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	Difficulty level - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The difficulty level controls various conditions in games; these conditions include the aggressiveness of AI characters and the amount of weapons, power-ups, and other items provided to the player(s).
		The Atari 2600 had two difficulty switches directly on the console itself; there was one for each player, with two possible settings.
		On easier levels the computer players are less aggressive on researching upgrades and improvements and their attack parties are composed of few units.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Difficulty_level (1083 words)

	Gamasutra - Letters to the Editor
		Every time I select my difficulty level, I wonder if the developers of the game have once again failed to take advantage of how many difficulty levels they’ve included in their own game.
		The problem I can’t seem to understand is why games with 4 or 5 or 6 difficulty levels progress immediately from an 'easy' AI that lays down and dies to a 'standard' AI that assaults so furiously that you can’t figure out why there’s a 'hard'.
		In a great many video games, the perfect difficulty level is only a hair's breadth away from one that the developers have included in the game.
	www.gamasutra.com /php-bin/letter_display.php?letter_id=769 (703 words)

	Latin Squares -- some background explanation
		I've found, in practice, that the difficulty levels offer a fairly consistent indication of the challenge the solver faces.
		That said, the advertised "difficulty level" is an objectively evaluated measure, based on the computer-generated solution.
		Otherwise, the difficulty level is the number of guesses or branch points (technically, the recursion depth) encountered until the solution is obtained.
	www.latinsquares.com /Explain.html (1580 words)

	Difficulty Level of Classes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Another issue that relates to teacher caused discipline problems is how difficult the classes are and the reasons for their difficulty.
		Some teachers have acquired the idea that a class should be difficult and there should be a certain number of various levels of grades, A's, B's, C's, F's, etc. This decision is pre-determined and the students are forced into this preconception no matter what their actual performance as a class may be.
		They do not realize until they experience it that there is also a -difficult- from the class having clear, competent, instruction with no deliberate difficulties built in but having a lot of growth and knowledge to be gained.
	teacher2b.com /discipline/difficlt.htm (575 words)

	Game Matters: Auto-dynamic difficulty
		While there is no actual difficulty setting at the beginning of the game, the player can choose their difficulty by the actions they make.
		You say that skill levels are a lazy and easy way out of properly play balancing, that players should play the experience that the designer provides and imply that ADD is a way to properly play balance a game.
		Actually, to be completely true it DO have three difficulty settings, normal, nightmare and hell difficulty, although for most players it is not really a true difficulty setting since they are meant to play once you manage to play the whole previous difficulty at ease since your character level is too high.
	dukenukem.typepad.com /game_matters/2004/01/autoadjusting_g.html (11360 words)

	Math Forum: Rubric - Coding Pre-Algebra PoW Problem Difficulty
		Coding of problem difficulty focuses on the mathematical challenges represented by the problem, the difficulty of the mathematical concept, and the difficulty of mathematical calculations for students at a given level of problem solving.
		The rating scale consists of 5 levels of difficulty, wherein a Level 5 problem is a very difficult problem for students in a given grade band.
		The problem includes the elements listed in difficulty Level 3 and contains an algorithm new to students in this grade band; students may miss the problem by getting bogged down in the math but not by missing the concept; students may not finish the problem or may not attempt all parts of the problem.
	mathforum.org /library/problems/sets/prealg_difficulty.html (731 words)

	Level of Difficulty Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The level of difficulty for these Instructional Components is generally intended for entry level meteorologists (with less than 3 years of experience in operational forecasting/warning (Interns, new Journeyman Forecasters, etc.) Material presented is based on fundamental principals or concepts that are fairly well known and regularly applied in the NWS operational meteorological community.
		Note: Even though this material is geared at an Introductory level, experienced forecasters might be advised to take this training for review or, for preparation for more advanced level training.
		The pace and level of difficulty of material presented require well-rounded knowledge, ability, and experience in using the full range of meteorological sensors in the forecasting and warning process.
	www.cira.colostate.edu /ramm/visit/levels.html (278 words)

	GAME RULES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		There are 3 difficulty levels - 1, 2 and 3, level 1 being the easiest and level 3 being the most difficult.
		During the game, the difficulty level can be static or dynamic.
		If static option is chosen, then the difficulty level remains the same during the entire game.
	www.ee.umd.edu /class/enee459q.F97/work/controls/GameRules.html (576 words)

	Civilization I Fanatics' Center - Difficulty Level Chart
		For example, a militia unit would cost the computer players 16, 14, 12, 10 and 8 at each increasing difficulty level.
		The score is calculated the same on all difficulty levels.
		However, when it comes to high score ranking, the final score is converted to a percent in order to account for the difficulty.
	www.civfanatics.com /civ1/difficultychart (275 words)

	Halo Planet Forums
		the mythic skull is on the sacred icon level on legendry supposedly when u find the skull it should unlock a new difficulty level called mythic which is supposed to be harder than legendry.
		It's not a real difficulty, all it does is make enemies tougher in that level from what I hear.
		Me and a friend played the level today and beat it, however we couldn't find the skull (Yes, we were playing on Legendary).
	www.forumplanet.com /haloplanet/topic.asp?fid=5269&tid=1538030 (402 words)

	Difficulty Level ... Handy Vandal's Almanac
		It is best to do this on every level or you may have problems if they skip some.
		When the grunt dies, the amount of time it survived determines what difficulty level they are on.
		The final output ("diffis_n") is their level and can be used to trigger different things.
	www.karljones.com /halflife/difficulty_level.asp (238 words)

	JADE difficulty level....hard enough? - BioWare's Official Jade Empire Site
		The problem with difficulty in RPGs is that you can always level your character in order to overcome any "difficulty".
		I mean, a challenge to a level 5 character in KOTOR would be a cakewalk to a level 10, and this remains true all the way up to level 20, which is the only level you can really balance for [in KOTOR's case].
		The Devs can make some assumptions, basically guesstimates as to what level a person will be at a certain stage, but in the end, they can't make things too hard or else they will turn off the casual player who doesn't want to kill every monster and do every quest.
	jade.bioware.com /forums/viewtopic.html?forum=103&topic=340864 (1590 words)

	Effect of Difficulty Level - OOTP Developments Forums
		I'd mainly like to know if difficulty level selection has any effect on skewing player stats in any way.
		So I guess the question really is: does difficulty level affect my team's players' performances relative to the computer teams' players' performances or does the variation in "challenge" come as the result of changes in other factors?
		I don't know about the trades but playing on the hardest level is much more difficult to sign FA than the hard level.
	www.ootpdevelopments.com /board/showthread.php?t=27641 (698 words)

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		Then, when the floor is level, cross to the left side, and then get on the left side of the next fence.
		Now turn left, facing the front of the level go throught the bananas to the left of the next platformover the invisible bridge (this is the 'S').
		Now, when the second comes (you should be all the way to the right) fall right onto the fl edge of the platform, to avoid getting knocked off by the slope, and hold foward to the end and hop onto the goal platform.
	www.cheatcc.com /gc/sg/super_monkey_ball_2.txt (12091 words)

	AI difficulty level bonuses - Civilization Fanatics' Forums
		At the higher difficulty levels it gets a nice bonus; at Deity level the max turns an AI civ stays in anarchy is 2, almost as good as being Religious.
		Higher difficulty levels lower this number, which is based on the optimal number of cities per world size which is also listed.
		The AI bonuses are quite strong at the higher difficulty levels, apart from the other ones mentioned elsewhere (knowing where all the units are, knowing where all current and future resources will be, etc.) The fun, of course, comes in beating it even with all these bonuses.
	forums.civfanatics.com /showthread.php?t=37490 (2309 words)

	N64 - F-Zero X
		Win the Jack, Queen and King Cups on the Standard difficulty level.
		Win the Jack, Queen and King Cups on the "Expert" difficulty level.
		Win the Jack, Queen, King, and Joker Cups on all three difficulty levels.
	www.level80.co.uk /n64fzerox.htm (164 words)

	TigerBill's DrumBeat Community Forums: Music Difficulty Level - Grading (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In Texas, for public school solo contests, we have a list that the students must select from, and those are divided into 3 classifications, 1 being the hardest, 3 the easiest, but there is a great discrepancy in the difficulty level there.
		The only consideration for difficulty level at that point is at the state contest, they award an outstanding soloist medal in each category, and there difficulty is taken into consideration.
		The frustrating part about ratings for me is the wide variance in what constitutes a certain difficulty level.
	www.tigerbill.com /ubb/ultimatebb.php/topic/4/139.html (1094 words)

	Larry Krantz Flute Pages: FLUTE Composers List (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The movements are full of contrast, presenting various levels of difficulty.
		Difficulty level: easier medium (the piano part is harder)
		Elements of Mexican and Spanish folk music are used in this uplifting lyrical piece to evoke the interaction of a group of children with nature in their first excursion to a mountain.
	www.larrykrantz.com /fltcomp.htm (1208 words)

	Mana Mage OCC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The difficulty of a spell is determined by its level.
		But 1 level of Psi-powers is gained for every 6 points of ME, but 1 MP MUST be spent to acquire the Psi-powers first.
		The mage can increase Difficulty level of Psionics s/he can access has s/he increases in level if /she wishes.
	home.earthlink.net /~rathoth/ccs/ManaMage.html (1163 words)

	Experience:Difficulty Level - BioWare's Official Jade Empire Site
		You're supposed to be able to change the difficulty level on the fly, so it wouln't matter either way.
		The big payoff for more difficult completion nowadays seems to be "unlockables" (like all the cool movie clips, photos and documents you're awarded for finishing the missions in Brothers In Arms on the various settings), but I tend to agree with you.
		We tried to make it so that people will find a difficulty level they're comfortable with, but are able to switch if they can't get past a particular fight.
	jade.bioware.com /forums/viewtopic.html?topic=420577&forum=79 (774 words)

	difficulty level confusion
		ASTA levels are based on technique, position, bow techniques, etc. The concerti you mention I'm getting the impression are the bridge concerti to the BIG ROMANTIC concerti like the Tchaikovsky and Beethoven and Brahms.
		By the way, one violinist's difficulty is another one's piece of cake.
		We each have different strengths and weaknesses so that means that the levels are not one size fits all.
	www.violinist.com /discussion/response.cfm?ID=6049 (444 words)

	Re: Difficulty Settings - The Splitpaw Saga - EverQuest II Official Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In addition to scaling to your party's average level, most of the zones allow you to choose your level of difficulty.
		I don't know about "choosing" a difficulty level, but it certainly starts to ramp up.
		Bah, I can't find the specific thread but one of the devs stated that you have to complete the zone once on standard difficulty to be able to choose the harder ones.
	eqiiforums.station.sony.com /eq2/board/message?board.id=splitsaga&message.id=2890 (432 words)

	GameBanshee Forums - Which level of difficulty are you playing?
		After my first time, i started playing the most difficult level...and the second and third times were not so difficult, probably because you know something about the game and you have better strategies.
		I won't make fun of anyone playing at lower difficulty, but I will be thinking you are something less than a man (or woman) at all times.
		It's exactly like core rules except in BG1 I found myself re-rolling levels and was tired of it.
	www.gamebanshee.com /forums/printthread.php?t=1159 (583 words)

	Cold Milk.org - View topic - Difficulty Level (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In my experience, dynamic difficulty seems to serve as a way of making a game easier for those who are having difficulty...
		If the difficulty is cranked up, so as to make the game more challenging, the player is eventually confronted with a wall of sorts -- Which the game takes down as soon as the player has difficulty with it.
		As an example, we could change the difficulty based on the precision of the player's input.
	www.coldmilk.org /forum/viewtopic.php?p=4141 (701 words)

	Halflife2.net - Difficulty Level
		There are several mods released to increase the difficulty level of HL2 SP.
		Getting the difficulty setting right is far more complex than just adding health and taking away ammo (which, by playing these mods you mention, becomes all too obvious)
		An odd thing I find is after going through the games on the easiest setting, when I increase the difficulty, I skip normal and go straight to hard.
	www.halflife2.net /forums/printthread.php?t=84646 (504 words)

	Bust-A-Move: Dance And Rhythm Action Cheats, Codes, Secrets, FAQs, Reviews for PlayStation (PSX)
		Beat the game on the normal and hard difficulty levels.
		Then, select Hamm as a character and beat the game on the normal difficulty level again.
		Then, select Shorty as a character and beat the game on the normal difficulty level again.
	www.cheatcc.com /psx/codes/bamdara.html (142 words)

	Forums - LEGEND! New difficulty level (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Man i wonder how hard this level will be.
		i think ill have to give this dificulty level a go quite a few times.
		Maybe the hidden old school players, I have a feeling theyre going to be difficult to unlock
	dynamic.gamespy.com /~nfl2kx/forums/printthread.php?t=2005 (198 words)

	Halfbakery: Automatic Game Difficulty Level Generator
		First Person Shooters: If you are dominating everyone else, the game could decrease your ammo (requiring you to pause and reload more), decrease the chances of finding ammo/weapons/armor/etc., increase the speed it takes to deplete your health, and decrease your rapid fire rate.
		The game could increase guest generation difficulty, rating increasion (is that a word?) difficulty, and slow down the research rate.
		It assesses ur frags (probably the frag/death ratio) and changes the difficulty level accordingly if u select the option for it.
	halfbakery.com /idea/Automatic_20Game_20Difficulty_20Level_20Generator (401 words)

	Is there a way to change the difficulty level? - The Emulator Zone Forum
		Is there a way to change the difficulty level?
		Is there a way to change the difficulty settings on these games
		It should be in one of the options (configurations i think).
	forums.emulator-zone.com /showthread.php?t=1705 (141 words)

	A+/N+ level of difficulty Network+
		Anyway, the content is different so it just depends on whether or not you can learn networking content with the same level of ease (or difficulty) as hardware and OS content.
		Objectively, the exam difficulty is on a par with A+ or Security+.
		WIP: A+ I followed a link from CF (sorry I don't remember what one) but it did say that the Linux+ was of a difficulty level far exceeding the other '+' certs.
	www.certforums.co.uk /forums/thread6749.html (856 words)

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