Alex Carter

According to Clawsomegamer, a recent study shows that 40% of PC players play less than 5 hours a week, while console players play slightly more than PC players. In addition, 39% of console players play 10 hours a week.

Players Don’t Spend Much Time Playing Games

Key points of the study:

• Two-thirds of PC and console players play less than 10 hours a week.
• 36% of console players play less than 5 hours a week.
• 40% of PC players play less than 5 hours a week.

This study raises an important question: Are games too long now? Is this the reason why players play less? Is the game too long?

The study believes that many modern 3A games are too long for players with daily jobs. The data also supports this view, showing that most players (especially PC and console players) play less than 10 hours a week, and a considerable number of them even play less than 5 hours.

This means that 100-hour RPGs, sprawling open-world games, and bloated online service models are no longer viable for most players.

The problem isn’t just that games are too long, but that people generally believe that games have to be big to be worth the money. The report notes that the average length of games is increasing year after year, but not all players are able to complete these lengthy games. Trophy and achievement data also confirm this: as game time increases, completion rates decrease, and players are less likely to buy sequels.

Games Need To Change

Some recent games, such as Avowed, have begun offering players the choice of a 15-hour lightweight narrative experience or a 40-hour cinematic adventure, which may be one solution.

If more games adopt this model, it may narrow the gap between time-poor players and those who prefer longer experiences.

Another revelation is that the game industry should rethink its obsession with game length. Instead of extending game time with resource-consuming filler content, it is better to sell shorter, more compact experiences. For older gamers who have jobs, families, and other responsibilities, their time is not so flexible.

In addition, games should also focus on cultivating their own players. Each generation of players has its own game. Mario, Street Fighter, Monster Hunter, League of Legends, Fortnite... Players will not and cannot play your game all the time. Instead of filling the game with redundant and complicated content, it is better to focus on how to attract new players. Just adding to old games will only result in players who want to play not having time to play, and players who have time not wanting to play.

Currently Genshin Impact has become one of the best action role-playing games in the minds of players because of its unique game mode, game style and varied activities. According to recent leaks, this game, which has been released for more than 4 years, may add a new game mode in the future - Auto Chess Mode.

Auto Chess Mode became popular in the late 2010s. It was originally derived from the mods of the popular MOBA Dota 2, and later gradually evolved into a complete game mode. At present, many game developers are using this mode to realize their own innovations and updates, such as StarCraft and League of Legends, among which Teamfight Tactics created by the latter has become one of the best variants in this mode.

In the current trend of the gaming environment, this Genshin Impact is also preparing to allow this new game mode to enter. If you are interested in it, why not follow this guide to summarize the specific performance of this new game mode in this Genshin Impact from various channels?

According to the leaked information, this Auto Chess mode of Genshin Impact will have both PVP and PVE modes, and will mix exploration and combat gameplay. In fact, this is no different from the underlying logic of Teamfight Tactics created by Riot Games, except for the character skills and screen landscape used by players.

But fortunately, HoYoverse understands that if it wants to differentiate itself from games in the same mode, it needs to have its own characteristics, so it adds a new way for players to enhance their characters by obtaining equipment and Artifacts, which is a feature that many games with Auto Chess mode do not have.

After all, this Genshin Impact is a game based on a Gacha mechanism. Even in the new Auto Chess mode, this mechanism will always exist. It will appear in the game as players needing to use in-game currency to improve the talents of the characters they use. Although you can exchange currency in the game by selling equipment you don’t need, it can’t fill what you need, so you may continue to invest more real money in this mechanism.

The leaker did not indicate when Genshin Impact will announce the official entry of Auto Chess mode into the game, nor did he specify whether the addition of this mode is exclusive to some specific events or a permanent game mode, but one thing is certain, this mode is likely to be released after Version 5.6.

Because in Genshin Impact Version 5.5, two new characters will be introduced to the game roster: Varesa (five-star character) and Iansan (four-star unit), and Great Volcano of Tollan will be the sixth playable area in the entire game to facilitate the subsequent exit of the next expansion of Natlan map. These new contents are enough to give players a lot of fresh game experience in Version 5.5 and the subsequent Version 5.6, so this new mode is likely to be released after these new contents are settled and on track, so please stay tuned!

Diablo 4 Season 7 has been open for more than a month. What do you think of the new season?

As we all know, as the latest work in the Diablo series, Diablo 4 has always been based on resources, bosses and equipment in the setting of the season mechanism. Sometimes new seasons will add season-limited activities, so that everyone can experience the fun of refreshing limited equipment while accumulating Diablo 4 Gold.

Below, we will introduce the 10 Overpowered Items in Season 7. Whether you are a veteran or a novice, these items will make your build stronger quickly and help you better deal with Lilith. Let’s take a look.

1. Oculus: Free Shuttle Ability

This ability not only provides you with a 15 Teleport level, but also teleports you to every corner of the battlefield. Imagine freely shuttling on the battlefield, and the demons can’t do anything to you. You can suck the enemy into your Lightning Storm like a demon. Isn’t this cool? But be careful, you may get motion sickness because of long-term teleportation.

2. Starfall Crown: Triple Blazing Chaos

As the name suggests, this helmet causes your Meteor skill to drop three additional meteors when cast. This helmet is a must-have for Fire Sorcerer Build. Imagine that you are in the middle of Helltide, and suddenly you put on this helmet, an explosion occurs, and everything in front of you turns to ash. If you like big explosions, this is the best choice for you.

3. Godkiller Crown: Damage Increased By 60%

Unlike Starfall Crown, this helmet will attract enemies and increase your damage to them by 60%. There is no doubt that this helmet will help you easily kill any elite or boss. Isn’t it exciting to have cheat codes like game-ending content? Imagine just popping the cooldown, grouping the enemies, and then watching their health bars quickly disappear. What an exciting thing, after all, who can resist the temptation of winning without doing anything?

4. Nameless Cloak: 25% Lucky Hits

This equipment has a unique effect, it helps you get 25% more lucky hits against controlled enemies, the effect will be even more powerful if paired with Death Trap, you will spawn shadow clones like in Naruto Conference, the more clones, the more damage you will cause, it is safe to say that this helmet will make you feel like a real assassin.

5. Infinite Robe: Gathering Demons

This item turns your teleport ability into a black hole, pulling enemies in and stunning them for 3 seconds, if you pair it with Chain Lightning or Blizzard, you will clear the screen faster than Lilith. Just like Diablo 4’s easy mode, all you need to do is group them and watch your spells automatically do the rest.

6. Tibo’s Will: Increases 50 Rage

Imagine, 50 Rage when you break Crowd Control, your damage will increase by 40%. If you combine 50 Rage with an unstoppable skill like Berserker’s Rage, you’ll have an infinite resource for nonstop carnage that’ll keep you going no matter where you are.

7. Doom: Grants 15% Max Health

This weapon grants you 15% of your max health and has a 20% chance to curse enemies with Shadow damage. A must-have for any Necromancer looking to dominate end-game content, this weapon is like having a pocket nuke and watching everything explode with a single click.

8. Starless Ring: Reduces Resource Costs By 50%

This ring reduces your resource costs by 50% and increases your damage every time you use a consuming skill, making you unstoppable. Imagine constantly using your most powerful abilities when your resources are depleted, just like Diablo, I gave you a mana cheat, but it’s totally legal. If you’re tired of managing your resources, this ring is your new best friend.

9. Harlequin Crest: Enhances All Skills

This helmet is really awesome, it gives you 4 bonuses to all your skills, reduces cooldown by 20%, and supports you if you want to use Blood Wave or Earthquake a lot, it is a very rare item, and you may not be able to get it even after defeating Duriel Boss, but if you manage to get one, you will feel like a god.

10. Shroud Of False Death: Enhances All Passive Skills

Last but not least, this is the most powerful item in Diablo 4 Season 7, it gives you 1 bonus to all your passive skills, maximum health, and resource generation. What does this mean? It means that for players, every passive skill will be improved. Obviously, you will have more resources than you know what to do.

These are 10 Overpowered Items. I hope they will be helpful to you in dealing with Lilith.

If you are a die-hard MMORPG player and you are older, you will have heard of Tibia, one of the oldest PC MMOs in the gaming world today. What is incredible is that nearly three decades after its initial launch, the game has added a new character class.

In case some younger MMO players are not familiar with Tibia, here is a brief introduction to it. Tibia was released in early 1997 and was defined as an isometric online RPG at the time. Originally developed by a group of German students in their spare time, Tibia has become more popular and its overall quality and player base have greatly improved.

Even though it was launched earlier, it has continued to update and improve itself over the past quarter century, and this year it has also made a new change, that is, adding a new playable class - Monk. But in the current gaming world and gaming environment, is this big change for this long-standing MMO right or wrong?

According to the developer, Tibia is expected to complete all the work of the Monk class (called vocation in the game) entering the game in 2025, and fill the shortcomings of the entire game that does not focus on both melee and healing. Its appearance may be a great opportunity for players to rekindle their passion for exploring Tibia, and it is also an opportunity for players to understand the complexity of the new class, try new strategies and adapt to the new team composition.

But in fact, in 2025, when MMOs are blooming everywhere, it may not be a wise decision for Tibia, which has been released for more than 20 years, to make such a big change at this time.

First of all, the players who are active in the current game have long been accustomed to the previous Tibia gameplay, and after the addition of the new class, they may need to spend more time and energy to readjust and modify their gameplay and strategies. But unfortunately, most of these loyal players are between 30 and 40 years old, have their own lives and work to deal with, and do not have much time to study Tibia. This will lead to the loss of many player groups and bring very large risks.

In addition, there are already many excellent games waiting for players to explore in the world of MMORPGs today, such as Diablo 4, POE 2, FFXIV, and Elden Ring. Most importantly, Monk Class also exists in the first two games. So except for those YouTube bloggers who try to experience the different gameplay of Monk in multiple games for comparison, regular players don’t need to try this game from the last century for this new Class.

Of course, many MMOs will also launch some new changes in 2025, such as new seasons, new leagues, and new expansions. Facing the impact of these games, Tibia may not be able to resist. After all, the defects of its own image quality and gameplay cannot be directly changed by the addition of a new Class. Even, it is very likely that Tibia will face the risk of decline in this year's game wave.

In general, we always look forward to some new changes in long-standing games such as Tibia, but for the change of adding a new Class, it may be a risky behavior. I wish you a happy game!