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Alfieri June 14th, 2017 9:29 PM

What difficulty do you play games on?
 
Generally I go for Normal. However if a game has a comment for each difficulty like Fire Emblem's Hard Mode says "for experienced players in the series" then I'll go with what fits (Hard mode in this case).

Hikamaru June 14th, 2017 10:05 PM

I often go for the easy setting. Yeah, I'm a big wimp hahahaha

Lusus June 14th, 2017 11:45 PM

Honestly it's different for each game for me and I can't really explain how I decide difficulty, but usually it's normal.

But when playing Furi and Ori and the Blind Forest I went easy first because I knew I would love the game and wanted to get used to the controls first (latter especially since I just got a controller) so I can enjoy the experience afterwards playing it comfortably.

JJ Styles June 15th, 2017 1:44 AM

http://i.imgur.com/YVfsHEs.jpg

Also, the mentioned Uber or Ultra Hard difficulty settings when i feel like taking it up a notch. In most First Person Shooter games and their respective campaigns, I like playing on the harder difficulty settings since I find that the base or normal difficulty in most of these games to be a little too forgiving.

Then there are some games that has to be played on their Hard difficulty settings because the supposed normal difficulty settings make the game non-existent. A good example is Aliens: Colonial Marines. On regular difficulty or below, this game is so easy that you are better off watching the Aliens movie as a challenge (and to an extent, the Aliens movie is still a far more enjoyable experience), but on Hardened and especially on Ultimate Badass Difficulty, the game actually exists.

As far as I'm concerned, I like playing on what i like to call the "baseline Hard" difficulty settings. Baseline Hard is the term I use to refer to the hard difficulty settings that's available by default, as these are proven to be playtested and balanced, such as Ultra-violence (Baseline Hard) on Doom. Playing on the baselind hard settings helps me be prepared to play the Uber/Expert/Ultra Nightmare difficulty settings.

As seen in the screenshot i provided, I like playing Wolfenstein: The New Order on "I am Death Incarnate" setting as a casual playthrough since anything below that setting makes the game a little too easy to the point that the supposed immersion factor is kinda lost. You don't feel the game.

Swithdas June 15th, 2017 2:01 AM

Depends how familiar I am with a game franchise/genre. But generally I'll always start in the middle and 90% of the time ramp it up pretty quickly.

Hermione Granger June 15th, 2017 5:02 AM

I play on the easiest difficulty to keep from getting frustrated.

El Héroe Oscuro June 15th, 2017 7:38 AM

Ultimately, it depends on the achievements that are tied to the game. Being the achievement whore as I am, if there are multiple achievements that can be unlocked at one time by playing on the hardest difficulty, then I'll generally go down that route. Otherwise, I'll play on normal just so it ain't a pure cakewalk you know?

GarlandChaos June 15th, 2017 12:12 PM

Normal is what I usually go with, especially on first playthroughs.

I almost never play on Easy difficulty unless it's a game or genre I know I'm not very good at. If I'm using an emulator for those kinds of games, however, I'll give normal mode a shot and just use save states, which I'll gladly admit to doing.

#noshameatall

Urist McHemlock June 15th, 2017 2:30 PM

I used to do normal on my first playthrough, but lately, I have been doing first playthroughs on the hardest difficulty.

Sheep June 15th, 2017 6:25 PM

Easy lol. Maybe it sounds weird to say, but I don't play games to suffer through difficulty and constantly lose. I play for the story or to relax, so harder difficulties make very little sense for me since it only makes me stressed out, which is the opposite of how I want to feel when playing something. Once I adjust I'll go through the harder difficulties, assuming I feel I can get through them.

Aisu June 15th, 2017 7:52 PM

I almost always begin games at the hardest difficulty. Not to say it doesn't bite me in the ass later, but go big or go home.

Satoshi Ookami June 16th, 2017 11:55 AM

Depends on whether difficulty is tied to trophies.
But it's usually Normal anyway.

BlissyMKW June 17th, 2017 4:05 AM

I normally do first playthroughs on whatever the game classifies as the Normal mode. After that, I try to mix it up by trying out harder difficulties, or in the case of some games (looking at you, Partners in Time), do a run with no equipment or some kind of challenge.

Kristaok June 17th, 2017 4:58 PM

Usually normal at least until I've beaten the game, then I amp it up.

Crackin355 June 18th, 2017 5:35 AM

Normal.

Lucario June 18th, 2017 11:41 AM

very much depends on the game. Often the games I play don't really have a difficulty setting anyway, so I just play whatever difficulity the game normally is.

Austin June 18th, 2017 11:53 AM

Generally I just go with the default difficulty unless I'm trying to get certain achievements/trophies. Once in a blue moon I'll play a game where the normal difficulty is a bit too much because I haven't learned the game yet, and in those cases I'll turn it down to easy. But generally I play at normal difficulty.

Lunar June 18th, 2017 1:24 PM

I don't really enjoy games if they're too easy or difficult, so normal does it for me.

Astinus June 18th, 2017 5:24 PM

Like Sheep, I play on the easiest setting because I don't play video games for the challenge. I play to pass the time while getting a good story (if the game has one). It's only if I know a game really well that I challenge myself with it.

Yukari June 18th, 2017 8:17 PM

I tend to play on either easy or normal. In some games I'll play on harder difficulties but for the most part Hard and above are really poorly balanced and aren't fun to play on.

Radiating June 18th, 2017 9:02 PM

I usually play on normal/medium difficulty. For me it's just about playing at the right level that won't make the game boring (easy), or rage inducing (hard).

Hands June 18th, 2017 11:25 PM

Depends how I feel. Normal for just casual play or when I really am focusing more on story and anywhere between hard - whatever the hardest difficulty in that game is for when I want replay value/a challenge

Wyntilda June 19th, 2017 12:42 AM

Normal to begin with, unless the game is abysmally easy. After that I'll begin ramping it up, but I rarely go for the hardest difficulty (assuming there's more than one difficulty setting above normal); I prefer a good challenge, but once it gets annoyingly hard and I'm continuously having to retry sections or skip over certain things (I love to explore and find/complete everything) in order to beat the game, I don't find it fun anymore.

Raffy98 June 19th, 2017 1:47 AM

When I first begin I play it on Normal/Medium difficulty and then after a little bit of training, I amp the difficulty up to something a little bit more challenging.
If I get stuck on a level/stage I crank the difficulty down, play it for a little bit again and after beating it, I usually try beating it again on the hard difficulty.

BlazingCobaltX June 19th, 2017 7:55 AM

Normal or the default difficulty. If it's really impossible to get through I can (hopefully) always switch to easier.


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