[kjs3]

Dense? Who's the one who missed the joke, and then doubled down on missing the point?

The parent is excited because the game they like to play is so baroque and complicated, that full participation requires external data processing (yes I know you don't have to use Excel or anything else, but amongst the dozen or so regular EVE Online players I know, including one former EO QA tester, every single one uses Excel to some extent to track their game, so YMMV). The point is not every game needs visibility at the API level, so why should the game developers waste time providing it. My grandma's casino sim games don't need an API; wins and losses are tracked quite easily in the app. If you need an API and an external tool to play Farmville or some such, I think you're missing the point just a touch. Does my city building sim need an API? I guess I can think of a few things that an API could provide. Would I use it? Why, it's just a game.

If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. If the game you like needs an API, everything need an API. Same mentality.

[mewmew07]

My brother in christ, you are are a casual, and there's nothing wrong with that, but leave the serious gaming for the hardcore players.

[kjs3]

No problem, sport, it's all yours. Just keep your APIs, Excel spreadsheets, game-as-job and the rest of the hardcoreness down in your mom's basement where it belongs.