But in 2021...OOH NOOO its not FuuuN I want to do ThIs whaTever I waaaant ThaatT....lol.
Wanting to do "whatever you want" in itself would be perfectly in line with the spirit of a RPG. even inside the limitations of a computer game, when possible.
The issue is that some people aren't even asking just for that. They don't just want to have a range of options, they also want everything to be easy and convenient for them.
Anything that implies the need to "git gud" to some extent is mostly perceived as some sort of offensive gatekeeping.
"I want to fast travel from any point to any place at will without any drawback, because fuck any sense of place and scale", "I don't want to worry about resources, EVER", "I like overpowered abilities so I don't want limitation on their use", "I want to be free to choose combat, diplomacy or stealth at will and TO BE GOOD AT ALL OF THEM AT THE SAME TIME" etc, etc.
