I actually didn't mind the grinding I did when I did it, and it ensures verification that I complete each update, by reaching that percentage. After this second playthrough though, I look at a 30% percent save and sigh with a breathy 'fuck that.'There is certainly a different perspective playing a game update to update vs playing a complete run-through.
Of course, booty calls drive the percentage completed, which impels those who are under the delusion that this is a competition, rather than a story/journey, to make the most money, catch all the biggest fish, get to a given update's maximum completion percentage. This delusion- and ADD- can also explain playing an in-process game with mods and the seemingly tone-deaf posts asking for help at every turn, which I would liken to babies crying for their bottle.
I doubt that players would see rushing to do the booty calls (and related grinding/farming) as a priority when playing the completed version. As it is, we go along and realize the pointlessness of our prior grinding. At some point, those construction vehicles currently strewn about the island will build assets that will surely make prior grinding seem even more silly.
It made me decide to play a parallel game without grinding/farming. It has meant no booty calls, so I'm resigned to getting my jollies by leaving Clare to stare at the puzzle while I run back and forth to Doctor Amor.
So as you said, the ladies will have to wait to see my two bedroom house until the game gives me the funds to invite them over.
By the end of this game though, instead of spending millions on polishing a turd shouldn't we end up with a Sophia-like Crib?
