If you love gaming, then you’ll know the joys of switching on a brand new game and taking a deep dive into the story and mechanics. It’s great fun to try out a new title and try to beat the game or simply explore a brand new open world. Alternatively, you can get online and play with your friends or even go old school with some class splitscreen action. However, for all the incredible benefits and amazing experiences that you can have gaming, there are also plenty of challenges and issues. Here are some of the worst issues that you can face as a new gamer.
Microtransactions
Regardless of whether you are playing a game on the PC, console, or on a mobile device, there’s a good chance that you have encountered microtransactions at some point. Microtransactions can be particularly annoying, especially if you have already budgeted the cost of the game. You might not be able to afford to spend any more money on this particular product. That’s a problem, particularly with ‘pay to win’ mechanisms. These are becoming few and far between in the gaming industry, but they do still exist for quite a lot of titles.
Essentially, a play to win mech means that eventually, you will reach a point in the game where you won’t be able to get any further without paying more money. This could be for the weapons you need or to level up your character. The Kingdom Hearts mobile game is a classic example of this. While it is technically possible to play the game without paying, this will take months or even years of your free time that most people probably don’t have. With mobile games, you can switch microtransactions off. But you’ll find that a lot of mobile games are essentially frozen once you do this.
Burnout
It’s possible that you have suffered from gamer burnout at some point in the past. There are two main reasons why this might occur. You could suffer from this by playing a game that is highly repetitive in nature. If you constantly feel as though you are repeating the same processes, then you are going to feel burned out long before you complete the game. Alternatively, you might find that you suffer from burnout if you play the same game on repeat for hours on end. Eventually, your brain is going to get bored of repeating the same processes.
So, what happens when you experience burnout while gaming? Essentially, you’ll find that playing games is just no longer fun. You won’t get the same enjoyment that you used to. The best way to deal with this issue is to either try a brand new type of game. Or, alternatively, you could think about just taking a break from gaming for a little while.
You don’t have to take a massive break. A couple of weeks or even just a few days will do the trick. Then you can come back feeling refreshed for a new play. Sites like Happy Mag have some great articles on this problem.
Scalping
Scalping is a fairly new issue to the gaming community. However, it does become more apparent whenever a new console is released. It’s been particularly notable this generation with the launch of the PS5. Search the stores and you’ll find that there are no PS5s available for people to purchase. Search places like eBay and you’ll discover there are countless PS5s on sale for double or even triple their price. Some people are trying to sell these consoles for $20,000. While this might seem crazy, desperate individuals who want the console before Christmas will pay this price. Unfortunately, this is just encouraging scalpers to repeat this process again and again.
There is hope that legal action will be taken and eventually this type of behavior could be banned. However, there’s no sign of this occurring just yet. For now, if you think that a games console is going to be popular, the best thing that you can do is to buy it early and potentially order it twice from two different stores. You can always send your backup back to give someone else another chance of getting one.
Unfinished
Finally, gamers are often dealing with games and even consoles being released that aren’t actually ready for the market. Many individuals have expressed dismay after discovering that the PS5 is actually littered with bugs and errors that will make it impossible to enjoy and play normally. It’s probably not worth paying anymore than the RRP for a console that may have been rushed onto the market. This has been an issue with games for years. Games these days are often released onto the market unfinished and usually a day 1 patch will correct most issues.
In more extreme cases games are half done when released to the market. The rest of the game is released through a series of DLCs commonly known as a season pass. Buying the season pass provides you with all the DLCs for free. However, there’s no way of knowing how many DLCs will be released and how much they are actually worth. So, you could pay $80 for the full game only to find that the add ons include about 5% additional game play. Many gamers feel that the usage of DLCs needs to be reigned in. However, if anything it’s becoming more common for a producer to market a game like this.
We hope this helps you understand some of the greatest challenges and worst issues that you can face as a gamer. There’s often no way around some of these problems. Many of these are just things that you have to come to terms with as a gamer. Others are a little more easier to dodge and swerve around if you know how. The main point is that you should never let anything come between you and your favourite game. If you can overlook some of the common issues, you’re always going to have a fantastic time playing your favourite titles.