Is it just me or does this game feel pointless?

[Elazul]

I've come to the point where the shiny and new has rubbed off an I feel like everything you do in this game is ultimately pointless. You collect resources to be better able to explore and collect resources to reach the center of the universe that is essentially nothing except to start over again. Sure you can build bases and farm for money... but for what purpose? I don't know if it's just me but the game feels wide as an ocean but deep as a puddle. I'm just so bored even though I should by all rights be entertained :/

[ΛΞL™⚡]

Everything you do in every game is pointless, this is a sandbox game and its been out for ages you should have researched first what this game was about this basically minecraft in space.

[GG]

This game is a survival open world sci fi game. Its a lot like Minecraft, Terraria, Ark: Survival evovled, the long dark, Subnatica and other survival games. The point is exploration

[Misery]

*sigh*

It's a game in the survival genre. This is the typical gameplay loop in MOST survival games. The genre is always like this. Always has been, probably always will be. If you need more of a structure or alot of pre-set goals... this isnt the game for you. Granted, there is a storyline and all that, but games like this usually encourage you to come up with your own goals.

[Arcturus Asriv]

It's not an RPG.
You set your own goals.

[Tom7i]

Originally posted by Elazul:

I've come to the point where the shiny and new has rubbed off an I feel like everything you do in this game is ultimately pointless. You collect resources to be better able to explore and collect resources to reach the center of the universe that is essentially nothing except to start over again. Sure you can build bases and farm for money... I'm just so bored even though I should by all rights be entertained :/

1st: playing any video game that doesn't bring you a tangible bonus in real life (like online poker for instance) is by definition pointless - the only and major point of playing games is to have fun.

2nd: the game is and does as expected - you're a space tourist/explorer and can either explore the universe on your own accord or do various missions and quests.

3rd: if you're bored doing these activities, then this game might not be the right one for you; i'd advise you to stop playing (not meaning this in a bad way) and find another game which scratches your itch better.

[BAITness]

If you don't like exploring and seeing stuff for the sake of seeing it, or building stuff just because it looks cool, or setting your own goals, then this game may not be for you.

That is okay though bud.

[kacey13455]

It's the same as it's been out of the gate, a universe exploration sim. They've added some more stuff to do, but ultimately it comes down to exploration and more exploration. Every game has a shelf life. You couldn't visit every planet in this game in a life time. I wonder what the record is for planets visited, come to think of it.

Life is pointless :)

[Late Game Wonder]

This seems like a troll, not because the poster does not like the game but because of the words and sentences the poster used, they are straight word for word out of the famous "game journo" articles written about NMS back in 2016, literally saw Jimquisition in front of me when I read his posts.

[Soulseeker]

I know only one game which is not pointless, its called "Real Life".

[geebee666]

Exploration with some of the most amazing views you will see in a Scifi or any game.
You upgrade so you can explore further and faster, build the greatest base on the most stunning planet and then try and find a better one :)

Build up a trading fleet and trade across star systems, become the richest player with the most expensive toys, the way some business men do.

As stated above it is a sand box almost without limits in some respects.

[BaneBlackGuard]

The point of existence is to explore. Life is a means to that end. All other ends are conjunctive. End of Line.

[AlP]

Originally posted by Elazul:

I've come to the point where the shiny and new has rubbed off an I feel like everything you do in this game is ultimately pointless. You collect resources to be better able to explore and collect resources to reach the center of the universe that is essentially nothing except to start over again. Sure you can build bases and farm for money... but for what purpose? I don't know if it's just me but the game feels wide as an ocean but deep as a puddle. I'm just so bored even though I should by all rights be entertained :/

That's partly why 99% of the players quit the game amonth after launch in 2016. It's barely a game, more like a tech demo.

[Deri_in_dysphoria]

so what you're saying is that this virtual universe is much like the real life and it made you realise how pointless we all are

[Heisenberg]

Why do the same No Man's Sky fanboy trolls always attack everyone that says anything negative about this game??

[BaneBlackGuard]

same reason the same trolls keep flinging poo in forums for a game they dont like.