I just want to vent for a minute about how the implementation of expeditions has really harmed my enjoyment of the game, and I find myself playing it a lot less than I used to.

I like the actual expedition content, but the fact that they can only be completed during a specific time period is inimical to the chill explore-and-build-at-your-own-pace vibe that drew me into the game in the first place. They come with time pressure and marketing terms like “for a limited time” and “last chance to get [special thing]”, and it triggers all of the centers in my brain tied to microtransactions and MMO retention tactics, and I hate it.

I know this should be a small thing. And I know I could mod in the items, or muck about with the system clock. It’s not about that.

Edit: So that this isn’t just a whine post – I like the actual expeditions. They’re awesome free content. I just wish they were not on a schedule. If we could launch old ones on our own that would probably fix it for me.

Alright for context: I’m now 20+ hours ingame. And so far i’ve gathered: The Korvax are not really individuals but also not really a hivemind. Then they got genocided by the Gek. The Gek are some greedy bastards and in turn got genocided by the Vy’keen. Who are fighting a perpetual war against war itself, which may be the worst, just leads to nothing except more war and suffering. Furthermore in the basic starting mission of building your base you meet: 1: an agrarian who is so disillusioned by the destruction of his species that the simplest of plants grant him satisfaction 2: an exo-craft technician who doomed his entire family to death 3: Your scientist who got disconnected from the convergence and has his memory reset multiple times

Why can’t I just meet a nice town or village of well-meaning Aliens or something like that? I love No Man’s Sky but it just feels so lonely 🙁

p.s. excuse my english it aint my first language, also I was drunk when I worte this

I’m looking to get the game but I want to know what you do in the game. I know that you can explore, build and collect resources but what is the main goal of the game.