10 More Pointless Video Game Mechanics Nobody Used

10. Blind Fire - Call Of Duty: Vanguard

The latest entry into the Call of Duty franchise, Vanguard, confirmed the series' ongoing struggle to continually innovate its well-trod shooter gameplay, as players en masse mocked its inclusion of a totally random blind fire combat mechanic.

In theory, blind fire allowed players to shoot indiscriminately into the open without revealing themselves - a seemingly strategic combat option to help players fend off enemies in a pinch, right?

Except, upon the game's launch, players took to social media to question why Sledgehammer Games even included it at all, given how few opportunities there are for players to use it in a practical way in both the single-player campaign and multiplayer suite.

More to the point, even when it is a viable option, it's fiddly and awkward enough that you'll probably end up getting killed by an enemy who isn't messing around with blind fire.

Considering how little blind fire even figures in the game, you couldn't be blamed for spending dozens of hours playing Vanguard without even realising it was a feature.