Zach Wilson

If so much of your identity is wrapped around your ability to beat "difficult" games that the idea of accessibility options (THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO USE) threatens your very sense of self, maybe it's time to take a hard look at your life https://twitter.com/JCWintheflesh/status/1111715059456053248 …

Bc that's what this is. It's never actually been about dev intentions. It's a way to feel superior to other players based on ultimately arbitrary criteria. And when we give options that allow others to play in a way that's fun for them, it "ruins" it for so-called hardcores

These players don't get intrinsic value out of exploring a game and overcoming it's challenges. They need extrinsic validation for it to mean anything to them. That's why they respond so violently to different play styles. Because suddenly their way isn't the only way.

I remember a few years ago I got harassed on Twitter for 3 days because I was excited over learning there was a Dragon Age mod that'd let me skip the combat because all I gave a shit about was the story. All I could think was, who gives a shit how I play? It doesn't affect you

Except apparently it does. Because the very fact that I could play a game by side-stepping the hard parts "cheapened" their accomplishments. Stop using games as the only way for getting validation from your peers. They're games. We're all here to have fun