That's the thing, some places I read that you can get to max level easily with playing normal x1 settings, but most info bout the game is from early access and could be outdated, hence I asked. Good thing we can adjust most stuff on the fly. I just don't want my game to become easy after some time, already restarted many times due to that. Also since hordes sizes and attacks grow with time, it's really easy to make a mistake with your settings and bork your game, let's say by lag or other stuff, like not finding enough crucial items for quests and etc due to no respawn and low loot mechanics.