if you've played this game every day for the past 10 years with very few breaks, it's going to seem easy, and the mechanics are going to feel dated. That doesn't necessarily mean that the game's gotten easier. It means that players have gotten better at it. I find it really sad and irritating when a player like you who readily admits their faults and their willingness to learn is met with outright hostility and dismissiveness on the forums. Thankfully, players in the game are generally much kinder. Don't let the forums bully you away from trying normal-level team content in the game. People are way nicer in the game than they are on here.