15 Enjoyably Dumb Things Gamers Do We Can't Explain

4. Reloading Even If You've Only Fired One Shot (Because You Never Know)

Although action heroes in movies can shoot for hours and hours without ever having to stop to reload, gamers can'€™t go two minutes without making sure their bullet count is maxed out.

In first-person shooters especially, you might only fire off one round but you know for a fact you€™'re going to reload straight after it; and 9 times out of 10 an enemy will come around the corner right at that moment to blow you away.

See, gamers are so scared that they'€™ll be lacking bullets when they face off against an enemy that they obsess over having a full clip at all times. Sure you might still have 30 bullets left in a magazine that holds 31, but you'€™ll never be able to shake the feeling that the missing final round could mean the difference between life and death.

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Josh has over 11 years of experience as a published writer, having worked nine of those years as a full-time content producer at WhatCulture. In that period he has created hundreds of articles, videos and podcast episodes for multiple WhatCulture channels, specialising in gaming, horror and film & TV. He now primarily works as a senior content producer and presenter on WhatCulture Gaming where he co-hosts the WhatCulture Gaming Podcast, a top 3 UK most listened to gaming podcast that he co-created in 2018. Over the years he has reviewed several high-profile gaming releases, covered industry events with on-site reporting, opined on breaking news, and even kicked off his interviewing career by chatting to childhood hero, Tommy Wiseau.