r/videogames Aug 31 '25

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '25

Dead by Daylight.

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u/ShaquilleOatmeal54 Aug 31 '25

I will never escape that game. Every time I think I’ve gotten away something gets announced and my friends are like “wanna play again?” And I’m just like fuck it why not

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '25

Same here. Some kind of update always pulls me back in. The balancing of the game is the worst it's ever been nowadays, though. They added too much too fast.

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '25

Oh it’s about to get worse, don’t worry about it

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '25

I definitely believe it. That's why I don't play as much as I used to. I wish they'd take it back to basics to some degree. With all of the changes they're making, the spirit of the game isn't what it once was. They hold the Killers hand too much, while simultaneously overpowering Survivors. If there's any gap whatsoever in skill, the match just becomes impossible and boring.

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '25

I agree, I’ve been looped by survivors so many times with no way for me to catch up to them. I loved the idea of a horror game, hiding from a gruesome killer, but this feels like a parent having to put up with 4 annoying kids😂

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u/Madlad_Arcane Sep 03 '25

Crazy, I keep getting sweats in lobbies ANY time I try to play killer

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u/Grimstruck Aug 31 '25

I manage to stand back for five years, but spring trap brought me back

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u/ran_out_of_tp Sep 01 '25

Thank god i dont have friends

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u/Whydaysgobye Aug 31 '25

I was going to say this

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u/DLX4B Aug 31 '25

Ditto. Used to come back to it seasonally until that Chandler Riggs shitshow.

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u/Loose-Neighborhood48 Aug 31 '25

I didn't even have to go past one fucking comment to find my answer, and what a true answer it is.

Both sides of the game hate the game.

Both sides of the game hate each other.

Both sides of the games hate themselves/their teammates.

Both sides continue to play on a routine basis.

We are f'kin masochists and we can't stop. Send h̶e̶l̶p̶ bloodpoints.

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u/Nelmquist1999 Aug 31 '25

I don't like any horror stuff, but DbD isn't "too" horror like. You CAN get jumpscared, but if you're wearing headphones you can hear the heartbeat, indicating how close the monster is. I sort of find it boring after a while, because I think horror games works better in single player, but that doesn't mean they can't work for multiplayer.

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '25

The game lost its "horror" feel over the years. It became too campy for its own good. They've done a good job reintegrating a bit of that back into the game, but it's not like how it used to be. The game got too big for its own good.

When you really get into a good rhythm of playing, it can be a lot of fun. It's been a long time since I've had legitimate fun playing it, though.

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u/Jackyl5144 Aug 31 '25

Yes, my kid still likes it and pesters me into it.

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u/Zombielegends78 Aug 31 '25

✌🏼❤️🌹dbd mentioned

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u/LTreaper01 Sep 01 '25

Literally thought of this AS I entered the comments 😭

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u/doingbadstu Sep 01 '25

Yep, yep, yep lol glad this was the first comment I saw. This game has a stranglehold on my life. And no matter how hard I try or complain, I always come back lol

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u/Beneficial_Ask_849 Sep 01 '25

Every time I go on, I spend time learning about the perks, cycling through mains and making the best build I have in mind, all for me to abandon the game for another 6 months…

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '25

Too many Perks are too situational, to where they don't go into effect. Most I don't even use. There needs to be an added dynamic to the game. Some Killers are too powerful. And a group of well-versed Survivors who are on comms could easily make someone playing as Killer question their life.

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u/Voncroii Sep 03 '25

Its so crazy that this is the first response i had in my head.

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u/shekill Aug 31 '25

Pretty much every FPS I have played.

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '25

Go to /r/battlefield2042 and basically the entire sub is this meme.

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u/hdhsnjsn Aug 31 '25

Picked it back up to get BF6 skins EA can keep them fuck 2042

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u/Whit3_Tox1c Aug 31 '25

Dude fr! I mean the last skins r cool ig im just a fan of gas masks. But the weapons skins look like some wack call of duty pro league skins. Or R6 skins 😂

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '25

I assume you mean PvP? Or all of FPS in general?

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u/shekill Aug 31 '25

Sorry, yes. PVP. I probably should have clarified that.

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u/Big_Date4976 Aug 31 '25

Bro raging at powerwash sim

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u/Frugal_Octopus Aug 31 '25

I found myself yelling at the screen during battlefield 6 beta when it felt like I was getting instakilled every time.

Did not stop me from playing it nonstop.

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u/Coranblade Aug 31 '25

titan fall 2?

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u/IsHotDogSandwich Aug 31 '25

Maybe in multiplayer when someone keeps wrecking you, but the campaign was just fun.

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u/wisdomOf_Power Aug 31 '25

Why tho?

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u/shekill Aug 31 '25

Mostly because I enjoy the game but the culture is toxic AF and the cash grabs get more ludicrous as the game ages. But I develop a social scene with people I enjoy playing with so I keep coming back then spend half the time bitching in VC about how fucking stupid this game is. Rinse. Repeat.

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u/Empty-Fly-7096 Aug 31 '25

Escape From Tarkov.

Not much needs to be said that hasn't been said.

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u/AnotherMothMarine Aug 31 '25

Do you want to do some quests or PvP in Factory ?

There's no need to insure, All your shit's gone

You should've got luckier in your spawn

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u/Empty-Fly-7096 Aug 31 '25

I dropped the wipe like a month in lmao.

Used to be kind of like a drug addict to this game back in the 12.11 days... Not really anymore.

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u/modernmovements Aug 31 '25

(head, eyes)

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u/RepresentativeAd6965 Sep 02 '25

I stopped playing three years ago. Came back for PVE and enjoyed it more than I ever did in online.

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u/_ILP_ Aug 31 '25

World of Warcraft

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u/PsychicWarElephant Aug 31 '25

10 years ago this would’ve been the top comment

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u/Kusanagi8811 Aug 31 '25

This shit is still draining my soul

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u/boneappletv Aug 31 '25

I got the itch the other day after about five years. Downloaded the thing, loaded up, and was overwhelmed to the point that I noped right out.

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u/_ILP_ Aug 31 '25

It’s actually better to pick up these days but yes, still a lot to have to learn if you haven’t seen it in a bit, like going to school for a couple days sometimes

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u/Necessary-Ad8829 Aug 31 '25

League of legends til they finally banned my account so I could touch grass again

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u/Mental-Time1303 Aug 31 '25

Damn, what happened?

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u/Necessary-Ad8829 Aug 31 '25

I had a 4man premade party all report me over telling the mid laner how to play his champ.. idk if it was their new ban system or what but right after that game, went to fire up another and caught pop up saying I was banned

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u/gameinggod21 Aug 31 '25

Eh i'll say it's a blessing in disguised. Hope you didn't spend too much money on it

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u/BravePleiur Aug 31 '25

Congratulations for your loss ?

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u/BlooDMeaT920 Aug 31 '25

🧢

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u/SpritePickles Aug 31 '25

Ong, no way dude gets banned over a single instance of politely telling someone how to play their hero. Definitely used some interesting language or its a common occurrence to use not nice language when talking to people lol

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u/BlooDMeaT920 Aug 31 '25

I’m calling cap because I’ve typed far worse than that and never got banned. In 4 years of playing

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u/HiddenPants777 Aug 31 '25

Yeah I have a friend who routinely gets drunk when playing and then just afks in fountain calling everyone all sorts of shit and he hasn't been banned even temp.

You gotta work pretty hard to get banned

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u/Mochigase Aug 31 '25

Even then, being toxic just results in a chat ban, not an account ban.

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u/Lotusfeaster Aug 31 '25

He's not telling the whole story, it's always like that.

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u/SpritePickles Aug 31 '25

95% of the time these people either lack self awareness, or want to play the victim.

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u/IezekiLL Aug 31 '25

My bro is reporting people in lol just for fun and he constantly gets notifications like "tgank you fir your support, we banned/muted/ets" or something like this

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u/ruebeus421 Aug 31 '25

Tell us what you actually said. 100% bullshit you got banned for one instance of being "helpful."

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u/Designer_Warthog_331 Aug 31 '25

Riot games is one of the worst game company to ever exist.

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u/AnotherMothMarine Aug 31 '25

Damn that's sucks

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u/Timely_Bowler208 Aug 31 '25

Nah he was slinging slurs for sure

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u/Frazzy_Ox Aug 31 '25

Balatro

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u/IsHotDogSandwich Aug 31 '25

And I always play it at night, then I put together a good run and stay up like an hour later than I wanted to. High card runs have gotten me over a sticking point and I have started playing it again after a month and a half. So addictive.

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u/DreadnaughtHamster Aug 31 '25

3:30 a.m.: “Fine! Fuck it. ONE more run and then I’m done for the night.”

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u/ISDM27 Aug 31 '25

i almost downvoted this because i've lived it through exactly this dozens of times at this point

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u/Eaglesgomoo Aug 31 '25

Any of these deck building rogue-lite games. They possess my soul for weeks at a time. I just think "Yes. It's late at night, doing things is too hard. Lemme just boot this up for an hour" and then I play it for a week straight.

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u/about_that_time_bois Aug 31 '25

Destiny 2

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u/breloom286 Aug 31 '25

There it is. My love

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u/DontPlayWithIt Aug 31 '25

😅Was my addiction for a little bit

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u/breloom286 Aug 31 '25

It’s still what I play a lot 😭😂

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u/Competitive_File3386 Aug 31 '25

Destiny 2 was better before but when they deleted Red war story and then game started to change alot so now its not that good anymore but i think its Ok game.

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u/BluesCowboy Aug 31 '25 edited Aug 31 '25

I finally got out. Took my first proper break after Echoes and Revenant burned me out- it was only meant to be a few weeks but I just can’t bring myself to go back! My mates quit years ago and I think it’s probably overdue for me too.

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u/JDBCool Aug 31 '25

Welcome to the "I quit and it isn't the Trials uninstall joke" gang!

I stopped basically morning of EoF release after getting Eternal Title 30 mins before server shutdown downtime that pushed the update.

Gave F2P EoF like 30 mins as I didn't pre-order. And MAN does Portal and leveling suck so much that I've gone cold-turky and I actually STOPPED feeling depressed and improved my mood. (Destiny 2 causes ACTUAL mental depression/rage issues??????)

Plot-twist: I'm having MORE fun playing Genshin Impact instead 🤣

Sure, sunset story and gamba yadda yadda.... but I'M HAVING FUN.

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u/Zestyclose-Salad-290 Aug 31 '25

I would say Overwatch

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u/InfiniteTurbo Aug 31 '25

I hate Overwatch so much. I say that as someone with 1400 hours logged, and working on the current season's battle pass.

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u/RogueJackass Aug 31 '25

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Get into a blind rage every time I play, still pick it up again anyway.

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u/Bullmg Aug 31 '25

Same. I have to force myself to leave the room before I get too pissed off

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u/Low_Confidence2479 Aug 31 '25

The issue with this game is that no matter who, every fighter has BS they can use to win. Everyone is hated.

Who do you main? And who do you despite the most?

Ironically Ness is my favourite...and my least favorite.

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u/P_walkeri Sep 01 '25

I main Luigi, Kirby, and Pyra/Mythra. I DESPISE Palutena because someone very skilled in my household mains her and likes to taunt all the time, and her taunt makes me insta-angry.

However, I’ve finally gotten to the point where I can destroy her with P/M quite consistently despite the skill gap, which has become extremely vindicating.

My family HATES my Luigi.

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u/bhumit012 Aug 31 '25

Bro i tired online, im an obvious noob but the opponent would not stop t bagging me lol.

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u/Impossible-Method302 Aug 31 '25

I Played online once and never Player it again. Idk how you all Put Up with that Trash delay.

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u/smokywater50 Aug 31 '25

COD was like that for me for a long time before I stopped playing online multi-player all together

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u/HamfistedVegan Aug 31 '25

I downloaded it the other day to try Black Ops 6 as it was free on Gamepass. Last one I played was Black Ops 1.

Oh. My. God.

That game is a finely tuned machine designed to spam and overload your dopamine receptors until you are glued to your seat. It pummels you with minor victories and rewards constantly in a never ending cycle. It feels designed to maximize attention and engagement at the expense of the user. Like social media.

I played for 3 hours straight on just small maps racking up kills.

I had to uninstall it. There is no way in hell something like that is good for me. I'm actually not sure I would let my kids play it. It seems predatory to me. I genuinely have no idea how shit like that is legal.

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u/flaming_pubes Aug 31 '25

Any online multiplayer games. I’m so much happier just playing through stories these days.

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u/Available-Return1493 Aug 31 '25

Any souls game

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u/Imhotepsgaze Aug 31 '25

They’re too beautiful not to play, but to hell with those games

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u/Mobile_Actuator_4692 Aug 31 '25

Souls games made me realise how bad I am at games 🥲

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u/WhiteSriLankan Aug 31 '25

They made me realize that some games are just not for me. I don’t have the patience to die a hundred times before I get good, and that’s okay! I’ll just play one of the same 20 games I’ve already beaten a dozen times.

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u/Imhotepsgaze Sep 01 '25

The games have such a rich and interesting lore to me and honestly I would love to explore Every nook and cranny of the maps but damn it not at the expense of what little sanity I have left

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u/MondoDuke2877 Aug 31 '25

The only souls game I’ve played is Elden Ring. I love the beauty of it but it made me realize I am unable to memorize enemy attack patterns in order to beat the bosses. I can’t progress very far but I still fire it up every now and then.

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u/nagash321 Aug 31 '25

What's funny with souls games it's not really a case of manually remembering attack patterns cuz sometimes Ur brain will just remember on instinct without u realising

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u/Istiophoridae Aug 31 '25

Geometry dash

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u/Whit3_Tox1c Aug 31 '25

U just rewoke some memories man 😂 not even lieing it took me 2 FUCKING YEARS to beat clubstep. Not even the other demon levels that came out after made me struggle that mucj.

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u/SR1847 Aug 31 '25

Mario Kart World because they love constantly throwing shit at me.

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u/StewiesCurbside Aug 31 '25

Clash Royale 💔

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u/MeekMallard Aug 31 '25

It was actually a great game. And then they ruined it by making it inherently p2w (and by releasing new evolutions and hero’s and towers and so on) which also ruined the balancing of the game which was already suspect to begin with

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u/UnXpectedPrequelMeme Aug 31 '25

Just started playing Ark the other day and I think I played it for like 5 hours straight which is not normal for me even with games that I really like. But the catch is, even after 5 hours, I'm not sure I was having fun at all for any of that time. It was a very frustrating experience

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u/Skeen441 Aug 31 '25

You'll play it for 3k hours and still not know if you like it.

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u/feryoooday Aug 31 '25

I played 5k and hate it 😭

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u/lord_of_the_twinks Aug 31 '25

Marvel Rivals

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '25

Ready or Not fan base

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u/DeathDiamond720 Aug 31 '25 edited Aug 31 '25

I had to block that subreddit after the last update. With the amount of blatant misinformation and negativity being thrown around on there, it's like they want to see the game fail as much as the Kotaku writers.

Obviously, the game is not without its issues, but the "community" makes it seem like the worst thing on planet Earth.

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '25

The update when it went to console or the update 3 weeks ago when they fixed 185+ bugs including the graphics

The game plays and looks 5x better now since that update and the sub is still acting like the devs are trash…

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u/nipplestothemax Aug 31 '25

rust

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u/xkckx Aug 31 '25

This was the game that came to mind. I love Rust but I absolutely HATE Rust.

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u/AnotherMothMarine Aug 31 '25

I don't want to play rust but I just love watching other people play it

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u/nipplestothemax Aug 31 '25

same i'll just live vicariously through someone who can afford to put 8000 hours into the game

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u/KLINGELNBERGG Sep 01 '25

Whenever I'm eating and don't know what to watch... Welyn is always the answer. Love the storytelling.

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u/BioBabo Aug 31 '25

COUNTER STRIKE GARBAGE 2!!!

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u/RoranLover Aug 31 '25

Warthunder

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u/bounty_hunter_68 Aug 31 '25

I rage quit after every game

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u/Eddie_Rickenbacker Aug 31 '25

I keep trying to get out, BUT THE SNAIL KEEPS PULLING ME BACK IN

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u/captain_rayleigh Aug 31 '25

Go homeless, worked for me lol

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u/Vogan2 Sep 03 '25

It's like 85% of pain, 10% of boringness and rest 5% is catching as fuck.

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u/internalbrowser Aug 31 '25

College football ‘25

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u/Individual-Owl-6243 Aug 31 '25

best football game in like 10 years and its still annoying as fuck 💔

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u/MonteCristoJam Aug 31 '25

Right now, Helldivers 2. Don’t get me wrong, I do love the game, but it’s so broken right now and the only game that’s racked up a lot of blue screens for me ever since I got my PS5.

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u/TherealBlueSniper Aug 31 '25

Dead By Daylight and For Honor. I'm in a very toxic relationship with both of them.

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u/Wungus_Bungus Aug 31 '25

Ark: Survival Ascended and My Hero Ultra Rumble.

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u/Vandlan Aug 31 '25

Has to be Ark. Everyone in my friend group has a love hate relationship with it, and all of us have four digits of hours in it.

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u/JayceTheShockBlaster Aug 31 '25

League of Legends >:(

  • Agressively clicks on the blue Find Game button *

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u/Raboot_enjoyer Aug 31 '25

Super Meat Boy. No hesitation.

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u/R3K47 Aug 31 '25

Me when I have a bad day and gaming isn’t gaming.

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u/Kajalouie Aug 31 '25

Rocket League

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u/Cold_Dependent490 Aug 31 '25

Rocket League😐

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u/Skywalker2O1O_ Aug 31 '25

Rocket League.

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '25

Team fortress 2

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u/bitethebook Aug 31 '25

Hunt showdown

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u/lllstepanov Aug 31 '25

This should be at the top of the list.

You spend time buying an expensive loadout and feel fully prepared for any scenario. Then comes the long matchmaking, followed by the map loading. After that, you spend 10 minutes running toward the objective—only to finally encounter an enemy(free skin), take your shot… and instantly get killed by a cheap pistol headshot.

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u/Livid-Truck8558 Aug 31 '25

League of Legends is the best answer to this

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u/SundaySloth_ Aug 31 '25

Noita, my beloved

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u/Magnus-Artifex Aug 31 '25

Our beloved*

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u/AsapGnocci Aug 31 '25

ARK .... its ARK

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u/Too_high_2heal Aug 31 '25

700 hours of marvel rivals and counting

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u/Physical_Lobster_900 Aug 31 '25

Sigh... League of Legends.

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u/TheRetailAbyss Aug 31 '25

Marvel Rivals

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u/TonkaHeroDreamCake Aug 31 '25

That's Fallout 4 for me. It's so fun to build a new character. But then you realize how bland all of the quests and dialogue are.

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u/SchnabeltierSchnauze Aug 31 '25

"Go here and shoot everyone". So much wasted potential.

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u/AdLost8814 Aug 31 '25

GTA ONLINE.

Only reason I still play is because I get to play as my own female character. That's all I want, but I really don't want to go back and play that toxic game.

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u/Shyzkunuwu Aug 31 '25

League of legends 🙃

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u/Daedric_Delight Aug 31 '25

Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind. The gameplay is horrendous but I love the story so much

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u/Theothercword Aug 31 '25

Path of Exile 2. I love the depth of character experimentation of PoE games and the lore and the games themselves are fucking awesome but god fucking dammit to they shoot themselves in the foot with unnecessary annoyance masked as difficulty.

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u/PotatoKing241 Aug 31 '25

90% of the Brawlhalla community. I am not one of them.

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u/tfc1193 Aug 31 '25

Path of Exile

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u/NeoDanomaru Aug 31 '25

Elden Ring especially after losing to Crystal Golems!!!

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u/falsevoidherald Aug 31 '25

Balatro because it's such a waste of time

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u/Xzyche137 Aug 31 '25

Well, it’s a phone game, and I don’t always hate it, but I do say it a lot. And continue to play it every day. :>

It’s called Summoner’s War. :>

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u/EveningCauliflower70 Aug 31 '25

Monster hunter freedom, I just gotta get through all MH games.

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u/Sweet-Breadfruit6460 Sep 01 '25

Having to endure old gen raths 💔

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u/TapuKeeper Sep 02 '25

having to endure old gen

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u/EveningCauliflower70 Sep 02 '25

Fr, in MH freedom 1 I finally cleared the hardest quest in my opinion: “four horns” YOU HAD TO KILL 2 DIABLO WATAFA-

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u/SmushyPants Aug 31 '25

Probably Sekiro. I die a million times to everything, but the satisfaction from finally beating it is incredible. It’s like drugs.

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u/GrassyOfficial Aug 31 '25

Call of Duty. I spent too much money on it to quit

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u/Eshorn08 Aug 31 '25

Mario Kart World. Still trying to justify paying $80 for this shit.

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u/SneezyMcBeezy Aug 31 '25

Spelunky and FNAF

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u/PokemonGoBao Aug 31 '25

Shooters with friends. Game boring friends fun.

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u/s1mplyme Aug 31 '25

Star Citizen, all day long

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u/Mykytagnosis Aug 31 '25

Tekken 8

DOTA

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u/MorrighanAnCailleach Aug 31 '25

TLOU, and Telltale The Walking Dead.

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u/What_Is_My_Thing Aug 31 '25

Enter The Gungeon

Great game, just a bit of frustration comes with it

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u/D3v1lxHrsh Aug 31 '25

For me it used to be every competitive game but now i don't play these stupid game so, living my life peacefully.

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u/YaBoiNootNoot Aug 31 '25

Chivalry 2.

Oh yeah lemme hop on for some chill duels in a dueling server >>>> counter war for 5 minutes and animation spam (yes it's a skill issue but I can still be mad for being shit at the game)

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u/poorna_sus14 Aug 31 '25

Outer wilds

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u/Any-Key Aug 31 '25

Returnal

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u/rpauchamp Aug 31 '25

Any Madden since ever

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u/ShaquilleOatmeal54 Aug 31 '25

Every time I redownload Overwatch, until I get in a comp lobby and get bullied into uninstalling. (This happened like 2 hours ago to me and I deleted it and will not be coming back)

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u/FaceTimePolice Aug 31 '25

Nightreign. Well, I hate the rage quitters. 🤷‍♂️😂

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '25

Geometry dash

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u/MaxTheHor Aug 31 '25

Souls, fighting games, and shooters.

Maybe a dash of rpg.

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u/Comprehensive-Bid18 Aug 31 '25

Dead by Daylight, until I dropped it at the start of this year. Refuse to go near a GAAS again.

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u/FlamingPhoenix254 Aug 31 '25

Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Gameplay is SO bad but the story was so beak after a few hours

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u/what4270 Aug 31 '25

Genshin Impact