Let's be honest, just because its a game mechanic doesn't mean its not a waste of time. That's literally the reason why Pay-to-win and pay-to-progress are even things, because there are game mechanics that exist solely for the purpose of wasting your time.If you're calling game elements mechanics that waste time maybe the video section is more your speed.
There are some REALLY good RPGM games out there, but they are rare and can't reasonably be expected from a relatively new dev using the engine for the first time. Could it happen? Sure, and I hope so, but its far more likely that it'll just be the same thing we've played in other games so the concerns are valid.
The ideal adult game has both good gameplay and good content/scenes that reward it.
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