We didn't always have scaling. It is you that is missing the point.
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Yeah level 10 players shouldn't have a hard time. They should have easy content and max level players should have hard content.
Different content.
Not the same content scaled up.
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When you level up and become weaker, then it's not just the system that is dysfunctional, the entire game is.