I normally think what you say is pretty insightful but I hate how the game industry has been dumbing down games for the least common denominator of players. What's the point of a game if there's no challenge. I spent 3 days with four people taking turns trying to survive the landing at Normandy in early COD back in the day on realistic mode. I don't want games dumbed down so every 8yr old can beat them. They should be hard, fill you with rage, and make you turn to illegal substances to assuage the pain of dying time and time again.