Goonhub
07-04-2021, 09:50 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-04-2021, 09:51 PM by Studenterhue. Edited 1 time in total.)
Putting aside the ethical arguments about whether we ought to allow cockfighting or not, in-game, in real life, in wherever (which are very valid, but I want to try a different angle to add something to the discussion), I personally think (i.e. some other admins might think otherwise, but they also might agree) that if chickens fighting chickens was to be in the game (which it technically is, albeit it involves mindswapping shenanigans), it'd likely be more than just chickens clawing at each other with their talons or pecking at each other with their beaks and generally be pretty far from real-world cockfighting.
I say that because while critter vs critter is a niche yet to be filled, it's competing with a lot of other bloodsports, like the rage cage and human vs monkey fights other peopled mentioned, on top of things like the boxing/wrestling ring, murderbox, and VR Thunderdome. These are both reasonably easy to pick up and get into and (perhaps more importantly) fun to watch too, and murderbox also doubles somewhat as antag practice, so chicken vs chicken fighting basically has to go up against those.
I bet if it was chickens fighting non-chickens, it'd be a lot more interesting (and perhaps more palatable too), so you could, say, have a chicken protect you from a wraith's animated objects (which monkeys already do, or at least are supposed to) or have one accompany you to an azone to fend off all the hostiles.
I say that because while critter vs critter is a niche yet to be filled, it's competing with a lot of other bloodsports, like the rage cage and human vs monkey fights other peopled mentioned, on top of things like the boxing/wrestling ring, murderbox, and VR Thunderdome. These are both reasonably easy to pick up and get into and (perhaps more importantly) fun to watch too, and murderbox also doubles somewhat as antag practice, so chicken vs chicken fighting basically has to go up against those.
I bet if it was chickens fighting non-chickens, it'd be a lot more interesting (and perhaps more palatable too), so you could, say, have a chicken protect you from a wraith's animated objects (which monkeys already do, or at least are supposed to) or have one accompany you to an azone to fend off all the hostiles.