i actually came her to say the same thing. both myself and my bf were thinking it was super weird that something like raw corn(an item that has no attracting force to zombies when on a stalk) would make you stink and attract zombies once you masticated it a bit
What you say makes sense depending on the movie universe, series, or whatever, but how do you know that zombies are attracted to pears and not human activity? Knowing that a certain smell or noise means “free brains!” when I make a certain noise with the spoon in the drawer, my cat is attracted to it and chases me because he knows what it means. My cat doesn't eat steel, you know what I mean? In the end, it doesn't matter, it's a minor detail. As long as the mechanics remain challenging, I don't care whether the pears smell or not.A strong sense of smell wouldn't mean they'll chase everything they smell. They can smell things like trees but don't chase trees (at least they shouldn't, but they do in this game...). Just being able to smell something doesn't mean they would have any interest in it. They smell each other but don't attack each other. Rotten meat doesn't attract them even though that should have a very strong smell. So for them to target a specific smell, it should mean that it is something they would eat. Meat is a common thing for zombies in books/shows (mostly raw meat and fresh kills, but any meat is acceptable). But fruit and vegetables? I'm not sure that I've ever seen a show or book where zombies were scavengers, eating everything they find. They aren't looting dumpsters and trash cans. They aren't eating plants that are growing. They are targeting living people and fresh kills/raw meat. If they aren't scavengers (animals/creatures that will eat basically anything), then for a smell to attract them, it should be something they'd actually be interested in. I can't see that with fruits and vegetables. They aren't eating your farms even if your farms aren't protected. At least, not unless they are in demolition mode next to them. They aren't attracted to the farms either. So why would they be attracted to your vegetable or fruit food?
In the end, I don't really care. If it remains as it is, I'll disable it. If they improve it, then it will depend on what they do to improve it. If they don't want to hear what people think about it, and what I believe are valid points, then so be it.
Except they aren't attracted to where you were when you ate something (unless you stay there). They are attracted to wherever you currently are. And they aren't attracted to where you currently are if you don't eat, so your activity moving or whatever isn't the cause. You can be a kilometer or more away before the smell wears off if you have a fast vehicle and they'll still get attracted to you, so you can't even say it's because they followed your trail after being attracted to the sound of eating. So it's clearly smell as the name indicates.
The smell stays with the character, which is why they chase you until it dissipates. It's not very difficult to understand. If you don't like it, that's fine. I don't like other things. I think people are starting to exaggerate about this. It's a video game! Why did the jars disappear when you drank from them? Did that make more sense? The pears have a radius of 25 meters outdoors and dissipate quickly. I don't know why there's so much drama. People have been asking for the smell to come back for years, and now that it's back and improved, people don't like it.
If they improve it, great for everyone, but sometimes improving it for one person means making it worse for others. If they start cutting back too much on distance, duration, etc.
Yes exactly. And that's mostly where "the lot", "the many", "the community", "the majority", "everyone" gets thrown into the argument, while defending a personal preference. Or emphasize what godgamers they are and all systems are moot because "no challenge" /shrug
Talk? I'll settle way past your vocal chords, all the way to the lungs <3I won't let you talk to me in RL, just in case
Oh, it sounded exactly like I meant it ...
Taking players' experiences and opinions into account is fine, and I understand that it might seem strange to smell a can of pears, but there are lots of strange or “nonsensical” things in the game. I think it's strange that zombies fly off in an exaggerated way when you hit them with a baseball bat, not to mention with a stun baton.
Oh, it sounded exactly like I meant it ...
I know and I ■■■■ing love it!!!!
From what I can tell from the comments, everyone thinks the overall smell system is good, but could do with a little refining.
I haven't really seen anyone saying that the smell system is bad. Some of us just think that certain foods shouldn't smell. In your example of cat food, I think you aren't considering this in your example...