Comments on: Give It to Me, Baby

By: Berry

Berry — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 03:03:50 +0000

I just started Socio, and it’s fun. The graphics and gameplay are very very antiquated but the risk factor makes it fun. It allows to explore certain taboo’s that are much too dangerous to explore in real life.

The thing that gets me into the game is the RP community people are mostly here to RP bad or good. I play it that no matter what happens good or bad, I RP it out. Makes things better that way, I even had “baddies” thank me afterwords for keepin in RP.

I do like that you have to know someone a bit before they can PK you, if it was not like that, newer players like myself would not stand a chance and would quickly get frustrated and leave.

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 14:07:12 +0000

Thanks for the answer; that does help!

It’s interesting that it’s not so much the sex itself but the act of getting intimate (and therefore vulnerable) that leaves you open for attack.

By: Socioplayer

Socioplayer — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 09:31:54 +0000

In answer to Bonnie’s question, a character becomes vulnerable to attack by a sexual partner in the game in several ways. You usually are in a private place for the sex, where there are no in game “guards” to protect you if you are attacked. You also have your armor off, so if you are attacked they can damage you faster. You are probably distracted (hopefully at least!), so if they attack it might take you awhile to react before they could cut you down. Also, in sexual situations a character will often “let down their guard”, so their partner can grab and hold them (normally this is difficult to do), and a character that holds you can drag you off somewhere or try to chain you up and the like.

In the current version, as Cybersexy mentioned, people have to “get to know you” before they can PK you. This is pretty hard to do, but if they have sex with you alot that is one way to get to know you in game. Earlier in the game’s development, when you could PK anyone without needing to “get to know you”, it was really much more exciting. People were not PK’d all the time back then either though, because knowing anyone can PK you makes you less likely to try to PK someone else! So if some guy runs around PK’ing people, he might have everyone attack and PK him. Anyway, hope that helped answer your question :)

By: Cybersexy

Cybersexy — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 14:59:20 +0000

In terms of sex, a person would be more likely to be killed by a partner than an STD. (Come to think of it, that is probably true in real life too!)

In general terms, any pc can kill any other pc, and that would be the most likely way to die.

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 18:48:57 +0000

Promiscuity could get you killed if you hook up with the wrong person.
Ah, I see. But why (pardon, again, my ignorance :-) would you be more likely to get killed by a sexual partner than any other player?

By: Cybersexy

Cybersexy — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 11:20:25 +0000

There really isn’t any. Of course, if left untreated, there are consequences, which could involve various types of sexual dysfunction, or even death. But like real life, you can tell when something is wrong and go get it treated.

To answer your orginal question, in terms of STD’s, consequences are NOT sexy. In a game where sex is allowed, what could be sexy about something which discourages you from having sex?

You do have to have SOME leeway for escapism.

On the other hand, I do like it that Sociolotron has them. It adds to the realism, even if it doesn’t necessarily hurt anyone (unless they are incredibly stupid).

But when I referred to consequences, I was thinking more along the lines of permadeath, the ultimate consequence. Just like in real life, you could be killed by a sexual partner. Promiscuity could get you killed if you hook up with the wrong person.

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 19:58:47 +0000

Hmm, so what’s the real inconvenience then? What’s the risk?

By: Cybersexy

Cybersexy — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 13:59:47 +0000

The doctors don’t usually charge to treat you, since they are getting experience points for treating you. They will sometimes charge you for the medicine, but not always.

There are times it can be a pain to find a doctor. That is about the only inconvenience. Of course there are also times you ask for a doctor and 10 people respond.

There isn’t any stigma involved since once you get treated, it is gone.

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 17:59:13 +0000

Huh, how interesting, I hadn’t thought about NPC’s. So it’s almost a regulating system, like introducing new gold into a virtual economy (sorry, too much Play Money recently).

Okay, so in order for doctors to cure you, what do you need to do? I’m just trying to understand what’s really at stake here… Virtual time, money, stigma? Thanks!

By: Cybersexy

Cybersexy — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 17:08:09 +0000

Actually, the STD chances are greater with NPC’s. Most PC’s usually recognize they are sick and get treatment before having sex.

If someone were promiscuous, they would increase their chances of getting an STD. But even if they got one, there aren’t any real consequences per se. The doctors can treat anything you get.