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My Biggest Mobile Gaming Dealbreakers


Here is a list of  my personal mobile gaming dealbreakers or icks (as the zoomers call it)

As someone who spends most of their time playing games on my phone, I’ve been bombarded with multiple ads for mobile games. Being pretty susceptible to targeted marketing, I download these games and try them out for myself. Through these unwanted ads, I’ve found hidden gems amidst the ocean of trash mobile games. Sifting through these games, gave me a clearer sense of what I want or don’t want in a game. 

So, here are my top 3 icks or red flags when it comes to playing a game!

  • Ads


It should be a given, right? I know that ads are a way for free mobile games to earn money, and I respect that. I don’t mind watching ads when there are incentives involved, but there is such as thing as too much. 

There are games you can play offline, but can’t, because you have to play it with ads on. Similarly, there are games you’d want to play offline to avoid the spam of ads when playing with an internet connection, but why need to go through the extra effort to do so?

The spamming of ads isn’t the main problem here, but rather its effects on gameplay. Having to watch an ad every game cycle kills the mood. It disrupts the game flow and ruins the player experience. I have played games that required you to watch an ad before or after each session, and it kills the momentum to want to play another round. 

I know you can pay to remove ads, but why intentionally make your game unplayable without it?

  • VIP System

Speaking of paywalls, the existence of a VIP system in mobile games is a huge turn off. Popular in a lot of Chinese made mobile games, the VIP system either gives you benefits which make gameplay easier or they give you access to key gameplay features behind them. Knowing that there is a VIP system in the game, I immediately back away, because I know I will only be playing a fraction of the game. 

I don’t mind playing Pay2Win games, and there is not hate towards whales, because they keep the game running. The existence of a VIP system just limits F2P players so much, especially the predatory ones. Better quality of life benefits, like increase gold or material gain, I can let that slide, but when it comes to key game features thats a pass. Examples of what I can’t forgive would be hiding character access, autoplay, and even game modes behind paywalls, now thats a pass. 

The VIP system takes advantage of the player base by only giving them access to portions of the game, thus not being able to enjoy it fully. A good comparison I can think of with regards to this would be like in Mad Max: Fury Road, and their control of water access.

  • Dailies

This may be controversial, but dailies are a 50/50 dealbreaker. Much like the ads, there is such a thing as too much. 

Dailies are what keep the player’s online everyday. It is a way to keep the game interesting and worth coming back to. In turn, makes the game look good on paper. 

With that being said, I am part of the work force, and I play games to unwind. The last thing I’d want to do is open up a game and find myself “working”.  Some games have so many daily mission that it takes hours go to through, and this may not even include special event quests or main story quests. Imagine ending work and logging in, only to find out you have more work to accomplish. 

Dailies are huge drain on energy both phone and personal. 

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Those are my 3 biggest mobile gaming icks. If you have your own mobile gaming icks, let us know in the comments!

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