Original post was deleted so I couldn’t state conclusions based on feedback so here they are (and they should be front page D3 screen if you are new to the game).
I made a Torment 1 Seasonal character. So far died twice up to the skeleton king. Once to a laser(didn’t know how damage scaled at this difficulty for specials) and once to a OHK from bombs from blue fat guys. I don’t know why this isn’t the default or recommended to people who have played video games before but there it is. Good old fashioned arpg without grinding. Entry fee is whatever diablo 3 sells for.
In this game the difficulty is set by your personal goals. Mine is to go as high as possible before reaching paragon 1200, and to go higher than friends with higher paragon than myself.