As I have previously said, I am VERY much in favor of death by old age, for the plain and simple reason that the continued transfers of power and wealth into new hands which may be more or less capable, have more or less connections, and have different friends and enemies, is absolutely essential if you want to understand human history.
Imagine if you will that Augustus Caesar and his generation was immortal, the Roman Empire may still be around. Nero, Calligula, Trajan, Heliogabalus, Constantine, Diocletian, Romulus Augustulus, may have been born, but under the great hands of Augustus, they would have never been in charge, and their contributions to the Empire, for good or ill would have never happened. Rome would have generally become locked into stalemates with the Germans and Persians, as the good natural leaders on all sides would have risen to the top and stayed there for eons. With default immortality, Poor quality players would be outdone, and overwhelmed, subjugated to the power of their betters, but good leaders would reign until their luck just happened to run out on some occasion. Even then, their replacement may still be a quite effective leader.
It should at the very least be an option
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Sun Jun 15, 2014 9:21 am
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Re: How Long Should NPCs Live?
Challenging your assumptions is good for your health, good for your business, and good for your future. Stay skeptical but never undervalue the importance of a new and unfamiliar perspective.
Imagination Fertilizer
Beauty may not save the world, but it's the only thing that can
Imagination Fertilizer
Beauty may not save the world, but it's the only thing that can