Gisbert replied to Science says no Rug Nerf December 20, 2022 @ 5:23:49 am PST
They absolutely maxed out their master skills when it comes to fixing things that aren't broken. Started long ago with the food system in hearth and home... Stackable rug bonus = players content, sees value in their progression, keeps playing, spends another 1,000 hours arranging their viking castle.
Rug nerf = player upset, sees the value of their labor decreased, stops playing, spends another 1,000 hours playing another game.
I'm assuming that Irongate doesn't have a clinical psychologist on staff to tell them why behaviorally this reduction in perceived benefits will lead to frustration, and a change in behavior. But if they did, and they were providing that advice for free, instead of their normal rates: I'd listen.
Allow rugs to stack. It didn't break your game earlier, and it didn't break your game last Tuesday. What it has done is have me write two posts about it rather than enjoy my day off playing Valheim.
3:13 pm, December 20, 2022