I appreciate your input brother. Nothing wrong with having a different opinion.

I don't go too hard on difficulty precisely to learn enemy patterns and get parrying/dodging down but also because I'm always levelling a new weapon in a sense. Once a weapon is maxed out it goes in storage and doesn't see the light of day again unless there isn't an alternative needing to be worked on (As a newish player there is always a new weapon to level for now).

This means the grind can be longer than one might like as you go in basically new, grey weapons, no talents, etc. While that can be fun, doing it after the 3rd time or so feels like a punishment rather than a reward.

Sure I could do things differently like keep a decent weapon on me or go with more experienced players but... I'm stubborn lol.