10 BIGGEST Mistakes First Time Gamers Make

Newcomers to gaming can fall prey to some silly mistakes. Here are some fun examples you might appreciate.
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[@firelion3359]

Worst mistake: going online to meet some friendly people

[@mr__cultist4191]

Well i gota admit sometimes there are nicer people

[@phntmzk]

this is why i play games with friends only or play alone

[@saleplains]

o o f

[@clarko-ow5oq]

Well, titanfall 2 has nice people, They are nicest on PC, Just make sure that your playing attrition

[@abrahiemdash7676]

K people in online games are usually more friendly cuz nobody cares everyone is just there for fun so yeah people are way more nicer online

[@rename2857]

Not realizing that "just 10 more minutes" or "I'll just finish this chapter/level" ACTUALLY means "I'm playing this until 3am without realizing it"

[@MCRuCr]

factorio

[@loganwalker8537]

Just till till the next morning in stardew valley.... 4 am oh fuck i really gotta sleep

[@DirgeTV]

"I'll do one more mission" *An Hour Later* "I can squeeze in another, no problem" *Two Hours Later* "Just this last one"

[@huey515]

Or you do realize it and you just don't care

[@patrickmcglonejr8163]

3am? Lol weakling! Sleep is for the weak!

[@brianbuecher1639]

I would say another new gamer mistake would be hurrying through the main story in open-world games. Open-world games are meant to be explored. They're full of side-quests, random encounters, collectables, and hidden content. They enrich the game world and are often some of the most enjoyable parts of the game.

[@Livingston_Seagull]

Thats the reason why I have a "1 story mission per day" rule for open world games

[@AGENT-he3qu]

@@Livingston_Seagull XD it will take a year

[@AGENT-he3qu]

@@Livingston_Seagull cyberpunk is short I'm waiting for dlcs

[@garreth9484]

I did that with Fallout 3 and seeing the lore videos. I really wish I didn't.

[@Xelpie]

Unless the exploration is stale

[@shhdungsz249]

Real Gamers always Save everything, even if it just auto saved

[@jackcola5513]

Very true every real gamer knows that its better to save 7 times in a row then just once

[@andrewrueth4210]

I do this all the time better to be safe than sorry

[@danielhill8926]

I don't trust auto saves.

[@theranger7924]

Y E S

[@marn200]

i dont like the games that only let you autosave, just give me my normal manual game save slots

[@LatinPRDude]

Big mistake that should've been included in the video: "Buying a game out of pure hype and not reading or watching reviews".

[@skortana3760]

Fallout 76 at launch be like.

[@herobrine_1_]

Rip 76

[@Joink-zq2tb]

I did this with just cause 4 but I ended up liking the game

[@tlesko3921]

Skortana oh hey carl

[@Rayer24]

The only 2 games I have more than 2000 hours on are GTA V and H1Z1. I bought them because I watched youtubers play them and I thought it was so much fun and I HAD to play them. I also enjoyed RDR2 for the first 2 weeks but i bought it more for the hype.

[@kevinjarquin5767]

My biggest mistake: Assuming in-game physics are more realistic than they are

[@hecatombe4724]

this is interesting, can you elaborate?

[@slimretro2659]

@@hecatombe4724 in game physics can be just borderline ridiculous at times

[@kevinjarquin5767]

Rylin Dutson sure thing! It basically boils down to how much real world physics you know and by extension, how much you are used to seeing. I’m an engineering student, so for me that might be a tad bit more than the next person. Games like Forza for example, have a pretty realistic feel to them and leave little room for complaint. That is to say, things behave more or less as you would expect (apply a larger acceleration than the coefficient of friction between your tires and the tarmac allows and you’re bound to skid). In games like Mario Kart, (on the other end of the spectrum) game physics are far removed from real world physics. Friction coefficients are inconsistent if not completely meaningless, gravitational acceleration is selective (it doesn’t affect you up or down a hill or upside down on a track, etc) and when present, it is a very different magnitude than normal life.

[@GtaRockt]

@@kevinjarquin5767 I'm gonna call drifting " (apply a larger acceleration than the coefficient of friction between your tires and the tarmac allows and you’re bound to skid)." from now on lol

[@martinkriener7146]

Kevin Jarquin forza is Arcade Tho

[@jordanbeardy6887]

#11: not checking if theres fall damage

[@tund7035]

Yes, true

[@derpotato2310]

#12: not testing friendly fire

[@hosseinsoltani1117]

#13 even somtimes fire damgae

[@mayett9672]

Yup

[@autumnblack6373]

Unless you save, first.

[@stonoir5978]

Worst mistake a man could make, Saying: hey I’m new, please don’t kiII me

[@akshsehgal998]

Rainbow 6 Siege

[@willwebb9228]

DayZ

[@muhammedadil3754]

Csgo?

[@muhammedadil3754]

Warzone?

[@itssahilonyoutube]

Fun Fact : you did it

[@rubenleon2277]

Worst mistake, Downloading Raid: Shadow Legends

[@RaphaelHollywood]

I have spreadsheets that are more fun.

[@entertoby6698]

Yeah, so much hype about it but the game play is boring.

[@ThePyllyerkk1]

Try AFK Arena, one game that's actually fun.

[@jaydensmith6753]

I have played both and afk arena is better

[@jaives]

you know what's a good mobile game? get a frickin emulator and play the best nes/gba/snes/sega/ps1 games

[@blackdarkdarkerbleach7100]

Trying to fight a Giant in Skyrim at level 10

[@psychocuzwhynot642]

HAHAHA

[@nokia80]

Spam: XD

[@jacopopiazzola2728]

@@psychocuzwhynot642 OI JOSUKE

[@vFly]

I’m not crying you are

[@alexsarkisyan5192]

😂 and then you get to join the Tamriel space team XD

[@carltonwhyte8047]

Omg, number 1 is deserving of being number 1. In the past I'd be stuck on a level for hours, doing the same thing over and other, doing "some" things differently and still being stuck. And finally frustrated, gives the game a rest, a day, 2, 3...a week, then immediately after going back in "poof" level passed, boss defeated, puzzle solved, and all I really needed was some rest.

[@forfathom]

Like passing a part of the game that your stuck on and in batman Arkham knight I got stuck on the Arkham knights tank, it made me make a new save and I stopped before that part than did after a couple weeks.

[@latoyabanks1685]

This happened to me when I was playing some old Xbox 360 pacman game and I got so annoyed at not being able to beat the last betrayus boss and I stopped playing it for a few years because I got a ps4 and came back and beat it like first try.

[@adithyarajchoorikat9904]

I play Sekiro, same here. Even if we know what to do, can't get it right without peace of mind and patience.

[@RD-ii8sq]

Yes I agree. It’s basically just you coming in fresh minded. I couldn’t pass the boss because I was only playing in the same style, same tactics. I put the controller down, turned it off and took a one-two week break. Came back into the game fresh minded. It forced my mind to process things differently like a reboot. Clear headed to notice things I wasn’t before.

[@forfathom]

@@RD-ii8sq when I beat it I just concentrate and beat it.... I'm not doing it on new game +

[@boris2342]

what I hate is when the game will not let you replay the tutorial after you been away for a while and need a refresher

[@ven5707]

Parents today: Can't beat their kid in a game Parents in the future: Dominates their kid in a game and makes them ask for more.

[@drdouche7602]

bold of you to assume you'll make it to adulthood

[@drdouche7602]

that sounded way too threatening

[@docsquish]

I’m a parent and I absolutely DESTROY my children in all video games. To add they are 5,3, and 2! 😂

[@funkyfreak97]

Oh, my dad got me in to games from a young age. He used to kick my butt in games like America's Army, but now that I'm older, I get to teach him a thing or two.

[@lilchad-ig1oj]

Doc Squish no wonder Those ages they obviously won’t have the experience to be good yet…

[@mr.midnight2018]

"TIME TO PLAY GAMES AND MEET FRIENDLY PEOPLE ONLINE!" - Biggest beginner mistake

[@lumikkowhite8163]

*R6 Siege intensifies*

[@Maremacbmf]

Well, except I play Kingdom Hearts Union Cross (KHUX) & have been for 3 years.. I have met some really special people.. people I think of as family whether they're in USA, England, Canada or east/west coast, north v south etc. I certainly did NOt go into it thinking that I'd make connections like this. But hey it happened.

[@maxwell9561]

games like warframe and destiny actually have great communities

[@An-vg9kj]

@@lumikkowhite8163 if you are at level 50 or less is pretty good

[@towsif_8_128]

Or cod community

[@luisguilherme9853]

"IF IT LOOKS TOO GOOD, IT PROBABLY IS" ...True words my friend, true words

[@rodgerbroadway2195]

This was me with Final Fantasy. The one & only FF game I played was VII. I kept seeing the ads & broke down & bought it. When I saw the real graphics, I was so disappointed. Then when I played it, I was even more disappointed. I never finished it & never played another FF game.

[@strikefg]

Battlefield 2042 recently proved that, we were all hyped for the game because of the trailer but the actual gameplay was a horrible buggy mess

[@jaxonlabelle7933]

Cyberpunk intensifies

[@guitarsandcars2586]

Exactly the point I brought up. But honestly we should probably get a little bit used to games being released too early so instead we should watch and see what the developers do after the games released, because if they actually take time to fix the game and turn it into what it was supposed to be, that at least shows some effort on the developers part but if the game releases and there's only a patch here and there that doesn't do much then that means the developers are careless morons and you shouldn't waste your money on their game.

[@strikefg]

@@guitarsandcars2586 that's what happened with bf2042, the devs took note of the bugs and tried to fix them but just gave up

[@O9PsychoSniper]

I bet 90% of the people watching aren't beginners

[@brantleyalbert4759]

Worst mistake: Buying Stadia...

[@xord1946]

Are you a multi billionnaire???

[@iminvisible873]

It is kinda ok actually

[@shockzlol8282]

Bruh u have no idea about Stadia then

[@foghorn4570]

It's okay your sons will be cleansed soon

[@emericaclay1]

@@shockzlol8282 lol no

[@BronyumHexofloride]

Common rookie mistake: looking at strategy games and thinking "this looks easy"

[@juiceton5207]

Raccoonus Maximus b..but it’s just maps and words!

[@hbcdhapamzmdfnsdiufnsduifhsopa]

the horror

[@cheeseballgooberpants3591]

*Halo wars 2 blitz flashbacks*

[@rongusta11]

Rts’s give me anxiety

[@ieuanhunt552]

Looking at speedruns and thinking the game looks easy.

[@thecoishiking5768]

"Jumping into a racing game, thinking you can drive" "I grew up with Cars Maternational, I know how to drive" *Instantly fails at F1 2018*

[@bryceoliver8899]

My biggest ‘aha!’ moment was 11 year old button mashing me realizing that different buttons did different things and by paying attention to what buttons I was pushing I could be a more proactive Kung-fu champion

[@thats4thebirds]

“Make sure you save. Redoing can be defeating” *ptsd flashbacks to hours lost in Pokémon as a kid*

[@waited375]

I beat 3/4 of the final 4 and had really good pokemon health turned it off to save battery for a car trip it didn't save

[@commandermop9436]

yeah, i have those too. a friend of mine accidentally deleted my pokemon gold safefile on the gameboy color. my first playthrough (unfinished at the time) on my first gameboy. 19 years later, it still hurts...

[@saivenkat_5733]

I learned to save everytime, I do even the slightest thing, from pokemon

[@carltonbailey4861]

You lost 2 I lost 100s of Pokémon save data can I have sum support

[@saivenkat_5733]

@@carltonbailey4861 Buddy, I learned to save after 3 - 4 months. When I was a kid, I used to think I has to finish the game in one run.

[@mako8091]

A mistake I've made countless times. GAME: "YOUR LEVEL IS NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO FIGHT THIS BOSS/ENTER THIS AREA" ME: *YOU UNDERESTIMATE MY POWER!* *Gets Rekted

[@Kevin-19986]

me too

[@damonjohnson3469]

Keeps trying hundreds of times to prove something to myself actually beats game great here is a harder level

[@filthynice88]

The fight may be long but A paladin's will must be strong!

[@funkyfreak97]

You obviously didn't have the high ground.

[@mako8091]

@@funkyfreak97 no duh. My level was to low.

[@ebonimom6964]

Tbh, I feel bad for the younger generations that never got to experience the n64 when it first released. Seeing Mario in 3D nearly made me have a heart attack at like age 5

[@Richard-ib6wt]

I will never forget seeing Peach's castle in 3D for the first time. Me controlling Mario, walking in that beautiful world. Holy shit it was absolutely mind blowing, and it truly changed the history of gaming into what we have today. Nintendo i will be grateful for that day forever 🙏🏻.

[@Shadow-cl2sn]

"Leaving the game for a hour and coming back to it" Yeah i had a moment like that in a PSP game, absolutely stuck, came back to it ages later and did it easy.

[@epiced]

Me: *been playing video games for 10 years* Also me: **watches video**

[@CrystalGreymon]

I mean... 24 years a gamer and I watched it.

[@BMH91]

Yea 25 years of gaming and I'm watching lol

[@bigslime2868]

@@CrystalGreymon 24 years!?! I've been playing my entire life 32 years

[@HazeyDays]

I watched it to see if, at 37 (in 2 months) 30 years a gamer is still a first time according to this video (Nintendo, 7th Bday. Family friend lent us his Atari, when I was about 5). The title of the video should not be first time gamer in general, but 10 mistakes going into 'a' game for the first time. I don't like Minecraft because of its visuals and I know that because I am experienced. As a kid I played with blocks, so being grown up, I feel its more of a game I would of played when I was young. Now, I may enjoy it more playing with friends but still doubt I could play it for long. None of that means I am a first time gamer. I do believe Paying for cheats fits in this title though:P I bought a GameGenie when I was 10 or so, so I could get through Super Mario 3, mostly because I got to the end on my own, but the last level was difficult and I wanted to see the ending. Now grown up, cheating ruins the fun when it gets too easy to beat. I would rather feel the accomplishment of finishing it using/honing my own skills. It's also a waist of money. You beat the game quickly so you can buy the next game sooner? So you want to go broke faster I see. It may be your money, but the more you spend now, the less you'll have later.

[@CrystalGreymon]

@@bigslime2868 Dude... I'm 26... And I wasn't born with a game controller in my hands...

[@barofsoap5092]

Skipping cutscenes when they're important through the game's story Yup, my first mistake was that

[@StormiWolfYT]

I like cutscenes lol

[@espiritly]

you could replace that with skipping dialogue... I'm so bad about that

[@Wage_gap_gaming]

I literally skipped all gta 5 cutscenes

[@yeezus.is.king.]

Yeah I was watching my dad pp lay rdr2 and he skipped then which made me cry. 😐

[@pageealk8846]

I don’t care about story in games much I just play to have fun. Doom eternal was SO FUN and I have no idea what the plot was.

[@Rogerian2012]

I actually credit the original Gran Turismo with teaching me how to drive, I felt perfectly comfortable and have never had any trouble with driving in any weather right off the bat but I put a massive amount of time in that Gran Turismo in my early teens.

[@alienlife7754]

Well, driving isn’t that hard dude.

[@Rogerian2012]

@@alienlife7754 considering how many people can’t, it either is or you’re one of the ones that can’t drive worth shit. lol

[@I_Hat123]

Gameranx: "Beating that boss that's taking you forever." The screen: literally fucking Greatwood

[@desklime3026]

“Ugh. This game is so bad/ my controller keeps glitching”

[@sunnierfish1952]

Ive had to buy new controlers because i got really shitty ones at crissmas like on that dosent even have a xbox symbol dor the xbox 360

[@highrize_2286]

Your spelling is terrible.

[@wanshahmin6064]

Subscribe for good luck ! Nice catch, I guess?

[@changefullstew3649]

U know when u r getting all Sherlock Holmes on a stuck mission and after 2 hours of thinking u take a break, come back the next day and see all u had to do was just simply try the button next to the door?

[@horatio899]

Or in a combat game you try for 3 hours then turn it off then the next day but you beat it first try

[@Devereauxyz]

Bio shock when I literally looked everywhere and there was a button by the elavator

[@herobrine_1_]

Or realizing the door has a knob after looking for hours. My brother did this.

[@John-vt6cr]

That happens a lot to me

[@ObiWahnKnobi]

Or realising that the combination for the door was written on the key...

[@md.mojahidulislam4508]

my girl used to scream through the headphones during PUBG and even point directions like "that side", not the actual direction.

[@tomhoulihan5865]

One of my favorite videos from you guys. And honestly I've been gaming for 25 years (I'm 29 currently) and some nights I still have a hard time accepting I need to put the controller down. I definitely know a refreshed mind set is better but some nights you just don't wanna give up but it just doesn't work lol

[@Razuri_Zeev]

HAHAHA old gamers don't trust auto save we always save Everytime we move HAHAHAHAHA

[@dragonfireforever2749]

I see auto save and then I do five manual saves only because when I was playing Minecraft Xbox 360 edition tu11-16 I lost so much progress because auto save did not save the world it only saved the player data and I didnt play on that world for a year after that

[@azraewolfina]

The pain is when the Game had GAMEBREAKING BUGS

[@turkey2143]

Especially in harder games

[@kane8165]

doesn't help that some games only save data like your inventory or achievements instead of your location in the game.

[@noodlesgamebox5903]

No joke. Got into a habit of that after spending about three hours on Skyrim. It doesn't always save properly.

[@NamNguyen-ky8wo]

Biggest Mistake: using limited and rare items early on against easy bosses

[@otakulu4076]

Another mistake done by some of the more experienced players is to just never use anything that isn't common, like, at all, even when it would be good, you just fight with the common healing stuff and stats.

[@socialfreak6900]

dark souls and sekiro XD

[@leveljustlevel5733]

Another mistake never using limited or rare items.

[@AxtonKincaidILM]

@Otaku Lu Happens a lot, I have an item and I think: I’ll save it for when it’s an emergency. Then, at the emergency, I think: What if there is a bigger emergency?! I need to save it!

[@elmotuz]

Skyrim: "Let's keep that potion for later use" - never use it.

[@sleyah]

Is there any way you could put the games featured in the description? Great video!

[@bds4410]

Grand turismo 3 was so damn good, i 100% completed it as a kid - lots of frustration but skills for life.

[@m.l.tankesly2665]

I have a firm policy of: When I am ready to throw the console it is time to put it up for the night. Also works for other expensive electronics and homework.

[@marlonarancibia3247]

Im not sure what you mean by put it up?

[@MariusBoss11458]

We Probably Throw the Controllers because that's the Thing that we First blame but in Reality Its RNG/Luck or You just Dont Have enough skill or the Weapons are low Levels. Like in God of war.

[@guts1859]

Biggest mistake: Not playing Lego Star Wars The Complete Saga

[@easter3000]

Totally! Gather your friends or relatives, get some pizza, drinks and snaks and play Lego Star Wars The Complete Saga. Your evening will be legendary!

[@accordiaofficial257]

Name checks out.

[@emj1932]

Probably the best game on the market, no doubt about it

[@fibonojomano5369]

Hello there

[@extraboring9785]

@@fibonojomano5369 general kenobi.

[@nathanday4153]

I accidentally loaded a save file thinking I was saving.

[@casualgamerboi3789]

Taking a break when you're stuck is the best thing you can do

[@Arutha258]

Beginner mistake: Not blowing out the game before sticking it in.

[@TG-ge1oh]

Right?!

[@colevanner1510]

Lemonimo well done mate you did it

[@CardZed]

@Lemonimo r/cursedcomments

[@Cheese-Crust]

Actually this destroys the cartridge

[@Arutha258]

@@Cheese-Crust Actually, it doesn't.

[@epistimonkapetanios]

Placing their hands over the arrow keys instead of WASD

[@eugenebruyns4999]

lol. My brother and i played NFS 2 on Splitscreen (PC), and he insisted on having the arrows. When I started playing FPS, we Co-opped MDK: I was on movements and mouse; my brother had to fire and switch weapons. These were the best times.

[@aritramajumder3194]

@@eugenebruyns4999 I know that feeling bro.I used to do that with my friends.I also played nfs like that.

[@kainenwatson4700]

my arrow keys are rusty lol

[@dabmonstr7403]

Yeah specially in wow or fortnite or mc that all thde keys are there

[@danielbueno8474]

@@eugenebruyns4999 To this day I play keyboard racing games on the arrow keys instead of WASD. Arrow keys gang, where u at?

[@TecraX2]

1:44 - "Running is like walking, only faster", "To look around, look around" and "Climb to get higher" - Yeah, I really think that I've learnt a lot from those tutorials!

[@BlankThr]

My first mistake was not running at all in Gods Eater Burst for the psp. I somehow nearly finished it without upgrading my weapons. Just buying weapons when I thought they were cool. Lost to Corrosive Hannibal tho

[@arvindgupta8865]

Kids : Raid Shadow Legends Men : Red Shadow Maggots

[@jacobsayyeau333]

I love how nobody is talking about the whole paying attention thing and the big PAY ATTETION popped up and its misspelled. Just.. thought id mention it.

[@joanniebacus]

I think he did it on purpose to enhance the the reason why you need to pay attention by misspelling it.

[@senshidoKB]

I thought it was intentional to see if we were paying attention.

[@DirkBlackLord3]

Not much people were paying enough attetion

[@prpeptv8463]

r woosh

[@andrewjohnson9297]

Talk to literally EVERY NPC, you never know when you might find that secret quest with the amazing drop.

[@joe125ful]

Good idea,specially in Fallout 3-4.

[@DarthRelkew]

Or with any rpg.

[@SuperJunkBoys]

@@DarthRelkew xD

[@mako8091]

Don't forget to exhaust all their dialogue.

[@TG-ge1oh]

Unless Simon's Quest. Then go read an online guide or watch AVGN.

[@wsrew8982]

ngl i played through dark souls III without knowing i can parry until my friends told me

[@bendover-tx1ku]

My brain: i need to rest My pride: i have no limits

[@towsif_8_128]

Mah PRIDE💪

[@iGuttsi]

"We're not your dad" Me:Damn... *slowly crosses name off list*

[@plumpero]

When you know something hard is out there but you think you can do it without practice

[@FirebirdPrince]

#4 is tricky cause some game and more of them have smooth or instant transition so ironically more experienced gamers probably make the habit of putting the controller down instead of keeping it ready

[@wreck-it-ralph4616]

Buying a third party controller is definitely up there

[@Pleaxing]

TRUE!

[@thejoshua.]

There are trash

[@Q-TebGamesNL]

Last year, I bought a really good third party controller for like €7 and I still use it for asphalt 8, ultra sf 4 and doom eternal. It fits really great into my hands and the buttons are at the exact squishy to sturdy ratio they're supposed to be at. The only thing that makes it obvious that it's not an official controller is the quality of the plastic and that it uses USB to connect. I still have the box, so if you're interested, it's an RX3 Controller > compatible with PS3 and PC > has a 1.8m cable > "dual vibration" > only supports Xinput (whatever that may be) system requirements: PS3 or windows 7/8/10

[@ismabr4875]

@@thejoshua. But some of them are sooooooo good

[@edgemaxxer1573]

@@thejoshua. some are good like "wireless controller for nsl (nintendo switch)" and yes, that's the name but the quality is great, it's like a hybrid of a ps4 and a nintendo switch pro controller

[@conflickt3130]

Big mistake: Raging every time you lose a PVP match. Being angry actually makes you play worse. Getting good takes time, and many losses. Just remember every good player has lost hundreds or even thousands of matches.

[@patrickmcglonejr8163]

Patience pays in games like Battlefield n whatnot.

[@ieuanhunt552]

A master has failed more times than a beginner has even tried.

[@fiekieX]

true that

[@xonxt]

I remember that I never really got too angry when I lost in PvP matches or died in a game... that is, when I know that it was totally my fault. But when I die because of lag, or a glitch, or something that's out of my control... well, this house didn't really need that many walls... and that much furniture

[@muhammadal-hiyari5239]

@@xonxt totally get where you're coming from

[@Heinz510-1]

Omg, when I was really young, I just started getting in to video games. I Half-Life as really the first steam game I ever played. It was great. And then I tried Red Faction. I got like half way through, and I died... only true gamers know what that feels like.

[@trevorchivers5581]

I'm so glad I started on the SNES at 4 years old. Been playing across platforms for 26 years now. It gives you an intrinsical knowledge of how games operate and all the different quirks.

[@anaverageperson6744]

Worst mistake: playing games when your mom and dad are home

[@SSSavanti]

Playing games when your whole family is using netflix

[@rezendeiiz.knight1084]

or maybe that guilty pleasure games so yeah gg

[@KingDVO]

Watching "The hub" on youre console

[@JAS0N_M00RE]

@@KingDVO that's what smartphones are for lol

[@zlotywest860]

Worst mistake when living in own Apartment: Using WiFi instead of Cable.

[@question4984]

A mistake I used to make when playing games was keeping the difficulty level at easy all the time even when I completed the game

[@Draco_WarriorEX]

I did something like this with Guitar Hero games. When I moved up to medium I was still killing it. Though my wrist swelled up from playing. I just switched to playing lefty flip for a week. When the swelling went down I switched back and my wrist swelled up again, so I had to go back to lefty for another week. This kept me in easier difficulties for a little too long, but I could easily move up to hard and expert modes afterwards.

[@turtle2310]

Me too

[@Vishal_066]

Many of us do in some games.

[@huwfollantyearl6726]

I did it with the Halo games. I’m only now trying harder difficulties and it turns out I can breeze through Halo 5 Legendary. I’m still not brave enough for Halo 2 Legendary.

[@DragonsRPretty]

With #1 I had that problem with a side quest in AC2. I was supposed to exit a cathedral through a window. They never specified which window. So I ran through the entire building multiple times only to give up again and again by jumping off a ledge so I can respawn, then finally decide to get on KZbin for a walkthrough, and find said window was literally right in front of me the entire time.

[@mattsmedley.onehandedgamin9029]

YOU ARE NEVER TOO OLD TO LEARN. I've been gaming since the mid 80s, I was exchanging spectrum cassettes and atari cartridges with friends at school & I'm still learning.

[@RagnarokMic]

"Not every gamer grew up with a Super Nintendo or even an N64 anymore." **MY ASS GROWING UP WITH ATARI AND NES FEELING ANCIENT**

[@Daeomyn]

Before the Atari, we had the Intellivision and I remember finding out that asteroid reset to level 1 after you finished the last level when I was home sick from school one day.

[@jeremyhillaryboob4248]

And then the people with pong Just pong

[@a-disaster5285]

At least be comforted with the fact that THERE ARE people far older than you out there + you have lived long enough to experience the gaming age as it evolves. Besides, if you’re considering yourself old, my grandparents must be prehistoric

[@dabmonstr7403]

Psp and atari lolo

[@danielbueno8474]

Or if you live in a 3rd world country and because of financial struggle of your family you gradually keep up with all the generations of consoles as you grow up, starting from Atari, even if you were born in 1996, like me.

[@bloodsweatandbeers4684]

Killing chickens in Skyrim, preordering special editions.

[@joe125ful]

Ahahaahahah:)

[@goji5887]

Pre-ordering anything, really.

[@bloodsweatandbeers4684]

@@goji5887 I don't know about that. I'm happy with every preorder I've ever made, and just in case I'm not, Steam has good refund policies now. I was thinking mainly about the cancer causing power armor or shitty nylon bags that came with Fallout 76. Or the ludicrous $500 collectors edition of any game.

[@sandk7969]

@@bloodsweatandbeers4684 EA ITS IN

[@luklegrand5624]

I feel like the best games don’t need tutorials. They just leave the learning process to the players so that you can discover the mechanics on your own. This makes the way to master the controls of your character so much more satisfying than just interrupting every few seconds to explain the next steps. It doesn’t work in every game but I think less is definitely more when it comes to tutorials.

[@jaredcrabb]

I would disagree. It works in every game.

[@technicalalonemaster2268]

First time gamers were busy playing games while old gamers had played enough and watching this

[@ELPRES1DENTE45]

Gameranx: "Most of the people that watch these videos are PRETTY hardcore." Me: **success kid**

[@rezendeiiz.knight1084]

wait hardcore Im just soft to mediumcore maybe a little bit hardcore but depends on game difficulty and of course the game mechanics so yeah

[@lilianaflorea9803]

you know potatoes? Good im worse then that

[@xxbootywaterbanditboixx2169]

Stop

[@ELPRES1DENTE45]

@@lilianaflorea9803 - I'm a bot and I'm proud.

[@EverClear0]

#2. If it is available, I tend to play through the single player campaign first, not because I think it will make me better against other players in multiplayer but single player allows me to learn the weapons, the damage, the reload times, hone little strategies for weapons and items, and get a better understanding of how things work. Which just makes it less of a learning curve jumping into multiplayer.

[@bighomieglo423]

Exactly

[@Ferri-San]

Depending on the game the campaign can have an amazing story and helps you learn about the actual lore of the game you're playing better.

[@say_hello_sarah9792]

this is perhaps the best suggestion out there.......theres a difference between wanting to learn weapons and trying to beat enemies.......and using the story line side of a game I think is really good (if for nothing else) for learning weapons

[@gedeuchnixan3830]

You showed a perfect example for nr. 2, I remember how proud I was when I beat Xero on nightmare consistently 10:0 thinking I could butt in online, but there were server where I just got smashed to pieces like I did with Xero on nightmare. Still love Quake 3 Arena and the 1080p opensource project is awsome.

[@jb1605]

I still skip tutorial until I get my ass kicked then go back to see why

[@ARIXANDRE]

"Never knowing how to use the right analog to control the camera while moving with the left analog at same time."

[@thomastailby7926]

I never understood this one, i started with halo: combat evolved (i think i was about 7 at the time) but i never really had that problem

[@liamc3433]

Just recently started watching my dad (55) play some games and this is his worst trait when he plays

[@qwerty3.147]

managing 2 analog sticks in general. My dad struggles to move and aim in different directions in Enter the Gungeon.

[@blazeredraw]

It's so weird to see someone struggle with something so common for you XD

[@Ihategreenshirts]

My little brother and sister does that

[@Pedone_Rosso]

One more to add, which is also a trap for more experienced players: looking for guides online on your first playthrough (unless you're really stuck at a certain point, and you think you messed up your chances by something you missed before that point... and being very self restrained even in this particular case!). Especially if you do that extensively, following a guide will ruin the game for you, when by following the guide you'll stop following the story. It's way too easy to fall into this trap even when you look up a guide thinking that you'll just take the important elements out of it: before you know it you've stopped playing your game and you're RE-playing the guide's author game. Thanks for your videos!

[@wanshahmin6064]

I have a brother who does that. For example, in God of War, he has better loot, but I’m enjoying myself! Suck on that!

[@omnikar5]

I did this with Terraria, aI really spoiled all the discovery for myself because of it

[@teylercotrell3660]

Lol have you played Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time?

[@munirjanakat2301]

You guys use guides?

[@kc5onyoutubification]

I always fall into that trap when I played any Silent Hill game

[@ForkOperator]

“Can you imagine playing dark souls 3 without parrying or blocking?” *Laughs in Dual Wield Gotthard Swords*

[@warcrafthumanlord]

Saving in old games is really important. One time about 10 years ago, I saved once in SpellForce (the regular save) before shutting the game off, that coincided with a power shortage, but since I saved beforehand I thought I was fine. A few days later I go back in game, load the save, to see the weirdest save game bug in any strategy game. The map , which I previously conquered and set up rows of towers and an army ready to wipe out the last enemy camp, was inverted. Meaning I took control of the enemy camp and my camp was now controlled by the computer, the save before that was about a month ago at the very beginning (if you know spellforce you know it's campaign is very long especially if you go full completionist and try and get every chest and quest). Regardless to say, even though SpellForce was one of my favorite strategy/rpg games around It took me about 3 years before I picked that game up again, since I was so invested and did everything that means 2/3 of the game and dozens of gameplay hours where completely spoiled... Save your games peeps, at least 2-3 times, maybe 4. You know what, let's round it up to 10, that should be enough... Probably... PS. Reloading the save or doing windows repair, time machine... on that save just made the game bug out completely, show red and green all over and clip through the ground

[@PavusthePug]

"Learn the parry system" *Laughs in mage*

[@Sullyvar]

Mage builds often use shields in ds... so shut up

[@horatio899]

@@Sullyvar why so hostile damn

[@sphereoffice7789]

@@horatio899 Because he's a Bad Veteran

[@nunyabusiness8538]

the INFAMOUS little sibling killer, “press Y for missiles”

[@Emr_111]

This video is gold :)) Love you .

[@gameranxTV]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@joshsmash1160]

Me:”Turn right bro”. Bro:”Turns left”.

[@vivekahuja8066]

Him: "if there is any rookie gamers out there watching" Me: "am i a joke to you"

[@barrettdecutler8979]

I love your icon.

[@logansalas3001]

Me: *Watches video* Him: "So if there are any rookie gamers out there" Me: Bro, I'm a life long gamer. Test me Boi!

[@pillagius]

Dark Souls tutorial: "this button is to attack... Have fun!" :D

[@maherbenjamin6228]

Pillagius press 0 to roll

[@Akrymir]

Dark Souls tutorial area is a great way to inform a player if this is for them or not. Your either into the idea of difficulty that forces you to get better or your not... and for some that level of skill is a hill too high for you to be willing to climb.

[@dnangler]

Dark souls 3: Ah... beat the first boss, I am good....wait that's tutorial?

[@Akrymir]

@@dnangler I was referring to DS 1, but DS 3 had a similar idea. Here's a few enemies, some very basic control instructions... and in you go to the deep end... sink or swim... or sink many times till you learn to swim... or give up and move on.

[@user-uh9ph4kg6c]

You guys are getting a tutorial?

[@alexanderosburn4238]

I could probably count the times I've successfully parried in a Dark Souls game on one hand.

[@jaredcrabb]

Skipping tutorials isnt a mistake. Learn to play on your own. You know, like we used to have to do. Autosave, a new gamer might not even know about it. Id say the biggest mistake is assuming games are for kids and not take them seriously. A beginner gamer is actually far more likely to get the simpler solutions cause they wont be overthinking things like experienced gamers.

[@nevasoba5953]

The save thing scarred me, so I just always manually save even when I know its auto saved

[@TheDestroyer73]

same just have to be sure or else

[@entertoby6698]

Same, but I double save just in case my first save didn't save.

[@kabba4575]

Same I still manually save on any game that I can.

[@vatsalaykhobragade]

Yeah man

[@babyyoda2190]

I triple save

[@jobbegeens8272]

Another begginer mistake: missing good items in open world games Another one: maxing out weak characters in mmorpg or gacha based games

[@Noah-mj8sj]

Maxing out weak characters is me lmao. But it did turn out well!

[@xeyyy3087]

I maxed out all the default characters in warframe lol

[@jorgedelarosa7463]

Maxing weak characters is not a mistake, is a way to live

[@SlayerRunefrost]

Maxing out characters that you're going to lose halfway through the game. Aeirth anyone?

[@jangdepiyush]

I dont think that would be a beginner's mistake I think when we play a new game we dont know about the characters in the beginning and a great gamer always make some dumb mistakes

[@omgnelonr1631]

Another mistake begginners do is to think only because I love videogames and don't do anything else that I'm good at it. Some friend of mine started gaming and asked me to teach him to become a pro gamer, dude was surprised when he found out that mostly my kd is really low.

[@daedalus332]

Mistake: watching a youtuber play a game and thinking: “hey, that looks easy, that looks fun, I could do that!”

[@stoniptfosupersonic]

Lesson number one: Don't underestimate the gaming company's greed!!! - Frank Lopez -

[@biblicaladrian6007]

And don't underestimate the OTHER GUYS GREED!!!!!! HAHAHA!!!!

[@trudellwbird3814]

That laugh is funny af

[@towsif_8_128]

What about uno reverse card, m8?

[@trudellwbird3814]

@@towsif_8_128 how about another joke Murray You: ah shit here we go again

[@LtLost15]

GTA V saying they will release a single player DLC so I buy the game then instead releasing a Online DLC😒😒

[@Gottaculat]

I remember original Play Station kids ripping on me for having a N64, and telling me the Play Station has better graphics. So I eventually asked them to prove it. They showed me some game with pre-rendered cutscenes that, at the time looked pretty impressive, but then the actual gameplay would start, and then it looked like someone had smeared shit all over the walls, and your character was basically colored geometry. I then showed them Jet Force Gemini, and they got all pissy when I pointed out the cutscenes are rendered in real time, and the game OBJECTIVELY looked better, had more detailed character models, and massive breath-taking environments. I also pointed out the load times were non-existent. I never even heard of a load screen until the first time I watched someone play a Play Station. I remember suggesting to hit the reset button because I thought the game had locked up. XD

[@fugit1vegaming397]

Goattacular PS players are generally more.. proud?

[@taytensalzwedel3047]

I just got my mom into gaming and every time we hop on, I have to teacher her that pushing forward on the stick is how you go

[@Dragonblaster1]

I'm such an old-school gamer that I remember extremely addictive games with no graphics at all: text adventures.

[@gloomy_quasar614]

Exactly those are so fun because you leave it up to the imagination. But then after a few years uts scary to go baco to the game because u thought i was better then it was

[@kevinandrews9302]

“Can you imagine playing Dark Souls without parrying?” Me and my fast roll would like to spark your imagination

[@baruchjauregui188]

Yeah I am not the best at parrying so I just jump or roll got it down to an art form, I do it out of pure instant reaction

[@ScorpyonMike]

@@baruchjauregui188 Same. Played DS1 and I am complete shit when it comes to parrying. I just kept my encumberence level to have a fast roll and kept my stamina regen at a decent rate, and I just dodged through the fights. Even now if I were to take up the game again and have another go at trying to learn to parry, I think I'd still be shit

[@fearlessromeo4293]

The worst mistake is buying a game and thinking "I can afford it"

[@user-ih1su9kt5i]

@Jaime Beauchamp i got it for 5

[@ltsLex]

sims 4... like 3k euros in dlc like whyy

[@rayyanaamir4289]

FearlessRomeo dude if have bought a game it means u can afford it Genius 😔 😒

[@fearlessromeo4293]

@@rayyanaamir4289 Hahaha you sound like someone who never lived alone🤣

[@ElementalSk81]

@@rayyanaamir4289 Say you got bills, rent, phone/cable bills...ontop of transportation bills if you dint own your own car.... And left with $70 for a week untill payday.... Buying a $60 game just because you have the money for it doesnt mean you can afford it. In that case, its more wise financially in the grown up world to not buy it and save your damn money lol. P.s... This may or may not be based off my life living alone.. ;_;

[@ocrockstar82]

My gaming career started in 1987 and came to a close in 1995. I had an NES then a Genesis, then shifted my focus to football, girls, cars, etc... In 2013, stuck at home with a baby, my wife and I rediscovered gaming, I had a barely used PS2 slim in a box in my garage that I fired up, after GTA SA and Madden, I wanted more games, well, Gamestop told me they didn't carry PS2 games anymore, so I picked up a used Wii, then a PS3, poured hundreds of hours into gaming catching up on all the games I had missed. Graduated to a PS4, my wife retired from gaming but my son picked up the slack. Gaming got us through the pandemic.

[@AlqhemyA]

playing a MGS game for the first time and not interrogating the enemys

[@carterwilson7824]

Sees thumbnail Me: WHAT IS THAT

[@anmoldaglaik]

You destroyed me so hard in MK9 Ahhh the Nightmares

[@carterwilson7824]

Anmol Daglaik * shoulder charge *

[@anmoldaglaik]

@@carterwilson7824 NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@BarnabyFWNightingale]

It’s a screen grab from altered carbon!!!

[@SuperSpyMario]

Beginner's mistake of the past: Throwing out the box and manual. Mostly the manual.

[@someguystudios23]

Especially how sometimes the boxes become more valuable over time

[@belg4r489]

Nobody needs the manual tho, Back on ths PS2 I never checked most of the manuals I had

[@someguystudios23]

@@belg4r489 true.

[@HeenaPatel253]

Someguy Studios yeah that’s why I still have the Xbox one box

[@Bell-et1lg]

Gameranx: bad graphics = unique art No that is Wrong.

[@Jan-ux7ht]

One of the biggest mistakes beginner gamers do in Simracers is buying really expensive equipment at the beginning. Then they play a few hours and realise they wasted a lot of money because they dont like Simracing

[@SynthMusicWorld]

I'm so old that I remember playing Pong in the mid-1970s. Also playing games on a Magnavox Odyssey.

[@Wheels1138]

My uncle (back in the day) wrote out all the code to create Pong on his home computer... and got it wrong the first time. Had to go back through all the 1s and 0s to figure out where he messed up.

[@Your_nans_old_sock]

“You need to learn how to parry like Sakura” Sad ForHonor noises

[@Your_nans_old_sock]

Jakob Finally a man of culture

[@Kryos-hf2rc]

@@jakob8442 they're kinda op on console

[@panagiotissideris1383]

A Crusader for honor online is a pain in the butt to play

[@LittleLightIsaOnce]

They are a pain in the ass..

[@ethanwoody2076]

Lordy lordy that's a game to master!?

[@starjohnson3946]

I think the biggest mistake people make is rushing to finish a game and going to cheat guides and walkthroughs as soon as something is hard instead of just enjoying the game and working it out.

[@ironbloodedalchemist]

Doing the driving exams to get the licenses you needed to join the different events in Gran Turismo 3 is still some of the hardest shit I've ever played up to this day.

[@LordBloodraven]

First-Time Gamer: Only uses Quicksave. Regular Gamer: Keeps Multiple Save Files.