LordRikerQ: See, some people dont seem to realize masochistic difficulty isnt rewarding or good, because thats an opinion peice. It might be good for some "hardcore" types but that isnt everyones cup of tea. Some people just like enjoying the the immersion in the game world, the story and the RPG experience not difficult combat. So while I respect the opinion of people who enjoy that, they do need to realize its not the gods gospel of truth, its just an opinioln.

There is a reason why most games are dumbed down these days,because in general most people dont enjoy frustrating gameplay. Of course thats not the right way to go about it in my opinion but hardcore is in the minority these days so game companies figure its better to cater to non masochists.

Still I think Normal should have been normal, challenging but not frustrating and save that for Hard and Insane modes, so I have to agree the game is very poorly balanced. Hard should be hard, and insane should be insane but normal isnt normal, and easy is the only one they got right. So I play on easy until they sort this out. Hardcore types dont need 3 levels of difficulty, thats just selfish.

LordRikerQ: See, some people dont seem to realize masochistic difficulty isnt rewarding or good, because thats an opinion peice. It might be good for some "hardcore" types but that isnt everyones cup of tea. Some people just like enjoying the the immersion in the game world, the story and the RPG experience not difficult combat. So while I respect the opinion of people who enjoy that, they do need to realize its not the gods gospel of truth, its just an opinioln.

There is a reason why most games are dumbed down these days,because in general most people dont enjoy frustrating gameplay. Of course thats not the right way to go about it in my opinion but hardcore is in the minority these days so game companies figure its better to cater to non masochists.

Still I think Normal should have been normal, challenging but not frustrating and save that for Hard and Insane modes, so I have to agree the game is very poorly balanced. Hard should be hard, and insane should be insane but normal isnt normal, and easy is the only one they got right. So I play on easy until they sort this out. Hardcore types dont need 3 levels of difficulty, thats just selfish.

ilves: I don't think the combat difficulty is that bad, the game just does a poor job of teaching it to you before throwing you in. If they had a little bit of training on how things really work (the small pop up windows are hard to read when you're doing something), I think it would've been much better

Gaxel: I agree, but all the info you need are in the manual and in the tutorial section of the Journal... you only need to find the time to read... if you're not so lazy...

wormholewizards: As i said before, in the first Witcher there are many people complain about the game being too easy, unrealistic and poor swordmanship by Geralt. Not live to the expectation of the novel. Hence, FCR mods was born. Now, they make the game a bit challenging, people still complaining. I bet there will be mods which make the game much easier later.

madant: I doubt that anybody wanting to play W2 is lazy :)

But the game starts with a choice that can lead you to a "wrong place" so to speak, before even telling you the button config, that there is a journal or anything actually, and you, like me, get burned in the first minute...

Now how does that sound? Like something is wrong, and so the people react like that :)

Gaxel: I think that is a good thing... in Fallout 1&2 you can die in the tutorial, in Baldur's Gate you can die in the first map outside Candlekeep (actually, in Candlekeep too), in Gothic 2 you can die when you encounter bandits for the first time, I just bought Space Rangers 2 and I'm died in the first tutorial fight... today games are too easy, too guided, I think that the modern gamers are too lazy to read a manual, to try and learn... back in the 90s, there weren't tutorials, but gamers still played and enjoyed the games.

madant: Yes, but I was talking about not giving you time to read the help text or to get your bearings even in some situations. It is like, you die in 5 seconds and for what? Sadistic difficulty space elves? :)

madant: Beeing harder doesn't mean you don't have to have a working straightforward tutorial.