10 Video Games That Punished You For Saving

In Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, you can trade with the merchant at Oikos of the Olympus for armour, weapons, and ship paraphernalia. If you're feeling lucky, you can try out the merchant's Olympian Gift, which allows you to purchase a random Epic or Legendary item for a reasonable price.

To get the best deal possible, some players will a perform a technique that's highly illegal. Just before you buy this unique loot box, you can save your progress. If The Olympian Gift you received doesn't tickle your fancy, you can reset your progress and try again. By using this technique repeatedly, a player can quickly attain the best loot possible. This sly tactic, known as savescumming, gives the player an unfair advantage, since they can avoid suffering any negative outcome.

However, the developers created a failsafe to prevent players from performing this trick. If you savescum at this point, you'll lose the item you purchased. On top of that, the money you spent will be gone and The Olympian Gift will become unavailable. Although this is a harsh punishment, it discouraged players from trying this scam again.