Does this game truly need minmaxing?

[Zantetsuken]

Let me simplify what I said for you in that case.
Min maxers enjoy the COMPETITIVE NATURE in games in regards to content progression. Lack of content aside we're talking about their reason of min maxing not what the game has become.

It's an endless cycle.


The dev team creates new content, the min-maxers will:

A) Plow through it, get bored, and proceed to complain about lack of content.
-and/or-
B) Complain about any method used to extend the life of the content (eg, RNG, grinding, cool-downs, difficulty, etc)

Quite simply, when you take development time and costs into account, there is no amount of content that could be realistically created that will satisfy someone who plays this game for 6-12/hrs a day, 6-7 days a week. (yes, I understand that min-maxer ≠ MMO addict, but there's a fair amount of crossover between the two groups)

The problem is that too many people want this game to be something more than a great GAME. They want the game to give their life fulfillment, and they grind away their lives chasing what is just a sad illusion.

I'm not talking about people who are working towards a cool weapon or want to beat a certain boss, I'm talking about people who get angry when they don't have anything to do in the game. I'm talking about people who yell at a player who won't skip CS. I'm talking about those who refuse to try anything new in dungeons or primal battles because it might add a couple minutes to their run time. I'm talking about people who boot a new player from a PUG after a single wipe. I'm talking about those who spend the majority of their waking hours in the game when there is a life in the real world they should be living.

Those are the people who don't find enjoyment in this (or any) game -- And they never could. Sadly, they subconsciously turn what should be FUN into a grinding chore while they are desperately looking for something that a GAME can't provide.



But I could always be wrong