who's treating who like dirt? the only responses i saw were people saying it was unlikely that Larian would implement this and that it certainly wouldn't be in the definitive edition if they haven't already announced it

i'm not saying i'd be against this - like people have said, more options can't be a bad thing - but it's true that the people who complain that this game is too easy are in the incredible minority, and unlike a game being too hard, a game being too easy is something that is at least partially fixable for the player by playing the game with added self-imposed restraints. sure, it feels artificial, but there will always be people who learn the system well enough to game it properly; a harder mode won't solve this and i can guarantee that less than a week from its release there would be people complaining that it's still not hard enough

whereas an easier mode addresses a more commonly seen issue that some people who want to enjoy this game casually are experiencing, and i tend to empathize with them more because you can only do so much to make something easy for yourself, at the end of the day if the game is hard enough for you on the easiest difficulty that it impedes your enjoyment of it then you probably aren't going to want to experience all it has to offer, and this is especially true for people who are new to this genre of game and want to test the waters without looking everything up and playing 100% optimally

anyway i really don't think anyone disagreeing was being disrespectful or even unreasonable. the most you can accuse them of is being pragmatic