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Game Discussion / FeralHeart Logic vs. Realistic Logic
« on: March 17, 2014, 03:21:48 am »Picture this as a real life encounter between
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I really wanted to talk about this for most of the week. It seems to me that the realistic feel that some players aim for is far away from them in a case. You know, the wonderful lions in the real deal, ruling the savannah with all their strength, are very protective over their territory. They would chase off to even kill every known threat in their sight. Lions, especially when there are cubs around (usually in lion role-play groups on this game have cubs), will chase off, for example, a loner lion or hyena(s) for their cubs own safety. Lions are smart animals, they wouldn't like to risk chances of their own offspring getting killed. On this game, FeralHeart, when a lion warns a player playing an animal that may be a natural threat to the lion species about lets say territory, the other player starts having a fit. Real lions don't even ask if the could-be-threat could step off their territory, and real hyenas do not throw a tantrum. They just go right to the chasing.
I know map/territory claiming is against the rules in public maps, and I know it's disrespectful to kill someone out of the blue, but if a roleplay wants to be realistic, there should be some strict rules on territory and what species can or cannot be permitted. At least the (example) hyena should just do what a lion tells them to if they told them kindly to move farther away, no matter if it's a OOC or a roleplay character, not have a BF. Maybe the could-be-threat can fight back?
The same goes with asking someone if you can eat them. I know it's disrespectful to just attack someone and eat them without the player's word, but the so-be-prey could at least play along by ether letting the predator eat them or the prey could run away. Like a lion and a hyena, a wolf really doesn't ask a doe if he can eat her. It could be respectful to ask, but realistically, a wolf will just cut right into the chase.
Before you go against me, I am talking about calm players, like what
What are your thoughts about this?
ENDNOTE: Heck, this game is pretty unrealistic because of the chat box, but realistic prides/packs should be strict on what should be in their territory or not if they really want to be very realistic like they aim to be. And no, I am not saying that all group roleplayers need to be strict about their territory, that is not my point. I am generally talking about how unrealistic it is for a hyena to throw a fit because they're in a lion's territory and a member of the pride found out.