fhpuqrgrpgvirzhpujbj Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 I usually play through on normal or easy, then go back and do the hardest mode for achievements. I plan to start reach on legendary though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sethos Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 I, 85% of the time go for the easiest difficulty. Usually I'm not looking for a challenge when I play games, I look for the immersion and the 'having fun' element and the feeling you are superior to your enemies. That is accomplished by choosing "Easy", usually as you don't have to hide for 10 minutes at every corner during a firefight, you don't die as soon as you lose concentration and the frustration level is kept to a minimum. That is the best for for me to experience a game without feeling I get yanked out of the experience every 10th minute because I died in the middle of en epic moment, had to stay in cover the entire game to not enjoy it etc. Then when I completed it and the game was fantastic, I crank it up to maximum difficulty because I've seen the game, know the story and know in my heart that I'll be able to enjoy the frustrating moments without throwing my controller at the TV. Doesn't mean that I find it difficult, as I have completed a slew of games on maximum difficulty that others have struggled with, it's all a matter of the experience for me. Had I been looking for a challenge, I have an entire library of games I play regularly that can give me that challenge. So I get my needs satisfied elsewhere :laugh: Although, when sequels are released to games I have completed on the highest difficulty, I tend to crank it up right away; Mass Effect 2, Modern Warfare 2, Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 etc. Big Brother 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookie Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Normal until completion, and then Hard/Veteran for achievements. Same as John here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yusuf M. Veteran Posted February 16, 2010 Veteran Share Posted February 16, 2010 Normal. I only change the difficulty setting if I want to achieve something or if I want to clear a level quickly. I usually set it to easy if I'm playing a game I already beat, so I could get to a certain level quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo2008jedi Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 I play on normal, I like a little challenge, I don't like dieing 20 bazillion times to get by a certain part. To me thats not fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.biomech Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Normal/medium. If I like the game will try to play it through again on harder difficulty. Easy if the game becomes too frustrating, but usually only after countless retries and hours of pounding my head to the wall (won't give up that easily). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkusDarkus Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 First Hard then Hardest. If a game impresses me and keep my attention on hard then it's worth my time on hardest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xerxes Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 I'm a whimp :P always "Easiest" but each playthough I crank up the difficulty. I pefer to wade in rather then just jump in at the highest difficulty, that is my excuse and I'm sticking to it :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR_Candyman Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Depends on the type of game really, but most games I start on easy and if I find it's too easy after a few levels, I'll bump it up to normal, and again if too easy, restart on hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metal_dragen Veteran Posted February 16, 2010 Veteran Share Posted February 16, 2010 Depends on the game. Generally speaking, I'll set it to normal for the first playthrough and then jump to the hardest for the achievements and challenge the second time through. There are a couple exceptions though - I played ME2 on Veteran the first time through for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasethebase Reporter Posted February 16, 2010 Reporter Share Posted February 16, 2010 Normal to enjoy the story and have some difficulty to it. I never touch easy unless I struggle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furyshinobi Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Usually I set the game to normal/medium/default setting for every game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedon Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 I have mine set to the hardest, only because I want the achievements. However, the games are not enjoyable at that difficulty. I will bring it back down to medium or lower if I get frustrated enough, or I will replay the game at an easier level once I obtain the hard achievements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldgunner Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Normal mainly, I switch to easy if I notice myself becoming frustrated and the enjoyment lost. I then replay on progressively harder settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian M. Veteran Posted February 16, 2010 Veteran Share Posted February 16, 2010 I normally play through on Hard, and then play through again on the hardest setting. The exception being Guitar Hero games, where I only really play Expert/Expert+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sadelwo Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 I'll usually start on normal unless its a direct sequel where the mechanics have changed too much in which case I'll start on hard. I'll up the difficulty on each subsequent play through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted February 16, 2010 Veteran Share Posted February 16, 2010 Usually start with normal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massiveterra Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 I think once load times generally get better I'd be more open to playing harder difficulty levels. I just really hate die->load->die->load Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singh400 Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Normally on normal. Unless I consider myself a veteran of the series. In which case I jump right up to oh-my-god-stupid-stab-myself-in-the-eyes difficulty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BajiRav Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 I usually do two runs - Normal first for the story and then highest difficulty in second run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyLarry Veteran Posted February 16, 2010 Veteran Share Posted February 16, 2010 I put Bioshock 2 on Easy from Normal cause I was just sick of dying and quite frankly I just wanted to enjoy the game and get through it. Not only is it a rental, but my time is limited being 35 years old and married, and I am not so into it as I was last time so just want to get through it. But 95% of the time I keep games on normal, just Bioshock 2 popped up and said I might want to change difficulties, so I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted February 16, 2010 Member Share Posted February 16, 2010 I'm not really that much of a gamer any more so I usually set my first time to easy and if it's too easy I jack it up a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massiveterra Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 I put Bioshock 2 on Easy from Normal cause I was just sick of dying and quite frankly I just wanted to enjoy the game and get through it. Not only is it a rental, but my time is limited being 35 years old and married, and I am not so into it as I was last time so just want to get through it. But 95% of the time I keep games on normal, just Bioshock 2 popped up and said I might want to change difficulties, so I did. Hey Larry, did you read my post about loading times? Imagine if we played Army of 2 40th Day on Difficult? LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyLarry Veteran Posted February 16, 2010 Veteran Share Posted February 16, 2010 Hey Larry, did you read my post about loading times? Imagine if we played Army of 2 40th Day on Difficult? LOL Exactly, we put Army of 2 on Easy because it was almost a necessity because of the loading screens and cut-scenes that could not be skipped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razorwing Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Normal first, then Hardest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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