UnfairRepresent posted... Someguy somewhere in Berlin plays Dark Souls 2 tomorrow.
Some guy in Paris plays it at the same time.
Guy in Berlin plays on easy
Guy in Paris turns the volume down
How does either of these 2 people you know nothing about effect you whatsoever?
Answer: They don't.
Both of them went against what the devs envisioned, but who the fuck cares? They both had fun.
In the settings menu the developers already implemented sliders so you can adjust the volume of a few things to whatever the player wants. While not the optimal way to play, the devs did intend for the player to be able to customize the audio. Even if those settings were not in the game, computers and TVs give the player the option to adjust audio. These are all things that already exist. From Software would have to do additional work to add in an easy mode, which is time and money they could have spent elsewhere which ultimately can affect my enjoyment if that thing they didn't work on is something I would have preferred over an additional difficulty mode.
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