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on: March 15, 2018, 06:00:07 AM
Unfortunately, I am not sure how much of the changes I am seeing since I tend to play with newer players enough that it grounds the difficulty. Since the changes, I am not sure even PC players are hitting those higher percentages like they used to. I see two reasons why they might have pulled ahead. First, they simply are running better hardware and that can 'smooth' out the gameplay in subtle but important ways. Second, those really high percentage players tended to be dedicated group players and I do mean for very long periods of time so even after the increase they still remained quite high.
To me, it seems most people will cap around 50 and that's basically the equivalent to Hard difficulty if you solo. Realistically, most will start dying a lot just in the 30's. Ultimately, it boils down to if you want to win often or have a sufficient challenge for your skill level. If you want to win more often, grouping with extremely skilled players can actually work against you unless you can pull just as much weight as they can. Conversely, you might find yourself getting bored after a while because honestly at lower difficulties the game can be quite breezy.