I feel that it's a question of adaptability. If you have adapted your playstyle to this content (which has been around for a while, now, to be frank) then you're good to go. I joined this community right after CR was implemented, and I sucked. REALLY sucked. I couldn't do anything, because I wasn't wise to the complexities of the game. I figured that campaign wasn't for me. So I tried missions and mods (all perfectly legitimate ways to play games - look at titles like LOL and DOTA. They evolved from mods of World of Warcraft, and missions are an integral part of the game) until I felt ready to dive back into vanilla. It was a step up from exerelin, now that I wasn't able to mine supplies and therefore forget about CR, but it wasn't as steep a learning curve, as I had already mastered (ha ha, yeah right) the combat and running away mechanics. People who complain about CR have a good point - that it's a very steep learning curve. However, there are perfectly legitimate ways to get around it and still have boatloads of fun. It's a challenge, but a surmountable one, and that will always give me more satisfaction than rolling round as a god of war (I'm looking at you, COD and BF4).