i love the idea of this game but the fact that its so grindy and paywalled ruins it entirely. its like a 5000$ massage, its impossible to relax when you consider the price of everything timewise and monetary. i still play journey every year and i have never finished sky.

you can easiliy future proof it by making it a one time transaction game like journey, im sure more people will play it then, it will also make this game something that wont be forgotten.

Are there any plans to make candle farming less monotonous or give more value to IAPs? even just giving free candles alongside purchases would be nice because $20 is still a lot for a hat even if it is a real one.

finally some ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ lore. ive been waiting since abyss for the dang story to pick up again. we need gameplay not costumes.

About the AURORA concert. Is payment required to attend the concert?

Paramedic and Hueblue - two absolutely, wholeheartedly VALID points. Boring, mundane, empty-hearted grind killed the all joy for me, despite being back last year and playing Sky daily with friends (they were the sole reason I cam back in the first place) and I started playing in Jan 2020, playing daily for a year and a half.

Game has HUGE potential, lovely community and longevity, but I feel like for a product promoting kindness and softness on all levels it takes away players souls at the same time. Yes, the game is free to play, but is it really? You have to log in daily otherwise you will miss out on all the so-called free things you can buy with candles. And candle runs take time. You go buy seasonal passes, but you still require to grind daily otherwise all will be lost. Haven't finished season in time even with premium pass? it's over. Missed on candle runs? can't get the free items cos every cool item from spirits costs 100+ candles.

I miss wild Eden runs, friends hands holding, hugs and Wasteland adventures (my all time fav area) but my dudes and dudettes, all I feel now is just never-ending grind.

Originally posted by Slagathor:

About the AURORA concert. Is payment required to attend the concert?

The concert is free to attend during the Aurora events, but outside the event they pay walled around a limited special cape that you can only purchase during the Aurora Event itself it costs $25 USD but anymore with the cape can teleport you take to the concert by holding your hand.

The only part of the information that appealed to me was "More diverse ways to get Light", hope that means they adding more fun ways to get wax like possibility fun little mini games that can be either played as social activities or solo ones to. For me personally the reduction of predatory pricing/exclusivity and FOMO would be ideal as it feeds on the players mental health, also the timing of events, seasons and travelling spirits being so close together can be worked on, everything being so close together in timing, just seeks to overwhelm the players giving them no time to have a break in terms of grind.

The grindy boring loop and the crazy IAP prices make the game the opposite of what it aspires to be-or presents itself as.

I'm really looking forward to this, my moth is gonna have a blast this year.

I hope "constant disconnecting from friends" issue is already solved for good.
(Didn't play Sky for the whole 2024, but I'm sure it's still there after all these years)

Honestly the game is great but the aggressive monetization of the game, as well as the "scraps for hours of grinding" killed it for me. In order for the game to succeed for me, they'd have to somehow cut down the candle grind. people who work a 9-5 have barely enough time to "grey out" their candles, all for what, 20ish candles? for multiple hours of grinding?

if they solved the grind problem (by reducing the grind substantially so people could actually ENJOY the game) then I see a good bit of players either sticking around longer, or returning as a whole

Originally posted by Slagathor:

About the AURORA concert. Is payment required to attend the concert?

No, it's free :)

Originally posted by Paramedic:

i love the idea of this game but the fact that its so grindy and paywalled ruins it entirely. its like a 5000$ massage, its impossible to relax when you consider the price of everything timewise and monetary. i still play journey every year and i have never finished sky.

you can easiliy future proof it by making it a one time transaction game like journey, im sure more people will play it then, it will also make this game something that wont be forgotten.

Personally I like that it's free to download. A lot of people don't spend on games, so having Sky free to download makes it more accessible to people who either don't or aren't allowed to buy games.

Originally posted by Toni 'Bō' Jones:

Paramedic and Hueblue - two absolutely, wholeheartedly VALID points. Boring, mundane, empty-hearted grind killed the all joy for me, despite being back last year and playing Sky daily with friends (they were the sole reason I cam back in the first place) and I started playing in Jan 2020, playing daily for a year and a half.

Game has HUGE potential, lovely community and longevity, but I feel like for a product promoting kindness and softness on all levels it takes away players souls at the same time. Yes, the game is free to play, but is it really? You have to log in daily otherwise you will miss out on all the so-called free things you can buy with candles. And candle runs take time. You go buy seasonal passes, but you still require to grind daily otherwise all will be lost. Haven't finished season in time even with premium pass? it's over. Missed on candle runs? can't get the free items cos every cool item from spirits costs 100+ candles.

I miss wild Eden runs, friends hands holding, hugs and Wasteland adventures (my all time fav area) but my dudes and dudettes, all I feel now is just never-ending grind.

they know the community they have: it's mostly children and other ppl who in general don't play a lot of videogames, MUCH LESS online live service ones
they know they can abuse and abuse the playerbase without any significant backlash, so they will because we all love money

and you bet that ppl will still defend the game with arguments like "oh the cosmetics may have an absurd pricetag and be absurdly time consuming to grind for, but it's only a cosmetic you don't need it to enjoy the game" as if the WHOLE PURPOSE/PROGRESSION of the game isn't collecting items, hanging out is only half (probably even less) of the game

remember that in an industry that accepts mediocrity you will only receive mediocrity