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Originally Posted by coljesep
You're looking at this from a solo player perspective. I'm looking at it from a game developer/business perspective.
You shouldn't tell your customers "if you don't like kids dying in the game, then edit the story line files" that's bad business.
I don't remember seeing players die via heart issues, players getting into drunk driving accidents, players beating their wives, players caught gambling - all of this stuff happens to - but it doesn't appear to be in the game. Why? Because they add nothing to the game.
0 people will play this game and say "This game isn't realistic because nobody's kid died" - Fact.
If 1 person (customer) says "I haven't seen this and I hope I don't." then it shouldn't be in the game.
All it does it make the OOTP franchise look bad for including it.
You want kids dying in the game? Cool - then you be the one to edit the storylines.
Me, I want the game to include what it needs to include to make it an entertaining distraction from real life. Having a players child die doesn't do that - it just makes me question the game developers thought process.
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If Markus & Co. try to accommodate every person who doesn't like something about OOTP, they'll go absolutely crazy and we basically won't have a game anymore.
I get your point and agree that it doesn't really add anything "fun" to the game by having this storyline. Yet, my opinion is that if it's realistic and something that could happen in real life, then I'm ok with it. I actually have a bigger problem with things like players getting hurt while skiing in July, which wouldn't happen in real life, like someone mentioned previously in this thread.
If you want your complaint taken seriously, send Markus a well-written note about your concerns. But making statements like the highlighted one above comes across as if you're saying, "I want everything done my way and everyone should agree with me." That's not the way to get your concerns heard/considered on these boards.