@buru5 They feel like the way the game was actually meant to be played. VScape has 2.25x exp gain, still a massive grind but so much more reasonable as an adult with a job and other responsibilities.
It's easier to get invested in a world that you don't have to worry about paying for months down the line when it may not even get booted up. MMOs that feel like solid singleplayer experiences can theoretically live on forever in this format, regardless of community engagement