I am in my late 20s and I still find the story predictable and quite bland. And it's disappointing because it's supposed to be one of the biggest selling points of the game. The fact that we are all the chosen commanders doesn't help either. So this is not about the age but preference.As for the general difficulty of earning certain things, yeah, you can say it's the way new games work. However, there are a lot of time sinks here too. I am quite new to the game and when I open my achievements panel I feel completely overwhelmed. There are a ton of things to do here. As for mobs and other things, I do prefer the mobs in HoT because they are more difficult and give a sense of danger.