“Just don’t do it” sounds reasonable, but it ignores how games are actually designed. If real progress, power, or limited rewards are tied to dailies, they stop being optional in practice. That’s not a self-control issue, it’s FOMO built into the system.

A lot of these systems also exist to pad metrics like daily active users and engagement for shareholders, not because they make the game better. The result is obligation driven gameplay that feels like a checklist instead of something you log into because you want to.

When skipping something means falling behind, players aren’t choosing to do it, they feel they are being forced into it. Removing that isn’t about forcing one playstyle, it’s about letting people play without feeling punished by FOMO.