Simply that... will changing the difficulty setting to something lower cause us to level and gain experience in skills slower?

Since enemies will have less health and will probably hit you less during combat, I could see you getting less exp in combat and defensive skills.

Yes, as Kitty said, fights take less time on lower settings, thus you use your combat and defensive skills less, and that means you gain levels (from combat related activities) at a slower pace.

Thank you very much... I think I may just turn the difficulty down from expert to adept then... My lack of damage irritates me :pinch: