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Lowering the Difficulty Isn't Losing. Quitting Is.

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0:00Your next favorite game might be one difficulty menu away, and picking Easy costs you nothing. Here's the setup, recruit: you're staring at a difficulty menu, and a little voice says Easy is cheating. It isn't. A game is something you finish and enjoy, not an exam in suffering. Nobody hands out bonus points for taking the right amount of pain. I'd rather welcome a hundred new players on Easy than gatekeep one of them into quitting.

0:30The only run that truly fails is the one you abandon. So here's your move. Next time a boss has you stuck, lower the difficulty before you uninstall. Turn it back up later if you want to. Finishing the game is the win. Pulled off a clutch on a lowered difficulty? Good. Bring it to Clutch or Bust at WinGamingGear. Entries close October 18th at 19:59 UTC. Easy mode isn't a bust. Quitting is. Game on, guild.

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The winner receives one gaming peripheral of their choice: a mouse, keyboard, or headset.

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