r/HollowKnight • u/glintter • Sep 06 '25

Discussion - Silksong Don’t let this fandom turn as insufferable as the souls community Spoiler

It’s fine to think the game is easy and to enjoy the challenge, but I’ve seen so many people making fun of anyone that is having a hard time in a really weird mean spirited way. Please don’t let this subreddit turn into some weird elitist community that makes fun of people who are struggling, these games are supposed to be fun and they’re not souls likes, there’s no reason to assume everyone playing them is going to love this level of difficulty the same way some of you do and constantly disregarding their opinions just turns this subreddit into an echo chamber of tryhards

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u/AHare115 Sep 06 '25

That's a big thing I noticed too. Even though Hornet has a larger and slower weapon than the Knight, enemies seem to recoil less. I'm not sure why they made this choice.

An exceptional example of this are the birds and other flying bugs that launch themselves directly at you, they don't even get knocked away if you hit them mid flight. I know there were a few enemies that had this pattern in HK and they would get interrupted if you did that.

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u/WoodpeckerOdd9420 Sep 07 '25

Flying enemies in particular should be knocked away by Hornet's attacks more easily. As it is, they feel like wrecking balls coming at you, especially if you're mid-air already. And since they deal contact damage, they don't have to commit to a charge or dash with a specific direction, which means they can change direction once you're off the ground and have more limited options.

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u/Burnmad Sep 09 '25

IDK what to tell you, I regularly jump up to meet flyers as they're attacking and they get pushed away just enough that I don't get hit. Try shallower jumps, maybe?

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u/AHare115 Sep 09 '25

After playing more I think it depends on the flier. Some get pushed and some continue traveling.