I kinda like the difficulty the way it is right now, and I don't think I'd want it easier. I am not talking about how easy it is to get gear (I was shocked to learn that AF gear is basically given to you for free, but hey, I get the cool looks), but the difficulty of the encounters is just fine in my opinion. I am talking about everything up to Ifrit HM. I don't know about after, although I know that everything after is harder.

I do like the fact that they are going to add more layers to the content, therefore giving more layers of difficulty throughout the game.

What I don't like is how grindy it is to level the other classes once you are done with the main story, and like someone else said, crafting doesn't seem very useful for end game. It's nice when you are levelling though.