4 hours ago, meganoth said:Choices are good, but choices for meta-reasons may not be. Imagine trying to explain this "feature" to a new player of the game.
Imagine trying to explain Dark Souls to a new player. Yet Elden Ring is a smash hit. Same story with Terraria or even Valheim. Those chew new players up and kill them until they learn. We went through 10 years of coddling gamers and pretending they are idiots. The average gamer is 30+ years old, their kids likely game or can get help, and youtube tutorials are everywhere. There are also plenty of "noob friendly" games to play if someone wants simple stuff in the genre.
Gaming is thankfully moving out of the phase where we assume every new player is a brain dead invalid. Much like Elden Ring you can play 7DTD without understanding all the nuances and do the loops, you'll learn the nuances in time. Your average player didn''t know the nuances of Apex Legends or Fortnite or DOTA 2 or Rust or etc. They just enjoy those games anyways and learn as they go.