Currently, I'm tired so I'm gonna make this short and sweet. Look at BFBC2, there's a rift due to hardcoe mode.
and without one of those game types there would be no rift true....but would that just mean the players that don`t like vanilla would have just not bought the game ??...That was my point
your opinion and experience only counts if it includes developing a couple of AAA titles, until then you're just another gamer
Oh sorry is everyone else who gave thier opinions all games devs ?? silly me i didn`t realise.