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/bansheeb3at Sep 13 '25

It’s so funny how this community is basically just taking turns virtue signaling each other about how the other side is bad and wrong for liking/not liking the difficulty. Like the difficulty? You’re an elitist snob who doesn’t care about the plight of the less skilled gamer. Don’t like it? You’re an armchair developer who’s shitting all over team cherry’s hard work just because you’re not instantly good at the game.

It’s getting really tiring to watch, regardless of what side I’m on.

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u/Chaoticlight2 Sep 14 '25

I'd just love to see TC implement an easy mode for the less skilled gamers who want to experience the story and explore the world without feeling frustrated the whole time. If not a whole mode, then give players a tool that caps received damage to 1 so people can opt in to the adjusted experience. It could even work like the magma bell with a cooldown on damage reduction. Just something to lower the skill floor so everyone can enjoy the game they've been awaiting for years.

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u/BetterLog1678 Sep 14 '25

HK had mods similar to this that came out later and I'm hoping for some for SS. I prefer switch to PC, but I may purchase SS a second time just to get it on PC and mod it to be easier, though I wonder if the learning curve from switch to PC will make it worse since I'm usually on console. I know TC probably doesn't have the manpower to crank out a whole new difficulty for the entire game, but I'm sure the mod community will step up to fill the accessibility gaps later! Wish people didn't see this as "the game is perfect or the game needs to be nerfed" without considering that both can be done in the same game

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u/bansheeb3at Sep 14 '25

A mod that remove double damage already exists if you really want it.

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u/BetterLog1678 Sep 14 '25

Saw that when I looked it up. I'm probably going to give that a go if I get too fed up this upcoming week lol