Timid Deer -headdesk-/non-related spell note

Alecsander's picture
One of the things I never understood about people who make 'timid' deer:

If they're so fearful, why do players have them run up to deer/groups then cower away?
Wouldn't it make more sense for that character to not hang around or approach in the first place?

A butterfly pelted doe with no pictogram (i think my game was glitching) kept doing that to me when I was in the forest this morning and it got really old really fast. Yeah, You're timid, I get it. That's why I'm trying to walk my deer really far away from yours and not bother it.

But following Furfur and cowering repeatedly is not going to make him suddenly get warm fuzzies and comfort said deer. Frankly its only going to annoy me considering it makes the other deer in the forest think he was fighting/attacking/abusing/harassing this deer when it's actually nearly the opposite case.

Then again I never understood a 'timid'/overly fearful character in the first place. How can it be fun to purposefully distance yourself from everyone in the forest and just button mask the 'fear'/'sad' emotes when anyone looks at you?

I can understand on site it'd make for an interesting character to write about, but in forest it's like "excuse me, WTF are you doing? what are you afraid of me? what'd I do? um, alright i'm walking away. why are you following me? i thought I scared you? What is your problem? argh go away!"

On a completely unrelated note:

If I am on Dhina feel free to hit her with all kinds of transformation magic. I'm looking for the mini-deer spell but not actually persistent enough to sit down with someone and get spammed. If you need someone to hit with a frog spell then aim for her. I won't sneeze it off and will just run around as whatever animal she becomes for that visit.

Pelt spells are fine too. She has, as far as I know, every pelt spell on right now but it doesn't hurt to have more just in case. Smiling

J!n's picture

"If they're so fearful, why

"If they're so fearful, why do players have them run up to deer/groups then cower away?
Wouldn't it make more sense for that character to not hang around or approach in the first place?"
Saosin will try to scare them away, since they just seem to want attention.

But it can also mean submission, it has happened many times that deer have cowered just as Saosin sniffed them. I think that's a good way to approach my deer. Sticking out tongue

Do you still need a transformation spell? I can try to help you.
Verycrazygirl's picture

I prefer more subtle timid

I prefer more subtle timid deer who don't spam the cower sad emotes. Sometimes moving your head in certain directions and the directions you move can be much better. Laughing out loud I agree with your opinion on types like that. xD'

The types of timid deer that annoy me the most though are the ones who are scared of everyone but will attack for the stupidest reasons, haha.

There was a doe once who attacked me for no reason other than me being around her friends once, but she shy'd away from groups. Stupid isn't it. Laughing out loud

Sithrim's picture

Hm, I got that experience

Hm, I got that experience with my ZZ, who is an extremely shy and reclusive stag. However, he does like to watch others sometimes. That's why he just sits facing a random group. If someone approaches, he'll be cowering, yes.

But well he won't follow someone who he's afraid of...


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Alecsander's picture

@Saosin- Yeah but I'm

@Saosin- Yeah but I'm actually not in the forest. I'm posting from class and won't be home for a few hours. I just wanted to give a heads up if anyone feels like having a spell spamapalooza on someone or playing dress up with another deer that shes free game. Smiling

@VCG- I wouldn't say crazy since it could be taken as hurtful, but it is pretty strange yes.

@Sithrim: -applauds- now that's the timid I want to see. It's much more ah...player friendly?
dayne's picture

Hehe, my only really

Hehe, my only really extremely timid character is Noface, and that's mostly because he can't see anything that isn't DIRECTLY in front of him and he cant hear or smell either (no ears, mouth, or nose). He's also quite deformed. His only life source is the lantern on his antler. He doesn't really go out of his way to bother crowds though. He'll go watch them every now and then, but if someone approaches he runs off. He mostly just lays in his little flower patch and runs whenever someone gets near (and he can see them). xD He only resorts to attacking if the person chases him off his spot and then continues to bother him by following him around (after numerous cowerings and head shakings).

Speaking of Noface, I haven't played the poor guy in ages..

But yeah, that is really weird. Someone was following my stag the other day, and every time he kept running off, they'd follow, then cower and make a sad emote, and shake their head. It confused the hell out of him and he just kept trying to run. xD I eventually resorted to air-sitting to get away from it.

Only two of my deer can be

Only two of my deer can be labeled as timid and one's just shy.. the other is.. I dunno, he's just Nameless. XD He doesn't cower much or anything.

AHH.
Kitty~ I haven't played Nameless or Lace in forever...

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