Breeding system

shirothekittehlover • 21 September 2021 at 11:55 AM

I personally think a breeding system would totally fit withing Egg Cave, and if it got added it would look like this:
A user can breed a male and a female creature and it might result in an egg, but the twist is you can also breed two creatures of different specieses as long as theyre compatible (so basically like Pokemon).
I also think that if you breed two creatures of different specieses, you can make a hybrid of the two species, however it is a rare thing to see.

What do you guys think?

izziedragon • 21 September 2021 at 2:31 PM

@shirothekittehlover I'm sure this has been suggested before but I'm not sure what the current mod response would be. I don't see why not considering we have creatures of different sexs. Though I think it should definitely require a pricey charge considering how scarce everything is and it seems the egg cave team likes to keep it that way to an extent.

zx-metalmonster • 21 September 2021 at 3:53 PM

Trading to get creatures is such a big part of the game I think adding a feature like breeding would break everything. Also, I have the feeling it would take a lot more effort to set up than it seems, especially if hybrids have to be added. Personally I'm against it, remixing the old creatures would result in less interesting designs that are just a repeat of what we've seen before. I prefer seeing fresh ideas every month, even if the new monthlies aren't considered as valuable or rare.

snowywinter • 22 September 2021 at 4:01 AM

Since joining, I wondered if there was any purpose to the M/F thing. Honestly I'd like to see them have no gender indication or in lieu of that, for them to be able to breed.
Given the simplicity of the site, I think the breeding should be really basic too.
- Same species, no mixes.
- Only able to breed them after the reach a certain level/stage. (Lv 10? 20?) (Stage could get too complicated since some creatures only have one evolve. Coding could be wonky for that. And not everyone would necessarily want to evolve their creatures to their final stage. I could see this leading to a lot more hoarding or need for cove space.)
- In order to combat the site being flooded with new creatures, maybe it can take EC or CC to breed them. Perhaps rarity could influence how long it takes an egg to hatch. And perhaps it could be like the Thief Shop and that there's no guarantee it will hatch.
- (Also, should Cave Commons not be allowed to breed?)

I see lots of complications, but overall I'm for the ability to breed creatures on here. - So long as the user mechanics are kept simple.

singasong99 • 22 September 2021 at 6:48 AM

Yes, my opinion is mainly the same as @snowywinter's above. However, one thing that keeps people playing is the simplicity of Egg Cave. Take Neopets as an example, it's a great game, but it has about one million functions and extremely confusing to those who don't take the tutorial.
Another thing is that I think there should be a time limit (e.g. breed thrice every day).
If this was really implemented, I think another currency should be invented for it? Like breeding stones, breeding coins or something like that.

shirothekittehlover • 10 December 2021 at 11:21 AM

@singasong99
Breeding stones would be a nice new feature, now that you mentioned about it..

mr-blue-bones • 24 December 2021 at 3:19 PM

I think hybrids would get out of hand way too fast and make the site needlessly complicated. But breeding two of the same creature would be a good way to get old creatures back in circulation!

prairie • 24 December 2021 at 6:09 PM

I know the breeding idea has been suggested many times before.
I think the main issue is that some people who have the rarest/most popular creatures would hold a huge power on the trading system and drive the price way up. However most of these are CC creatures, so if those where banned from breeding (which makes sense as re-releases are a thing) it could work.
There would need to be a cooldown for the breeding pair so you can't spam breed, also it'd only allow one egg more likely than not.
However with the vend as well I don't know if many users would use the feature if it costs CC to use (which it most definitely should)

So overall, I don't think its a super great mechanic to be added.
Though I do agree that without a breeding system, gender is kinda unneeded unless for aesthetic purposes.