Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree reopened an age long debate about difficulty in games, but it also brought a focus back on a toxic side of the Elden Ring community that acts as if the games were made only for them, and tries to gatekeep the experience, pursue and belittle other people, and actively seeks to make their voices silent no matter where. It's time to understand why, the relation with challenge runs and overpowered builds, and Noah Caldwell-Gervais.
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00:00 The Problem That Gets Worse
04:46 The Origin
11:33 The Cheese
16:23 The Confusion
21:27 Silencing Critics