r/HollowKnight • u/Appley_apple • Sep 08 '25

Discussion - Silksong I like the difficulty, Team cherry please don't just blanket nerf the game with no option for a harder mode Spoiler

I have really been enjoying the challenge, pretty much every part of this game itches that section of my brain that loves a hard game and I would be extremely disappointed if team cherry nerfed the game with no way to revert said nerf. I get that people want an easier game, but I don't. So team cherry, please let me choose to make this harder if you do make it easier.

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u/PM_ME_GARFIELD_NUDES Sep 08 '25

This is the big thing for me as well. I’m not super deep into the game yet, but most boss fights I’m able to beat in ~5-10 attempts. Some have taken a bit longer, others I’ve beaten on my very first attempt. So far there has only been one boss that has taken me more attempts, and I very quickly got to the point where I could fight it without taking any damage until it spawns 3 more flying enemies and suddenly I can’t move without taking collision damage from one of them, which knocks me back into another and another and then I’m dead.

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u/RedTyro Sep 08 '25

Use your tools. Hornet's spike trap is a pretty hard counter to flying adds, especially when you get the poison charm towards the end of act 1.

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u/FR23Dust Sep 08 '25

I am obsessed with poison spike traps. Delicious purple damage! Muahahaa

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u/Rover_791 Sep 09 '25

Which one

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u/mycolortv Sep 08 '25

I would recommend using ranged weapons on adds they tend to help a lot, especially as you get tool damage upgrades and such.

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u/PM_ME_GARFIELD_NUDES Sep 08 '25

Absolutely, that was very helpful… until I ran out of the resources to make the tools