13th June 2003, 9:01 PM
It's confirmed you don't like challenge, so I'm not surprised you wouldn't want a game to get harder as it goes on. But, for those who DO love challenge, having difficulty climb as the game goes on (the sharper the rate, the better :D) is simply great! I mean, Tetris would certainly not have as much of a draw if the first difficulty level was the ONLY level, and it would be too hard to learn if the highest speed was the only level (midway? Same as one for me, leaving out the greater challenge, that's not right!), so the absolute best choice is for the game to get harder as you get better. The best curve in my opinion is for the game to get harder at just slightly above the learning curve, for the game to always be just a little harder than you are capable of.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)