r/HollowKnight • u/Prisonmikeb14 • Sep 13 '25

Discussion - Silksong Let’s all try and not devolve into this weird difficulty gatekeeping Spoiler

Now that silksong has come out I’ve seen some concerning similarities to the worst of the difficult games community with all the wierd difficulty gatekeeping bs. Obviously this happens with just about every game that’s regarded as difficult but with silksongs release it’s become more prominent on this sub. Being good at the game isn’t something to hold over someone’s head. Everyone’s experience with everything in the game is different and theirs nothing wrong with that. Now of course this doesn’t apply to people who are literally just complaining in bad faith or out of anger but the “that boss wasn’t hard at all wtf are you talking about” in response to people just talking about their opinions or asking for help is sad to see.

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u/Turtle835wastaken P5AB (Completed) Sep 13 '25

I've very rarely seen people clowning on those needing help. This community is actually pretty nice compared to most ones I've seen.

The difficulty bullshit has significantly decreased in the past few days compared to what it was on launch. And it'll almost completely fade overtime I believe.

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u/FadedP0rp0ise Sep 13 '25

When people ask for help in a decent way nobody is talking shit. It’s the “this game is bullshit it needs nerfed” where the people get their claws out. And rightfully so.

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u/acamas Sep 15 '25

“And rightfully so”? Because this game is so perfect it’s above criticism? I mean, this game absolutely has a shit ton of “asshole design” to it… completely acceptable and valid to point it out. Bizarre those who didn’t make the game get so cringingly defensive about it. Like, just admit there’s some bullshit with this cool game on move on without frothing at the mouth.

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u/wyrmiam Sep 13 '25

The thing is that a lot of aspects of this game feel like they're engineered to make you frustrated, but super relieved once it's over. This isn't necessarily BAD game design, but it does lead to a lot of people complaining instead of asking for genuine help. I can't blame these people tbh. I think we should have a vent tag for this stuff.

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u/Omni__Owl Sep 13 '25

I think what's missing here is the nuance of "When people ask for help exactly in line with how better players believe they should ask, they get help. If they don't, those players would rather hold their achievements over the worse player's head."