Interestingly, people playing live (of either game, since you brought it up) often refuse to acknowledge the things that shouldn't have been changed. All people have trouble looking at things objectively. Most people also have trouble seeing how anyone could enjoy something they don't.
I personally very much enjoy high difficulty encounters where you NEED a group of competent people to succeed and I like seeing those while I level up, NOT just at end-game. Sure, there probably ought to be ways to avoid those during the leveling process, but they should also have higher rewards than the avoidant route. The encounters require hard work to complete, but with slightly higher rewards, everyone can feel alright about their chosen path.
I am also able to acknowledge that there are a lot of people who want to be able to play a game solo and only have the multiplayer aspect to be able to make friends and talk to people while they play (hence the idea of making leveling possible without those hard encounters). I don't understand peoples' need to force everyone to their point of view...
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