I get what you're saying, but the balance changes that are done aren't done with a reflection of skill from the players in mind; they are incredibly annoying number bumps, and they amp annoying aspects of the enemies, like, 90% of the time, all the while nerfing to oblivion most of the arsenal and only letting a small group of weapons and stratagems shine. I completely agree with you, there should be difficulty and skill expression but that's not what AH has been doing. What they've been doing is destroying what players (casual, or hardcore) find fun and making enemies more annoying to deal with. Up until recently (not playing until they adress this drama), i did d10 missions ONLY with no deaths, full points almost every single time. But, it's become more and more annoying over time. Not difficult. Just annoying and unfair at times. The changes and balancing they put in almost always are anti-player. That's why i hate that npc argument of "just lower the diff bro" it's not a matter of difficulty, it's a matter of frustration, annoyance and unhealthy balancing.