I am sorry I did not word that right. I would LIKE TO be able to change difficulty setting whenever I want. TO be able to swap out hard for medium on some really difficult situations. Especially on the first play through when one is becoming 'acquainted' with a new monster type or situation. One thing I really admire are some of the very very different monsters they do have in this game that are very hard indeed for someone that is not a 'twitch' gamer and has to figure out how to fight them.. Echinops is one example, figuring out how to close into melee range with them, or in chapter four the giant centipedes were very difficult for me until I figured out what to do. I ran into three of them at once, and it was reload time twice, until then on third try first use potions before getting into their range.Most times it would be fun to play on hard, especially after you figure something out, but then to go back to medium as you figure out what to do exactly. My first game, I am playing on medium but often wish I could switch to hard, my second game is on hard because I already know what to expect. I realize they tied speed of leveling (making it slower the harder you make the game) and other things to the difficulty setting, hence being unable to change the setting at will.IMHO this is one thing they definitely need to fix in future games and xpacs. The ability to swap out your game settings at will. Luckily this game has so many different outcomes, playing through a second or third time (at a harder setting) is no big deal.