I wrote this to Andy earlier but he seems to be away or not reponding to posts on his message wall...
soo ill copy paste it here and try to get an answer :)
Hey there Andy. (Knakveey)
I would LOVE to get the answer to this question. just this once.
will there be difficulty levels? i read everything there is to read, but there is no mention of it anywhere. they say its pretty hard the way it is, but i really want the "hardcore" version of the game so i cant just run in and fight like a maniac! dont balance it for everyone. just make difficulty lvls and dont try do get the middle for hardcore and easygamers. PLEASE!!! <3 if its not included by now, (even if its unlikly that i do any difference) PLEASE include it! just set some parameters up or something! PLEASE :D
I don't know the answer to that question... Sorry man. I work for Wikia and am not involved with the game development. I would assume there will be difficulty options but don't know for sure. I don't believe there was an option when I was playing the Alpha... I'll let you know if I find out more information.
-Nico
I read a lot of comments in this wikia and it seems as if im not the only one who fears that this game will not have any difficulty lvls. because every game can be mastered. and even if some reporters said they died a lot... i still think it wont really be a big challenge for me and other very experienced fightinggame players, if the difficulty is set for everyone (because you have to give beginners a chance to kill some uruks!)
I don't want to rush you in any way! Just hoping you have already gotten some confirmation.
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