02-25-2011, 06:20 PM
It doesn't help that we have five different people trying to explain Death in the throes of a newly implemented mechanic. Most of us are on the same page, I'm pretty sure, but we're using different rhetoric. That might be part of the problem.
Death is not a punishment. As you know in your scenario (because we talked about it), Jarka's death was not a punishment. It was a pure reaction to IC events. Death can be that.
Death can also be a punishment for inactivity in a saga.
The death in your case was IC. The death in the second case was OOC, regarding mechanics. Death participates in both cases.
In other words, those people who are saying that death is always negative feedback, full stop, are wrong. Don't listen to 'em.
Death is not a punishment. As you know in your scenario (because we talked about it), Jarka's death was not a punishment. It was a pure reaction to IC events. Death can be that.
Death can also be a punishment for inactivity in a saga.
The death in your case was IC. The death in the second case was OOC, regarding mechanics. Death participates in both cases.
In other words, those people who are saying that death is always negative feedback, full stop, are wrong. Don't listen to 'em.