I was already almost always picking Luigi. Recent events have only solidified my choice.

It’s more complicated than anger for me. There’s the disappointment that they’ve sunk so far, worry that other programs that I use could follow, but also some relief that I switched when I did.

That’s a lot fairer and makes a lot more sense than what I was imagining. Although I’m still a little wary of the devs designing a purposefully limited time-intensive system, and the publishers then dangling a paid solution in front of players. Even when it’s just a part of the solution.

From my understanding, the game doesn’t lack fast travel, the resources for it are just incredibly rare unless you use micro-transactions.