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>they are not intrusive or cannibalistic of existing mechanics and add meaningful rewards
no, those rewards are not meaningful in a setting where people go out on a limb to grab a shiny rock from a deathtrap that can boost your regenerative ability and speed by 2000%
it's the continuous refusal to go above rusty rifles and moist kevlar that keeps equipment progression at the hobo level instead of letting you run at 30km/h in exo while using whirligigs as trampolines
NOOOO
IT'S LE HECKIN SURVAIVA REALISMO /KKK/ SLOP
THAT'S WHAT WE NEED
LET'S BREW FUARKIN CAWFEEEEEE AND MAKE CARDBOARD HOUSES WITH A SMALL GARDEN AND A TINY TV ANTENNA SO WE CAN COZILY LIVE IN THE SWAMPS WATCHING TOP 10 NAKED SNORKS ON OUR PDA