Chesslover69420: I've found the Elden Ring DLC borderline impossible to beat due to the unfortunate circumstance of me not owning it.
RayBetterThanEvilCanival: “Elden Ring needs to be more accessible to disabled people”
Hey man, if Asmongold can beat it, then any disabled person can beat it
austin132140: As a father, maybe it should be referred to as a distraction not a disability. Also, if your kids are making it difficult for you to game, then it isn’t the time to be gaming.
user-fk8dj8hp8c: the fact that people are already 3 shotting the final boss with perfumes goes to show how ignorant it is to call the game "too hard"
richardjamesIII: Didn't homie with no hands beat the dlc with his mouth?
thetreeshaveeyes: Elden ring brought a ton of people into a niche of borderline masochism and they're complaining that it's too hard? What?
arat9111: You cannot beat DLC because of skill issue, I can't because I'm jobless. We are not the same.
sithianempire7445: Hot take maybe, a game doesn't need to be designed for everyone.
kanaria-cu3uv: it's funny how every time you hear the "do it for the disabled people" excuse,
you never hear it from an actual disabled person.
abysswalker3891: Again this jesus christ... (A game for everyone is a game for none.)

Asmon defending her... HER TOP PRIORITY SHOULD BE THE KID NOT THE GAME.
Tsukeseigi88: George Carlin once said: “Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.” Now imagine if all games were made for the average person...
gudmundursveinsson9060: If you're a parent. It's not a disability to not be able to play a video game while the kid is awake. It's not game time. Put the fucking game down and be a parent, this is not a valid complaint.
wushiba: Disabled people are actually capable of beating Elden Ring, there are reddit posts about it. This entire conversation is pointless. Not every game needs to be for everyone.
KiNgPoPo69: I am a disability support worker, one of my clients has 100% Elden ring with only one hand using a controller on PC. He got me into it.
BrandonsYouTube: Didn't a literal goldfish clear one of the bosses.....?
floppydisk1137: If you have a 2yrs old kid, that is your priority and not the fucking game. You don't need a Pause option for this game but a brain to understand that if you are a parent the game is secondary.
drokoskill5026: Waiting for the girl who beat the base game with a dance pad to do it again xD
notenoughcalories: Claiming Elden Ring DLC is TOO hard without trying different builds/methods/exploration is like saying Margit is hard without upgrades/levels
dfdoom9153: The helldivers 2 dev summed it up nicely. “A game that is made for everyone is a game for nobody”
HanzdoIo: Asmon truly is all or nothing when it comes to his takes lmao he either rolls a 20 or he rolls a 1. Nothing in between lmao.
erenmos: It doesnt exist a game that is made for everyone, and any Company who tried to follow this path destroyed their franchise, If a game is not for you dont play it, end of story, you are not the center of the world
codenamegama: people want attention wether it's positive ot not
drunkfarmer5106: If Kai Cenat can kill the final boss in the DLC after 500 deaths, your sorry ass has no excuse, not sorry.
FreakazoidRobots: Nobody is misunderstanding anything. She equated having a kid with having a disability. Of course people are irritated at that. And yes, it's about her word choice, but that's because her word choice is insulting and stupid. The entire concept of "situational disability" is dumb and minimalizes the problems of people who are actually disabled. "Oooh, I have a hangnail and can't play video games so I'm disabled now." Don't be ridiculous. Someone with kids doesn't belong in the same category as someone who lost their leg.
ilikechicken5524: Theres a difference between beign programmed to lose and beating something. Elden ring bosses arent "programmed to lose". You as the player are intended to beat them, but the bosses dont sit down and let you win fights.
gorgeouszan: People crying the game is too hard....meanwhile I'm watching my friend who this is his first Souls game ever beat all the bosses in 5-6 attempts spamming summons and his Dark Moon Greatsword weapon art having the time of his life. Clearly someone is playing wrong and it ain't him. ER has a lot of tools that make things really easy if you want it to be, there's really no justification for claiming anything about it is too hard.
Tommy9834: I think the reason why people get up in arms about hearing "accessibility" in regards to FromSoft games, is the same reason why gamers get upset when we see a game with a female, or a minority protagonist. No one actually has a problem with it, but we also see how it's been co-opted for something we don't want.

For example, in the past, we have heard how we need an easy mode for one reason or another in the past, and now, it feels like the word "accessibility" is the latest iteration of this discourse.
lopezenrique750: I'm not even a sweaty gamer but I love the fact that Elden Ring is so difficult. That's the whole reason you feel great when you make any sort of progress.
Therea1Stig: She basically did the, "As a mother...." opinion that everyone hates...lmao
JayneAFK: I swear to god the "situational disability" crap that stemmed from this is a psyop.

Edit: Jayne is currently AT keyboard over this bs, do not test me. Read my long-ass reply for more info as to why I think this is bs, before you tell me to educate myself or whatever. How's about you take the time to educate yourselves first, eh?
MattMcMatt: Situational disability, I can’t pause and I have to go to the bathroom
proctiv5488: The gaming community needs to grow up. Not every game is designed for every gamer. From finding a game mechanics unenjoyable to finding them too difficult, if that is you, the game is not for you.
Nemisish: Does every single game have to be for everyone?

Fromsoft has ZERO obligation to add in accessibility options that would suit people like Pearce. If they want to add some form of accessibility option in their games, then okay. If they don't want to do that then that is okay too.

Also, having kids is not a disability. This is so stupid. We can do the whole nerdy ''aCtUaLlY
marinacroy1338: I work 50 hours a week and I have an hour commute. I work weekends as well as week days. I have maybe a few hours a week to play games. I also live with my family and help care for my much younger siblings and grandparents.

I have been flying through the DLC. I shamelessly use "cheese strats" like max level vigor, npc summons, spirit mimic, max Scadutree fragments (when possible) and OP bleed weapons. It makes the boss fights manageable since I don't have time to grind for levels or learn every single pattern. I'm aware its cheesy, but I want to actually enjoy and progress the game.

I really dont see how "I work alot" or "I have kids" is a valid complaint. The game gives you soooo many tools to make the fights easier. Use them!

Another note: theres nothing wrong with taking a while to get through the DLC. I keep seeing streamers speedrunning the dlc.... which is their choice, but just because your favorite youtuber finished the DLC in 24 hours doesnt mean you need to as well. Take your time and enjoy the ride. If you have kids and a 40 hour work week, the ride may take a little longer to finish, but thats ok. Doesn't make you any less of a gamer in my book.
mercurialblonde: The crazy thing is that you can pause elden ring, but they don't label it as a button for some stupid reason. The menu explanation window pauses the game.
McMarc_1993: Labeling scadutree fragments, which essentially function as "leveling up" in the DLC, as "accessibility feature" is just so damn wrong dude. She's been making a lot of weird points in this video.
JakeA6956: I'm sorry. Having kids is not a disability.
je25ff: Single dad here in my mid 40s....yep, it's super hard for me despite gaming since OG CS. It's still doable for sure.
Harmonic_shift: What specifically is wrong with the extremely simple concept of exclusion?

I’m so sick of people believing everything needs to be compatible with everyone.
natesondre: This world of having to appeal to absolutely everyone has become unhinged.
hunkabunka: Now she should pick a fight with The Act Man and call his mom.
haruhidaso: I was fighting Messmer, my mom called me so I picked it up and let Messmer kill me. It’s not that hard lol
mynameisdamiens: "it's to hard!"

"Whats your fragment level?"

"My what?"
CarlosRivera-db8qq: kinda funny how before he found his cheese build he was on the same ship saying it was too hard...
MarkEvans-xw5ix: But by the that logic every single person who plays elden ring has a disability every time their phone rings, or someone knocks on their door. Its stupid.
julianpike1727: Hiding behind the disabled for one's lack of skill is morally repugnant.
couchpotato6260: Accessibility?
A fucking gold fish beat the godrick
BetonKundySlap: I think people are more defensive about Elden Ring because they don't want to let it turn into a regular western game and want it to keep having it's specific feel to it. Also it's pointless to have this conversation on twitter where it gets covered in a huge amount of extreme opinions from both sides who just want to have an argument.
Big95T: Crazy people think the DLC is hard when there is a literal mechanic that makes it easier
Guirko: Fromsoft games are not good because they're difficult, they're difficult because they're good. That's not to say difficult = good, but it's one way to make a good game and it's what Fromsoft went with. The decisions they ask players to make are meaningful because they have extreme consequences, be they good or bad. Consequently, if you erase some of the bad, you also erase some of the good.
froilanburbos3507: If a literal Goldfish can beat Elden Ring, then you can too
Synthad1: so needing to pause to take a dump in the middle of a boss battle is a disability.. we need accessibility options
oliorogue: If you're trying to beat the dlc naked with only a shortsword then expect bosses to take many attempts.
DylanPorto45: if you break your wrist, you simply just dont play Elden Ring. wtf is she even going on about.
nynphierno9112: There are builds that make the whole game easy but when you use them the same people that cry about difficulty call you a cheater lol
KhajiitOnSkooma: The difficulty IS part of the appeal, is part of the journey. I suck at this games, but you persist, and find a way, your own play style.
Aetrion: To me the core of the difficulty/accessibility issue is simply this: I like it when everyone plays exactly the same content, but there are many different options how to approach it. It doesn't bother me if there is a way to make beating a boss easy. Bring a friend, find an item that counters him, sneak up on a ledge and shoot arrows in his toe till he dies, use all 200 potions you gathered in one fight... that's all fine, because hey, that's the player figuring out a way to do it. What I hate is when there is an easy mode that is actually just stupid mode, where the player is allowed to win without actually finding a way to beat the content.
AresGodOWar: I wish people would just go play another game if it's to hard for them, Cohh isn't great at games, He is good, But he is rolling through the DLC like nothing, Because he is smart enough, To use all the mechanics the game gives you.

The problem is people are to lazy or to stupid.
SnailHatan: No. Games do not need to be more accessible to disabled people. I have one hand and am about 85% done, after owning it for barely a month. There are countless videos of disable people beating the game, with al sorts of different disabilities.

And not Every. Fucking. Game. needs to be for everyone. Period. End of story.
fangytasuki: Not every game needs to be for everyone.
boytoy720: They all bought DLC from a man who is known to make his DLC harder than the main game. This happens EVERY TIME
Boots43096: holy shit there are legitimate ways to criticize the games difficult, but no not one of these normies brings up telegraphing
Beasticus999: If you think elden ring is too hard.... Summon someone. Use ashes. Use another weapon. Summon another someone. Try a different armor set. Level up your scadutree blessings (I think it's called). Try something else. Remember the definition of insanity. If you keep trying the same thing over and over and failing, that's on you. Git Gud
shadowedsoul: “Elden Ring needs to be more accessible to disabled people”

That isn't an issue with the game, but with the controllers. There are so many disabled people that have customized controllers to enable them to play FromSoft's games just as they are and beaten them. That is accessibility. As for the pause "issue" is entirely intentional for players to commit and always remain aware of their surroundings. It's so that players don't just pop their inventories up and switch weapons mid-fight or to punish players looking at their menus in unsafe locations. Many other games do the exact same thing. No there doesn't need to be an official pause feature other than pulling up the menu and quitting out of the game. Boo hoo if you don't like going through the loading screens. If you have a kid that you have to watch, then don't play the game, make that same argument about League of Legends. Can't pause in the middle of the game and it doesn't matter that one is single player and the other is multiplayer. The concept is the same.
tomasdufek3342: Disabled people are totaly capable of playing elden ring, in czech republic there is one handed god gamer from birth, he finished the entire souls saga with one hand without dying in row and now he is going also for the dlc
PinkPiratePickle: "Honey , paul is trying to lick the outlet , i cant.. i am in a middle of radahn ... i cant pause...will make another one , put him in plastic bag"

Jul 07 2024

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