12 More Single Player Tropes That Need To Die

DEGREDATION MECHANICS

This one is a little contentious, because there are just as many people who love weapon and armour degradation mechanics as those that hate them. For the most part, we fall in the second camp. Checking in on your weapons every so often and making sure that they’re not too damaged, fixing them, and worrying about finding replacements should they be beyond repair are all things that – most of the time – only end up getting in the way of fun, not to mention the obligatory scroll through menus to make the needful changes. Perhaps there will come a time when developers will find a way to implement degradation mechanics in a universally liked manner, but right now, that day seems very, very far away.