Whoa, that's harsh. I mean I respect it that he's showing them the cruel reality of soft caps, stat scaling weapons, and optimizing your XP gain in order not to be overwhelmed in the lategame, but man...
I'd be lying if I said I didn't prefer the passionate "adventurers are free!" speech from the chapter before. Optimizing the fun out of the game, and life, sounds a little disheartening (even if they're in no position to daydream when they only have three years to prevent the end of the world)