Oh but I highly encourage that! You can’t tweak a game concept to its best without it. I didn’t mean to imply that I didn’t want it, I just wanted to make sure that my own intentions were clear. Which, reading back, wasn’t really necessary, but anxiety got the better of me.

Thank you! If it helps, even just a little, I can make a google design doc, in which I try to explain the different routes and what you could get out of it (both with the rarity a bit scaled and with how many items a pet can bring back home), and then I can give you (and/or Komodo) rights to change whatever you like? I think having a doc with all the needed information is easiest to check when you have the time.

I understand, though, that game dev takes a lot of time (my fiancée is one too), so I definitely didn’t mean to come across as ‘it’s taking too long!’ I joined the site this week, that would be very unfair, especially because there’s so much left to explore for a new user.
I was thinking about at least making a mock-up for my own game suggestion, just to get a feel of it and get some art practice. But I’m also planning a game jam with my fiancée, so it could take me a bit to just get the mock-up done.

One day sounds more fair to me than 2, but like you said, there’s different players with different styles, and having different routes would balance this experience out. Who knows, maybe it boosts the market more than it already is!

The infinite interactions for unregistered users raises the question: why does someone who hasn’t joined get more out of a certain game mechanic than someone who is registered? That seems a bit unfair to me. Why should I do a few extra clicks for the same effect? If infinite interactions is already a thing that can happen, why make it exclusive for non-members, when your members can enjoy that just as much? (These are genuine questions, not meant to be hostile.)

Oh I didn’t mean it as a negative thing for the housing! I used them to prove my point of waiting all the time as a newbie, but I don’t want that concept changed at all. Having to save up and wait for a bigger house is (painfully) accurate, and it gives the player a long term goal, so that’s all good. But thank you for sharing the thread!