Since online gaming has gradually shifted to mobile platforms and especially since the smartphone boom, everyone, young and old, can access smartphones. That’s also when gamers worldwide, particularly in markets like Vietnam and China, face the “teenager” issue in gaming, where there is no shortage of “students” constantly clutching mobile phones to play games anytime, anywhere.
The story of the “students” in the article below is one example. Just because of a dispute over a skin in the game, it led to a funny and sad situation. The story takes place in PUBG Mobile in China, which gamers often refer to as the “fashion game” due to its many stylish outfits available for players’ characters.
For young gamers, owning a shiny, sparkling outfit always attracts the attention of their peers. In fact, if someone wears a particularly nice outfit, it’s very likely that other young teammates will ask to take it off to “borrow it to look good.” As seen in the image below, one student led his teammates into a container truck in PUBG Mobile to show off his outfit, in case of an enemy ambush.
Nothing would have happened if one student, after lending his outfit to teammates to take pictures and “show off,” didn’t end up unable to get it back. So frustrated, this student yelled into the mic that he would lock everyone inside the container and not let them out. Everyone was surprised, not thinking such an action could actually be done in PUBG Mobile.
However, it became a reality, as the container in PUBG Mobile has only one entrance, which is relatively narrow, just enough for one player to squeeze through. Therefore, the student who was so frustrated stood right at the container’s door, not allowing the other three to get out. Despite the risk of being ambushed by enemies or the shrinking play zone, once they disliked something, they would knock everything down.
This story shows that students, especially younger gamers, always create funny and absurd situations; just because of one skin, it can shatter the unity within a team, without needing external forces to intervene, they can already lose.