I enjoy job simulator type games and really like the aspect of decorating and taking something and improving it. I’m a sucker for visual progress and I’m comfortable with physical labor in real life, so why can I only do it in games and structured activities?

  • Hildegarde@lemmy.world
    6·
    11 months ago

    If you made a great living as a truck driver you would likely find yourself hard pressed to care about delivering cargo in a video game simulation.

    The vast majority of players of American Truck Simulator are not professional truck drivers. There is very little appeal to playing a game that simulates your job, so most truck drivers chose other forms of entertainment than truck simulator games. This is not because of the payscale.

    It takes about 8 hours to drive 500 miles. Spending 8 hours maintaining lane position is not very engaging. No amount of money will make 8 hours of lanekeeping exciting or engaging.

    • dumpsterlid@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      11 months ago

      Spending 8 hours maintaining lane position is not very engaging. No amount of money will make 8 hours of lanekeeping exciting or engaging.

      …and you speak for everybody here?