Topic

Adoption / Parenting

So this idea is a lot like the idea of adoption except it would be more formal and baked into the game mechanic.

The idea being that people within glitch who want to 'adopt' a newbie register their intention together (so it needs 2 glitches. usually friends, to agree). This increases the chances of a friendly face (parent) being online at any time the new player needs help.

There would be an 'adoption clinic' or similar where you would need to go to register interest. Once your interest had been registered you would wait until you were assigned a newbie.

From the new players point of view
If their are one or more pairs of glitches waiting to adopt (at least one of whom is currently online) then the new player will be given two options when registering.

[] I want to be adopted (with a brief explanation of what this means)
[] I want to be an orphan.

If they choose to be adopted then their parent will be teleported to meet them once they have played though the tutorial. The quests that the rock gives would need to be adjusted to recognise that the new player will be interacting more with their parents initally, than the quests that the rock gives. This would mean a quite different introduction to glitch.

As an aside, both parents would get a 'family tree' that they can access from the wall of their house. If their adopted glitch themselves chooses to adopt at some point in the future then their children will be added to the family tree.

Additional Ideas:
- Glitches may need to hit a certain level in order to be allowed to register as interested in adoption
- Glitches may need to make a particular item in order to be allowed to register as interest in adoption
- Adoptees may be allowed to divorce their parents if it doesn't work out.

Posted 14 months ago by Kiss My Face Subscriber! | Permalink

Replies

  • Can parents divorce their children if it doesn't work out? 
    o_o

    Interesting idea. I think I like it :)
    Posted 14 months ago by Ebil Subscriber! | Permalink