We have to talk about the Scylla in the room

[VOLAND]

@Caedeas

Not everyone is a sadist, who wants everytging to be superhar

That would a masochist, someone who enjoys receiving pain. Sadist is someone who enjoys giving pain to others. Underestimate the distinction at your own peril.

2. I will requote myself from literally one post above, though I’m not sure why I even bother:

@VOLAND

I will just quote myself from the thread which brought this one about:

@VOLAND

One important caveat for all balancing that involves nerfing player’s capabilities, and particularly skills: I think they are fine as they are now for a casual difficulty level.

@VOLAND

PP can be played in many different ways, almost as different games, and it is being played that way right now . Different difficulty levels should be used to allow for that, to avoid balancing necessary for some “game modes” cutting into other players’ fun.

I’m all for easy to be easy, hard to be hard,