An employee going to work most days of the week is the expectation for most jobs, but microtransaction-driven games operate on another level. Players do not get weekends or holidays off from their login streaks, and there are no vacation days or sick days that can substitute for doing their dailies. A few non-freemium games leverage similar tactics to promote daily game play, such as the Animal Crossing titles. The New Horizons paid DLC, Happy Home Paradise , gave players less guilt trips for missing a few days, unlike the core game, where villagers would make it clear how heartbroken they are over the player’s absen
Tartaglia's Elemental Burst called Havoc: Obliteration has two variations. During the Ranged Stance, he fires a Hydro arrow into the air dealing massive AOE Hydro damage to enemies while applying the Riptide effect. In his Melee Stance, Tartaglia performs a large slash that deals even more Hydro damage to surrounding enemies compared to his Ranged Stance. The ability will also trigger a Riptide Blast, which clears all enemies' Riptide effect when hit. Doing so will cause a Hydro explosion dealing AOE damage within the elem
Chinju Forest may not have any domains in it, but it is a beautiful location that shouldn't be overlooked. The flowers that blanket the forest make it a perfect spot for taking gentle-looking pictures, and it has already inspired some fans to make artwork depicting their favorite characters in Chi
The **Genshin Chess Impact ** Version 3.2 update released the new 5-star character Nahida along with Yoimiya during the first half of the patch. The game has always featured returning characters, however, and the second half of the update will have promotional rerun banners for both Tartaglia (Childe) and Yae Miko, giving many players another opportunity to pull for these 5-star characters. The returning characters also mean that the unit's signature weapons will be featured on the Epitome Invocation weapons exclusive ban
Like movies and television, video games are an escapist form of entertainment. Hobbies like games provide a needed change of pace from actual jobs and other life stresses and concerns. When a game feels like a second job, many players rightfully question whether it is really serving its intended purpose. Games like Disco Elysium entertain while enriching the player with insights into politics and human nature. Most free-to-play titles instead lean into a fear of missing out, putting players into the role of someone who must go to work regardless of enjoyment, simply because they cannot afford to lose all they have bu
Many games arguably follow the same model as a career. Nearly every RPG features tangible advancement gained through grinding battles, much like the nine-to-five grind of a rank-and-file employee. Dragon Quest players routinely master the Mage and Priest job classes to access the superior Sage job, which parallels moving from entry level positions to management. Yakuza: Like A Dragon satirically leaned into the comparison, as players went to Japan’s real-life job placement service Hello Work to change clas
The Sword Graveyard is a fun area that you should go ahead and visit. The graveyard is filled with hilichurls and surrounded by several large camps making it one of the best places to take pictures in Genshin Imp
The distinction that sets free-to-play games apart is that players are incentivized to play the game even when they do not feel like doing so. Skipping a day of House Flipper will not cause the player to lose out on a bid for an ideal property, where failing to log into a gacha game could cost a player an attendance streak that leads to scaling rewards. In this way free-to-play games do not just simulate jobs, but jobs that the player might not particularly care for. Whatever passion they had on day one may have diminished, but they continue to clock in daily because they cannot afford to do otherw
For early game players, this Ruin Guard can help them obtain ascension materials easily. There is a small puzzle in the area, too, and the Thousand Wind Temple has already been used for a previous in-game ev
You'll need to talk to Hiromi. He's located West of the Tenshukaku in Inazuma City. After that, the quest will point you to Narukami City and then to Jueyun Karst and Mt. Hulao in Liyue. Afterward, you'll be back in Inazuma for 30 Primog
Again, you'll have to talk with the self-proclaimed Gourmet Supremos in Inazuma. This time around, they'll ask you for crabs. Not just any crabs, but carb sous vide slightly cooked with Electro zapping. Again, it involves a Thunder Sakura and some poor hapless crabs, all in the name of cuis
Xudong is the person you'll want to talk to. He and his companions are in need of exotic Inazuma ingredients for their craft. They'll just ask you to fetch a unique and zapped Sakura Blossom and then be one your way. It's a short request with little talking and rewards good Primog