Zelda: Player's Hilarious Regret for Skipping Airplane Parts
Player's regretful skimping on airplane parts in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom leads to hilarious consequences Other players showcase impressive engineering feats since the game's release on May 12th
A cautionary tale has emerged from a player of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, who shared their humorous experience of skimping on airplane parts to the point of regret on social media. This stands in contrast to the impressive engineering feats that other players have been sharing since the game's release on May 12th. The game features a range of entirely new powers, with one of them being the Ultrahand, which replaces Breath of the Wild's runes. This power allows players to glue together different objects and build structures and vehicles, including machinery that can take Link soaring through the skies.
However, Tears of the Kingdom has placed significant limitations on its attack drones and other aircraft. These limitations were highlighted in a viral Reddit video posted by user Lannistark, which showed their Link attempting to take off in an improvised flying machine with disastrous results. While Lannistark joked about skimping on airplane parts, experienced Tears of the Kingdom players will recognize that the failed takeoff was not due to engineering shortcuts. Rather, the central piece of the aircraft disappeared as a result of a built-in game mechanic that removes certain vehicle parts after a minute of use.
Some players speculate that the time limit on vehicle components in {{video_placeholder_1}} is due to technical limitations of the Switch, but a more plausible explanation is that it's a deliberate design choice by Nintendo. The company may want to make traversal more challenging and not too easy for players.
While some players enjoy Lannistark's humorous video, others are frustrated that there's no way to remove the time limit on vehicle components during endgame. This is similar to the Autobuild ability in Tears of the Kingdom, which streamlines the process of iterating on complex machinery.
Some fans are particularly annoyed with this design choice because Energy Cells already impose a cap on the amount of time Link can stay airborne. They argue that despawning individual components after only 60 seconds is redundant or even annoyingly excessive. Nintendo could address this complaint in a future update or Tears of the Kingdom DLC, if the company plans to release post-launch content for the game.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is available now on Switch.
