Others being able to take care of pets?

[Rcurtis2241]

I was wondering if there could be a command that would allow others to feed starving pets.I thought it was the older now Im seeing its the new ones.Its beyond the point of ridicoulous when people can buy new pets when they starve their other pets to death.I know there is nothing that can be done about that but please put in place something where others can feed a starving animal or put them having to pay a huge fine when their pet starves for so many hours/days.Even a command would work and I know people who would feed or care for the pet simply because we dont like to see it.
-Muthy and his growing animal farm

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i want to point out that animals often starve because players drain overnight.

i know when i check on yaru in the morning, his two pets are both starving.

now, i have the choice of leaving for work and letting him continue to drain or taking time to feed imaginary pets, making me rush to work.

imagine which i'm often picking.

that isn't to say i'm not for people feeding pets nomatter who owns them, just that it isn't like some people are just mean or lazy or whatever.
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[Tylen]

Sure, this can go in when they add the option to kill pets.
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[zamde]

1. To reiterate what I said in game, if I'm the one that shelled out half a million credits for something, I'm going to do whatever I damned well please with it.

2. If this were real life, I might concede your point; but your heart is bleeding over something that, in its base form, is just a representation through source code and descriptions. Getting upset is equivalent to PETA storming the homes of people that neglect their Tamagachis. We're talking about something that, at present, aren't essentially anything more than needy message events.

[Rcurtis2241]

My point exactly in this game they are equivilant to pets.They whimper and when you look at them they say starved.If they dont want to get that point across hide it from the rest of us so we dont have to watch the foolishness it does not take 5 minutes to feed a pet.And really if you went into a petstore and they had seen you neglecting a pet they wouldnt let you buy another.The reason the cost is so expensive is so not everyone can have one.As far as draining there are lots of places in the game you can go where other people arent such as locker.Furthermore I do not see the harm in letting someone else feed your pet if you cant or dont have the time.It does not take your pet from you in anyway just makes it to where they dont starve to death.
-Muthy and his growing animal farm

[zamde]

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i look at it this way.

it isn't poor roleplay to neglect a pet. BUT i also think some compromises need to be made.

right now pets get hungry fast if someone stays in game often. i think they get hungry after four hours. because i drain at 2 points a minute, i see no reason to really progress in haelrahv anymore EXCEPT by always remaining in game. so naturally my pets are going to end up starving during this time.

i think the players who want to roleplay as people upset that pets are being abused need to acknowledge that sometimes pets are hungry because players just aren't playing at the time. if someone is in game, currently active, and ignoring their pet, then sure, tear into them. but don't go after the people who aren't even in game at the moment.

along with that, i think it makes perfect sense for anyone to feed pets, especially if they are starving. i also think that if someone becomes, roleplay wise, notorious for not taking care of thier pet(s), then they should be banned for all legal pet stores (but i doubt if you find a pet getok on the black market, the seller is going to care if you're going to love it or eat it). "it's my money and my right to use it however" is a valid roleplay choice, but i see no reason why someone with that attitude shouldn't also except some form of in-game repercussions.

as for squelching things that your character finds annoying, i see that as more of an OOC tool to squelch things you the player find annoying. if a character finds something annoying, then i see no reason why i should have to OOCly prevent it from being seen. but, i also know that some players aren't roleplaying being upset at starving pets, they are personally offended because an imaginary animal is starving.

both sides need to roleplay a bit more as well as compromise.
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With a high-pitched cry, The Modan Kucho collapses in death.

[zamde]

Truth be told, I boarded my animals almost immediately when the option became available because 1) I got tired of listening to people complain about hungry animals and 2) I got tired of tracking them down. Do I still feel it's every other player's choice to do as they see fit with their personal possessions? Certainly.

However, keep this in mind --

I'm a big fan of investing as much in an aspect of a game as I ultimately get out of it. To wit, I've no admitted inclination to spend half my character's day doting on a pooping, gnawing message engine when I have (much) higher priorities. Getting to see my name in the top Animal Handling list doesn't even cross my mind. And I'm not even going to entertain suggestions to surrender the animals because, while the result is appealing, I don't get my money back. In the meantime, I just occasionally throw food at a low-priority item because a minimal return is better than a lost venture.

On the other hand, if I had a chovn that could ultimately be trained to pluck some sucker's eye from his head and subsequently shit in the empty socket, that's worth feeding meat to on demand. That even deserves its own velvet pillow and private roost.

Character RP isn't even an issue here for me; if Zamde can't be moved above disdain for 'evolved' life, a batch of needy animals don't even get the luxury of appearing on her radar.
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that's understandable. i really do hope pets do more in time.
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[SoulTorn]

Perhaps a Flea(bag) Market?

People who have grown weary of their pets turn them in to this market, and others may buy the pet. Market takes a small cut of the price, the rest goes to the old owner. Or something along those lines.

-Chris
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[Rcurtis2241]

I am keeping this totally in Rp.I know they are not real.I do not see the harm in letting other feed your pet.I carry food around for mine.I just think that others being able to feed your pets doesnt harm anyone and the pets in the game would be much happier.If anyone could point out how this could be harmful to anyone else feel free.
-Muthy and his growning animal farm

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