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Another article that highlighs inherent flaws in the American legal system. How can this potentially be an actual lawsuit? How can "journalists" even entertain reporting on this?

Honestly I'm just posting to laugh at my fellow lemmings responses and watch see how the plaintiff is roasted for not gitting gud.

But, there is a real conversation here around continued ignorance of game development and the value of difficult games as a value proposition. Afterall, the person attempting to sue from did choose to purchase the games willingly knowing they're not for scrub casuals like themselves.

What do you all think, is difficulty gating content a real issue? Should dev's have some kind of legal requirement to appease players that can spec a build properly? Is it Thursday and I'm just looking for some easy laughs at a morons expense?

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[–] dual_sport_dork 91 points 3 months ago (2 children)
  1. You can file the paperwork to attempt to sue anyone for anything. It doesn't mean it will be accepted by the court, or that the judge will not summon you there specifically to laugh in your face, declare your suit frivolous, throw you out, and refuse to validate your parking.
  2. If Jabroni thinks he's having it rough with Elden Ring, he ought to go back and try out the first couple of King's Field games...
[–] [email protected] 47 points 3 months ago (4 children)

From reading his posts, he doesn't think the game is too hard he thinks there's an entire game hidden inside Elden Ring. He claims there's an entire parallel universe for the lands between hidden in the game files and no one has found it because they purposely hid this final "50% of the game" and made it impossible to find.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 3 months ago (1 children)
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[–] edgemaster72 19 points 3 months ago

Holy hell I kinda hope they actually let this go to trial just to make him present his "evidence"

[–] peopleproblems 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

So if they made it impossible to find, how did he find it?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Not sure and I don't exactly understand that part. It has to do with the themes and messages behind Bloodborne and how that game is a metaphor for awakening true humanity or something along those lines. But that was just a cross franchise hint for the actual parallel universe in Elden Ring.

[–] peopleproblems 7 points 3 months ago

That... Is quite a stretch.

[–] RaoulDook 6 points 3 months ago

Elden Rangus Evangelion conspiracy theory! Far out!

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[–] WraithGear 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

I mean if so then good! If he has any evidence he could fucking share about it then we can go on trying to solve the puzzle. It would be a bold and striking move that would put from software aseven more transcendent a developer

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[–] RightHandOfIkaros 46 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Who is it, QuantumTV?

It is a game that is difficult, made by a company that is widely known for making some of the highest difficulty games in gaming. And arguably, Elden Ring is their easiest game. This guy signed up for it. If he didn't know, its his fault.

There is no lawsuit here, this gets thrown out instantly. FromSoftware makes games and they can make whatever they want. If people don't want their games, then they won't buy them.

[–] peopleproblems 9 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Elden ring is their easiest game

If you doubt this, go start a new play through on Dark Souls II.

[–] WraithGear 7 points 3 months ago

I have given dark souls II more chances then any other in the series. And man from was more then a little assholish there. Iron keep can kiss my ass

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Fume Knight says hi. At the end I near perfected him but damn that took me a long time. Orphan of kos is a never again situation for me though.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

Literally the biggest casul to ever exist

[–] johannesvanderwhales 30 points 3 months ago

You can file a lawsuit about just about anything. It doesn't mean it's going anywhere.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I'd say it's absolutely insane that someone might actually be able to take the creators of Elden Ring to court over the fact they're not good enough to beat a game intentionally made to be hard. I imagine they're the same people who would try and sue Sintendo over a Mrio Mker level that they can't beat first try.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago

I the US you can sue anyone for anything. You'll lose for stuff like this post, but you can do it all you want. The fact anyone is reporting on this is the issue. It should be ignored.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Psst! Your censors are making italics! Add a backslash to both of them to m*ke it w*rk.

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[–] MirthfulAlembic 7 points 3 months ago

The article is using as a source a 4chan post that had a docket number that didn't check out. I'm pretty sure this is a joke someone took seriously because they needed to publish something today.

This would get almost immediately dismissed by any judge.

[–] squirrelwithnut 23 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

People can sue for whatever reason they want, but that doesn't mean a court will entertain it. I'm sure whatever judge this is put in front of will dismiss it immediately.

As for the difficulty discussion. Not all games are made for all players, and that's OK. If it's too hard for you, play sometime else. Soulsborne games do not need difficulty settings, and I'm glad they don't.

[–] Sordid 19 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

there's a guy on 4chan who's planning to sue Fromsoft

Lol, no. There's a guy on 4chan who's saying wildly outlandish shit in order to have a laugh at anyone who takes it seriously.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Absolute maidenless behavior.

Seriously tho, it's really stupid. Not every game is meant to be enjoyed by every gamer, just like how not every book will not be enjoyed by every reader. If the devs are fine with excluding a potential group of audience members by making their game very difficult, then they should be allowed to do that. Unfortunately, I get that it sucks for the people that don't have the time or skills to 'git gud' at a game like Elden Ring and they may feel like they wasted their money on it. However, it's not like you can demand a refund at the movie theater because a movie you saw was confusing, not funny, or just not something you like.

This is definitely just my opinion, but to me it seems like Elden Ring and Dark Souls 3 were both popular enough that most people that play video games should know FromSoftware's reputation for making very difficult games. If you haven't played one of their games before, you should know that it's a gamble as to weather you can even finish the game. But, my view on this might be pretty skewed as most people I talk to play a lot of video games

[–] AnyOldName3 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You can't really find out of you'll get good enough to enjoy a soulslike without buying one and playing it for longer than the two hour refund period. For other products, you usually have something you can do about it or some way to try it first. You don't need to buy a kayak to find out you don't like kayaking as you can go for a kayaking lesson first and use the venue's equipment. It's understandable that people who hit a wall and can never get any enjoyment from a soulslike will be upset that it cost them just as much to find that out as it costs someone who'll compete the game and have a great time.

Maybe it's enough to just do the refund window based on progression rather than time.

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[–] GladiusB 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm suing Twister for my inability to be flexible

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[–] rustyfish 12 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Buy game that is wildly known to be too difficult for some. Made by studio known for making games too difficult for some.

Throws a fit and sues studio.

Yeah, that sounds like a skill issue.

Edit: It gets worse.

The player references not only Elden Ring but also Bloodborne in this regard. He says that game director Hidetaka Miyazaki cut a large chunk of Bloodborne out of the game. This was revealed in an interview where Miyazaki discussed players transforming into a beast. The player believes that this transformation feature is in Bloodborne but wasn’t ever added to the playable game.

https://nexushub.co.za/nexus/elden-ring-player-sues-from-software-over-difficult-and-inaccessible-game.html

This person is just plain mentally challenged. And I don’t mean that as an insult. Shit, that’s actually sad.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I refuse to believe this is real.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

Where article? Am I stupid?

[–] Broken_Monitor 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It’s not even that hard. I seriously was bracing for some ridiculous bullshit based on the response but I haven’t struggled at all through it. Sometimes I do hit a hard boss and explore to come back later, but nothing insurmountable. I still have yet to finish but Sekiro still makes this games seem like a walk in the park. Hell, all the Dark souls games are far harder too.

[–] Katana314 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Given its open world nature, I would bet the difficulty of the game varies greatly depending on where someone randomly decides to explore.

And, any repeat attempts won’t reveal much because on a second go the player will have experience with systems that will keep them safe or at least better conditioned around their losses.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago

What a joke. Git good, /v/ user.

[–] Etterra 9 points 3 months ago (2 children)

This is like suing an MMO because you want to solo raid dungeons so you can enjoy the content without having to play multiplayer.

Don't get me wrong, their opinion is fine. But the lawsuit is idiotic. Just do what the rest of us do when we're screwed over by circumstance and choices: build a bridge and get over it.

The only circumstance I could see a "too hard" lawsuit maybe possibly hypothetically working out is if the customer was disabled. They might have a slim chance if they could use the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) to sledgehammer the game developer with. I personally don't believe it would work, but I'm not a lawyer so what the hell do I know.

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[–] Angry_Autist 8 points 3 months ago

In America, you can sue anyone for literally anything.

Doesn't mean you'll win, but it's basically a highly enshrined natural right that only the rich can make best use of.

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[–] Aganim 8 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Soulslike games only frustrate me immensely. I don't mind a challenge, but when a game starts to feel more like work than hobby I'll pass. So Elden Ring has never been on my wishlist, but I applaud those who have the motivation to git gud and persevere.

To each their own, research a bit before you buy something and accept that you might sometimes buy a game that doesn't suit you. Mistakes and wrong decisions happen, that's life.

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[–] dinckelman 7 points 3 months ago

A game that is designed to be difficult, turns out to be difficult. More at 11

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

The reason that they can be a lawsuit is you can sue for anything in the US, doesn't mean that it has any merit to it, or the case will ever even be heard.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

You can file a suit against anyone for any reason. Garbage ones get thrown out pretty quick.

[–] samus12345 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

Git...

...it for PC and cheat. That's what I did.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

It's the oddest choice to sue FromSoftware because Elden Ring, a Souls-like which, is advertised to be a very difficult game. Personally, I stay away from Fromsoft games because of their difficulty, I play games for fun; any game that requires an extreme amount of skill right out off the bat is simply not it to me. I guess this person can waste their money doing whatever they'd like; I don't see them having any hope of winning this frivolous lawsuit.

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