Even just the idea of having to ‘grind’ for a virtual currency, it’s something that modern games do and it turns them into a job. Yes, I said it. Games that have long grind hours just to access basic resources. These are really a second job sometimes, thinking of always online games like rust too. I like my games to be on when I need them to be. To save an be able to go back to them whenever i feel like. Earthbound had a commentary from the lead programmer and creator of the game in the same tone, that his game would be easy to save, quit and restart in a very casual way by design (ness’s dad personally calls you, the player, if the game runs for long enough, to basically tell you to go touch some grass). I have found certain modern titles to be made for long hour daily marathons, else you’re not adavncing enough. I emulate old stuff now.
BaroqueW@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
An important detail is that this rental option is paid for in grind currency, not paid currency. Yes, “for now”.
TheSeveralJourneysOfReemus@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
tabris@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Yeah, that’s just to normalise rentable levels. Once it has been begrudgingly accepted, there’ll be one that requires premium currency. Never buy EA.
yermaw@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
You’ll still be able to buy them with ingame currency, but itll be days worth of farming or BEST VALUE 4.99
pivot_root@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Why days worth of farming? To help give the player a sense of “pride and accomplishment” of course.