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[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 68 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

They're more enjoyable for the player. It usually sucks big time to be an NPC in a game

[–] DrDystopia@lemy.lol 6 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I dunno man, I think I'd enjoy being an NPC in some of the sim/builders I play. I enjoy it when my loyal subjects are happy.

On the other hand, if they're not happy I usually decide to give them something to be not happy about.

You know what, forget the whole NPC thing. Players are voletile gods.

[–] Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

I am a benevolent but incompetent ruler. My NPCs would be happy right up until they all died because I put off some boring upgrade/maintenance task and the colony exploded.