will there one day be all the skills or most of them? and can we slow down the need to eat/drink without using cheats?

[Validate]

as the title states, i'm hoping almost all skills will come in somehow and expand the game a lot more. also i hear eating/drinking needs are turning folks away. can we someday edit the need to eat so often. i know there are cheats that can turn it off. but i rather not use cheats just be more realistic. like having the need to eat 2-3 times per 24 hrs vs every hour. i'm cool if not eating slows down skill gain, but not really sure what it all does yet. iching to buy the game but i'd know i'd pass the 2 hrs from refund allowance

[Rose Brigade]

Why are you complaining about a feature in a game you haven't even bought yet?
If you have no experience in it, imo, you don't really have grounds to complain. A lot of people complain just to complain here, and you can't go by that and base that on your reason to not play the game. If you wanna buy it and try it, then do it but if you are basing your choice on whether to buy the game based on people complaining about hunger and thirst in a survival game, then you really shouldn't even be complaining yourself, it's already apparent that the game won't be for you.

[Masquerine]

I wouldn't go so far as to say the eating/thirst turns people away from playing, but it is a nuisance with the current decay rate. There's no challenge in gathering as water is unlimited and food sources are plentiful. It just lacks any depth or substance to make it a meaningful mechanic.

Skill wise farming is planned. I believe magic was coming next in a month or so, archery in 3? They had some Q&A stream about it but I missed it, so I only caught glimpses of what people have posted about it. All the other current skills cap at 50, so more will be planned for them later as well.

This is very early where early access goes, but you could still get your money's worth out of playing the game for what it currently has. If you don't want to wait for updates, could purchase one of the other similar games that are already complete in this genre.

[Keldric Usugi]

The game needs a lot of tuning, and I'm really hoping that the devs take the community's feedback. Hunger/Thirst decay rates are quite extreme in the game, and you'll find yourself spending a fourth of your time mindlessly running around collecting food and water just so you can focus on other tasks without getting constant "You're dying, bro" pings.

The game has some interesting skills - but the gameplay is going to need to get a LOT deeper before we can get skills like Herblore, Dungeoneering, and even something as simple as Fishing. As it is, all the water sources in the game are about waist deep and primarily serve as an impediment in combat.

As someone that leveled Runecrafting to max in Runescape, I'd personally love a more in-depth Runecrafting experience, but I'm not holding my breath that the system gets any deeper, especially when it's so integral for exploration and reducing tedium in resource harvesting.

[ScottyPippin]

Originally posted by Rose Brigade:

Why are you complaining about a feature in a game you haven't even bought yet?
If you have no experience in it, imo, you don't really have grounds to complain. A lot of people complain just to complain here, and you can't go by that and base that on your reason to not play the game. If you wanna buy it and try it, then do it but if you are basing your choice on whether to buy the game based on people complaining about hunger and thirst in a survival game, then you really shouldn't even be complaining yourself, it's already apparent that the game won't be for you.

I play through family share and don't own the game, The OP makes good points

[Ashling]

I think you only realistically need to eat one or two fully cooked meals in a day cycle. I didn't notice it being too overbearing, but I do agree water and food is far too plentiful making it feel more like an after thought. Maybe future cooking levels or the farming skill will change that