i think that’s just ppl complaining cuz Ubisoft gave the option to buy shortcuts, but me playing the game and having finished Origins can assure you i never had to grind to get or be able to do anything, stuff just comes naturally through progressing by playing the game. (i’ve met enemies i couldnt handle cuz they were op ofc, that yes, and then i’d just have to come back later, but i think that’s also a cool and inventive mechanic to “lock” certain story elements [or even gear] till you’re farther in the game)
i guess some ppl dont want to experience the game as it’s supposed to be played, so Ubisoft created a product for those ppl, and then other ppl complain about that; i understand none of the 2 player parties involved (couldn’t care less), and ubisoft is just being ubisoft and cashing in i guess
basically, it’s like someone would buy the Witcher 3 but not want to play through the came, so CD Project Red would sell a dlc that allows you to skip most of it or something, which makes zero sense ofc
and before someone comes and says that
(i’ve met enemies i couldnt handle cuz they were op ofc, that yes, and then i’d just have to come back later, but i think that’s also a cool and inventive mechanic to “lock” certain story elements [or even gear] till you’re farther in the game)
is the definition of grinding, no, cuz it’s just the game locking you out of areas you’re not supposed to be in as of now (which is all the more fun when u actually succeed to go in stealthily and steal some loot from in there); grinding is when u get stuck in the game cuz you’re too weak to actually be able to do what you’re supposed to be doing at that moment in the story