1.6 Update [Spoiler Alert] Would you mind paying for perfection?

[FilthyGorilla]

I went through a trauma of playing a game when I was in middle school.
The name of this game is Valkyrie Profile.
It is a old-fashioned JRPG released in early 90s.

There are 3 endings you can achieve.
If you have never heard the game, you can wiki or Google it then you will know how crazy the mechanism this game has!

I was really frustrated because I didn't check any instructions or tips before starting the game.

Finally I didn't achieve perfect ending.
I felt all my effort was meaningless.

I had no choice but re-starting a new save file.

After that, I learned collecting as much information I can before purchasing a game as I don't feel like wasting my money and time especially time.

You can save money for buying another game next time but time is the most precious thing for everyone and you can never take it back.

I don't think we're talking about the same thing but certain games or the way you value playing games will definitely favour putting in some additional effort in 'screening' the game so to speak beforehand to check it's worth your time/money.

I absolutely do this and only really buy games within the subgenres I enjoy, or stuff I think I may enjoy on heavy deals, which mitigates the loss if I inevitably dislike the game or just find it hard to play in general

 

[SapphireWings]

There are some games where I love the grind to perfection, and some where the grind to perfection has me grinding my teeth.

That being said, there are things in SDV that I'm soooooo glad I can ignore and still buy my way to perfection. But I can still feel like I achieved something with the other things that I don't mind grinding.

Like, I've caught all the fish. Befriended everyone. Cooked everything. But craft everything..? Meh. If I didn't have to grind Qi gems for some of the recipes, I wouldn't mind it so much. But getting Qi gems is what I don't like. I don't like the quests and the monsters don't drop enough. ;D

 

[Mango Choo-choo]

I don't think we're talking about the same thing but certain games or the way you value playing games will definitely favour putting in some additional effort in 'screening' the game so to speak beforehand to check it's worth your time/money.

I absolutely do this and only really buy games within the subgenres I enjoy, or stuff I think I may enjoy on heavy deals, which mitigates the loss if I inevitably dislike the game or just find it hard to play in general

sorry for saying something which is off-topic to your comment.

And yes, I totally understand you don't care about achievements.
Neither do I.
I only care whether I can experience the whole game or not.
I won't miss anything designed by the game designer.

but sometimes there are some invisible achievements potentially impact your experience of playing a game.

generally I don't give in to any elements I don't enjoy in this game.
If there is something makes me unconformable, I stop trying it immediately even I can't return/refund the game.

 

[Mango Choo-choo]

There are some games where I love the grind to perfection, and some where the grind to perfection has me grinding my teeth.

That being said, there are things in SDV that I'm soooooo glad I can ignore and still buy my way to perfection. But I can still feel like I achieved something with the other things that I don't mind grinding.

Like, I've caught all the fish. Befriended everyone. Cooked everything. But craft everything..? Meh. If I didn't have to grind Qi gems for some of the recipes, I wouldn't mind it so much. But getting Qi gems is what I don't like. I don't like the quests and the monsters don't drop enough. ;D

hahaha, I don't like crafting neither.
In terms of Qi's quests, I felt interesting at the begining but came to be bored soon.

Now I have 270 Qi gems. I won't get into his office again.

 

[Mango Choo-choo]

I only ever buy the perfection vouchers to avoid having to get the golden clock. Stonks

I was on the fence whether I should buy the golden clock or not, but finally I bought the golden clock.
Golden clock costs 10,000,000.
It is equivalent to 10% progress, but you can buy 10% progress from Fizz with 5,000,000 gold.

It technically not worth it, but I am wealthy in the game, so I took the big golden guy back to my farm eventually.

 

[HaleyRocks]

If you spend one or more runs, unlocking everything the legit hard way, then i don't see any problem utilizing (strictly in-game) pay to win methods in subsequent playthroughs!

Post collecting all walnuts twice, for the life of me, i couldn't touch the damn ordeal once more... The Joja parrot was actually a godsend!

Same goes for the ugly trickster in the Cave, claiming to be dispatched from Joja legal department. When you build a nice production chain with big income in Stardew, 500,000g for that one percent of perfection trivialities you're missing, is anything but a big deal, at the end! This time, i certainly used a handful of waivers and never felt better, myself!