It's a tough call. It's certainly one thing to have an "easy mode" that lets the game be a cakewalk, and can be great for tourists. Similar can be said for "c

It's a tough call. It's certainly one thing to have an "easy mode" that lets the game be a cakewalk, and can be great for tourists. Similar can be said for "cheat codes" that can empower the same thing. But at the same time, it can be a tough balance because those things CAN "ruin the game". Running around D2 with a character edit L99 Amazon one shotting everything and everybody, en masse as well, is fun! Rip roaring, monster slaughtering, boss bonking fun. But that fun doesn't last. At the same time, you try to go back to play "normal" and, boy, it's hard. It's hard to go back to the 30 hit point character with the 5 dmg sword, no pack space, boots of slowness, no food, etc. The best technique, I think, is simply a "cheat death". I'm with many, I don't want to have to play the game 10 hours to get into a position where I am ready to encounter the new tough monsters that kill me, so I can learn tactics and techniques for them. I'd rather just restart on the level (or whatever) so I can try again. Keep me off the score board, kick me off the ladder, that's all fine. But hard to learn how to balance the higher end goodies and tougher monsters when they one shot you and you just lost several hours of game play.