Maybe a non issue, but it's kind of silly how slow Dave runs

[Cannon Fodder]

I get it, it's all funny ha-ha "oh look how fat Dave is, so he can't run"

but like....this dudes living is swimming, and that's a lot of leg work and stamina training. I really don't think he should have a 1.5mph "sprint" and get tired the length of a countertop.

I know there needs to be some restriction to make the gameplay "challenging" but if your employees aren't beholden to this, it just seems absurd to me really.

[Honorable_D]

It does become a non issue later on, yeah. You'll hire people that serve like 10 times faster than Dave ever could and eventually you'll have Dave refilling Wasabi and maybe cleaning a nearby counter spot at most.

[Cannon Fodder]

Im KIND of to that point at the moment, but where it has become an issue is where I want my servers to serve food NOT DRINKS so I can handle drinks (since the patience of people waiting on food seems way less, and more people order food). But the servers prioritize drinks.

well since they move at light speed, I have to deliver meals on occasion, and god help Dave if it's at the far end of the counter because full stamina runs out before that (which is just sad)

[FAIR]

You mean because he is in shape? round shape :D

[Cannon Fodder]

Originally posted by FAIR:

You mean because he is in shape? round shape :D

Yeah so he could at least ROLL faster!

[The Minted Lady]

Well, your employees don't have to dive in shark-infested waters and do battle with fresh ingredients. So it evens out.

But like the majestic seal, Dave is incredibly agile in the water, and very much a strugglebus on land.

[Cannon Fodder]

Originally posted by The Minted Lady:

Well, your employees don't have to dive in shark-infested waters and do battle with fresh ingredients. So it evens out.

But like the majestic seal, Dave is incredibly agile in the water, and very much a strugglebus on land.

Yeah, i can dig the trade off honestly. It just becomes an issue to me in situations when say, you are refilling Wasabi, and then someone all the way at the end leaves a dish and someone new sits. The patrons don't have patience (or you speed) to get there to clean it.
And if there are enough drinks being ordered, the servers prioritize those and ignore food unless you hijack drink sales.

[The Minted Lady]

Level up your employees. They get faster and better at their jobs. I think the only thing I do as Dave now is refill Wasabe, and I don't really need to do that because I have someone for it now.

[Cannon Fodder]

Originally posted by The Minted Lady:

Level up your employees. They get faster and better at their jobs. I think the only thing I do as Dave now is refill Wasabe, and I don't really need to do that because I have someone for it now.

Are there employees who can clear dishes? Because I haven't gotten one of them yet.

[xoJasberry]

Originally posted by Cannon Fodder:

Originally posted by The Minted Lady:

Level up your employees. They get faster and better at their jobs. I think the only thing I do as Dave now is refill Wasabe, and I don't really need to do that because I have someone for it now.

Are there employees who can clear dishes? Because I haven't gotten one of them yet.

Yes, there are. Your goal should be to get Maki and Yone for the kitchen, and Raptor and El Nino for the service area.

[Cannon Fodder]

I'm sorry. But i'm going to die on this hill until something is changed. I had 5 customers leave because chubbs here can't get across the counter fast enough to clean dishes, and customers have the patience of 3 year olds. I can leave drinks, and wasabi to servers, and just focus on dishes, but if I happen to be on the wrong side of the counter, I cannot get there in time. Or, god forbid I serve ONE drink and then someone sits while I do, because they decided cool fluid dynamics and fancy "PEEEERFECT!" text all had to be done while the restaurant is running means you just get screwed and i'm beyond frustrated.

[The Minted Lady]

Right now I have El Nino and Raptor as my servers. Level 12. They take good care of the restaurant. I just refill the wasabi because I don't like it getting to 0. I don't even bother to serve any drinks. I'm honestly terrible at the cocktails.

[xoJasberry]

Originally posted by Cannon Fodder:

I'm sorry. But i'm going to die on this hill until something is changed. I had 5 customers leave because chubbs here can't get across the counter fast enough to clean dishes, and customers have the patience of 3 year olds. I can leave drinks, and wasabi to servers, and just focus on dishes, but if I happen to be on the wrong side of the counter, I cannot get there in time. Or, god forbid I serve ONE drink and then someone sits while I do, because they decided cool fluid dynamics and fancy "PEEEERFECT!" text all had to be done while the restaurant is running means you just get screwed and i'm beyond frustrated.

then you're gonna have to die on that hill, because the fact is: you are playing the game wrong. you need servers for food, drinks, and cocktails. simply BECAUSE dave is too slow. it's a you problem, not a game problem.

[Cannon Fodder]

I had a round where I didn't serve drinks, but had to clean a table at one end of the counters, someone sat down at the other as I started cleaning, and I didn't have enough time for dave to run his rotund badonk over before the customer got irate and left.
It's what, 10 seats? 30 feet? You think it's both acceptable and logical that he can't sprint, let along walk fast enough, and that customers get up angry from a dirty spot in five seconds?
It's not just a me a problem, but, you do you I guess

[RandomTurtle]

Dave needs to be faster, or at least get some training he can pay for. It's a real pain in the late game when you're at diamond rank and all the seats get full.

Also Late game Dave has plenty of time and money to do this as he doesn't even need to dive. He does need to harvest crops though.

[resonance]

Yes, he does a lot of swimming and that is good training sure, BUT as long as the game feels to you the player, most of it takes place inside of one month. He is not going to be super fit in one month given how he started (there would be some obvious improvement but we are not going for that level of realism). Also, dude is swimming all day long. So he has been doing that exercise for like 10 hours. How well could you run after ten hours of swimming per day (plus hunting and fighting off sharks)? It would be more realistic if he were passed out on the floor instead of hobbling along.