Parasites

[Wormtail_]

I said \'can be,\' not \'only.\' Thou misinterprets what I typed.

In any case, the discussion of parasites has been concluded with the fact that poison is too similar to parasites. Symbiotic creatures were under discussion, but a new thread would have to be created for that, I suppose.

[Inane]

I think parasites are a great idea, But i think that you should also be able to capture \'em, And it would of course be really hard to capture one.

And like maybe you would need empathy to see any parasites, Unless there the type thats like a leech that stays on the skin.

[jarlaxle5]

parasites would be.... weird but unique........ annoying and disgusting . Personally I think ther should not  be parasites put in the game, but that is up to the planeshift staff but maybe u should start a poll . I say stick with poison.

[Ulf Kleppe]

and getting syphlius makes you confused and more likely to start random attacks on people(ina pvp context)/npc/monsters

these people have to be \"cured\" and can transmit their disease when fighting someone, or if they share food/drink with another...



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second look at this

- not good idea
- many people could grief this and cause harm
- cost of treatment would be too high for noobs
- random attacks are bad
+ a little confusion would be ok, so long as it was curable
+ variety to the game.
+ would make people think after getting it a couple times
______gain immunity?


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parasites in general

-their affects can be replicated by other means
-annoyance.
-non deadly(no real reason to cure them)
+variety
-hording on parasite cures
+medics have something else to cure
+more cash flow out(slows inflation of ingame funds)

are they a unique and different experience? What i mean to say is  . ..  is there another type of instance in PS where these same parasite effects occur? would they be stackable?

[Couatl]

Ah, great idea.. another parasite I could think of is something like a headcrab from half life. Takes over a host and basically takes control of the body. O_o

Otherwise being able to use them as a weapon if you are careful is also pretty unique. Hey, mabey that could be a special for animal tamers. XD