Boring, Tedious, Monotonous Mess
Two ones make a two, two twos make a three, two level threes make a level four… but by the time you are merging to make a level seven item it takes several play sessions worth of energy to accomplish one goal. etc… To the point where no matter how engaging the ‘explore the island’ narrative is, you dread the monotony and wasted time required to make items/complete orders.