Difficulty levels in games

[tomchick]

@Thraeg

@tomchick

I do think it’s an abrogation of design duty when video game designers include difficulty settings without any incentive for changing the settings.

But there is an incentive – enjoying the game more!

Sorry, as I mentioned and as you agree, it’s not my job to find my own fun. I paid the game designers to do that part.

@Thraeg

I honestly don’t know if I’ll get an extra achievement for playing on hard.

You won’t. I checked. I always check. :)

@Thraeg

A difficulty selection that takes place outside of the game proper is a different scenario entirely.

“Outside the game proper”? What does that even mean? If you mean “in the options settings,” how is that “outside the game proper”? It’s altering fundamental values in the game. That seems pretty much inside the game proper to me! :)

-Tom