You read what Mali said again. He's saying that games shouldn't just remove bad guys from the game for easy mode. It should be the same game, just easier. You've completely got his point wrong.

What difference does it make to him what they do for easy mode if he isn't interested in using that mode?

Anyone who's annoyed because someone else was allowed to choose a slightly different experience--and, crucially, a choice that doesn't impact anyone else in the slightest*--is just flat-out being a fucking idiot. Did you get to play the game you wanted? Yes? Then shut up for god's sake. Your dick isn't any smaller just because someone else enjoyed a game you like on an easier difficulty setting. All this 'n00b tears', 'git gud', 'games don't have to be for everyone' whining shows a weird fascination in what other people are doing rather than getting on with just enjoying your own stuff.

That Kotaku article though is the other side of that same coin and is equally horseshit. Going on about easy and hard being loaded terms and how he was apparently peer pressured into feeling guilty over dropping the level is just nonsense.

*And before Grimm predictably tries to make the equation: loot boxes in a multi-player game aren't the same as difficulty setting in a single player experience.

Anyone who's annoyed because someone else was allowed to choose a slightly different experience--and, crucially, a choice that doesn't impact anyone else in the slightest*--is just flat-out being a fucking idiot. Did you get to play the game you wanted? Yes? Then shut up for god's sake. Your dick isn't any smaller just because someone else enjoyed a game you like on an easier difficulty setting. All this 'n00b tears', 'git gud', 'games don't have to be for everyone' whining shows a weird fascination in what other people are doing rather than getting on with just enjoying your own stuff.

That Kotaku article though is the other side of that same coin and is equally horseshit. Going on about easy and hard being loaded terms and how he was apparently peer pressured into feeling guilty over dropping the level is just nonsense.

Boys are better at everything than girls are.

Except cooking and cleaning, AMIRITE fellas??

Normality is restored!

Ironic sexism is still sexism. It impacts in the same way even if the intentions are not the same. And that is more important, imo.

(Also, new Wolf and Doom aren't by iD, haven't been for years.)

In London for a Josh Ritter gig. Looking forward to this as he's touring with his band and I really love his new album.

How was it?

the midnight train

Going anywhere?

Anyone who's annoyed because someone else was allowed to choose a slightly different experience--and, crucially, a choice that doesn't impact anyone else in the slightest*--is just flat-out being a fucking idiot.

The question: Is there any way of perma banning senders in outlook so I don’t even have to look at their filthy spam faces?

That's just as claiming that lootboxes in SWBF2 are fine because you aren't forced to buy them, and can unlock them just by playing. You don't know how much of the redesign to accommodate different difficulties affected the gameplay.

Obviously, they can just focus on one difficultly and have settings that can change some variables like HP and damage with the disclaimer: "We haven't tested this. You can make the game shit by changing the variables. Use it at your own peril".

Seriously? The names of different difficulty levels? It's just some light-hearted ribbing to goad you into taking up more of a challenge. Jesus fucking Christ. Obviously I'm not allowed to tell someone what upsets them but I definitely am allowed to think that they must be a bit of a fucking idiot if it does.

Seriously? The names of different difficulty levels? It's just some light-hearted ribbing to goad you into taking up more of a challenge. Jesus fucking Christ. Obviously I'm not allowed to tell someone what upsets them but I definitely am allowed to think that they must be a bit of a fucking idiot if it does.

I don't buy any of this. I don't believe that the very availability of multiple difficulty settings (when in every case I'm aware of it just means less/more damage dealt/given and less/more enemies milling around) impacts someone not playing any of the other ones. I just don't.
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What i think is that the default difficulty in most AAA games is completely wrong for me personally.

Yeah, but console games are generally set to be easier than PC games, because the console need to sell the units regularly to a less skilled demographic, whereas PC difficulty is a lot higher as the gamers there spend 9/10th time optimising screen resolutions and their skills level is higher because of keyboard mouse headshots and they tend to play one game for years as they have less cash as gfx cards be spendy.

Fixed. There's nothing like an objective measure here so any definitive statements are completely pointless; as are any attempts to point to a specific factor. That said, it seems especially odd to point the finger at varying difficulty settings given that those have been a staple of games for as long as I can remember so if their presence was somehow the core issue then this 'problem' wouldn't only be affecting recent AAA games surely?

Well, of course that's my opinion. I could write "IMHO" every time i start a new post if you want.

The problem is the default difficulty. The designers put those extra difficulty settings as an afterthought with some variables changed and it never gets satisfying in any settings.

Yeah, but console games are generally set to be easier than PC games, because the console need to sell the units regularly to a less skilled demographic, whereas PC difficulty is a lot higher as the gamers there spend 9/10th time optimising screen resolutions and their skills level is higher because of keyboard mouse headshots and they tend to play one game for years as they have less cash as gfx cards be spendy.

Obviously I don't expect that in general but your previous post made such a sweeping statement about the design of these games as if it was an objective fact that it felt worth pointing out. If you say something is badly designed then you're saying it's wrong, broken, poor, whatever; but if it's produced entirely as intended and just doesn't suit you specifically then I don't think you can call it 'bad'. I mean if an inventory is needlessly fiddly or a game makes you repeatedly visit the same unchanged locations over and over or there's great swathes of it with nothing at all to do then that's an arguable bad design. Difficulty level is so much more subjective though.



Wait, I'm confused, is the problem the default difficulty being badly designed or the extra difficulty settings being an afterthought?

The Big One requested a house rabbit, this morning. It is suspected that she has been briefed by Fifth Columnists.

The Big One requested a house rabbit, this morning. It is suspected that she has been briefed by Fifth Columnists.

Real shame about those allergies, eh?

I am staying in a hotel room, and there is some pipe, airlock/Aircon feedback noises going on. It sounds like something from a GSYBE album! It is kinda awesome, but I feel it will be annoying come sleep time.

I just had to call a company in France as I've ordered some games that haven't turned up. The guy on the other end of the phone spoke English brilliantly.

I feel a bit dumb now...

Tête de merde.

I'm guessing that's the only bit of GCSE French you remember as well then?