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Tony M · 02-03-2011, 06:29 AM

This could be a good idea. However, it needs to take a back seat to all the other changes that are coming in 12. Expecting the beta testers to make sure that relationships don't have an overbearing effect on stats is too much work.

When the base ai is all settled then maybe we should concentrate on this extreme immersion feature. Otherwise the game will end up being a bit like a role-playing one where the subtext becomes more important. Lots of players probably have children, divorces, marriages, etc but I can't imagine it has much of an effect on their stats. Finding these traits would probably even tax ronco and injury log who are adept at finding patterns.

If the game gets families there should be no problem getting advanced playoffs into it as it's black and white in how it works and can be much easier tested. Somehow though this view probably won't wash much with Markus. Despite this if families do work and don't affect the gameplay just the demographics then it's something that could be lived with.

02-03-2011, 06:29 AM	#76
Tony M Global Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Here Posts: 6,156	This could be a good idea. However, it needs to take a back seat to all the other changes that are coming in 12. Expecting the beta testers to make sure that relationships don't have an overbearing effect on stats is too much work. When the base ai is all settled then maybe we should concentrate on this extreme immersion feature. Otherwise the game will end up being a bit like a role-playing one where the subtext becomes more important. Lots of players probably have children, divorces, marriages, etc but I can't imagine it has much of an effect on their stats. Finding these traits would probably even tax ronco and injury log who are adept at finding patterns. If the game gets families there should be no problem getting advanced playoffs into it as it's black and white in how it works and can be much easier tested. Somehow though this view probably won't wash much with Markus. Despite this if families do work and don't affect the gameplay just the demographics then it's something that could be lived with. Last edited by Tony M; 02-03-2011 at 09:00 AM.