I think they said a couple of times that they are aiming to get more players into the game or try to make the game interesting for a different audience. I don't think it's likely that they want to keep the game as advertised at the start or expand it for the people who liked what they've bought.

Originally posted by Foxglovez:

They are going to give us difficulty sliders. Then you can make it more difficult. Or take off your gear and don't eat any food. Accessability is a thing.

Not sure how you could think "don't use what the game offers you" would feel good for anyone as the default mode to play. There have been ideas to add difficulty settings to the game, but even with those the difficulty should still go up as the game progresses.