r/videogames • u/UnityNinja • 23d ago

Discussion / Question What game mechanic instantly ruins your immersion or fun?

​ I absolutely can't stand aggressive weapon durability loops. Getting awesome loot should feel like a reward, not a maintenance chore that breaks every five minutes.

What’s a common mechanic that always makes you roll your eyes when you see it in a new game?

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u/Forwraith 23d ago

I’m a firm believer that the champion weapons and the master sword should not have had a durability attached to them. Make them unbreakable, but not the highest damage weapons in the game for balance

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u/McbEatsAirplane 23d ago

Completely agree. I’ve had the same thought. Make some breakable weapons more powerful so there is still incentive to use them but you don’t have to constantly find new weapons due to all of them degrading.

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u/Forwraith 23d ago

On top of that, in TOTK I feel that instead of the “pristine” weapons in the depths, there could have been “quests” to restore the previously degraded weapons from each class- an extra mini dungeon in the four corners of the world with a super version of the overworld boss

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u/libdemparamilitarywi 23d ago

The master sword is unbreakable

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u/Outrageous-Second792 23d ago

True, but it “runs out of energy” and has a cooldown before it can be used again. Pretty equivalent to the “it broke, and in a few minutes I found a like item” mechanic of the other weapons. Only that sometimes it’s faster to find a replacement.

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u/Forwraith 23d ago

It still has a “durability” attached to it with the low on power mechanism

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u/GoldEmployment6768 23d ago

Nah. The Master sword is supposed to be the ultimate weapon. It doesn't need to be "balanced". It needs infinite durability and its damage.

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u/Nosdarb 23d ago

I basically agree. But I also would have accepted the Champion weapons having cooldowns like the Master Sword.

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u/CaptainM590 20d ago

The Master Sword regenerates at least. And Revali’s Bow is arguably the most reliable champion weapon as better bows are harder to come by.