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I had a wild eve mother who once followed this strategy, she birthed me and dropped me off at a partially established camp and asked me to get it up and running. I had a family there, and she moved on to the west and presumably had more children who also started their own camps. In old age she returned to meet her grand-kids. This is actually not a bad strategy, especially for young girls. Adolescent girls have a good 10 minutes or so to get all the basics setup at the camp before they have to worry about having children of their own. It was one of my most memorable games to be honest.

I suppose one could also rove around in a group, scavenging and foraging, but I am not sure that this is a very sustainable long term strategy (especially without a cart or backpacks).

Really, the old rules of chucking babies into the wild are starting to no longer apply to our world. We are evolving.

Only a few weeks ago, large villages were uncommon, small camps and wild eve spawns were the norm with the occasional village here or there. Now the opposite is true, organized villages have sprung up everywhere and it is actually uncommon (from what I can tell) not to spawn in or near one of these villages. These villages tend to be sustainable, and can support a large population. Assuming someone doesn't go on a murdering spree, village life tends to be fairly relaxed.

Look, people need to look towards the future here.

The longer this problem continues unabated, the more dire the consequences that will likely arise. Three weeks ago I was happily playing this game with no serious griefing incidents, then a slow trickle of incidents began, and slowly that trickle has turned into a raging flood. Through that time, my enjoyment factor has also decreased markedly. Based on the number of threads in these forums on this topic, I can tell that I am not alone. If something is not done to balance out the pvp mechanics, eventually many people's enjoyment will diminish to the point that they no longer play the game. This could end up being disastrous for the long term stability of this game.

The bottom line is that we need something to balance this mechanic out, so that people can still murder if they want to, but the ease of committing the task is not an easy one click process.

The thing is, this kind of thing didn't happen nearly as frequently until the past week. Griefing has always been a problem in this game, but inductively it would appear that it has gotten drastically worse over the past week. Story after story, post after post we see that everyone is becoming frustrated by this phenomena. When I first started playing 1h1l, I would occasionally get murdered, but it was a relatively rare occurrence. Even a week ago, it was not much of a problem.

This week the problem skyrocketed out of nowhere. It seems as though every other village is being wiped out, and I actually cringe when I have kids now, knowing that if I choose the wrong kid they might murder the society I worked so hard to build. Perhaps I am part of the problem, it would seem that all I do is post about griefing on this forum, maybe I am inspiring griefers and fueling their pleasure. Yet, I cannot stop talking about, because it is a serious problem that is fundamentally changing the game. If we don't come up with a solution to this problem, then the game will be hurt in the long term.

I like this idea, quite a bit.

Probably the best solution for mass murder griefing I have seen. I suspect however, that there are many who would argue that adding a "magic" element to the game would go against the purpose and spirit of what Jason has created. Still, I think it needs to be considered.

If this is the same village where I got shot with a bow and arrow as a 5 year old, earlier today. Thank you for taking care of the griefer, if it is not the same village, then thank you none the less for your service towards the betterment of our game.

Just got griefed on my first game of the day, no audible murder sound whilst getting shot with a bow and arrow.

This is getting very old.

I dig the rules overall, honestly this is how I should train my kids whether I am a GOR tribe member or not.

What happens if one is spawned as a wild eve? By the time they get a decent camp setup, they will be nearing old age. If their only kid is a boy, then that throws off your system. Even if it is a girl, this one girl would have to be trained to manage more than just the farm, or else she would not be able to train her children to do anything past farming. It seems to me that your system would work only where there is an established village.

Has anyone else noticed that compost now requires 6 berries instead of 4?

This came as a bit of a shock to me when I played earlier. A whole society can be doomed by a single berry being eaten off of a bush.

Looks like we need to adapt again

Some I have encountered, not necessarily intentional, but they do cause grief.

The "racist" troll, who shouts remarks like "your kind aren't welcome here" when you are born into a camp and have different skin color than other players. They normally end up knifing you or shooting you, this can happen years later once you are already a child (this happened to me twice).

The "digger", this is someone who makes it a point to dig up every gooseberry bush in sight.

The "pioneer", this is a baby you raise to childhood. They then slowly steal your supplies and start a new camp somewhere else in the bush.

The "builder", a person who wants to build walls and complex structures when your society does not have the capacity for it.

The "mass murderer", a player that acts normal well into adulthood. They then snap and kill everyone. (This is the only type of griefer that needs to be nerfed, imo)

I am genuinely fine with people playing this way, or using other trollish methods. The only thing I am not fine with is the ease of mass murder in this game.

No offense, but this is not really what I want.

If you read my OP, I am fine with murder...even mass murder. I just think that trolls should have to work harder for their kills just like we have to work hard at almost every other thing in this game. It literally takes like 12 steps to make fire from scratch, complex tasks like baking and smiting take about the same. Even simple tasks like making a basket require more than one step. Why is it that everything else is complex, but mass murder can be carried out in one step (grab a knife and click)? It is illogical when looked at within the context of the greater game. Mass murders should have to work for their kills just like everyone else works hard at building society.

If I wanted to play a paradise simulator, then I would not be playing this game. This game is far from a paradise.

Reach out to Jason directly and ask if he will give you a free copy in exchange for your translation work, I doubt he will do it (not because he is a bad guy, but if you make an exception for one person, then you have to make it for others as well). It is still worth a try though, especially if you have knowledge/skills that can help him to improve the game.