You can talk about how the mechanics are set up and the math all you want, but what matters is what actually happens during play. I am currently on day 26 in my game and have LofL2. I have never once seen any seeds for sale at any of the three traders I have visited. I find lots of some seeds that I have no interest in growing, like hops, coffee and cotton, a few seeds of some crops I want, like corn, blueberries and mushrooms, and I have as of yet only found a single pumpkin seed and maybe 3 potato seeds. In terms of farming, my return on average has been one or two seeds for every 4 corn I harvest, 1 mushroom spore or blueberry seed for each 3 plants harvested. I had no return on the pumpkin or potatoes. As such, almost all of the crop foods I have are found in looting. When I started playing 7DtD in A17 through A19, farming was something I enjoyed. I was always eager to find rotting flesh and nitrate powder so I could build farm plots and get growing. But since A20 I don't really care about farming at all. I can find enough cornmeal, cans of chili, and cans of salmon to make fish tacos and chili dogs, go north to find wild blueberry bushes to make blueberry pies, and plenty of eggs and hunted meat for bacon and eggs that farming isn't even necessary to keep my food supply stocked. Making farming more grindy didn't slow down my advancement, it just took away an enjoyable part of the game.
