It was my first fromsoftware game and it was way too hard for me at first. I installed a mod to make the game easier and boy it was a fantastic universe to discover (hidden lore, creatures, landscapes...). I may be down voted for installing such a mod tho.
Once I finished the game (too quickly because of the easy mode), I restarted the game to get other endings from scratch but this time without mod and it was amazing (and also incredible to see how I improved myself thanks to the easy mode).
It is still at this date one of the best game I played.
Well I still enjoyed my second run a lot and since I went for much more paths to get all the endings, but honestly before I installed the easy mod, I played for only 2 or 3 hours and put the game aside for a month because of the difficulty. It was only after I retried with the easy mod that I learned about the mechanics and only then was I able to improve myself until I didn't need the mod anymore.
I understand your point of view tho, but I guess some people like me needs such mods in order for their eyes to open to such games. For the record, I was able to finish Elden Ring without any mods but it was indeed an easier game.
(thanks for not downvoting ˆˆ)