Listen, guys, let's stop attacking each other. I think we can both agree, that if THIS many people think there is a problem. There is a problem. Obviously, at least for some, the 'red flags' are not 'red flaggy enough.' And even if they were, putting an insurmountable (or nearly insurmountable, especially if you don't know its coming) fight in the game just plain isn't fun. From a meta perspective, putting a fight that you are lead to (red flags or not) that you are not meant to be able to win is not fun. Sure, that might be how the real world works, but this is a videogame where you are meant to have fun! Kick back and feel like a big GD hero. Not get your face stomped because you listened to one NPC over another.
Can we at least agree on that?