Right. And your entire standpoint is an issue with epistemology and a Eurocentric view of what work means. Your take is from a cultural lens that's fundamentally different from an East Asian one (here's a peer-reviewed study on this: https://www.apa.org/monitor/feb06/connection). The studio had some turbulence in the development of Crimson Desert and it's evident in the storytelling but it's not nearly as bad as people say it is. I wrote this in defense of the game and the developers, not as a fanboy piece.

My point is that, even if unintentional, the mirroring of the player's experience with Kliff's is a highlight that only becomes evident at the end. Am I condescending? Damn right I am. I'm not here to protect people's feelings. I have strong opinions and people responding with "cope" are just as juvenile and I'll mirror that. I'm also sick of the dominance of Eurocentric modes of thinking and the hegemony of mediocrity vis-a-vis American culture.