The whole point of a video game for me is so I enjoy it when playing it. Content difficulty should be my choice and not something it is forced on me. Most people play in their free time, after work, in between family life and not because they record it, talk about it and get paid in the process. Youtubers are not the sole problem here but certainly have contributed to where we are now by wanting difficulty to be increased, by wanting nerfs to weapons, armour, etc. And as for the state of the game...well, as someone who plays it from D1 day one release and doesn't play anything else it has lost the 'fun' element a while ago through removing content we actually paid for, removing weapons we grinded for through sunsetting, fixing any player advantage we had instantly but leaving bugs, issues and cheaters as if these simply don't exist. From the commercial point of view, this is very badly run venture where the top management knows the ship is sinking but still asks its customers to pay extra for the life buoy despite us, the customers, paying already for premium cabin on this cruise to nowhere.