I'd say that a lot of people in general are growing tired of time-sinks. Doubly so when the reward is dangled behind a morass of unfun, mundane, and/or cringe content.
It's a combination of audiences reaching adulthood and no longer having as much free time, but also our entire society has the attention span of a goldfish thanks to technology perfecting the delivery of instant gratification. It's honestly a much bigger issue than loot grinds in video games.
I'd say that a lot of people in general are growing tired of time-sinks. Doubly so when the reward is dangled behind a morass of unfun, mundane, and/or cringe content.
That's the key for me.
Along with many of these making the grind absolutely ridiculous so they can peddle skipping the grind for some of that MTX money.
It's a combination of audiences reaching adulthood and no longer having as much free time, but also our entire society has the attention span of a goldfish thanks to technology perfecting the delivery of instant gratification. It's honestly a much bigger issue than loot grinds in video games.