A good example of this was Torchlight which I picked up this weekend. I was all set to play it on Normal but the tooltip said that this was a good setting for p

A good example of this was Torchlight which I picked up this weekend. I was all set to play it on Normal but the tooltip said that this was a good setting for people new to Action Adventures (or soemthing like that - not 100% sure how the makers categorized it). I proceeded to Hard mode which was described as being good for people with some experience with these kinds of games. My next run through I'll probably give Very Hard mode a try. The idea though is that you want to make things accessible. If you start out with ANY product targeting the top 1% you're going to either have to charge ALOT or just not expect to make much money. Having the default mode be not very challenging for newcomers lets them get their feet wet while providing a way to challenge themselves down the road, should they be looking for a challenge.