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I've just started replaying The Witcher 3, and as I was starting I thought, I would try a harder difficulty, which got me thinking usually I just play with the medium difficulty by default on most games

What do you guys normally play with, easy, middle of the road or hard? Do you find harder the more fun, because I find the harder it is, the less fun it is!

I like games to be fun :p
 
It depends. If there is a trophy for a harder difficulty, I'll give it a go. But generally I'll play on easy. If there's one bugbear I have with games, it's having to repeat bits because I died. Hence anything roguelike is a complete non starter with me.
 
I used to like playing them on hard for the challenge (eg cod 4 on veteran on my first play thru, mirrors edge on hard+ no weapons)...

These days however I have a shorter attention span for it and play less... So everything is played on normal :o (tbh I think I mainly did it for achievements back then!)
 
I usually go for a middle ground although on sports games I'll adjust the sliders accordingly once I start to batter the opponent.
 
I usually do normal (or the equivalent) but I am starting to find that Normal is slightly easier in many games than it used to be. That said, most of the time I'm really just playing it for the experience these days than the sheer gruelling challenge of overcoming the odds.
 
I used to always try games on hardiest if it had a trophy/achivement if it doesn't then ill usual just do a normal run and enjoy it, that being said these days i dont really bother even if it has a trophy,
 
Used to play on the hardest just for the trophies and grind games before. I have a huge backlog I'll never finish anyway, so normally just play on Normal. Can't bring myself to making the game too easy.

I dislike how I can't completely opt out of trophy collecting on Playstation. The temptation is always there because I can see them. On Steam, it seems very much in the background and I don't care for achievements.
 
I only play on the hardest difficulty for trophies but I haven't done that for years. I normally play on normal/regular.

After playing COD W@W on veteran (for the trophy) I don't know how anyone would do that for fun :D
 
Always normal on the first playthrough, then hard on the second playthrough to get the trophy. Usually works since you are better at the game by the second time playing it.
 
Rarely play anything twice so usually go for either the hardest or one notch below the top difficulty level.

Games are just not fun if you can face roll the entire game with no challenge.

Picture the early days of gaming, no save games, no check points, if you died you started over. :D
 
I normally play through the first time on whatever the standard difficulty is, then put it to the highest if I decide to play through again.

Adds a bit of replay value if the first run was enjoyable enough, plus achievements/trophies etc for the harder difficulty.
 
McBain said:
I normally play through the first time on whatever the standard difficulty is, then put it to the highest if I decide to play through again.

Adds a bit of replay value if the first run was enjoyable enough, plus achievements/trophies etc for the harder difficulty.
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Pretty much this, unless a game is known to be easy even on higher settings. Don't think I've ever lowered a games difficulty, most are easily doable on normal these days.
 
TheVoice said:
I usually do normal (or the equivalent) but I am starting to find that Normal is slightly easier in many games than it used to be. That said, most of the time I'm really just playing it for the experience these days than the sheer gruelling challenge of overcoming the odds.
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Uncharted Drakes Fortune: Fortress water room on crushing/brutal, that was beyond gruelling.
 
Short games: hard, longer games: normal. I never finish long games, though, partly because normal mode is too easy and, therefore, it spoils the experience.

I actually try and avoid long games now, and usually stick to indie titles. Don't have much gaming time anyway, really
 
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