Re: What difficultly level do you play one?

JAB  <noway@nochance.com> wrote:

That's certain how I approach CRPG's. I don't want to go through
numerous guides on how to build an optimal character, I want to pick
what I fancy playing. My general strategy is start on normal mode and if
it all becomes too much, which it often does as the game progresses and
your character/party becomes progressively less optimal, change it to
easy mode and carry on.

I generally go with normal difficulty on games, although it can
depend a bit on the game.  Overall, what I'm often looking for in
games is to create the illusion that I'm an expert player, some sort
of tactical/strategic genius, just because I can beat up some hapless
computer controlled monsters/players.  That means the difficulty can't be
too easy, or it won't be convincing, or too hard that I'd end up losing.

In games like Civilization where the computer opponents play by the
same basic rules as you do, I play at the difficulty level where neither
the human or computer players are given any advantages.  In most other
games I play at the normal or default difficulty level, but if there's
a level above that that's described for players who've played similar
games before then I choose that.

I don't turn down the difficulty if things get too tough.  That's
tantamount to admitting defeat to me, so I might as well just give up
and play a different game.

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