First off, I have a question: In the first post on the main adopts page it says that we can own up to three pimmies.
However... slightly below that it also says that once 100 Pimmies are made, everyone gains a fourth slot.
Well, we're on 129 now.
Does that mean we can now own four Pimmies? Or do we in fact still have three slots because the fourth slot idea was scrapped somewhere along the lines? Either way, I'm surprised no one else has asked yet. Unless I'm missing something. XD
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ALSO, a few thoughts/questions in regards to the nursery, which may or may not be helpful. ^.^
I know it's not my place really, seeing as I'm not a member of the staff or anything, but I couldn't help but notice that there have only been three breedings the entire time the nursery's been open. It's also worth pointing out that each of those three breedings has been between two pimmies owned by the same person... that is to say, no one's mating their pimmies with pimmies owned by other people.
I think, at the root, this is because of the number of babies received from said singular, one-time-only breeding. The way the nursery currently works - looking at the RNG chart in the second post - if two people breed their pimmies together, they could, very possibly, only receive one baby. Indeed, each of the three breedings we've seen so far have only resulted in one offspring. This is because the odds for getting multiple babies are stacked against you:
There's a 6/10 shot at getting one baby.
A 3/10 shot at getting two.
A 1/10 shot at three.
The only way you're 100% guaranteed a baby is if you breed your own two pimmies together.
The reason I bring this up is because one baby for two people is not a fun thing - someone always gets left out in the cold - and in the case of pimmies where it's a 'one-shot and you're done forever' sort of thing, there's no do-overs, no second chance to get a baby from your beloved squishy. If you breed your pimmie with another person's and you only get one baby, well... that's it. And a lot of people don't want to play the odds. So really, in the long run, the system as it is actually discourages pairing your pimmie up with another person's. Which... is a bit counter-intuitive...
I mean, I understand that we're trying to avoid an overpopulation of pimmies/people breeding willy-nilly, but I think the one mate/one breeding rules alone are enough to do this, as are the limited number of slots we have in the first place.
Thus I suggest: Leave the odds as-is for one person breeding two of their own pimmies together. But for breedings between two pimmies owned by two different people... it would be great if we'd be guaranteed at least two babies. Many other adoptable species do this, especially if the critters in question are only allowed to breed once during their existence ((Foxerflies, for example, which is a species that also has the very same 'mate for life'/'one breeding only' rules in place!)). As such, maybe change the RNG odds to 9/10 for two babies when two people breed their pimmies, while leaving that 1/10 chance for three offspring? That way it would be much fairer for all parties involved and we'd hopefully get a bunch more pimmie breedings - as well as the RP/plotting and such that usually comes with people working out that sort of stuff - which would mean more activity in the community. <3
Emris, of course, has the final word, but I'd love to know if anyone else has thought about this before? Or if I'm the only one? In which case I'll go away peacefully. XD
Thank you for your time, Pimmie friends!