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Poisoner's Guilt

There was an awful lot of discussion about this after poisongate, so I hesitate to bring it up yet again. But I think something is still amiss.

I just poisoned my first two trees in my backyard so I could replace them with different varieties, which I did immediately following the decay. I was rewarded with -400 mood and 7 minutes of poisoner's guilt for doing basic yard work.

This has probably been suggested, but,  when one plants a new tree, how about something to counter the massive mood hit and ensuing guilt buff? It's been my understanding that the devs want to stay as neutral as possible concerning good and bad behavior as it is reflected in the game mechanics. So in the spirit of balance, shouldn't planting a tree grant the player +200 mood and 7 minutes of Planter's Pride?

Posted 19 months ago by Lyndon B Johnson Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • I'd suggest that killing trees in on your own property should not give you any mood hits or guilt.
    Posted 19 months ago by WindBorn Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1 on being allowed to kill trees in your backyard
    Posted 19 months ago by FrankenPaula Subscriber! | Permalink
  • What if I'm killing trees because there are too many fruit trees and I need some bean trees.  I want some variety.  I shouldn't have to take such a huge hit if i'm just going to put a new tree right in the old tree's place.
    Posted 19 months ago by Lady SnuggleWumps Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Perhaps planting a new tree could cancel out the guilt.
    Posted 19 months ago by FrankenPaula Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Planting a new tree right away does cancel the guilt (or should)!

    And yes, also +1 on not having it happen when you are in your own backyard. We'll make this happen.
    Posted 19 months ago by stoot barfield Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Oops. I checked and we never actually did the part where planting a bean clears the guilt. That will happen soon!
    Posted 19 months ago by stoot barfield Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Thanks Stoot!  No one should have to suffer for working in their own garden.    Also, I agree on canceling the guilt when a tree is immediately replaced by the poisoner.
    Posted 19 months ago by Brib Annie Subscriber! | Permalink