Hey everyone,
I wanted to share a thought. Occasionally, I stumble upon one of the flying island with a small pool teeming with a handful of fish or spot a group of ostriches roaming.
Now, I fully understand that this is merely a video game, and that these non-playable characters will respawn after the first blood moon as the game resets its content… However, I can’t help but feel a twinge of hesitation when contemplating the idea of stripping the land bare, removing the fish, plants, and trees for a quick boost or, more likely, yet another ancient arowana for my sack (I’ve lost count at this point!).
Does anyone else experience this bittersweet melancholy when immersed in virtual worlds? do you take everything, or just what you need?
I used to play games immersively like that, but developers insist on making sure none of it matters. Like the blood moon, I understand why it’s a thing, but I’d love to be able to turn it off, and stop all events from resetting and all entities from respawning. People are going to disagree with me, and that’s fine, you’re entitled to your opinion, but I’d just like the option.
Like in BotW, there was a mod to stop Ancient Guardians from respawning, at that point, I wanted to take them all down. It felt like my actions actually had an impact on the world. (One of the reasons why I hate that there is no post-game after the Ganon fights.)