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Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls
Few things here..
1) Game economies are studied because we can learn from them. Maybe not teach you how to run a business but they certainly have value in general economics.
2) I don't play games to escape from life either and I'm not into roleplaying
3) I like both kinds of games you described, but I also find mindless grinding to be a very relaxing pass time, and wouldn't put it in the bad design category.
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1) Sure, but in general, you avoid learning life skills by playing games more than you learn. Not you per se, just the general use of the word. This is part of why I stopped spending so much time on games. It can become too much time spent basically stalling in terms of personal development. Games are a lot about repeating patterns and I've found it immensely rewarding to cut my gaming time down rather heavily. Best life decision I ever made tbh
2) Roleplaying is probably interesting if you're into that, but it's just not really my thing either. Never played pen & paper roleplaying games either.
3) Well, grinding is horrible in my eyes. I could always find something better to do than that. I'm not saying I can't get sucked into it - more that I made a concious decision to not engage in gameplay of that sort more than an absolute minimum. But that's a choice I made. For reasons related to my answer to #1.