>>76414973The answer is actually just all of them, the "you used items you didn't REALLY beat it!" bullshit is just from /v/ermin retards trying to "gatekeep" shit they don't even play
If there's something that's literally easy mode, like DLC items that lower damage/difficulty, yeah sure that shit's lame
But if I have a "potion of fuck this boss" that I found in a chest, I'm going to fucking use it
"Respecting" the difficulty is a meme made by soulstards to justify the game design being inherently unfair and expecting you to try to break it
No, bashing your head at the wall without touching gameplay mechanics doesn't make you "better at the game" than the guy that used the fuck-you potion, it means you're a stubborn mule which is commendable in its own way