Deadly Sins of gaming!

[Mr. Omega]

Based on my "Things in gaming you'll never forgive", I'm getting less specific and putting up a list of things that generaly tend to lead to rage in the gaming community.

We all know the 7 deadly sins. Well, I've gone and made a series of 'sins' of the gaming industry. Commiting these can lead to serious nerd rage, fanboy wars or even series death!

1: (taking one from ZP here) Never end on a cliffhanger!
Guity parties: God of War 2, Halo 2.
2: If you're going to be console exclusive... STAY CONSOLE EXCLUSIVE!
Guilty parties: Kingdom Hearts, Banjo Kazooie.
3: Never release important parts (ie story, game modes) as DLC.
Guilty parties: Assassin's Creed 2, (I forgot my second choice)
4: Try to stay consistant with the series style, or if not, the game better be damn good.
Guilty parties: Zelda Wind Waker (example of damn good game), Infamous 2 (recently forgiven)
5: Try to keep a reasonable timetable. We hate delays!
Guilty parties: Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Duke Nukem Forever (I'm sorry, I couldn't resist...)
6: Avoid selling out, or you better keep up quality, but even then we'lll call you greedy.
Guilty parties: Mario, Halo
7: When a game similar to you comes out before you, comparisons are inevitable.
Guilty parties: Prototype/Infamous, MW2/BFBC2

Try to think of your own. Think about what common thing tends to universaly piss off gamers. something that when metioned, everyone seems to get mad at it,and there are very little exceptions to that rule. Things in gaming that cause unanimus rage!

Let the insanity begin!

 

[Infinatex]

QTE's. This needs to be number 1!

 

[Rarhnor]

Don't bite your controller.

 

[Jezzascmezza]

Have a freaking beta if you plan to release a large multiplayer game that will be played by millions worldwide.
I'm looking at you, MW2...

 

[Mortech]

QTE's. This needs to be number 1!

I agree.

I would also add releasing multiple copy-pasta games. Why would I shell out more money for a game I already have?

 

[manythings]

QTE's. This needs to be number 1!

QTE's aren't bad, the problem is the way they are used. In God of War they are AMAZING. In most other things they are just pissing annoying.

I would take issue with "Never end on a Cliffhanger". If it is a definite trilogy the second game can but the first game should always be a stand alone story.

 

[Kinguendo]

6: Avoid selling out, or you better keep up quality, but even then we'lll call you greedy.
Guilty parties: Mario, Halo
!

how is halo selling out when there are only 6 titles the CoD/final fantasy/castlevania franchises have considerbly more than that.

Being successful isnt selling out.

EDIT: However a lot of people acuse successful people of selling out all the time so I can see why you would think it is... some of them have but not all success is derived from selling out.

 

[Applejack]

Give the community what it wants. Millions crying for a FF7 remake or another Elder Scrolls? Deliver.

 

[Terminate421]

Always have a multiplayer beta
Victims: MW2 and Gears 2

 

[WanderingFool]

Not sure how to word this, but using the same plot for multiple games in the same series. I believe Yahtzee talked aout this once, but the plot of all the Zleda games is the same damn thing; bad guy(s) kidnaps Zelda and will sometimes take over Hyrule, Link goes to find sword to stop bad guy(s), Link fights bad guy(s) and defeats him/them, Zelda is a stuck-up *****... It may be changed and altered in each game, but its still the same damn thing at the core.

The only game I can think of and played that didnt have this was Majora's Mask, and that was a fucking awesome game, BTW.

People will disagree, but I feel strongly that LoZ is just stale now...

 

[Om Nom Nom]

For the love of [insert deity], don't release anything with game-breaking bugs.

 

[kannibus]

Though shalt not use DRM.

 

[otterdude]

Don't create an expensive DLC that is required to download any other much cheaper DLC, even would-be free ones that come as a promotion from Dr. Pepper. *cough* Mass Effect 2

 

[TastySurvivor]

Don't keep pushing back the release date, saying that your improving the game, and then release a shitty game. (I'm looking at you Crackdown 2 and possibly GT5)

 

[teisjm]

Oh, i thougth this would be about terribad things player did in games.
like

1) Cheating in multiplayer
2) Rage quitting in team games
3) Excessive scrub-whining "aaargh everything you can possibly do is cheap n00b tactics, even though u pwn me"
4) Any sort of microphone abuse online, people does not want to hear your static, your music, your moaning or whining.
5) Griefing
6) Playing against the objective "so uhm we have toplant this bomb halfway across the map... i'm gonna camp our spawn ok?"
7) Teamkilling

 

[D_987]

3: Never release important parts (ie story, game modes) as DLC.
Guilty parties: Assassin's Creed 2, (I forgot my second choice)

Prince of Persia 2008 - Ubisoft again...

12-small time JRPGs never make any extra copies after first initial shipment (persona,Tales etc..)

Did you just imply that the Tales of series and the Persona series are "Small-time" JRPGs?

 

[The Procrastinated End]

Disregarding the community seems like it should be up there.