Guys, I burned out before 1.0

[Chili Dogs]

I really enjoy(ed) this game but now whenever I think about playing it again I just can't bring myself to start it up, my excitement for full release is gone, like I just don't care because I feel "done" with the game already.
I always get overwhelmed around tier 6-7 (Steel and fluids becoming more important) and I just give up and start a new save.

Edit: the same thing happened with Baldur's Gate 3, I played it A LOT in early access and the on release the game just didn't matter to me anymore, I was tired of starting over and it was really boring because I had already done it all like 20 times.

To be fair i "burned out" after 263 hours in Satisfactory so it's not like I didn't already get my money's worth... It just feels bad.

Does anyone else feel this way? Help?

[Suzaku]

Just let it be. And once 1.0 is here, maybe you'll be ready to play again. And even if you're not, 1.0 won't be going anywhere, so you can get back into it when you're ready.

[Fenix]

Sound like this just need to step away for a month or 6... then come back.
Play other games, in a different genre... Like I'm playing Elden Ring, Getting my Character Ready for the DLC the drops on the 20th

[Flash✪Gordon]

Hi Chili Dogs

Sure. It happens all the time. And then motivation comes again. and goes again, and comes again. It's quite on-off.

What helps is to modify the game. To take away the tedious, mind-numbing, repetitve petty chores. Adding bigger inventory. Unlocking alt-recipes. Adding building mods like Infinite Zoop and Smart.

The more I can concentrate on tasks I enjoy, the more I enjoy the game.

And you know, all this "waiting for 1.0", that is nuts. People do as if everything would brake. that's just not true. The game requieres that you build and then either rebuild or build somewhere else new and better. That is part of the game. All these fearful "1.0 will break some recipes" ... that fearful thinking is exorbitant. If you feel like playing then play, if you dont feel like it then pause and do something else. Don't make yourself artificially dependent on what the current version is.

[Grandaddypurple]

Yea don't force yourself to play. Forget the game for a while and you'll likely feel the enthusiasm for when 1.0 comes out, which not now. But DO identify why you burned out.
For exemple in my case, I've burned out a couple times because I tore down all my factories upon reaching tier 8 and spent too much time in a factory game with no factories running. Another time I tried planning for tier 8 while I was in tier 4... didn't work either

[Flash✪Gordon]

Originally posted by Grandaddypurple:

For exemple in my case, I've burned out a couple times because I tore down all my factories

I also feel very demotivated when tearing down my factories.

That's why I either replace with blueprints (which is easy) or I just build somewhere else a new/better factory without destroying my old factory.

Mostly I do the latter.

[Kackstift]

Originally posted by Chili Dogs:

I really enjoy(ed) this game but now whenever I think about playing it again I just can't bring myself to start it up, my excitement for full release is gone, like I just don't care because I feel "done" with the game already.
I always get overwhelmed around tier 6-7 (Steel and fluids becoming more important) and I just give up and start a new save.

Edit: the same thing happened with Baldur's Gate 3, I played it A LOT in early access and the on release the game just didn't matter to me anymore, I was tired of starting over and it was really boring because I had already done it all like 20 times.

To be fair i "burned out" after 263 hours in Satisfactory so it's not like I didn't already get my money's worth... It just feels bad.

Does anyone else feel this way? Help?

This is the reason i stoped playing after 1.0 was anounced. now i want play but i would start with 1.0 new..

[jonread25]

Originally posted by Chili Dogs:

I really enjoy(ed) this game but now whenever I think about playing it again I just can't bring myself to start it up, my excitement for full release is gone, like I just don't care because I feel "done" with the game already.
I always get overwhelmed around tier 6-7 (Steel and fluids becoming more important) and I just give up and start a new save.

Edit: the same thing happened with Baldur's Gate 3, I played it A LOT in early access and the on release the game just didn't matter to me anymore, I was tired of starting over and it was really boring because I had already done it all like 20 times.

To be fair i "burned out" after 263 hours in Satisfactory so it's not like I didn't already get my money's worth... It just feels bad.

Does anyone else feel this way? Help?

ok bye

[Chili Dogs]

Originally posted by jonread25:

ok bye

Thanks for your contribution, really on topic and useful to the discussion!

For everyone else,

I am definitely down to take a break, maybe play some other games that scratch the itch like Dyson Sphere or something. Like my brain wants the logistics puzzle solving loop but I find Satisfactory to just require a lot of investment, it feels so slow to progress, I have tried some mods mostly "Daisy Chain Everything", "Infinite Nudge" and "Smart!".

I tried Pak Utility mod but I found that it was too enticing to just cheat.

[Frag-ile]

This is why I generally never play Early Access games. I know I will feel done with them way before the game is fully featured and I will end up missing out or just not enjoying the completed game.

I for one am waiting with excitement and checking the store page and discussions every few weeks for any news of when 1.0 will be available so that I can finally play this game that's been sitting in my library for far too long.

[Spectade]

Originally posted by Chili Dogs:

To be fair i "burned out" after 263 hours in Satisfactory so it's not like I didn't already get my money's worth... It just feels bad.

Does anyone else feel this way? Help?

Motivation comes and goes. I had what you describe several times already. Playing a game for a while but at one point I lost my motivation to progress further. Even Satisfactory is no exception. My 1k hours of playtime consist of several restarts. Until today I even never finished the space elevator.

I have more fun in Satisfactory to create facilities and their production lines than completing any given objectives. Each time when I finish a project I enjoy this success, but furthermore I start to ask myself whats next?

When I have no answer to this question, I take a break. This is what I recommend you now. Take your distance from the game, play something completely different for a while. Maybe your motivation comes back, maybe not.
The most important thing is that you don't force yourself to keep playing Satisfactory. If you're already feeling burnt out, it can only get worse.

[Vortex1x1x1x]

Try some mods that might help bring the game back to life for you

[Lokvi]

Jump straight into Factorio my guy. While people say its very similar, maybe in concept is, Factorio is way more combat oriented, giving you completely different experience. It can be stressful game, but I would say the fun outweighted it.

[Grandaddypurple]

Originally posted by Lokvi:

Jump straight into Factorio my guy. While people say its very similar, maybe in concept is, Factorio is way more combat oriented, giving you completely different experience. It can be stressful game, but I would say the fun outweighted it.

I have no idea why people keep comparing satisfactory and factorio. Apart from automation (vast concept), they are two completely different games

[Flash✪Gordon]

Originally posted by Lokvi:

Jump straight into Factorio my guy. While people say its very similar, maybe in concept is, Factorio is way more combat oriented, giving you completely different experience. It can be stressful game, but I would say the fun outweighted it.

What "people"?

• Satisfactory is esthetic with a handcrafted map (a real eye-turner) while Factorio sports 50 shades of brown (quite eye-straining)
  
• Satisfactory is 1st perspective, fully 3D and makes best use of todays graphics cards, while Factorio has a resource saving 2D top down view to run on as many low end systems as possible
  
• Satisfactory is relaxed in concept while Factorio is constantly stressing.

[Sawboss]

Originally posted by Gordon✪Gekko:

• Satisfactory is relaxed in concept while Factorio is constantly stressing.

Once you've set up your defences it's not really that stressful, you just can't leave it running because they'll eventually be overrun without improvements.