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As the title states. What if Feral Heart was a survival game?
Here is a discussion just for a little fun and imagination. Imagine if you had to create your character and start as either a pup or cub each time you created a new character. You could not simply start a game as an adult but rather you had to develop your character's skills to grow. Imagine if everyone in game could be your potential enemy and had the ability to kill you, even the environment itself. Perhaps you'd fall and break a limb or contract a disease. Maybe the prey you were chasing could injure or even kill you. Perhaps the lack of food would weaken you until you eventually die of starvation. Or maybe out of desperation you ate something that was poisonous or toxic. Basically the game would be a free for all.
What if you had the choice to group with friends to form prides or packs to boast your ability to defend, hunt, and survive? Or maybe you could be a loner hiding and fighting in the shadows to survive. Who would you be? What species would you side with?
What if territory claiming became a key aspect for survival? Perhaps some territories have better hiding places and or food supplies and it's worth you fighting for.
Perhaps as your character ages they would gain more experience and the more victories they had the more powerful they would become and the better advantage you'd have at survival. But as your character ages you grow closer to a natural death. How would you feel if your character died and you'd have to start over again? Perhaps if there was an ability to have and play as your own offspring you'd be able to pass on some experience to them and therefore if you main character died you could simply switch to your own offspring and continue from there.
How long would you survive?
Though I can imagine the chaos that would start from people going on killing sprees etc I want to hear all your thoughts on this xD Maybe other ideas or just stuff you want to share about this. Would you keep playing? How would this effect rping etc?
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Ohh that would be so cool.
I wouldn't mind if my charrie would start as a pup because, you don't born already as an adult right? It would give more realism.
Welp I think I would be a pack in a charrie and a loner in another. To see what's new and etc. Since FH is more realism-based game I think this would work well.
If territory claiming would be possible... There are some pros and cons. Of course there are more pros than cons but one of the cons is probably not being able to walk at all ingame due to the territory claiming lol.
And with the charries' death... I would be sad, very sad. Because, let's say, I would've spent so many months with this charrie and I would develop an emotional bond with it. (I know it's a fictional charrie but still, I think most of you would have one). Yes I can restart the entire game as another charrie but I think it would be the same as the first charrie... :( Unless I start the 2nd time as a loner.
But overall I think FH would be more interesting. Realistic battles? Realistic hunting? Realistic death? YEPPPP.
What if people from the community made an fan-made version of FH with all those things?
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I'd actually be more interested in playing. Maybe it could almost be like Minecraft, there would be large maps and you would have to make your own base somewhere by finding a den or digging underground or something.
I'd probably team up with some friends, and then most likely we'd go and fight other players for territory.
But if you had offspring then you would most likely have to find a mate. (Like, if the game made you find a mate and then do some stuff to confirm that, then the game would bring up a screen letting you make some pups.) I'd feel way too awkward just asking some of my close friends to be mates and have pups.. XD
It would just be so terrible though, since there would be people attacking you and trying to take over your territory and then there's people saying that the entire map is their territory and yeah...
Still would play.
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Oooo I never thought of an idea like that!
I think it would be pretty amazing especially with all the new possibilities involved. Anything and everything could potentially kill you, and you would have to get some survival instincts. Imagine that dangerous wild animals, BIGGER than you and more deadly than you lurked at night. You'd need to find shelter at night, fight for your life, or run. What if there were no map portals? After a specific amount of running, it would seep into a new region? You could hunt for fish in the forest, get snow foxes in the arctic, etc. That would really be incredible. What if you could assign people ranks? Like when they join your pack a little thing pops up with all the ranks. You drag their username to the rank you want then to be in. Then when you double click on them it shows their like Survival Level, Days Alive, Username, Character Name, and Rank. If you weren't in a pack it would just say your rank as loner.
Personally I think I'd have several characters. Amg what if Expectant Mothers could sign up to get a pup. When someone makes a character, and has to enter as a pup, they can choose a from a list of usernames that are expectant mothers. If nobody picks that mothers username by the time the pregnant stage is up, they'd have an NPC pup, who they could play as once their old character dies. If you enter as a pup, but want to be a loner you can just like click a button that says 'Loner' on it while looking at a list of mothers. Then you'd enter as a sort of abandoned pup. *SOMANYIDEAS*
Lol but I definitely think it would bring much more unity with packs/prides since they rely on each other to survive. Id probably have two wolves and two lions. It would be such a cool game omg.
Obviously killing sprees would be an issue, but I imagine you could just ignore that person and then you'd no longer see them, and they'd no longer effect you. Territory claiming would also be an issue. But maybe There would be like a map tab that had different territories to choose from and only pack Alphas can pick territories, and their pack must have more than like two. If the territory is taken it would just be greyed out on the map and say 'Talen'. But if the pack is inactive for say...more than 48 hours then the territory would be open again for whoever wants it, and the pack would no longer have that territory.
HNNNGGGG I'm too obsessed with this idea *calms myself*
I'm fine.
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I love the Idea! But sadly knowing some members of feral heart. They might start fighting (OOC) with each other.
And I'm sure I would most likely die within a few hours xD
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Huuurmmmm.....it sounds like a awesome idea but a lot of things worry me since I am paranoid when it comes to the perfection of my chars. Staring out as a cub/pup would be pretty cool but I would like them to grow up to be what they look like now...and then sadly die of old age ;~;
Plus I would hope you could choose the accurate height of the char, like Thyme. She's 8 feet tall, if I used the default setting she may be shorter than a bear or something that is eight feet tall and it would bug me a lot. PLUS she is a demon so I would like to let her have powers but that may be asking too much. >.<
It sounds good though! Would I still play the game? Idk, depending on how the growth process went along I might if it goes as planned.
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That would be so interesting and unique. :o
It's sounds like it could be a cool add-on, like an option, but it would be quite interesting to indulge yourself into a fantasy world of survival.
I like this idea alot.
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Now that I think about it, this would be extremely fun!
I'd be a feline, for sure. I always seem to side with them because I feel like they're on the more powerful side compared to canines.
Mostly just because they are bigger in size and such~
If territory became a main aspect of survival then that would make things a lot harder for rogues/loners
but also a lot more interesting at the same time.
I'm not sure how long I would survive to be honest.
Most of my characters have good surviving skills but if I were to actually put them to the test..
Eh, well It would be very interesting to see how it would all play out.
If only this were a real game.. ;3;
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If would be interesting, but it just wouldn't be the same. I used to play wolfQuest but I got bored, so I probably wouldn't still play it.
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Chaos? Constant battle and bloodshed? Count me in! :D Yes, I could see this being a very engaging, exciting game. I would definitely still play it, especially for the battling and rivalries. AND, if you could only fight and kill other characters with a set menu and amount of combat moves, it would also get rid of powerplaying! And now I'm thinking of the possibilities if you still had the option of creating winged characters. I'm imagining a region filled with towering mountains, with numerous caves and hollows in cliffs for them to inhabit. And what airborne adversaries would hunt them? Rocs? Dragons? I could envision it all so clearly. So many ideas...TOO MANY!
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That actually sounds like a huge amount of fun. I like games that usually start out that way because it's just a lot more fun that way. Also you would feel more of a connection with the characters you created as they grew, and you worked on their own unique skills. Also to actually see your character experience the issues that they go through would be interesting. It would I believe keep people more interested into the game.
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I could only see something like that really taking away from the whole "roleplay" aspect of the game. Most games like that tend to get hierachies based on what players perform the best, and while it's fair for them, it doesn't really leave that much room for newbies to grow after there's already 'elite' players rooted into the ground.
Also, higher levelled players going on killsprees. all the time. ALL THE TIME
It would be fun, I guess, but idk...people would be too focused on staying alive than also trying to treat the character like a character, and there'd be RDMs all the time. I'd still play it, though, because all of the survival games I know of that have any substance are all based around humans.
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If this was real, I would wrap my arms around FH and give it a gigantic hug cause survival games are one of my favs to play. And definitely if it's a MORPPG. I guess it would be very fun!
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I would probably grow my character up with a pack that I trust, then curl up in Lonely Cave and sing the "Indoors" song from SpongeBob. THEN I would just die from hunger/thirst.
So if a week = a month in Feralheart, then I would last for 24 weeks, give or take a few. Cx
But I kinda like this idea. If it was a bit set up like World of Warcraft, then I probably would last awhile. o3o
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Lawl, I can just imagine all the groups/clans that would form up. The next thing you know, FeralHeart is enduring a civil war xD I can imagine the teams: The lion prides, the packs, the warrior clans, the mods, TEC itself, and everyone else x3 That would be a never ending source of entertainment for me.
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Lawl, I can just imagine all the groups/clans that would form up. The next thing you know, FeralHeart is enduring a civil war xD I can imagine the teams: The lion prides, the packs, the warrior clans, the mods, TEC itself, and everyone else x3 That would be a never ending source of entertainment for me.
That would be awesome! *Loves fighting games* I'd probably be with TEC. (I'm in it) Or the Warrior Cats.
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Lawl, I can just imagine all the groups/clans that would form up. The next thing you know, FeralHeart is enduring a civil war xD I can imagine the teams: The lion prides, the packs, the warrior clans, the mods, TEC itself, and everyone else x3 That would be a never ending source of entertainment for me.
That would be awesome! *Loves fighting games* I'd probably be with TEC. (I'm in it) Or the Warrior Cats.
With all the members that TEC has, they would be nearly unstoppable xD I would be in TEC.
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That would be awesome! I would be a lion.. just because I wanted lol. And the TEC thing XD. I used to be I used to be in TEC, before my computer broke :( but still, I think it would add a whole new meaning to Feralheart, and I don't think anyone would be sitting around saying "Ugh I'm so bored there is nothing to do!"
Maybe we can do this. We can create a whole new 'sub' game, just like Feralheart+ and Feraltales. It can be called Feralheart: Survive. I know this could be very hard, and this part probably belongs in the Game Ideas section, but still, I think we could do it.
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Whoa, okay, that's a really interesting topic. Well, I probably wouldn't last too long, as I never do in any game besides mash buttons (almost like a bird's flight when frightened), but I'd still love to play.
Especially since it'd be realistic and such, and if there's a chat box, then you can just say that your character's an adult without having to be one (of course, if you're role-playing as such, you might go "brb" a lot due to your character's necessities). It'd be pretty cool if you ask me, but again, I'm not good at games with implements of life and death (especially if you have to start over when you die. owo) since I just mash buttons...
It is interesting to think about, though, and I'd love to play.
-Wolfie
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Oh my, this is interesting ouo
If FH was a survival game, Whisper would maybe have to group up to survive XD She's so small ;0; But, she would hunt mainly smaller prey and avoid being alone, although she may end up the Omega of a pack being the smallest and a fox over all. Maybe she could group with Lord, Vask and Vespian >;3
Hurhurhur
~ Whisper
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Oh my, this is interesting ouo
If FH was a survival game, Whisper would maybe have to group up to survive XD She's so small ;0; But, she would hunt mainly smaller prey and avoid being alone, although she may end up the Omega of a pack being the smallest and a fox over all. Maybe she could group with Lord, Vask and Vespian >;3
Hurhurhur
~ Whisper
Probably Poke if she had her electro powahs in the game. x3 You'd probably just be with #2FAB4U cause we have dem derp moves.
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I love this idea! it sounds amazing! and a bit like wolfquest... BUT its still amazing and I would love it if FH was like this, anyways, great idea lord!!!!!!
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I'd spend the rest of my Feral life hiding in a tree (Cuz i'm forever alone.), eating ants or something. Walp i guess i could convince Moriah to hide up there with me so we can feed on each other's fleas.. Whatevs.
I honestly don't think this would end well, with all the trolls out there who'd go mad for the new feature. But i guess as long as we have enough places to hide and groups to join up with we'd be okay... Just throw Items into the mix and you've got either a Hit or Madhouse.
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Omg so happy finally got in because registration takes forever lol XD any ways if it was survival based honestly I would be a feline :D maybe with wings? C:
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This is rather interesting~ To be honest, I would be that one derp up in the trees doing friggin sneak attacks. I would obviously be Cheshire, my fursona, and I would side with anyone I possibly could, just for protection, really. All about surviving. Would be cool, if there was like 2 options in FH (kinda like IT). A survival mode & just the regular game mode. Hm...if this would ever happen, I would be all over that.~
Would probably as well team up with my #2Fab4U buds, and my HowlingLass Team mates.
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I'd probably end up with #2FAB4U group as well. cx (Cause I am in it already.. derp)
ThoughIbetIwillendupasthebodyguardforthegroup
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For some reason, I'm just imagining Feral Heart as something like DayZ xD That would be amazing and at the same time.. terrifying. I'd end up just being the sort that creeps around, scavenges and cheap shots rather than barging in and killing people. Well.. Most of the time. (:<
I would honestly love that though, it'd be a personal favourite. I'm still waiting for a game like that, that's more advanced and has more options to do to survive, unlike Wolfquest ;u; (don't get me wrong, I like WQ but it can get a bit boring after a while)
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It'd be much more fun. But it would be awesome if there was a setting for survival stuff. Just so not everyone that would'nt want to do a survival thing doesn't have to. :3
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Very interesting! I wish they had more games like that as I am really into realism. Anyway, I think this would be wonderful and would put an epic spin on roleplaying! Let's say you type on a couple of sentences to roleplaying you hunting a bird and the chat box would pick it up and would automatically start doing your actions as you're typing! Now that would be awesome! You'd never have to wait for a roleplay if you can see them doing it before it's even posted!
I think games like this make the game seem better and more action packed! Starting out as a young one and growing in experience, finding a mate, having your own offspring and living the way real animals do would give many people the opportunity to see how hard the wild is and maybe a better understanding of the animal they are playing as.
Another good thing that could be added to this (if not already added) is you could pick various breeds and species of canines and felines. Like let's say you click on being a canine then a small box appears and there is a list of breeds that are canines or like canines (domestic dogs, coyotes, foxes, wolves, etc.) and same for the felines! Now that would be an interesting thing to see! I would definetly encourage playing a game like that!
And one other thing, let's say you could only have markings, colors, etc. to the breed of your choice. I feel that would make it even more realistic as you wouldn't want a pink lion running around trying to survive. One, there are no pink lions and two, as a cub, they would be easily spotted and most likely killed. Even if it did live to adulthood, it probably wouldn't be able to hunt without getting seen.
Annnnd one more thing (sorry XD). I think it would be just amazing if humans were involved in the game to! You could start off as a human baby either born to farm, hunt, breed, study or take care of the animals. It would give it an ironic spin and with so many dangerous animals running about, it would be about survival for them to! Like while you and your small family is sleeping, a lion ends up breaking into your home and it's up to you to fight it off. You either die and your family goes with you or you live and the lion does!
Anyway, those were just some ideas and opinions on the subject, see ya!
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It sounds like a good idea for awhile if even that long xD.
I feel like hardly anyone would really be able to play the game? Because everyone would be killing each other. Like once you would first log onto the game itself everyone would be trying to kill you. Of course back in the day where 'Bonfire Island' was the spawning point I don't think anyone could leave or even play the game if that. People would probably be waiting for others to spawn and then attack them :I I can see it now:
''Day 48:....I'm still stuck in Bonfire Island. I'f I leave my little hiding hole they will find me and they will eat me...Please send help....And some Cookies I'm starving.''
But still a good idea if people could ban together to create homes and groups with each other.
If it did happen I think FeralHeart would turn into a full on MMORPG game (I know It already is but still) more than like a RPG game mixed with a Social Network game. It would also probably cause alot of Drama inside the game and Out of character Arguments.
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It'd be way more fun. But what about the people that don't like this idea? What about the people that love FeralHeart as it is? I dunno. And Vask, nice ideas :3
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I think the game would be a lot more fun ^^ There would actually be something to do/something to think about besides just sitting around advertizing a group or chatting or making mods. It would be cool for your characters to be born as a pup/cub/hatchling and watch it gain more skills, grow up, and survive. But, as said before, it would be really sad when your favorite character dies in the game and you're never able to play it again. But overall, FH would be so much more interesting c:
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This idea reminds me a lot of DayZ or Rust. It sounds like a really cool idea, and maybe more realistic than it is now. I would still play it, and maybe I would play it more.
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That... SOUNDS AWESOME. It would be fun to survive like a real animal... frustrating when you die, but fun :)
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I would definitely be interested but imagine all the fights and chaos that would happen? Territorial wise, Traitors, etc. We would be a lot more like animals than humans behind a screen xD
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Plus the game idea sounds a lot like the game Lif from Gamvial which I sometimes play for my freetime of course, Its like a survival almost like this game idea :P I can get very difficult to stay because the enemies will "Spawn Guard" which is where you stay at the spawn point, wait til they arrive and Kill them. If it happens there it definitely would happen in the Game [Idea] which would be a total problem, not only that but If people like breaking the rules now imagine it on a testing game xD CHAOS.
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What I like about the idea is that it has some sort-of reality value such as the health, killing, growing but at the same time I don't because imagine dieing and having to restart your character though you might not loose your experience progress/skills you will loose your time in even growing. Plus is a disadvantage against adults or the ability to become a full adult upon arrival.
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Chaos and Blood-spilling might be a thrill for some but of course Im not that person xD I like to sortof relax and know Im in a safe-zone. Actually if the game had a Safe-District [Like an ability to have the same maps but NOT be able to kill each other there] for Roleplays I'd be totally in on the Idea.