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This looks so cool and I love that it is PvE but this water level mechanic kills the whole game for me. I don't want to play a game that makes me lose my progression when I'm not actively playing it. If they change this I will consider buying it but the developers seem to be pretty hellbent on keeping this mechanic unfortunately. Maybe they will change their tune in a few weeks when they notice that they can't keep players around.
I'm in the same boat. The water based upkeep mechanic seems punishing, especially for time starved / more casual gamers.
I do think it's very on theme with the game, I hope that they'll tweak it over time - something interesting could be adding a way for more active players to contribute surplus water to a shared supply.
If they manage to tidy the game up and fix some of the glaring issues I'd likely still give it a try even with the water "feature".
Does the mechanic turn you off the game completely?
Yes, I don't like mechanics that happen while the game is turned off. It's unnecessary. I keep reading from players who are defending this mechanic that it's so easy to get several days or almost a month of water supply in just a few hours of gameplay. But if it's so easy to get the water why not just remove the mechanic? They wouldn't even notice and everyone else wouldn't have to play with this FOMO mechanic.