Mine would be arbitrarily slowing down a character to maintain horror in a game. I get if there are reasons like age, injury, or location that could provide context, but don’t turn my legs into molasses because you need to time the jump scare just right.
I really like the way Warframe handles the “incremental upgrades are boring” thing by shunting it into a shared mod pool. Collecting new gear is grindy but the prize feels unique, and you’ve also passively picked up more mods to strengthen and tweak everything else you’ve collected. I’m constantly re-discovering old items because I now have the ability to tailor them to my tastes.
Fuck re-leveling items though. Absolute dogshit system.
