Why we need a sandbox like mode to play in

"Pile;c-2112294" wrote:

"NicWester;c-2112287" wrote:

"Pile;c-2112280" wrote:
I firmly believe the lack of content is intentional and part of their financial strategy.

Having people not in the game constantly also reduces burnout. Why does everything have to be framed as a scary conspiracy?

It's healthy to take a break from a game. If you feel the need to have your face constantly buried in a video game, seriously re-examine your life. Games are great, I love them. I woke up at 6:00, I had my stuff done by 6:40 or so while listening to a podcast. But I'm done now. I'll pick the game back up around noon to get my bonus energy and spend down so that I don't cap out at 6:30. But that's it. It's okay to put the game down! Read a book, whittle a spoon, find a hobby!

Its not a conspiracy theory, its actually a very sound financial strategy. Giving the consumer what they desire with minimal effort. There are people who want to immerse themselves in a game and that's fine for them. You may not take the same approach to gaming and thats fine for you but, that doesn't mean the other group doesn't exist.

Yeah, but it also doesn't mean you're right. It might just be that you're playing the wrong game. For example, if I went on a forum and said that I didn't like Madden because I thouht the story was weak and there were no real character arcs, wouldn't you think, "Okay, sure, but this game isn't about that."

If there are people who want to immerse themselves in a game, that's great, I've played hundreds of hours of Crusader Kings 2, Europa Universalis 4, the four Mass Effect titles, and the two most recent Saints Rows. I'm a fan of being immersed in games! ...But Galaxy of Heroes isn't an immersive game. It's a great game that I genuinely love and enjoy playing, don't get me wrong--but it's not meant to be immersive and adding immersion for a very small number of players instead of adding content for all players isn't a great idea.

As I said, you'd be hard-pressed to find someone who is anti-sandbox. There are no "We don't want this, don't add it!" threads. But there are so many people who don't care, and if you asked "would you rather have a sandbox or something else" they'll pick something else without even knowing what it'd be.

"tinetaney;c-2112285" wrote:
These modes you are talking about are limited. So you can use Mando in the Malak event? Show me this.

This isn't what I'm talking about. What I'm talking about is when they do a marquee event you are given 5 chances in each tier, per day, to use nearly any team you can think of. They used to have repeatable bonus tiers where you could use any team, but I can't remember the last time that happened. Those specifically and explicitly had teams that you would often see in arena. I don't know why they stopped--I could make a guess, but that'd be total speculation.