How many dead characters do you have?

[Miri]

I've got 64 dead characters and one that's already meant to die, out of which 3 (+1) are from after the cross.
That's just the way I usually get new charries - I spawn more than I'm going to play, and see which of them are developing in a most interesting way/which I'm getting fond of, and dump the rest into starving-ending slumber. The only exception is when I get a clear vision of what kind of charrie I want prior to spawning, which is quite rare, actually

[SekoETC]

Well, you'll get a suicide option soon if I get around to coding it, then people won't have to kill off their whole account to cut down on characters.

[Genevieve]

My original account had quite a few characters but it was lost when the database was purged. I've actually not got a ton on this account, even including my last unsub.

[mojomuppet]

Well, you'll get a suicide option soon if I get around to coding it, then people won't have to kill off their whole account to cut down on characters.

I dont like this.

[Arenti]

Well, you'll get a suicide option soon if I get around to coding it, then people won't have to kill off their whole account to cut down on characters.

I dont like this.

I hate it! I thought many people were against this? Why is it being implemented?

[CrashBlizz]

I don't like it, I'll be too tempted to use it for reasons I'll regret later. Don't give me the choice!!

[mojomuppet]

To give an extra option to an upset player is bad. I have had chars I would have killed if given the choice that are doing very well now, please dont do this.

[SumBum]

I don't really think "save me from myself" is a good argument against a suicide button. With that line of thinking the big X should be removed, too. "No, you cannot have the ability to kill your own characters because you might regret it later."

[Doug R.]

The consensus was in favor of it, fairly overwhelmingly, in the suggestions forum. It will not be instantaneous, and it is 100% cancelable by the player or the PD. If it becomes a problem, it can be shut off. However, I think giving people the benefit of both ending their character's lives gracefully and not having to unsub their entire account to get rid of a troubling situation is a fairly strong argument to at least give it a test run.

[CrashBlizz]

I don't really think "save me from myself" is a good argument against a suicide button. With that line of thinking the big X should be removed, too. "No, you cannot have the ability to kill your own characters because you might regret it later."

I agree, you're right. Down with the X !!!!!

[mojomuppet]

I dont like the big X anyway so it being removed from instant death wouldnt bother me.

This is going to stop the potato farmer, those that do selfless jobs, in hopes that the next one will spawn better.... Spawn go inside the free storage hit yourself and die if you dont like the outcome... you get to start over? Then cantr is left with all expert fighters, you know what I mean.

[SumBum]

However, I think giving people the benefit of both ending their character's lives gracefully and not having to unsub their entire account to get rid of a troubling situation....

These two points are exactly why I agree with it. I know of several examples where someone was desperate enough to get ONE character out of a situation that they unsubbed, then turned right around and reactivated their account.....or then felt so bad about losing the rest of their chars that they didn't come back.

[Arenti]

I already suggested giving people a better access to reporting another player/ char when things get out of hand for that player. I know that will increase deads even more as someone is depressed with that char and suicides with the button. Even if they have to wait a few days what does that little time matter? People will not have the time to talk others out if it, like now often happens.

[mojomuppet]

However, I think giving people the benefit of both ending their character's lives gracefully and not having to unsub their entire account to get rid of a troubling situation....

These two points are exactly why I agree with it. I know of several examples where someone was desperate enough to get ONE character out of a situation that they unsubbed, then turned right around and reactivated their account.....or then felt so bad about losing the rest of their chars that they didn't come back.

Put them on the road and let them starve, you have options to kill off a char. Stop eating ect, If you kill a char the way this is being discussed you should have to wait 20 days to start another.

[SekoETC]

It will be visible in the character description when someone is dying and the minimum waiting time is going to be two days, so you should have enough time to talk someone out of it if they can be made to change their mind. The current PD policy seems to be not to take characters out of disturbing situations because bad things are part of the game, so it'll be better that people will have the chance to kill off their characters in two days instead of five or so that it takes with hitting yourself with a good weapon. I think this will save lives rather than destroy them since people will be less likely to click the X and kill of whole batches of characters. And also clicking the X is instantaneous, while killing a character would have a waiting period. Also, this so called suicide will how up as a fairly natural death, so it can be rp'ed as what ever people prefer and can be used to end lives of characters who have lived a full life and have no reason to commit violent suicide or starve themselves. It will allow seemingly natural death.