Forum Posts: 919 | Comment #1 by I mak3 big boom Monday, March 05, 2012 @ 08:51:39 PM | |
| So...? 2/3 of those people aren't hardcore players of RPGs |
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Forum Posts: 1 | Comment #2 by Galactixs Monday, March 05, 2012 @ 08:51:47 PM | |
| O snap |
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Forum Posts: 239 | Comment #3 by AgentOrange330 Monday, March 05, 2012 @ 08:54:55 PM | |
| I'm playing my first playthrough on normal and am finding it just fine. If you're playing it and finding it to easy just turn the difficulty up. I think sometimes people are afraid to play outside of what they think their capabilities are... |
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Forum Posts: 91 | Comment #4 by Delirium1138 Monday, March 05, 2012 @ 08:55:45 PM | |
| I'm playing the game on hard mode, and it isn't really that hard. I find it pretty comfortable difficulty which I like when I play RPGs. |
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Forum Posts: 1441 | Comment #5 by WOLFkraut Monday, March 05, 2012 @ 09:03:55 PM | |
| That's what ya call irony right there. |
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Forum Posts: 0 | Comment #6 by blackout529 Monday, March 05, 2012 @ 09:10:08 PM | |
| Who the hell plays on Easy? |
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Forum Posts: 89 | Comment #7 by strawberry Monday, March 05, 2012 @ 09:12:54 PM | |
I agree with @1.... A statistic like that doesn't mean anything. I bet around 2/3 of people enjoyed Mass effect 2 more than they enjoyed Mass effect 1.... That doesn't mean anything, it just means it was more dumbed down for a broader audience to enjoy... in reality, ME1 was a far superior game when compared to ME2.
Same thing with this case, the people who complained to you were the other 1/3 who actually make up your core community. |
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Forum Posts: 1 | Comment #8 by Herbie26 Monday, March 05, 2012 @ 09:16:26 PM | |
| agree with #6,#7 |
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Forum Posts: 97 | Comment #9 by Warden1972 Monday, March 05, 2012 @ 09:16:52 PM | |
Then again maybe the ones playing on hard did so expecting a challenge and were disappointed, so they're likely the ones most vocal about the lack of difficulty. I don't see people choosing "easy" then complaining that they got what they asked for. Besides, with the right gear, "hard" is damn near effortless, I have to say.
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Forum Posts: 172 | Comment #10 by LegendaryMarvel Monday, March 05, 2012 @ 09:17:07 PM | |
| 5 million damage with one hit... holy f!! |
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Forum Posts: 128 | Comment #11 by dark wing Monday, March 05, 2012 @ 09:25:58 PM | |
I'm currently doing my first playthrough and i'm playing on easy. I do it for every game I get just to take in the story and have a good idea of what and what not to do for the hardest difficulty.
I'm sure there a lot of people that are the same as me. |
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Forum Posts: 186 | Comment #12 by DragonessAthena Monday, March 05, 2012 @ 09:27:12 PM | |
| I played it on Normal and then Hard. Hard was pretty annoying until I got to a certain point (near the end of the game). Enemies would take out giant chunks of your life bar. The bosses though, they were never a challenge as you just pop Reckoning mode and they're dead in a matter of seconds. |
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Forum Posts: 56 | Comment #13 by fuelstaind Monday, March 05, 2012 @ 09:30:01 PM | |
I am playing the game on easy, because I want to enjoy the game and see everything without having to worry too much about dying. I plan on playing a second time on hard, just the main quest to get the achievement.
I don't see what the big deal is with people who don't like people who play games on easy. I want to enjoy them, not have a super hard challenge. |
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Forum Posts: 89 | Comment #14 by strawberry Monday, March 05, 2012 @ 09:32:15 PM | |
| @13 I have nothing against people who play on easy. I think what people are saying is that this statistic doesn't prove anything. |
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Forum Posts: 1003 | Comment #15 by metallicorphan Monday, March 05, 2012 @ 09:41:04 PM | |
I started the game on easy,because of what they said before hand that the speed run was 200hrs on easy,so i thought i will stick it on easy and get a nice 200hr game(like i have time to play all these games as it is),a lot has come out since then that they meant 'everything in game' in 200hrs(i was thinking speed run as in main quest only-start to end)
plus those saying Hard isn't hard and there was an achievement for beating it on hard,so i started again on hard...see how i'll go with it
If people want to play it on easy though,that's fine...its a great game whichever difficulty you have it on |
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Forum Posts: 628 | Comment #16 by Kif Monday, March 05, 2012 @ 09:42:48 PM | |
| What happened to people just playing on normal? Normal, as in how the developers wanted it to be played? Easy should be for people who struggle or aren't familiar, hard should be for the hardcore who want the challenge. |
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Forum Posts: 179 | Comment #17 by Luis Ownz Monday, March 05, 2012 @ 09:43:19 PM | |
| This is news? |
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Forum Posts: 66 | Comment #18 by ConcreteSnake Monday, March 05, 2012 @ 10:18:30 PM | |
| Fable 1,2,and 3 were too easy, who cares |
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Forum Posts: 0 | Comment #19 by Killa12 Monday, March 05, 2012 @ 10:25:26 PM | |
My first plathrough on every game is on easy difficulty
once i beat it i know what to expect... then i jump strait to the hardest
difficulty |
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Forum Posts: 60 | Comment #20 by Wtfmissile Monday, March 05, 2012 @ 11:09:29 PM | |
You don't play a game on easy then complain its too easy....dumbest shit I've read all day.
The game is fine on normal, imo. It has it's easy moments sure and like every other RPG there is a point where your gear/stats will beat out what the game throws at you. But I feel normal is fair with easy moments and challenging ones.
Also word on the street is the house of valor arena matches are very challenging on normal/hard. |
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Forum Posts: 20 | Comment #21 by Kulas Devorn Monday, March 05, 2012 @ 11:52:34 PM | |
| Whats wrong with an easy game? I personally don't care about challenge, just fun and being immersed in a different place. |
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Forum Posts: 255 | Comment #22 by IronBrutzler Tuesday, March 06, 2012 @ 12:13:43 AM | |
| The Problem nowadays is that developers dont give you credits when playing on a harder gamemode, like it was in Diablo 2 with better loot and more money. |
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Forum Posts: 19 | Comment #23 by Dasha UK Tuesday, March 06, 2012 @ 01:05:22 AM | |
| I checked the achievement list before it was released,saw the one for playing it on hard so thats what I did ! Wasn't exactly difficult but still,i enjoyed the game. |
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Forum Posts: 49 | Comment #24 by zeroy042 Tuesday, March 06, 2012 @ 01:12:09 AM | |
| im playing on hard and i think its perfect. Most games are meant to be played on hard. Im confused as to why, when you lvl up, there was difficulty selection in the first place. If you cant beat an area or boss, you go grind out a couple of lvls and come back later. |
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Forum Posts: 23 | Comment #25 by Xero Shinobi Tuesday, March 06, 2012 @ 01:25:50 AM | |
| I can proudly say I played on Hard, got bored and gave up a quarter through ^_^ |
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Forum Posts: 17 | Comment #26 by PhoenixTemplar Tuesday, March 06, 2012 @ 01:52:22 AM | |
| @4 I agree completely. Even on hard, I don't find it all that difficult. That being said, if you are playing on normal or easy, that is your choice...just don't bitch about it being to easy. Pretty simple, really. |
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Forum Posts: 44 | Comment #27 by Agent Mantis Tuesday, March 06, 2012 @ 01:54:39 AM | |
| surely playing any game on easy is esstentially mugging yourself. why pay all that money to blast through in the shortest time possible? |
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Forum Posts: 166 | Comment #28 by the emcee Tuesday, March 06, 2012 @ 02:14:22 AM | |
| 2/3 of gamers accePt a game for what it is and make the most of it, 1/3 go online and find anything they can to complain about on forums, that's the way I see it. |
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Forum Posts: 1405 | Comment #29 by Vigor Tuesday, March 06, 2012 @ 02:29:50 AM | |
| Dark Souls anyone? |
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Forum Posts: 194 | Comment #30 by DarkGin87 Tuesday, March 06, 2012 @ 02:37:14 AM | |
| started on hard and im close to the end, it has been the best RPG ihave played in years i found it more challenging than skyrim in some parts sometimes you maybe able to take on 6 at once then other times 1 alone will be enough to cripple you i carry a ton of health potion just in case 1 boss may require about 15 health potions :D |
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Forum Posts: 23 | Comment #31 by Xero Shinobi Tuesday, March 06, 2012 @ 02:59:04 AM | |
| @29 - dont be an idiot. |
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Forum Posts: 3 | Comment #32 by Eoth Tuesday, March 06, 2012 @ 03:11:41 AM | |
The game was way too easy. If you do only 20% of the side quests you can finish the game with hardly any challenge because your character is way too powerfull. And yes I did play it on the hardest setting.
But this is not something only Reckoning has, basicly any game with character progress like this has it. Be it Fable, Skyrim, Reckoning or any other RPG, in the end your character is just way too powerfull.
Which is why I don't get people who oppose what a game like Oblivion did, with scaling enemies. You might not get the "I am a God" feeling but at least it keeps things (somewhat) challenging from start to finish. |
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Forum Posts: 1405 | Comment #33 by Vigor Tuesday, March 06, 2012 @ 03:27:24 AM | |
| @31 That time of the month again, huh. |
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Forum Posts: 28 | Comment #34 by scott.m Tuesday, March 06, 2012 @ 04:21:35 AM | |
Love Reckoning. Even after im finished (which i havnt yet) im definately playing over & over. Not trading this in any time soon. I have no problems with the game. Love it all.
Sequel please......... |
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Forum Posts: 5 | Comment #35 by ServbotNamedSxE Tuesday, March 06, 2012 @ 04:37:14 AM | |
I'm playing the game on normal and am sacrificing high defenses and strong attacks and invested in stealth and long range with emphasis on daggers and a little in magic. Doing so I get to play the game the way I want and when i'm able to get an assassination kill its well deserved and satisfying since when I have to take on lots of enemies at once or just one powerful one im in for a fight! The boss fights have also been challenging on my end (fighting Airemer and 2 Crudoks at once was a hell of a fight for me, but my ice mines and arrows did me good).
I think this game is better then Skyrim in that sense and am getting every dollar I paid out of it! With the promised DLC of an entire new continent to explore on the way i'd say KoA:R is a game no RPG fan should miss! |
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Forum Posts: 0 | Comment #36 by XCynideX Tuesday, March 06, 2012 @ 05:11:47 AM | |
| I thought the game was just a big pile of crap and I only played the demo...it's like playing Worlds of Warcraft, offline...it's boring and been done before. |
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Forum Posts: 0 | Comment #37 by Fyzban Tuesday, March 06, 2012 @ 05:37:32 AM | |
| I finished it yesterday on normal, did every quests and every dungeon in the game as a mage , from start to f inish it was really easy.KoA isnt that great , story was light, graphic outdated and almost everything in the game was from another game, no original idea in the entire game. |
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Forum Posts: 552 | Comment #38 by Hansathan Tuesday, March 06, 2012 @ 05:40:16 AM | |
| I played on hard and only died a handful of times. The end boss was a joke. I'm not trying to sound cocky or anything...the game was very easy, especially if you crafted your own stuff. |
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Forum Posts: 5 | Comment #39 by Adrenalize Tuesday, March 06, 2012 @ 05:48:07 AM | |
| I'm sitting about half way through the game on hard. It's difficulty seems to be pegged just about right IF you play above your normal comfort Zone. I.e I normally play through on normal, but after 3 hours found it far too easy, so bumped it up to hard, and the challenge feels just about right. |
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Forum Posts: 463 | Comment #40 by francisrossi Tuesday, March 06, 2012 @ 06:50:52 AM | |
I play on easy and have no need to complain. If I wanted a challenge, I'd play on a higher level. I don't though. I play to enjoy myself, not to make myself rage quit, which happens far too easily. Trials HD is a swine for making me do that.
Anyhow, all I need to do is get too far ahead of myself and I can get my ass handed to me easily enough. I haven't touched the main quest since finding Arden's corpse in his house, choosing instead to concentrate on the side missions. |
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Forum Posts: 3034 | Comment #41 by DecadentBeaver Tuesday, March 06, 2012 @ 07:57:13 AM | |
5 million damage? That's a fair amount.
But I would have played the game on easy first, then played at a harder difficulty later. I do this with every game. Deus Ex and Mass Effcet 2 are gettin a harder run. Already done with with GoW games. Just a shame I couldn't get into the game demo. Was looking forward to it. Might get it when its cheaper |
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Forum Posts: 5 | Comment #42 by Novaflame13 Tuesday, March 06, 2012 @ 08:16:40 AM | |
| talk about casual gamers....wow thats sad |
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Forum Posts: 199 | Comment #43 by ViNyLek Tuesday, March 06, 2012 @ 03:55:01 PM | |
| I always play first on normal and then on hard if time permits (which it usually doesn't). I want to have fun, but also feel some sort of accomplishment once I'm done and I would only recommend easy for my grandparents... Exeception is CoD, I always finish it on veteran first time around. There is something totally satisfying when I finish the whole game not knowing what to expect at every corner (which was a pain in W@W due to infinite spawns....) |
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Forum Posts: 5 | Comment #44 by H0RSE Tuesday, March 06, 2012 @ 09:31:55 PM | |
lol, difficulty has nothing to do with whether or not you are a "casual" gamer. Casual gamers are people who play when they can here and there. If a person plays 40hrs. worth a games a week, but always plays on the easy setting, is he "casual?" - I would say no. Games are played for fun, and a lot of people, fun is just wanting something to play without having to worry about any significant challenge. Determining whether or not someone is a 'casual' or 'hardcore' gamer, has little to do with the difficulty setting they play games on, and more to do with simply their love and knowledge of games and the gaming community as a whole.
If anything, people who play games solely for the challenge, or people who need a challenge in order to feel satisfied, are the niche audience.
Oh, and playing on easy also has nothing to with determining if you are a "hardcore rpg player." "Hardcore" rpg players, are most likely playing for the rpg aspect of these games, which has nothing to do with the difficulty setting. They also probably engage in pen and paper games, or did at one time. A "hardcore" rpg player would also have no problem selecting "Story Mode" for Mass Effect 3.
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Forum Posts: 194 | Comment #45 by Frankie Godskin Friday, March 09, 2012 @ 07:45:44 AM | |
Played through it on Normal because I didn't realize there was a secret achievement for beating the game on Hard until I was 10 hours in. Got all the achievements except for that one, which took me 60 hours and was a lot of fun. I then blew through the campaign in 9.5 hours on Hard and got the full 1k/1k.
The game was not difficult on Hard. If I'd known it would be that easy, I would have played on Hard from the get-go. But regardless of how difficult the game was, it was always fun, which is far more important. |
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Forum Posts: 680 | Comment #46 by Grummy Monday, March 12, 2012 @ 05:54:43 PM | |
| It is incredibly easy, but that's not a bad thing. As much as I hate the game, Dark Souls wouldn't be what it is if it had any sort of easy option, its difficulty is central to the game and the experience. You have to match the difficulty to the experience you want the player to have. Amalur is a relaxing, laid back, chilled out game, nothing too intricate, nothing too complex and no part so difficult that it requires any more than basic level attention. Even the rpg/levelling/skills are simple to use once you get into the game. Its masterfully done in my opinion, and I don't think it would be half the game it is if it was overly hard. |
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Forum Posts: 36 | Comment #47 by averycardoza Thursday, March 15, 2012 @ 11:30:24 PM | |
| I'm not a hardcore gamer nor one that can usually beat games on a harder setting or take the time. I started on hard only because I knew the achievement had to be done. And imho it was very easy. The start was a little challenging which is expected on hard but after the 1st town I believe it was pretty easy even on hard. |
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Forum Posts: 0 | Comment #48 by MachtPetrus Sunday, March 18, 2012 @ 04:57:56 AM | |
Hey guys,
i played the game first time on hard difficult and i must say: its really to easy. i get all achievemnts without problems (only the "A Wink and a Smile" is missing cause i dont level the Persuasion attempts ability up ;-) ). So i dicided to play it again on easy to get this achievemnt. but i didn´t get any different between hard and easy. so i wish it could be more harder because its a real nice game ;-) |
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Forum Posts: 2 | Comment #49 by McQueen101 Monday, March 19, 2012 @ 10:42:17 PM | |
| An Insane Mode (or Reckoning Mode) would be awesome... beat it on hard, first playthrough, after 30 hours of gameplay with 40 ach's...other then the difficulty not being harder, which I would have preferred, it was an awesome game and i would recommened it to anyone/everyone.... |
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Forum Posts: 265 | Comment #50 by achti Monday, March 26, 2012 @ 03:45:43 PM | |
i normally play my games on normal but since there was an achievement that required a hard playthrough i tried to play it on hard. and tbh my hard playthrough felt like i was playing on easy =/ Might have died like 1-2 times in the beginning but later on i even didnt use potions anymore ;O
I really enjoyed the game even if it felt way to easy for being a hard mode. people who are looking for a challenge on hard mode wouldnt be satisfied. like the person above me said, an insane mode would do the trick :) |
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Forum Posts: 0 | Comment #51 by Hydralisks Wednesday, May 02, 2012 @ 12:51:00 PM | |
| The game was amazing, The only problem I'd have to say was the double jump, I have never felt the need to play a game on easy, Most companies leave out some juicy points, And for those to play on hard, Add in alot more, Easy as stated above for people that don't want a challenge or want to learn the game...Playing on hard now, First time playing it, Gonna 100%, And I give it a big ole 9/10 Great game. Gotta really aggree with #46, Also have to aggree with 37 But, the reason I got this game is because ea games wasn't afraid to rip off WoW or fable in there attempts to make a better game, while also importing from there own games, Just a good mix thou. |
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