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Kaz in reality loves the grind. The kind that doesn't make too much money that is [like the oval grind they just patched]. PD wants people logged on, and grinding is low effort for PD as it does not involve new events, cars, or tracks. However, big money making grinds are not good, since it will let players accomplish their goals and then they stop logging on. You have to take what Kaz says with a grain of salt.
There were various grinds in prior GTs to cement the legacy, where you won cars and sold them for cash, ovals, etc. GT has always given people the illusion of advancing their careers through the grind, if feels fruitful to the player, keeps them engaged for hours, and that's the trick.
This is no different than other companies selling a product and turning it into a habit. Did mankind brush teeth 3 times a day for 5 minutes for its entire existence? Did we all eat corn syrup sweet cereal for every breakfast since we were hunters and gatherers? No. These are all habits built by the commercial giants to keep you spinning the wheel. Once GT take [i.e. games purchases] reaches a plateau the game is mature. The only way to make profits is to keep people logged on and receive cash for cars.
If Kaz truly wanted to limit grinding, he would make all events pay the same per hour or mile/km. Something more of a formula. He could make daily mileage lottery tickets really fruitful, or give you all the cars for golding the licenses.
There were various grinds in prior GTs to cement the legacy, where you won cars and sold them for cash, ovals, etc. GT has always given people the illusion of advancing their careers through the grind, if feels fruitful to the player, keeps them engaged for hours, and that's the trick.
This is no different than other companies selling a product and turning it into a habit. Did mankind brush teeth 3 times a day for 5 minutes for its entire existence? Did we all eat corn syrup sweet cereal for every breakfast since we were hunters and gatherers? No. These are all habits built by the commercial giants to keep you spinning the wheel. Once GT take [i.e. games purchases] reaches a plateau the game is mature. The only way to make profits is to keep people logged on and receive cash for cars.
If Kaz truly wanted to limit grinding, he would make all events pay the same per hour or mile/km. Something more of a formula. He could make daily mileage lottery tickets really fruitful, or give you all the cars for golding the licenses.