That doubles in the case of normal combat: you can use normal attacks just fine unless you are playing core and above besides against some enemies, and if you are not enjoying yourself for some reason, that´s a thing you can tweak in the options, it´s not even a cheat. It´s a single-player game, you can play as you want. My sister played on Story mode to enjoy the story and roleplay and she did just fine. People play the game for different reasons, all valid.
I appreciate the combat tips, but I have no issue with the difficulty. I just find combat boring, because of how repetitive it is. There are no options to tweak the encounter design so that it doesn't spawn trash mobs everywhere. The game at this point feels like fighting the same group of monsters all the time.
