Tryhard. Now there's a strange insult if I've ever heard one. Since when was trying hard a bad thing? However, it seems to be a little more complex than that. Specifically, when you call someone a 'tryhard,' it usually means that they try a little too hard. That they forgo fun in pursuit of a game, that they value getting ahead more than their own entertainment. And that's fair, I suppose - to a point. But here's the kicker: Recently, I was on a forum for Dark Souls, and they were all bitching about tryhards too! Now, I don't know if you've ever played Dark Souls, but I can point to at least five specific places where you won't be having fun. But if you've gotten to the end, you must have powered through them by - all together now - trying hard.
What, exactly, is so bad about tryhards that they get ostracized? Am I a tryhard just because I got past the archers in Anor Londo, even though at that point I was gritting my teeth so hard they liquefied? There used to be a time when hard work was glorified, not shunned.
But here's the kicker: The people who were complaining about tryhards were doing so because they fought them in multiplayer. Oh, so now I see. What are they being accused of doing? What are they 'trying hard' to do? Win? An entire widespread insult can't solely be based on the bitterness of losers, can it?
Now, to be fair, this isn't entirely groundless. There are actually people who have long since stopped enjoying games and simply try to beat everyone else simply because they have no life. However, these people exist to the same degree as the people who masturbate with handfuls of mayonnaise; namely, that there's about 4 or 5 of them in the world, and you, personally, have never met them. So can we give it a rest? Because if you can't try hard in Dark Souls, and you can't have an easy mode, what the hell is Dark Souls 2 supposed to look like?
What, exactly, is so bad about tryhards that they get ostracized? Am I a tryhard just because I got past the archers in Anor Londo, even though at that point I was gritting my teeth so hard they liquefied? There used to be a time when hard work was glorified, not shunned.
But here's the kicker: The people who were complaining about tryhards were doing so because they fought them in multiplayer. Oh, so now I see. What are they being accused of doing? What are they 'trying hard' to do? Win? An entire widespread insult can't solely be based on the bitterness of losers, can it?
Now, to be fair, this isn't entirely groundless. There are actually people who have long since stopped enjoying games and simply try to beat everyone else simply because they have no life. However, these people exist to the same degree as the people who masturbate with handfuls of mayonnaise; namely, that there's about 4 or 5 of them in the world, and you, personally, have never met them. So can we give it a rest? Because if you can't try hard in Dark Souls, and you can't have an easy mode, what the hell is Dark Souls 2 supposed to look like?
