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I know this seems like a dumb question but does everyone else play the BN games "correctly" or is it an acquired playstyle? What I'm talking about is actively seeking out new viruses in new areas and especially in hidden overworld comps. This might seem normal to BN veterans now but to people coming from other RPGs they're used to the idea of regular fodder enemies being something to detest.

When I was a kid and played BN and found something to jack in to, I was excited for the mystery data they have. Now I get excited for the random encounters it'll have because it's usually something unique and lets you get a chip out of order. Whenever I find something new I try to S-rank it until I get 3-4 copies of its chip in different codes so I can see how it'll fit in my current folder, and if it doesn't fit right now I'll have more chips across different codes to be able to pivot to in case I change my folder.
To me this isn't grinding because a regular encounter with an enemy when S-ranked takes literally less than 5 seconds. I think a lot of normal people, video game journalists etc go through the game with just the chips the game gives you, occasionally getting a drop from a fight but largely avoiding regular battles and never really experimenting with folder-building. I'm no Dwarf Fortress autist, but even I think BN's mechanics are easy to understand and fun to experiment with. It's a really fun game to minmax especially since every boss has stronger versions which aren't just inflated HP and damage, but new attack patterns as well, and again beating them gives you even better chips to S-rank enemies with.
I feel like if you don't start going for high ranks out the gate your folder hardly amounts to anything, like you have some alphabet soup shit where you're picking only one attack per turn instead of getting sick combos, and then you get shit ranks and don't build your folder further. It would be like playing Pokemon with nothing but a team of guys who know Tackle.

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