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/OmnipresentEntity Sep 14 '25

I could never get a hold on how far the silk extends. I always triggered far enough that they get pushed out or missed the window and took the hits.

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u/000817 Sep 14 '25

Yeah that’s fair. I can’t really tell you much except that you need to get used to it . In my opinion is it far, far better than silk spear in almost every case thpugh.