History YMMV / RealLife

** Occasionally the random character creation results in a character with an unbalanced skill tree, where some basic skills are either underleveled or outright missing -- this can lead to annoyances such as reduced XP gain, slower movement speed and/or reduced agility or [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny lag & pathing issues]]... not to mention that all too often other players either [[BullyingTheDisabled make fun or insult]] players trying to find help, and some even pretend the glitch doesn't actually exist and that anyone who claims to be affected by it is lying, lazy or seeking attention. In worst cases, the glitch and other player's reactions are so unfair that some players just [[DrivenToSuicide stop playing altogether]]. However, the bug ''does'' have it's advantages as well; players spawned with it often gain more XP for less work on their preferred skill (sometimes to the point of giving them slightly easier access to the "celebrity" status), and the increased occurrence of random perks (such as SherlockScan) can be extremely helpful. Thankfully, many players have started to consider it as a feature instead of a bug.

* BreatherLevel: Holidays, including sabbath/days of rest (once per week is a common standard). Not everyone uses these days to pursue leisure activities, though. And not everyone gets them either.

** The retail career line. You're often faced with customers who [[RandomEncounters can appear at any time]], some of which can be rowdy or outright hostile to you, and have to contend with wildcard scheduling that can force you to work weekends when your friends are out socializing, or the dreaded "clopen" (work the closing shift one day and then work the opening shift the next day, often leaving the worker with only 8-10 hours to rest between shifts). If the employee who's supposed to relieve you calls out, expect your 8-hour shift to turn into a [[MarathonLevel 12- or even 16-hour one]], depending on the staffing and type of business. And despite all this, the pay is often relatively low and often seen as a career line that people only turn to if their stat builds prohibit them from taking on jobs that don't involve customer interaction.

** Whoever was in charge of designing humans clearly left in some features that might have been necessary in the past but not so today, such as the infamous tailbone, when humans don't have tails.

** For Americans, California is one of the hardest levels in the country. ''Everything'' there is [[CashGate expensive as hell]], especially housing and especially in San Francisco, and while the state does have higher wages than most of the rest of the country, it's still not enough to survive there for many. If you can tough it out, however, it has noticably strong legal protections for minority groups and [[SceneryPorn some of the most gorgeous scenery on the continent]].

** For Americans, California is one of the hardest levels in the country. ''Everything'' there is [[CashGate expensive as hell]], especially housing and especially in San Francisco, and while the state does have higher wages than most of the rest of the country, it's still not enough to survive there for many. If you can tough it out, however, it has noticably strong legal protections for minority groups and [[Sceneryporn some of the most gorgeous scenery on the continent]].

** For Americans, California is one of the hardest levels in the country. ''Everything'' there is [[CashGate expensive as hell]], especially housing and especially in San Francisco, and while the state does have higher wages than most of the rest of the country, it's still not enough to survive there for many.

* ClicheStorm: Good luck finding a character archetype that isn't included. Although it's a case of SeinfeldIsUnfunny seeing how many tropes Real Life codified.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny:
** The reason why a [[ChildrenAreInnocent child sees everything in the world as wonderful]], while with most adults, [[KnightInSourArmor familiarity has bred contempt.]]
** UsefulNotes/WorldWarII was such a key TropeMaker, TropeCodifier and [[DiscreditedTrope Trope Discreditor]] that, looking back, you forget how groundbreaking it was back in the day.

* {{Moe}}: Most child characters have at least a few moments of this. Boy/girlfriends can also qualify.

** School bullies, to whoever has been intimidated. Doesn't help that these are [[BonusBoss optional bosses]] that not every player has to face...

** PARDON, BUT "REAL ''[[SarcasmMode WHAT]]''"?

** PARDON ME, BUT "REAL ''[[SarcasmMode WHAT]]''"?

*** Meanwhile some hack was going over a newly independent Poland and decided that after making its breakout appearance on world maps that it was going to have its epic. It digressed into antics with many characters leading into a GambitPileup that caused wars with the Soviet Union and Lithuania, an internal coup and border disputes with Czechoslovakia and Hungary. Reads like train wreck FanFiction culminating with the invasion by [[ThoseWackyNazis Hitler]]. God was likely on one hell of a bender when he wrote the interwar period in the region.

** Air travel, post-9/11. Particularly, the early section where [[LoadsAndLoadsOfLoading you have to get through security]].

** Here's another one: '''politics.''' You either love the person for agreeing with your views, or detest them because they don't align with your vision of the land they govern over. The Unites States in recent times is no stranger to political division.

** The "Usefulnotes/COVID19Pandemic" arc, which, as of beginning 2022, has been lasting two years, and still seems not to be wrapping up until well into next season. Not helping matters is the fact that the arc has resulted in many people having to stay in their homes and avoid socializing and many forms of entertainment being postponed or outright cancelled, resulting in a total lack of interesting storylines.

*** Here's another one that a good number of people can relate: '''[=PE=]'''. Unless you're very athletic and are (to some degree) multi-talented in a handful of sports, you're in for a living nightmare. Especially if one of your classmates is a JerkJock.

* ArchiveBinge: People have spent their entire lives exploring the backstory (in fact, there is an entire career path dedicated to this). This has been known to lead to the ultimate ArchivePanic. Just to make things even harder, much if not all of the archive is written by {{Unreliable Narrator}}s, and FromACertainPointOfView is almost universal.

** Occasionally the random character creation results in a character with an unbalanced skill tree, where some basic skills are either underleveled or outright missing -- this can lead to annoyances such as [[AmbiguousDisorder reduced XP gain]], slower movement speed and/or reduced agility or [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny lag & pathing issues]]... not to mention that all too often other players either [[BullyingTheDisabled make fun or insult]] players trying to find help, and some even pretend the glitch doesn't actually exist and that anyone who claims to be affected by it is lying, lazy or seeking attention. In worst cases, the glitch and other player's reactions are so unfair that some players just [[DrivenToSuicide stop playing altogether]]. However, the bug ''does'' have it's advantages as well; players spawned with it often gain more XP for less work on their preferred skill (sometimes to the point of giving them slightly easier access to the "celebrity" status), and the increased occurrence of random perks (such as SherlockScan) can be extremely helpful. Thankfully, many players have started to consider it as a feature instead of a bug.

** ''Nine'', counting the UsefulNotes/SpanishCivilWar cutscene, although that one was [[GambitPileup poorly written and confusing]].

* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: The ongoing ”Corona Virus” arc has already been criticized for being too similar to previous pandemic arcs (”The swine flu” and the plague arcs, to name a few). Especially since the [[CaptainObviousAesop "wash your hands" aesop]] has already been predicted by viewers from the very first episode.