[OOC] Wattplants General

[skinstealer]

first off: i am not sure about breeding mechanics because there is potential on my end for aywas-y shenanigans...but do i really want to do that to myself lmao

i think im leaning No on breeding and go more the neopets route of you define the relationships between pets in your own lore if that's something that matters to you. like, you could totally have two pets be "sisters" by just, putting that in their bios or something (oh god are we going to need another forum subsection??? maybe???? itd be cute. maybe ill make you all make neocities pages instead though hahahahahaha )

with that said: let's get on to the concept of a low limit

so there's actually something here i think is being missed when we're talking about a low limit, and this is going to go into neopets' mechanics, at least from the perspective of a former player who got Really into stuff for many years. neopets' low pet limit is a double edged blade, with some aspects of it encouraging creative expression and defined goals ("i only have so many slots and i want to fill them with stuff that makes me happy, so i have to pick things carefully and work up to them...") and others causing Problems ("i dont have enough room for all the cool stuff i want, there's not enough space for me to creatively express, and now that my goals are over with idk what to do")

with that said- this is a roleplay, as you said, not an actual site. we dont have to be worried about making The Perfect Game, and if something doesn't work in-universe, that's just something for characters to complain about (lmao). HOWEVER i understand your feedback on how to make this work on a meta level, especially regarding commissions, and as someone who i know and trust as a client especially, i really value where you're coming from on this. you want to be able to have a big pool of characters to work with and are willing to fund stuff, and a limit feels daunting with that

HOWEVER

for you, the players, there is no limit. the limit only applies to your characters- and you can put as many as you want into the RP. by having a lower limit, it pushes people to try new things based on their different characters, and to vary things up a bit- this may be aggravating to people who just want to focus on one or two player characters and a lot of wattplants though, so i'm totally up for discussion on this. but personally- i think a low limit would create a laser focus on "what does my character want? what do they want to do with their pets, what are their site goals, what makes Them happy" and encourage you to pursue that with multiple characters. i do think a limit of 20 maximum per character is absolutely my first offer on this, and i think if people have feedback here, i want to hear it. gimme your thoughts!