100% this.
I'm 42. Work, kids, wife - I like online games but the toxicity of some communities is really off-putting and I just don't have the time to put in to some of the more competitive ones.
I played a lot of Paladins for a while, community is... okay mostly, but kind of got burnt out by it.
Dauntless has been a real breath of fresh air. Nice community (literally only one incident of outright unpleasantness in countless hours play) and the ability to dip in and out in short bursts around cooking, kids, time with my wife etc without feeling im missing out/falling behind. I love RPGs for example, but no way I can just sit there for 150 hours and see through a jrpg or similar (as much as I'd love to sometimes!)
Also cross play and cross save is SO useful. I play on Xbox at home. Switch in bed. On my laptop if I'm travelling for work in a hotel or whatever.
It also means I can play with my kids when I'm away, or all together on different platforms at home.
Basically, Dauntless is hands down the best game I've played in ages in the sense that it fits my life really well.
Also helps that its great fun as well, of course. Can see myself playing for a long time to come.
So yeah, thanks so much to the Phoenix Labs team for making something that works on so many levels.
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