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Feed All/Play All (& how it affects mentally/chronically ill and neurodivergent players)

Posted 2021-05-31 16:07:11
#470714

Big support. Not just because of the arguments listed in the first post, but also..

To be quite honest feeding and playing with all wolves one by one just isn't fun? It's grindy and practically just smells like it's a cheap way to make players spend more time in the game. I would be more than happy to pay a more expensive one-time fee if that was an option.
Hohtis
#25646
Posted 2021-07-30 02:09:51
#498699
I support adding FAPA as a default option for all players.

Feeding/playing is one of the main reasons I hesitate to roll my account over now that I have nearly 20 adult wolves. Clicking through each and every one of them is such a time-consuming chore because of having to scroll down the dropdown menu to look for items I want to use (which is mostly mandatory for amusement items if I want to preserve my nesting materials and acorns for explore encounters), and having to do that several times for a single wolf if I don't have items with enough uses to top them off instantly. The repetitiveness is also rather testing for my wrists, whether it happens on computer or tablet. It turns into even more of a time hog if I need to get rid of rotting food first.

This was no biggie when I wasn't working, but now with a full-time job I can maybe spare a few minutes here and there for online pet sims, and I'm hesitant to use it to just essentially maintain the status quo for my den. I'd much rather use that time to send out hunters, explore, do quests and other functions that actually improve my gameplay rather than doing something that truncates the whole game into briefly viewing my wolves over and over. 		Beastface
#43489
Posted 2021-07-30 02:15:36
#498700
I already expressed support but I'm going to have to agree to Beastface on the rollover thing. At this point, I don't rollover unless there's messages to check because I can't be bothered. It's just not fun to play. And you can't read messages without rolling over which is... frankly a pain in and of itself but not the point here. Feeding large packs is such a waste of time, I either have to hunt for individual items through my inventory or click through individual wolves. There's a lot, okay? This isn't a problem when there's a handful of wolves but it is when you get to higher den numbers. And you can't really avoid expanding your den forever because smaller packs legitimately slow down your progress in the game.
Flower
#3196
Posted 2021-07-31 15:11:49 (edited)
#499717
i agree that FA/PA should be a one time payment. it's super frustrating to go back and have to repurchase it - plus the GC price for it feels pretty steep depending on how far you're looking out. ive been using it for about 2 or 3 months now and it gets a bit tedious to do it otherwise.

i wish that it was cheaper at the least or something more affordable within the game. i'm disabled myself and have severe depression and it would be nice to see it implemented cheaper at the least.
Pikachu
#409
Posted 2021-12-24 17:12:17 (edited)
#608555
i'm not personally affected by this, but it does really seem like FA/PA should at least be a one-time payment. as it is, it's... well, it's obviously not a "VIP subscription" type of thing, but it seems just a bit too close for my taste. plus, disabled people who have different struggles than me shouldn't have to pay repeatedly just to be able to play the game. ideally they shouldn't have to pay at all, really, but a one-time purchase would at least be better than a repeating one
it's not like it conjures items out of thin air - at its most game-breaking, it just makes a couple of normal tasks quicker to do. 		MozarteanChaos
#53223
Posted 2021-12-24 18:40:01 (edited)
#608768
Adding in my support (again? Idk) I recently started playing Lioden again, and chose to get FA/PA as I had more lions there than wolves here. The comparison between my desire to be on either site since then is drastic. I am far more interested in hopping on Lioden because my playtime is actually spend playing and I don't have to sit and spend most of my playtime for the day just feeding and playing.
I would understand the heavier emphasis on the individual process of feeding or playing if it was more than just a click and go, but with no mini-game or further interaction options, it is extremely boring.

Not to mention, my hand/fingers can, have, and will again, be tired after having to binge feed/play a whole pack.
VehementRed
#1248
Posted 2022-07-07 08:40:48
#789488
Big support. Having it free or one time purchase would be so much better then what it is now. To cycle through all the wolves is tiring especially when you have a big pack.
shake4wolf
#10310
Posted 2022-07-19 09:57:32 (edited)
#797802
Fascinating hearing what others think about this. Due to my own autism/OCD I looked at feed/play all and decided against buying it. I like having control over what items are used first.
🍂 Leonca 🐆
#54339
Posted 2022-07-20 15:54:25
#798545
Autistic cane user here: you have my full support. Accessibility issues shouldn't be locked behind a paywall, 'luxury' or not. 		t-tricks
#10917
Posted 2022-07-21 02:57:18
#798888
Another person with ASD here: I agree with this.
Not gonna lie, when I did eventually go to check out the FA/PA buttons, I was surprised to find out I had to pay just to do that. I already had all the food and amusements I needed to satisfy my whole pack, why would I have to pay when I already have everything ? It didn't make sense and I didn't want to have to keep pressing the same buttons over and over again. I thought FA/PA would be a shortcut, not a paid feature.
Prince of Amethyst
#60184
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