#Difficulty Settings or Game Modes

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pearl gull
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I see a lot of people complaining about certain game mechanics being too difficult or annoying and I really like the game where it is and wouldn't like to see it become easier because of a loud group of people whining. I've said my disagreements in some of these threads, but mods are not exactly okay with disputes on the subject and kind of cater to these threads as a safe space for the OP. I think these threads should be open for discussion because if the developers are going to take them into consideration, then I think the opposition should have a voice too. So if you disagree with my opinion you can voice it. I have no problem with that.

I think if they want to cater to these people complaining about the mechanics of the game then they should add a difficulty setting or game mode to allow for certain easier features like slowed down time, crops not dying at the end of the season, combat in dungeons being easier, being able to teleport from anywhere, etc. Like have a Normal Mode and a Cozy Mode or something. This way the game isn't ruined for people like me who like it the way it is and don't want it becoming too easy and it also appeases the people complaining. I know it's impossible to make everyone happy, but this might be a decent solution to appease two opposing opinion groups.

wraith rose
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While i do think that being able to teleport from anywhere on the map is a wonderful idea and would probably help with some people’s time management during their game days. I do agree that combat, how long the months are and how long the days are are pretty good where they are. I do wonder if the people who are complaining about the days and the months have played any other farming cozy game because 30 days is usually how long a month is for a farming cozy game and these days are pretty long unless you get really into the game and lose track of time.

A cozy mode would make a good alternate for people who want it slower or whatever. Like the ability to swap between cozy and normal. Because a lot of people really do seem to not know how to manage their game time and then feel like the days are too fast.

quasi holly
pearl gull
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Yea, it's definitely a time management thing or just like a flawed mentality about the game. I feel like people see all the things you can do in the game and they want to do everything at once, but then the day ends and they didn't get to breed their animals that day or didn't get to water their crops so they get upset with the short days. I think if you come into it in that mentality of doing everything as efficiently as possible you're not really playing a cozy game with the right mentality. If cozy is what you're looking for then you have to have a cozy mentality too. Not a min/max mentality. 😛

That's why I hope they don't cater to these people complaining because I feel like it's user error, not the game. If they do choose to, then I just hope it's within a cozy mode that doesn't change the base game for the rest of the players.

quasi holly
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I think you're assuming very much the wrong thing and lack profound understanding of how much people can really struggle managing time

pearl gull
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I wasn't saying it was one way or the other. I agreed and said it's definitely a time management thing, but the other is very true to myself in certain games. It's not just the one thing.

quasi holly
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If I can ask you, how much did the pausing when reading mail and looking in storage affect your experience? Because to me it's a massive game changer, my enjoyment is significantly higher

pearl gull
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Zero. I didn't notice at all that it didn't pause in those until people complained about it and even after they've added it, it hasn't changed anything really for me.

quasi holly
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That is how much people can struggle with managing time

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It literally doesn't matter to you

pearl gull
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I mean, you're not proving a point. I already agreed with you that it's definitely a reason people are struggling with. So further trying to prove it is pointless. I can't agree more than agreeing. 😛

quasi holly
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I'm not proving any point, and it's not about swaying you in any direction, it's about trying to give you a different perspective, it's not about min/maxing anything, just trying to get anything done within the time constraints

pearl gull
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I already have your prospective. I can have multiple prospectives. I don't suffer from time management issues, but I suffer from the latter more often so you're neglecting that there are multiple issues at play and not just time management.

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I would say time management is probably more common, but from the complaints I hear, the other is also the case sometimes.

quasi holly
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I have to write my plan down, and my plan is like, what I want to do in the next like 4 hours of the day. But if time is going while I'm looking for the materials in the storage, I freak out and my planning is significantly less effective, and i'm not trying to do everything at all... This can be as simple as, I'm grabbing materials to go deliver and I know I have all the materials already

pearl gull
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Yes, I understand this already. I'm not sure what to say. You're repeating your point when I've agreed and understood the whole time so I'm not sure where to go from this.

quasi holly
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To be clear, I do think game modes is interesting, if I ever get comfortable with how things happen and what needs what, I'm often up for challenges and stuff for games I really like

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You said, that you don't have time management issues, therefore you are incapable of having my perspective, that's a very wild claim to make. But it's okay if I didn't succeed in making you understand a little more, I'm not very good at this stuff

pearl gull
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Bro what? gibFP

Just because I don't suffer from something doesn't mean I can't understand or relate in some way. That's a wild claim to make. Also it's very contradictory to this whole conversation. If you believe I can't understand because I don't suffer from it then why are you explaining it to try and make me understand?

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By your logic when I said I don't suffer from time management issues, that should have been the end of the conversation because I'm incapable of understanding. gibLUL

quasi holly
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That response makes no sense, that's okay, you don't understand. I do like to think I can try to make people understand, but it never happens, none of your phrasing earlier communicated to me that you did understand. And I didn't intend for you to understand perfectly either, but just a little better. That just didn't work, that's okay

quasi holly
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I actually agree with OP in that gives us different game modes option, cozy, normal and hard. I rather wait a real 24 hours for things since I can’t play all day. Want to also add OP, it’s a bit judgmental to say we have time management issues or a flawed thinking just because we want to do more than one thing in a day. Could just be preference of not wanting to be thrown to a waiting screen every 17 mins. It’s clunky and disruptive. I want to have continuous play, I find it more relaxing to get lost in the game instead of worrying about how much time I have. Having a limited day makes you more aware of the time.

viscid agate
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if they don’t change the time within game. they could at least put pause in the construction at the farms and house.

pearl gull
# quasi holly I actually agree with OP in that gives us different game modes option, cozy, nor...

The time and seasons is a core game mechanic. I think it's fine to want to play a game that you're not limited by time, but that's unfortunately not this game. It's like playing a platformer then going on the games discord and complaining you have to jump too much. Like clearly if I don't want to jump I shouldn't play a platformer. If you don't like a loading screen every 18 minutes then I just don't think this game is for you. Call it judgmental if you like, but I believe if you're trying to rush to get everything done in a single day, then I think you're playing the game wrong.

I'm not saying I hope the developers don't listen to these complaints at all, but I hope they don't change the core mechanics because of them. That's why I suggested a Cozy Mode so people like you can have a slowed down time, less loading screens, more stuff you can do in a day without impacting players like me who enjoy it how it is.

quasi holly
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Okay. Thank you for being much more respectful. The opposite is true though. I don’t want to rush. I want to pick flowers and fish without being interrupted. No rushing. I don’t even care about the # of days. It’s just being forced home that bugs me. Let me continue even though it’s night or whatever. Hopefully, the can give us modes because I love the game besides this part.

sick topaz
# quasi holly Okay. Thank you for being much more respectful. The opposite is true though. I d...

This would be lovely, wouldn't it. I played the whole game the way it was made. I kind of sit on the fence. I accept it the way it is, and did what I could in the time alloted. Didn't allow it to make me feel anxious or otherwise. It is what it is. But I do also feel it would be nice to just do what you said--no rushing, and to get lost in the game, which would be easy to do. Fishing, gathering, etc, to your heart's content. I have played Story of Seasons, all of the Sims, and the time thing used to really bother me also. But, I don't think a game developer has ever changed the time factor in any game--have they? Just curious if anyone knows of a game where this was actually changed?

bronze cobalt
# sick topaz This would be lovely, wouldn't it. I played the whole game the way it was made....

I've played a lot of SoS, and the older HMs and I don't think they've ever addressed the in game clock. I admit I struggled with the time a lot until I started utilizing magic more often with some of the farming aspect. It's also become a habit of my own to pet and brush my livestock every day from playing SoS which ate up a lot of time before I learned (in this server) that I didn't have to once all the happiness bars were full. Dungeon crawling was also a struggle until I gained the Charm spell. They all just stand there lovestruck for me to bash them to my heart's content lol. Honestly I think the only thing I would change regarding time would be to pause while in Build mode and at crafting tables.

sick topaz
bronze cobalt
sick topaz