Quote Originally Posted by Colt47 View Post
Well, if you envision a strait line that slightly goes up when you level up through the MSQ and then starts quickly accelerating at max level into the sky, that's what the curve looks like. It's not normally like this when they start a new expansion, but when they start ramping gear at end game the challenges of normal content, if any, become way smaller. Unreal -> Extreme Trial -> Savage -> Ultimates is sort of the end game curve, but practically speaking most people just skip the unreal and extreme trials to go do savage and consider those other two things as side content. At least for the people who are seeking the challenging content.
That's a fairly drastic look at the difficult curve of the game.

I agree that the curve isn't great, but "shoots out at max level into the sky" is not nearly how it is. Normal content continues to be fairly easy and forgiving for those who stick with it. I would agree that the curve is bad, it's flat for too long before it starts ramping up. But once it starts ramping up it does so at a decent pace.

To answer the original intent of the post:



Quote Originally Posted by Colt47 View Post
The question that the devs should be asking themselves is this: Why are these other kinds of players that do not want hardship doing content that involves taking excessive amounts of time to complete, often at the sacrifice of newer content, for excessive numbers of weeks?
Because people now-a-days can't possibly conceive the idea that some content isn't meant for them. That the content is meant for the people who want to go through that "hardship" (of which there are plenty). People expect everything to be accessible and easy and that's not what that content is for. That content is for people who want to challenge themselves.

The people complaining about this are the same people "demanding" an "easy mode" in Elden Ring. It's just not for you. Move on. I used to be in a world first raiding group in Everquest 2, I used to definitely be a hardcore gamer. Now? I just don't have the time. So I don't do Extreme Trials/Savage/Ultimate; and THAT'S OK. I realize that content isn't for me, but they are things that other people enjoy.