Seeing people die

Postby **Surly** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 7:42 pm

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.

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Mykey · Postby **Mykey** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 8:02 pm

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. :twisted:

Sho · Postby **Sho** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 8:07 pm

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.

Doug R. · Postby **Doug R.** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 8:16 pm

I like this idea. I'm not sure why we can't see heart attacks already.

Maelstrom · Postby **Maelstrom** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 10:27 pm

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?

:lol:

-Mael

Mykey · Postby **Mykey** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 11:18 pm

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 :cry:

Peanut · Postby **Peanut** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 11:31 pm

Hmm. That reminds me.

Cause of death should be added to the death email you get.

Phalynx · Postby **Phalynx** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 1:40 am

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..!

Mafia Salad · Postby **Mafia Salad** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 5:03 am

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.

Oasis · Postby **Oasis** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 2:19 pm

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.

Chris Johnson · Postby **Chris Johnson** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 2:36 pm

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)

Postby **Surly** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 9:58 pm

Oasis wrote:I really like this suggestion......

Of course you do... but that's just because you love me so much... :wink:

Crosshair · Postby **Crosshair** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 11:05 pm

I like this also... which brings another along! Mykey.... Spontanious Combustion should be on ProgDs to do list!

Phalynx · Postby **Phalynx** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 11:07 pm

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)

Crosshair · Postby **Crosshair** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 11:13 pm

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....

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