Many gamers think that their account is “cursed” or that the GameMasters hate them. Have you developed any gaming superstitions?
If the right weapon just won’t drop, it can be quite frustrating. If this goes on for several weeks, many players first complain that they just have no luck.
In every friend circle of gamers, there is one who is considered the “lucky one”, one who has a “sunshine account” and constantly gets better stuff than everyone else. And there is always someone who seems cursed and never has any luck.
Bow before the chest, and Gjallarhorn will drop!
In some games, there are even wild theories about how luck might be influenced. Many players think that there are very specific algorithms that might affect the loot.
This is how the hunt for Gjallarhorn in Destiny 1 became somewhat absurd. One would bow before the exo chest, spin around three times, and bow again. If it worked, “foolproof” methods were immediately posted on reddit.
WoW full of rituals and wild theories
Such types of “superstitions” exist not only in Destiny but also in MMORPGs like World of Warcraft. Here is a small selection of the most beautiful “conspiracies” that were never true.
- Those who kill Kel’Thuzad’s cat (Mr. Bigglesworth) supposedly make all the bosses of the raid Naxxramas more difficult. This belief was fueled because Kel’Thuzad himself screams loudly when you kill the cat at the instance entrance.
- If the players are not spaced out when facing Onyxia, she supposedly uses her “Deep Breath” attack more often. After every patch, there was a new theory about what influences this ability.
- The first player to enter an instance supposedly decides its ID – which in turn is believed to determine the loot. If a main tank (warrior) enters a raid first, warrior loot is much more likely.
All these rumors ultimately turned out to be (of course) nonsense, but they are still funny and are even firmly part of the games. In WoW, there is an achievement called “They do that more often since the last patch” – in honor of all the theories around Onyxia.
Cortyn says: As often as I’ve visited Kael’thas in WoW to take the ashes of Al’ar from him, I can’t help but believe that my account is cursed. Maybe Kael’thas just never got over the fact that I betrayed him with a blood elf. It seems like the only way is to atone or just keep trying to get that one mount … and with every failed attempt, the belief grows that some GM from Blizzard is dancing around his computer like Rumpelstiltskin because he doesn’t like my face.
But now let’s come to you! Do you also catch yourself sometimes developing a “gaming superstition”? Do you also think that some GameMaster just wants to torture you personally and that’s why this one Legendary won’t drop? Let us know in the comments!
Here you can find absurd rituals from Destiny 1:
