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Seeing people die
Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 7:42 pm
by Surly
With the removal of the death sense, I have started to think... without the name going white, it is very easy to completely miss a character dying. To try and redress this balance, perhaps we should we should have greater visibility of death? e.g. You see a man in his twenties perish of starvation, You see a man in his twenties suffer a heart attack...
The starvation one would involve just rewording the current reaching 0% strength phrase (although I doubt anything is ever that easy

), but I think if you can see heart attacks, then the whole case of seeing people die would be solved.
Reactions?
Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 8:02 pm
by Mykey
I think it is a great suggestion, but heart attacks.... How would cantrians even know what a heart attack is? I`d be much happier seeing.
1598- 1.19: You see a man in his twenties, suddenly burst into flames. Screaming, and consumed with pain, he runs in a circle, with arms flailing, until he collapses into a charred corpse.

Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 8:07 pm
by Sho
Considering it's already described on the body description as a "heart attack," it won't make it any worse to put it in the death event.
Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 8:16 pm
by Doug R.
I like this idea. I'm not sure why we can't see heart attacks already.
Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 10:27 pm
by Maelstrom
Mykey wrote:I think it is a great suggestion, but heart attacks.... How would cantrians even know what a heart attack is? I`d be much happier seeing.
1598- 1.19: You see a man in his twenties, suddenly burst into flames. Screaming, and consumed with pain, he runs in a circle, with arms flailing, until he collapses into a charred corpse.

Can we apply this just to Mykey's characters? Now?
-Mael
Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 11:18 pm
by Mykey
Maelstrom wrote:Mykey wrote:I think it is a great suggestion, but heart attacks.... How would cantrians even know what a heart attack is? I`d be much happier seeing.
1598- 1.19: You see a man in his twenties, suddenly burst into flames. Screaming, and consumed with pain, he runs in a circle, with arms flailing, until he collapses into a charred corpse.

Can we apply this just to Mykey's characters? Now?

-Mael
That would be pretty kool. But I would not see the reaction

Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 11:31 pm
by Peanut
Hmm. That reminds me.
Cause of death should be added to the death email you get.
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 1:40 am
by Phalynx
I have been reliable informed that the death event doesn't happen for heart attacks because from time to time PD wish characters to dissapear discretely... Not a good argument in my book because the body still sits there, although it may delay the discovery by some time I spose..!
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 5:03 am
by Mafia Salad
I give my support to this suggestion, it can be a pain to figure out who died in a town when someone picks up a bunch of stuff and buries the body before you get online.
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 2:19 pm
by Oasis
Phalynx wrote:I have been reliable informed that the death event doesn't happen for heart attacks because from time to time PD wish characters to dissapear discretely... Not a good argument in my book because the body still sits there, although it may delay the discovery by some time I spose..!
I do not know of this as being the argument against it. First time I've heard it. That a character is killed off by PD would not show up.......just that they had a heart attack. No different than any other heart attack, and the bodie's still there saying that's what it was. *shrugs*
I really like this suggestion.......all deaths should get a death event, except those newspawns who die without being activated......the ones that don't even leave a body.
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 2:36 pm
by Chris Johnson
Thanks Oasis - I was going to ask you privately if PD did require a silent assassination mode

- I'll take that as a no . I'll move this to accepted suggestions.
Certain deaths will still not be visible (primarily chars who have never been active)
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 9:58 pm
by Surly
Oasis wrote:I really like this suggestion......
Of course you do... but that's just because you love me so much...

Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 11:05 pm
by Crosshair
I like this also... which brings another along! Mykey.... Spontanious Combustion should be on ProgDs to do list!
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 11:07 pm
by Phalynx
Crosshair wrote:I like this also... which brings another along! Mykey.... Spontanious Combustion should be on ProgDs to do list!
What just for Mykey??
(ducks from Surly)
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 11:13 pm
by Crosshair
Phalynx wrote:Crosshair wrote:I like this also... which brings another along! Mykey.... Spontanious Combustion should be on ProgDs to do list!
What just for Mykey??
(ducks from Surly)
1598- 1.19: You see a man in his twenties, suddenly burst into flames. Screaming, and consumed with pain, he runs in a circle, with arms flailing, until he collapses into a charred corpse.
By mykey....