Another article that highlighs inherent flaws in the American legal system. How can this potentially be an actual lawsuit? How can "journalists" even entertain reporting on this?

Honestly I'm just posting to laugh at my fellow lemmings responses and watch see how the plaintiff is roasted for not gitting gud.

But, there is a real conversation here around continued ignorance of game development and the value of difficult games as a value proposition. Afterall, the person attempting to sue from did choose to purchase the games willingly knowing they're not for scrub casuals like themselves.

What do you all think, is difficulty gating content a real issue? Should dev's have some kind of legal requirement to appease players that can spec a build properly? Is it Thursday and I'm just looking for some easy laughs at a morons expense?

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[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

Git...

...it for PC and cheat. That's what I did.

[–] BruceTwarzen@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago

If only they realised that no one cared that they beat the game with only a club without upgrading it.

[–] Abnorc@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'm suing you for cheating.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

I'm countersuing for emotional distress due to a frivolous lawsuit.

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 4 points 8 months ago (28 children)

I do not always have time to “git gud” at a game. Sometimes I want to sit down and play a game for fun, not frustration. I might have played Elden Ring for more than an hour if it had an easier difficulty.

[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 4 points 8 months ago

Sometimes I want to sit down and play a game for fun, not frustration.

there are a lot of games that are fun AND easy...that said, if i'm really enjoying a game and get to a boss that causes more frustration than fun, and is going to consume more time than i'm willing to spend, then it's cheese/godmode o'clock. done, dgaf. devs make the games they want, i play them the way i want. win-win

[–] Aphelion@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago

I haven't bought Elden Ring for this exact reason, but I love watching other people struggle and then succeed at it.

I have one friend who uninstalled Elden Ring completely after they reduced the difficulty of the new expansion DLC because he felt like they watered down his achievement of beating it.

Ultimately games are a form of art and their designers and developers have the ultimate say in how accessable (or not) they want to make the experience. I have also seen games with way too much ease of play features that completely destroy any challenge to the point of making it unplayable (looks a Ubisoft).

Researching games before you buy has become a critical skill to avoid feeling burned, because social media does an amazing job of selling you games through FOMO.

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 1 points 8 months ago

Wemod is how I do it.

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[–] VizualWarrior@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago

Very Onionesque.

Fo real tho, difficulty in some games is more of an add on than a core mechanic. FromSoft weave difficulty into the narrative of their games in a way that is just so deliciously painful. More please.

[–] josefo@leminal.space 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I agree with the general sentiment of my fellow commenters, however, coffee is hot, and there are labels on the coffee stating that because of a lawsuit like this. What a interesting precedent to games will this set. How you put a disclaimer in a game stating it's difficulty level? Compared to what?

[–] Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Plaintiff will have to prove some form of legally enshrined harm has occurred.

I can't imagine what kind of results from not winning due to difficulty that may be appealing to a judge as a form of 'damage'.

[–] josefo@leminal.space 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Emotional trauma? Discrimination? Ableism? With this games accessibility has been the ongoing issue, they could argue around that.

[–] Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago

Significant uptick in fools to block today on lemmy.

It feels like reddit 2015 up in here.

[–] aciDC14@lemmy.world -1 points 8 months ago

I’ll get the popcorn…

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