Goonhub
09-26-2023, 07:22 AM
i have a hard time understanding why some people are against this idea, because i have seen no substantial arguments against it, in my opinion its just very vague and dismissive. meanwhile there are numerous reasons i've seen to support why this would be a good, fun, and immersive trait to let people select for their characters and base their gimmicks around. because from a roleplay standpoint, if not for gimmicks then what do we have? do your job on the station and try not to get murdered by the rampaging antags?
this trait would give more freedom in the creation of our characters, at least cosmetically, which is a good thing. however if people misuse this trait to play weird and offensive characters they should face the appropriate consequences. just as we have the freedom to choose our characters name and type anything we like in the game, a few people can, have, and will make offensive names and type offensive things in game. but does this mean we should remove those freedoms and not allow people to make custom character names and restrict people from speaking freely? i certainly don't think so, people who aim to be offensive don't belong on goonstation and are promptly removed as they always have been, and the people who follow the rules are allowed to play the game in peace and have these previously mentioned freedoms.
all in all i don't see how this idea would negatively impact anyone or impede anyone being able to play the game the way they want to and always have, meanwhile i can see how it would positively impact some people by giving them more options to be creative with and have fun making characters and playing out their ideas and gimmicks and add more variety and individuality to the characters you see on the station. the main factor i think this would add to the game for people is fun, which is what games should be and what we should strive to nurture and grow and continually add to our game as much as possible.
like others i am mostly impartial, don't have strong feelings either way, and wouldn't be affected by this being merged or not. however what i do have strong feelings about and don't like to see is the spark of creativity being stamped out and dismissed with no justification other than vague, nonspecific issues which are mostly hypothetical besides a few instances of people making offensive or uncomfortable characters, which would happen without this trait being added anyways.
this trait would give more freedom in the creation of our characters, at least cosmetically, which is a good thing. however if people misuse this trait to play weird and offensive characters they should face the appropriate consequences. just as we have the freedom to choose our characters name and type anything we like in the game, a few people can, have, and will make offensive names and type offensive things in game. but does this mean we should remove those freedoms and not allow people to make custom character names and restrict people from speaking freely? i certainly don't think so, people who aim to be offensive don't belong on goonstation and are promptly removed as they always have been, and the people who follow the rules are allowed to play the game in peace and have these previously mentioned freedoms.
all in all i don't see how this idea would negatively impact anyone or impede anyone being able to play the game the way they want to and always have, meanwhile i can see how it would positively impact some people by giving them more options to be creative with and have fun making characters and playing out their ideas and gimmicks and add more variety and individuality to the characters you see on the station. the main factor i think this would add to the game for people is fun, which is what games should be and what we should strive to nurture and grow and continually add to our game as much as possible.
like others i am mostly impartial, don't have strong feelings either way, and wouldn't be affected by this being merged or not. however what i do have strong feelings about and don't like to see is the spark of creativity being stamped out and dismissed with no justification other than vague, nonspecific issues which are mostly hypothetical besides a few instances of people making offensive or uncomfortable characters, which would happen without this trait being added anyways.