Things that annoy or puzzle you about Cantr

[Chroma Key]

This one was magically 'fixed', but not in the way you state it. Dog one moment, sex addict female human the next. Utterly lame.

[Mitch79]

Ok, here's another one. When you're dealing with a fight in game, and while there's a perfectly safe way for your character to rp in return while the rest are doing so, and you don't say a word and can't be bothered in the least.

[Sunni Daez]

People who act like dogs / wolves / cats in the game annoy the hell out of me. Cantrians are not animals. It's very annoying.

I admit I play one of these characters. I do my best not to be too annoying with it. I have actually intended to kill him off several times but the concern shown by the other players made me think they enjoyed him so I kept playing him for their enjoyment.

I hope I find your character, I want more like that.

Depends on how they are played... have have seen a few.. only one is/was well played, consistent and not overly done.

[SekoETC]

I think people who act like animals contribute something to the game. They shouldn't play that they have the body of an animal, though. Having the mannerisms is enough.

[Chroma Key]

Not everyone is careful about that, though. I've seen a char spawn with cat ears and a tail. Perhaps the guidelines should be clearer?
As for me, I don't really mind the idea, but seen quite a few poorly played, and dropped/transformed at a whim because the players were clearly bored, so I am cynical.

[Tiamo]

It would be nice if characters could interact (a bit) with animals in the game (animals actually reacting to what characters do to/with them). It would add to the look and feel of the game.
But if a player wants to play a character from another species besides humans, this must be a specific and irrevocable choice before spawning it and the non-human character should have abilities and stats according to the chosen species. Currently Cantr doesn't support this.

[Doug R.]

The last time I argued that Cantr characters are humanoid and quoted the section of the wiki saying as such, I was told that the wiki has no authority to dictate game rules because it can be edited by anyone. Sadly, that person will be in for a rude surprise if they ever run a foul of any of those rules, but it just goes to show that I was right when I say that ALL the rules need to be published on cantr.net and not only on the wiki.

[bnlphan]

I'm assuming thinking they are an animal is different than trying to be an animal in appearance and the like.

While I'm on this thread.
Major annoyance: Names I've seen; X, Sk, Me, A, UU, lol at least twice I've seen. What even worse than these is "I dont have a name" and continuing to play for lenghthy times as such.

What confuses me: Why people dont change names when they know they are wanted or at least committed questionable actions. Why commit a crime go to another island and use the same name unless you are looking for fame as a pirate or the like?

[SekoETC]

I assume people who don't change their name either think that they did nothing wrong or believe that the word hasn't carried that far. For example a certain ex pirate used to go by the name Kay but then returned to his original name because he didn't want to lose his identity. And besides, Kay is generally a girl's name.

[ManyVoices]

I have a character with a bounty on his head due to a nut job leader, but feels he can safely use his name as long as he's not around said nut job's area. If he heads back that way I assume he will use a different name so as not to lose his life.

[Swingerzetta]

I'm assuming thinking they are an animal is different than trying to be an animal in appearance and the like.

While I'm on this thread.
Major annoyance: Names I've seen; X, Sk, Me, A, UU, lol at least twice I've seen. What even worse than these is "I dont have a name" and continuing to play for lenghthy times as such.

What confuses me: Why people dont change names when they know they are wanted or at least committed questionable actions. Why commit a crime go to another island and use the same name unless you are looking for fame as a pirate or the like?

I have a few chars who've met UU, he's a great guy, and UU is short for something (I forget what) so that, I think, excuses the strangeness. And why is it so bad to not have a name? Our characters spawn with nothing else except a knowledge of the names of every non-human thing, and how to manufacture things. The only strange thing about not having a name is if someone gave them a name and they continued to claim to have none.
As for changing names.. that ought to be an entirely in-game decision. Do real-life wanted criminals change their names often? I actually don't know. I'd be interested in the answer.

[bnlphan]

I'm assuming thinking they are an animal is different than trying to be an animal in appearance and the like.

While I'm on this thread.
Major annoyance: Names I've seen; X, Sk, Me, A, UU, lol at least twice I've seen. What even worse than these is "I dont have a name" and continuing to play for lenghthy times as such.

What confuses me: Why people dont change names when they know they are wanted or at least committed questionable actions. Why commit a crime go to another island and use the same name unless you are looking for fame as a pirate or the like?

I have a few chars who've met UU, he's a great guy, and UU is short for something (I forget what) so that, I think, excuses the strangeness. And why is it so bad to not have a name? Our characters spawn with nothing else except a knowledge of the names of every non-human thing, and how to manufacture things. The only strange thing about not having a name is if someone gave them a name and they continued to claim to have none.
As for changing names.. that ought to be an entirely in-game decision. Do real-life wanted criminals change their names often? I actually don't know. I'd be interested in the answer.

Never said anything was wrong with UU just the name annoys me and I should explained better with the no name people. Was referring to the few I saw who refused to accept or develop a name. But I will digress before I ruffle any feathers.

[Swingerzetta]

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Never said anything was wrong with UU just the name annoys me and I should explained better with the no name people. Was referring to the few I saw who refused to accept or develop a name. But I will digress before I ruffle any feathers.

Right, if they don't develop new names over time, then I'd agree that it's strange.

Although, back on topic, I guess, it puzzles me (slightly) that in Cantr our chars are encouraged and expected to have names when they spawn, despite not having any other pre-formed knowledge of themselves. It could be interesting if communities named their newspawns.

[saztronic]

I like to let others tell my chars what they look like, for the most part, and then use that as my personal description. How should my char know what s/he looks like? Was s/he looking in a mirror right before spawning?

It's a little weird maybe, but I like to think that the people I've done that with kind of enjoyed it. Maybe only I did, though, and I'm projecting.

[Slowness_Incarnate]

Characters that are bubble headed, bouncy, and just plain idiotic.