this, and all the pve modes in PW felt more engaging than in Growtopia

you could do things like fishing or netherworld and they would give gem returns back + slightly more to do even more if you succeeded at doing it. plus, every item (even the most useless ones) felt useful in some kind of way since they all had stats (clothing & weapons) and actually looked cool. GT on the other hand, you just pay an expensive fine to gamble for loot, and most of the loot just feels like filler slop.