Everything you --and everyone else-- do makes a change in the world (though som changes are so small they may not be noticeable), and the world updates itself in real time (plants grow, rainwater actually form pools and springs which in turn dry out over time, earthquakes happen, etc.), which I doubt can be said about any other massively multiplayer game out there.

They did change that for some regions, by creating a system called "The Eurozone".

nap/sleepy time!

And on top all that, you will never find the time to complete your acrylic church painting ;)

All this, but GOG will still say it's too niche to add to their catalogue :(

i would need to leave my next incarnation a hint, to hunt down the remains of my painting, and to finish it! maybe he/she/it will have more patience than I.

The minigames are better than the main game

When in reality they just want to avoid to provide support for it.

Amusingly enough, this actually does kind of work.

And it ends with a real permadeath. :P

Even roguelikes have statistics screens telling me what is exactly wrong when I feel ill or pain or how much xp i need to gain to level up.

It is very hard to figure out in real life what actually helps gain xp, can exercise tons but still be weak and maybe have some status ailment like arthritis or runner's knee and not even know which one i have if have something like knee pain.

It is very hard to grind in real life because of the lack of feedback. In order to learn or get stronger one needs to figure out what feedback is important. In other rogueikes I can see xp appearing giving me feedback, and I can see the exact damage an enemy does to me unlike real life where if I get hit I have no idea what kind of damage is actually done. Like if I stood outside too long in the cold, do I have frostbite, where is the status ailment screen! I'm even trying to increase my cold resistance with cold showers and stuff but I'm afraid of the various status ailments and it is hard to tell if I'm actually afflicted with something like frostbite or chilblains.

Having a lack of status ailment screen causes me to be a hypochondriac in real life which is a very annoying mental status ailment.

(honestly generally prefer none roguelke video games cause I like to reload saves and such to see the results of different actions.)

I also try meditative breathing but it doesn't seem to be working and I can't figure out if i'm actually gaining xp in the skill.

The NPC dialogue will get reused eventually but they do seem to keep track of your accumulated reputation/notoriety during subsequent attempts at conversation using alternate paths from the choice tree. Huh!

Well, since years I`m trying to figure out the cheat codes, but they are hidden very well!!!

If i find the developer, I'm stringing the bastard up by the testicles.
No matter what you do or how well you play.

The dev implemented an aging system to keep players with nothing better to do from becoming overpowered