Why do people get upset by OPTIONAL difficult assists?

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As long as it's optional, I don't really see a reason to care. More difficulty options means the game gets to be played by more people, is more likely to have sequels (provided its well-made in the first place), and most important, more fanart! I rarely use Easy mode settings myself, but options are just that...options.

Of course, it's true some games are built around the difficulty...again I don't really care if people want to play those games that way...I just hope they leave with the knowledge that their experience isn't necessarily indicative of how the game was designed to be played.