What's your pet peeve in video games?

[AnAngryMoose]

Whenever the Computer is a Cheating Bastard. Like how RTS computers can literally do multiple tasks at the same time. Or Smashbros. Screw you, Nintendog, block their vision for once!

The worst is in Risk: Factions or Duals of the Planeswalkers.

In Risk: Factions when you attack you could roll a six and the defenders could roll nothing but sixes causing you to lose units. Then in their turn you watch them bowl through your territory as if there's no opposition.

 

[Shadow-Phoenix]

Whenever the Computer is a Cheating Bastard. Like how RTS computers can literally do multiple tasks at the same time. Or Smashbros. Screw you, Nintendog, block their vision for once!

Yeah i hate AI's in RTS games like Red Alert 3 because they can always multitask any unit wheras you with a mouse, keyboard and timing can only do so much.

I also hate it when they can always see the whole map, yet you start the match with the constant reshrouding map.

And another prime example would be Red alert 3 on the consoles whre you can build only up to 50 units to prevent mass lag to the match online and off but the AI can build an infinite ammount of units thus taking the less lag theory out the window.

 

[Queen Michael]

It's when a game is really, really difficult, especially when you, at some point, work really hard for something and then have to do it all again because of one mistake. Such gaming design is flawed, or as we say in Sweden, "förbannat kass".

 

[gmaverick019_v1legacy]

Whenever the Computer is a Cheating Bastard. Like how RTS computers can literally do multiple tasks at the same time. Or Smashbros. Screw you, Nintendog, block their vision for once!

haha oh i HATE and love this at the same time. in empire earth id send over a fast scout immediately to see what they were doing, had AN ENTIRE CITY BUILT! i mean shit they probably had 3 presidential elections already by the time i built my first fucking barracks. its ridiculous how fast they develop shit, not even fair in any sort of way.

 

[DementedSheep]

Not being able to jump, especially in shooters where you're being forced to walk around things that you could easily step onto. It such a simple move and yet can increase your mobility so much.

Escort mission. Don't think I know anyone who actually likes them.

Mismatched armour, It pisses me off so much!...yeah ok maybe that's the chick thing coming thru.

Awkward controls or thuggish game play and jerky animations

Luck/chance based things in games.


Edit: Forgot the most important one! Bosses or even just regular enemies who are very easy and predictable but have shit loads of health. Giving them more health doesn't make them any harder or any more fun it just makes the fights more tedious and take far longer than they should.

 

[TOTL_UNIALAYSHUN]

Too many to list. -_-'

 

[Talon Julius]

The obvious answer is escort missions so let's spice it up and say time limits. No game has ever been made funner by a time limit at any point.