10 Most Frustrating Moments in Gaming

By Stuart W. Bedford /

4. Getting Ganked Repeatedly on World of Warcraft (PC)

WoW has an overwhelming community that contains representatives from just about every social group you can imagine. Including bullies. And when there€™s total anonymity and almost zero repercussions, these douche bags are pretty much left completely unchecked. If you ventured into WoW beyond level 10 on a PvP server, you€™re bound to have encountered the phenomena of ganking. This is when another character, or group of characters, kills you despite being a hugely higher level than you, meaning as WoW is a numbers game, there€™s no possible way for you fight back. Ok, getting one-shotted by a level 80 horde as you kill Kobolds in Fargodeep Mine is part and parcel of being on a PvP server, fair enough. I can accept that. But sometimes, you€™ll come across some vindictive, probably lonely individual who€™ll make it his or her mission to kill you repeatedly, for no other reason than that you€™re the lowest level character in the area. It€™s understandably annoying for many reasons, but the ultimate agony comes from the fact that this is another person who€™s choosing to put you through this. Not an A.I, not a tough boss, but a fellow member of the human race. And not only is that frustrating, it€™s also really, really depressing.