Quote Originally Posted by 2pc2 View Post
That's just not true. 5 years ago we had Motu, when Motu came out elite was not the default difficulty for everyone. It started with the new classes revamp and got out of control with warlocks release.
It started with the introduction of bravery bonus in September 2011; see http://ddowiki.com/page/Bravery_Bonus. MOTU was released in 2012. By then elite was the default difficulty.