Board Thread:Dark Souls II/@comment-96.48.25.0-20131214141424/@comment-70.64.203.208-20140107074933

They never said that, you`re just spreading a false rumor. They went as far as to participate in multiple interviews to say how that was a mistranslation and that there will not be an easy mode. More accessible means warping will be available from the start of the game to avoid massive backtracking.