Board Thread:Suggestions/@comment-24830423-20140429033950/@comment-24739946-20140526224334

NoBanana wrote: With the new jump nerf, mithril is hard enough already. No need to get killed by a bear that decided "I know, I'll stand on this tiny ledge in a cave with no food, water, or light, and kill anyone who comes." '''Heh. Really funny thing you posted there. Though I do get the point.'''

Well... The dammed lack of a certain yellow tropical fruit hates it. And he made a text wall about it too.

NoBanana wrote: Well, although that's not the first thing I look for in a suggestion, a well formatted one with all the information provided, and in an easily accessible format, will definitely make me like an idea more than an identical one with bad grammar, typo infestations, text speak and "I dunno the stats so u think of them". '''Think of the stats? Alright, it does 9001 damage per second, 1337 health, and has 9999999999999999 walkspeed. It did need work though.''' Anyway, although your idea is good in concept (guardian of one of the best mining spots ever), there are flaws. Firstly, magma has enough problems already. No food (berries don't cut it), no water, and no mithril to make everyone some raider warding weaponry. A settling tribe doesn't need yet another drawback, a massive bear that eats the face of anyone coming near. The mislead lynx were avoidable, and more importantly, could be blocked off, assuming you can kill them both, making them not a major threat to an already fragile spot. However, a bear placed in an area that would be deliberately annoying, would just prevent tribes altogether. You can kill a bear if well equipped, but all that happens is they simply respawn, and you have to kill it again. And again. And again. You get the picture.

'''Food is a problem. Though bring some wheat, and you'll be buried in pies. No water? Pretty sure someone who settles is smart enough to craft a well. No mithril? Have guards with dual wielding crossbows and steel swords. It could also just use:'''

Hut + Structure Wall = ultimate cage of awesomeness!!!!1

'''Respawn times? you know someone could just farm for its drops I have suggested at the bottom.'''

The second problem is that you cant put them there. The island wont hold a bear, the terrain is far too varied. Bears can't climb, as with all animals, so they would just be confined to lower levels and wouldn't protect all the stuff that needs protecting. All that would happen is that it would be a complete pain in the neck to settle, yet someone arriving for some ores or crafting ingredients wouldn't be affected at all.. This wouldn't cancel out the first flaw by the way, you still need those bottom layers to settle. Don't give me that argument.

'''Meh. Hut + structure wall if it is a pain in the neck to settle. Guarding? Jump script. '''

Third problem, you just broke one of chief's laws of animal additions. They're used to do errr... and ummm..., allowing you to wait, lemme see. Nope., adding a significant amount of gameplay. It's completely useless. What's the point? When you kill them, what do you get? The bear moving about 30 studs away? No, not worth it for slaying the mightiest beat in all of the 303 world. I can do that with any other animal, that's not an excuse. Take lynx for example: They're used to create quivers and give cat lovers an animal to hug, allowing you to buff your ranged weapon to give it an advantage over the corresponding javelin (and hug a cat), adding a significant amount of gameplay. Cows: They're used to milk and get beef from, allowing you to add a lot of awesome food sources to your pallet and give use to animal transporting, adding a significant amount of gameplay.

They are used to prevent peeps from [censored] and give rare resources/food allowing you to feel pain  on your way to [censored] and stop yourself from killing the missguided lynx.

It's just so useless. It's just filler. My explaination a bit better? If you are seriously going to make this legit, have it have a drop. Maybe bear meat? It would save mental pain from killing the miss-guided lynx. How 'bout bear fur? used for whatever you can think of. We need a legit point for it to work, and it needs to be nerfed. Even though in the real world, not even a gun would work, on it. It clearly needs nerfing for gameplay values there.