Quote Originally Posted by clash View Post
This is an interesting perspective to me. Basically you're saying out of combat options aren't about being able to solve a problem they are about choosing how you solve the problem.
It can also be about getting to choose what problems you want to or have to care about. Lots of out of combat options mean that you have a lot of agency in determining what actually constitutes a 'problem' for you that others can impose on you.