discussion Thoughts on repeatable/grind system in games?

[duckydoodoo]

the only acceptable repeatable/grind is lewds, but even so they are much better when they are just repeatable minus the grind.

 

[sverkarens]

A little grinding is okay, but repeating more than 4 times the same things, its bad.

 

[Demiurge299]

An example would be game Golden Mean where you have to repeat scenes to unlock more slow grind but imo is great considering first scene is very vanilla and later scenes would be more corrupt and saucy!

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I personally feel theres not a single game that is improved by having a grind. and I also feel games that require you to not just grind to get things, but have to actively grind to avoid game overs to be a really terrible system, so I'm always glad to see when those have cheats. I prefer typical no-nonsense just "make a choice here or there, but otherwise read/watch the story unfold" VNs. that's just me though

 

[Hynegard]

I love to play ARPG... So... Yeah.

 

[bombten]

I like a little grind, it makes the gain feel like it's more"worth" it somehow.

 

[wapij68565]

A little grinding is good to give satisfaction, but repeating too much gives the inverse : frustration and we delete the game.

 

[banabad0912]

I enjoy the grind in a lot of games, but maybe not in adult games.

 

[lcanon]

Hate it . Grinding if present should be skippable . Devs should include a debug menu or a cheat system of some kind , ofcourse there are also games without grind that are doing well so I don't think it's all that necessary.

 

[sverkarens]

A little grinding at the beginning doesn't matter, but when the juicy bits come, it should be straight forward.

 

[bobbybob202]

If its not boring then I'm all for it.

 

[andere234432]

Don't mind repeating an action a few times but too much I'll just hop in the dev console and give my character what is needed to skip it

 

[Zalyftatyf]

A good grind helps me to wind down after a stressful day. Sometimes you just have to switch your head off.

 

[ShiaLabeouf]

Some grind in games is okay, it gives you something to do and a goal to work towards. Too much grind is soul crushing.

 

[person985]

Like people have said, you got to have a little grinding to make the scenes have a sense of accomplishment to them, but I feel like most creators these days have confused whether they're making an ero-game or a grinding-game, like sometimes I feel like I'm playing a shitty mobile idle game.

 

[Deleted member 112555]

I hate grind.
Why are you wasting my time with repeatable scences?.

 

[Karamchad]

grind without immediate reward is boring and should never exist
grind in games that get you more levels and better equipment is interesting
but no one cares for levels or equipment in porn games

 

[Anon1990]

I usualy don´t like grinding in game in gerneral and multipel choices/path are also not the hit for me. Mostly i just stay on the path i liked and don´t bother to replay just for other scene i might even not like. Multiple path games are slow on contant updates because of the double work for 2 path for example.

 

[springer]

I don’t mind a grind if it’s slightly changed and pushes the story forward each time, and if you’re sure it’s leading to another step. I hate it if it’s there just because the dev wants to slow down the action.

 

[User_111574]

It's fine as long as the grind is within reasonable limits. I remember FOTM and Tangled Up with horror - that's where the grind, senseless and merciless....

 

[Jakeswind]

I stop playing games that have repeatable grind system, if it was to grind one time will probably still play it but the amount of the grind would have to be low.