It is true alot of the critism of ED was the difficulty and the slow pace, some people may not know but ED did not do good at all, and suffered alot of bashing by reviewers and players alike. So im not surprised how much easier it is, I must commend Larian for adapting and answering criticisms with DKS, not many companies would do that, they'd just work on a sequel and ignore the game that people didnt like.
At the same time making it too easy and streamlined might alienate core fans, then if you fail to appeal to the mainstream you end up pleasing no one.
