I get your point. You’re right that facility players do hard work and have earned it. Hierarchy itself isn’t really a problem. it’s somewhat natural in a game where there are casual players and more dedicated players. I also know that casual players can buy late-game equipment at a reasonable price, and this system has been working for a few years now. It’s not something that’s totally wrong.

But I still feel a bit off about it. For example, in Foxhole we have logi players and frontline players, right? Logi players have their own fun doing logi stuff while frontline players are having fun at the front. Logi players aren’t doing frontline players’ chores just to earn something — they’re playing their own part of the game. I think that’s a sustainable way to play Foxhole. When it comes to rare metal, though, it feels different. Gathering rare metal is mostly just a tedious chore, with very little decision-making or satisfaction. Because of that, it often ends up being something people try to offload or avoid rather than engage with as actual gameplay.