Goonhub
03-02-2015, 02:21 PM
The reason behind the disdain for murderboning is that, not only is there very little creativity or imagination in it, but having someone barge in, shoot you to death, and throw your corpse out of an airlock is not fun. Maybe for the traitor, but not for the people being shot.
The purpose of an antagonist is not to brutally murder everyone as much as possible. They CAN do so, but they are under no obligation to do so. The purpose of the antagonist is to provide meaningful opposition to the station to make rounds challenging, unique, and fun. A round where all of the antagonists are dead gets boring fast, and a round filled with dead corpses, a choice few survivors, and the antagonist(s) holding a monopoly on the station also gets boring fast. There must be balance.
Murder is quick, efficient, and simple, but runs the risk of making things really dull and boring due to the ratio of dead people to alive people. There are many better ways to deal with the crew as an antagonist, and there are many better ways to deal with antagonists.
The purpose of an antagonist is not to brutally murder everyone as much as possible. They CAN do so, but they are under no obligation to do so. The purpose of the antagonist is to provide meaningful opposition to the station to make rounds challenging, unique, and fun. A round where all of the antagonists are dead gets boring fast, and a round filled with dead corpses, a choice few survivors, and the antagonist(s) holding a monopoly on the station also gets boring fast. There must be balance.
Murder is quick, efficient, and simple, but runs the risk of making things really dull and boring due to the ratio of dead people to alive people. There are many better ways to deal with the crew as an antagonist, and there are many better ways to deal with antagonists.