08-06-2024, 09:52 PM
I'm entirely neutral on this issue but still feel like I should point out that hygiene is a notable driver of foot traffic and potential crime enabler. A lot of people in previous threads seem to have lightly touched on this but I feel like it's understated. Some argued that its negligible due to how quick showering is and how you can avoid it but I disagree personally and we could always change that. Sinks were nerfed to boost that even more, so people are now encouraged to go out and seek out showers. And IMO pouring water cooler water onto the floor and flopping on it should not do shit for hygiene but that may be a controversial take.
It gets people out of their departments, gives antags some breathing room if their target is in the department and of course opens up the stinkee to get mugged or murdered in a much less public area. It may not seem too impactful but I think of it much like the radiation storm event. It may halt RP and create some awkward standing around but it creates traffic out of departments and allows antags to do their thing possibly. Some of my favorite antag moments involved catching someone in the showers and bolting the doors on them, something I don't think would ever happen without the hygiene motive. The crew quarters are already a dead zone of traffic even on RP, this would make them even less visited.
It gets people out of their departments, gives antags some breathing room if their target is in the department and of course opens up the stinkee to get mugged or murdered in a much less public area. It may not seem too impactful but I think of it much like the radiation storm event. It may halt RP and create some awkward standing around but it creates traffic out of departments and allows antags to do their thing possibly. Some of my favorite antag moments involved catching someone in the showers and bolting the doors on them, something I don't think would ever happen without the hygiene motive. The crew quarters are already a dead zone of traffic even on RP, this would make them even less visited.