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One of the worst things about the freemium model is that the games tend to be very grindy time suckers those who don't pay-to-play. Millions of souls spend hour

One of the worst things about the freemium model is that the games tend to be very grindy time suckers those who don't pay-to-play. Millions of souls spend hours each day just farming in-game treasure and it actually ends up being work rather than fun. So many of these people are missing out on the joy of crafting or farming actual things in the real world and selling them on eBay or Etsy or locally. These grindy games in particular end up preying on millions of kids who don't have wads of cash, but do have free time and get sucked in. This is perhaps why addiction to games like Genshin Impact has gotten so severe in China that authorities have taken action to limit play hours.

azurezyq 5y ago
It seems that you don't play Genshin impact game. You can't buy ascension materials with money. You pay for stronger characters with more versatile playstyles, but it won't make the game less grindy. You still have to fight for materials by yourself. Also as other said, different f2p games work differently. In Genshin, you can easily complete the main request with free characters. Most people (like me), just pay to pull for particular characters they love. (Just check Hu Tao's character demo from their official yt account and you may get a glimpse how the characters (regardless of strength) are attracting themselves.))
sudosysgen 5y ago
Nah. If you want to get a good team in Genshin you will grind. You can't buy the most cumbersome progress items. The actual hours of grind are the same no matter what. If you pay, you'll be able to farm for these items longer in a day. But it will still take the same amount of runs. The longest grind are artifacts. To get the best artifacts for one character you will need to clear a level 2000-3000 times. That will take you 80-300 hours pretty much no matter what. Now those could be over 100 days or it could be in twenty days, but you'll have to run the level as many times.
- dandotway 5y ago
  Wow, imagine if a few years ago a startup said its game would earn billions despite forcing whale players who pay a fortune to still have to grind a level 2000-3000 times if they wanted the best artifacts. How many of us would have invested? The craziest things in this world are making people filthy rich. I've just now been learning about the NFT madness....

azurezyq 5y ago

It seems that you don't play Genshin impact game. You can't buy ascension materials with money. You pay for stronger characters with more versatile playstyles, but it won't make the game less grindy. You still have to fight for materials by yourself. Also as other said, different f2p games work differently. In Genshin, you can easily complete the main request with free characters. Most people (like me), just pay to pull for particular characters they love. (Just check Hu Tao's character demo from their official yt account and you may get a glimpse how the characters (regardless of strength) are attracting themselves.))

sudosysgen 5y ago

Nah. If you want to get a good team in Genshin you will grind. You can't buy the most cumbersome progress items. The actual hours of grind are the same no matter what. If you pay, you'll be able to farm for these items longer in a day. But it will still take the same amount of runs. The longest grind are artifacts. To get the best artifacts for one character you will need to clear a level 2000-3000 times. That will take you 80-300 hours pretty much no matter what. Now those could be over 100 days or it could be in twenty days, but you'll have to run the level as many times.

dandotway 5y ago
Wow, imagine if a few years ago a startup said its game would earn billions despite forcing whale players who pay a fortune to still have to grind a level 2000-3000 times if they wanted the best artifacts. How many of us would have invested? The craziest things in this world are making people filthy rich. I've just now been learning about the NFT madness....