Wow, and here i thought i was 'old' for a gamer at 46. Nice to see I'm not 'weird'. lol I don't agree with the difficulty comments in that if you play by the games rules than it does become FAR too easy far too quickly. Trade skill ups apply far too much to over all leveling. Once those skills are high you can use them to create weapons that crush anything in the game. I think this is what people are referring to when asking for more difficulty. You shouldn't have to ignore large parts of the game in order for it to be a challenge or fun.