I’d love some kind of pairing or rivalry mechanic!

[Cupcake Princess Ai]

So I think there was an older harvest moon that paired people off if you didn’t get married, but the one I’m most familiar is harvest moon animal parade where when you increase your relationship points you have a love rival whose relationship is also progressing (ending in them getting married if you did not date them). Personally, I love the characters in Mistria but I also hate marrying people in farm sims and have a tendency to just completely ignore them altogether. I’d love if I could be encouraged to socialize with people by letting me ship them! Either with set partners or even more innovative: let us choose who! (Like if Valen and Juniper can’t date I’m gonna riot). It’s a lot of extra writing I’ll admit but I think it’ll bring so much life into the world and encourage people who are like me to maintain relationships with towns people.

[Moroza]

I would also love to be able to marry off other characters. It's a lot of extra writing so I understand why most games don't do it, but the ones that do are some of the ones I replay the most.

[Cupcake Princess Ai]

引用自 Moroza：

I would also love to be able to marry off other characters. It's a lot of extra writing so I understand why most games don't do it, but the ones that do are some of the ones I replay the most.

100% agree! I don't really remember many (if any) heart events I’ve experienced, but shipping cutscenes between OTHER characters? It sustains me XD

[Metal flash]

I would love to able to pair other characters with each other. It always feel weird when you can get married, but the rest of the villagers remain single.

That being said, I have seen some people dislike the mechanic due to feeling like "homewrekcers" who interfere with pre-destined pairs. Heck, many have abandoned their plans to marry either Juniper or Valen cause they feel like those two should hook up instead.

[Hunter Este]

Unnecessary added stress drama. This is a relaxing farm game, not a soap opera.

[Cupcake Princess Ai]

引用自 Metal flash：

I would love to able to pair other characters with each other. It always feel weird when you can get married, but the rest of the villagers remain single.

That being said, I have seen some people dislike the mechanic due to feeling like "homewrekcers" who interfere with pre-destined pairs. Heck, many have abandoned their plans to marry either Juniper or Valen cause they feel like those two should hook up instead.

I could def see that so fair enough xD I was never inclined to marry so I was happy to let them pair up in animal parade but when I played with a friend who DID like relationships we married wizard so we wouldn’t step on anyone’s toes

[Cupcake Princess Ai]

引用自 Hunter Este：

Unnecessary added stress drama. This is a relaxing farm game, not a soap opera.

To be fair, I don’t think it’s any more stressful than the regular relationship mechanics as long as there’s not some kind of hard deadline(or a system that’s aggressive, that’s not my intention). I personally find all the typical farming sim relationship mechanics really stressful (gifting, keeping track of birthdays, talking every day….In Mistria I don’t talk to anyone except on Fridays and just farm and mine every day) so I find it nice when I can engage in the mechanic in a way that I enjoy (having romances I don’t have to be involved in, and seeing nice character interactions)…I do think it should be something you opt into rather than forced onto people though! I understand it’s not everyone’s cup of tea

[Girl with the Diamond Boots]

Something I love about Mistria is that the NPCs all have these great interactions and relationships with one another. Personally I'd love to be able to cheer the LIs that I don't date on in romantic relationships of their own. Juniper/Valen all the way!

My only experience with this kind of mechanic was in Littlewood, where characters pair up by default if neither of them are married to you, and it was really fun/cute to see who the "canon" relationships were.

[heyz0mbiez]

引用自 Metal flash：

I would love to able to pair other characters with each other. It always feel weird when you can get married, but the rest of the villagers remain single.

That being said, I have seen some people dislike the mechanic due to feeling like "homewrekcers" who interfere with pre-destined pairs. Heck, many have abandoned their plans to marry either Juniper or Valen cause they feel like those two should hook up instead.

I love the idea of pairing the other npcs together! But I am also someone who will not marry Juniper or Valen bc in my heart of hearts they belong together LOL

[PichuYang]

I am actually not really into love relationship due to real life trauma, but I am more happy to see rivalry between farmers. In Stardew Valley expanded, I can see how others having a better farms with all the tasty crops. I do see the same in Mistria and I love it.

I wish this aspect can be enhanced more to make the game stands out more than Stardew. Since this game already force players to do community work in order to unlock mounts, I think adding healthy competition into writing would encourage farmers more.

[Cupcake Princess Ai]

引用自 PichuYang：

I am actually not really into love relationship due to real life trauma, but I am more happy to see rivalry between farmers. In Stardew Valley expanded, I can see how others having a better farms with all the tasty crops. I do see the same in Mistria and I love it.

I wish this aspect can be enhanced more to make the game stands out more than Stardew. Since this game already force players to do community work in order to unlock mounts, I think adding healthy competition into writing would encourage farmers more.

Ohb


Ooooo that’s interesting! Story of seasons had competitions for plots of land in that game and I wasn’t the biggest fan because those plots were required in order to grow certain crops, but some friction seems like it could be fun! I’m still in my first year, do they have festival competitions here like other farm sims? I did like the spring festival where you had to collect points for doing things around…I’m gonna win next year! 😤😤

[PichuYang]

引用自 Cupcake Princess Ai：

I’m still in my first year, do they have festival competitions here like other farm sims? I did like the spring festival where you had to collect points for doing things around…I’m gonna win next year! 😤😤

There is a romance event around late Summer, but since the developers have not coded any extra events, I do not progress in the game beyond Spring Y1 at the moment. There is a hidden reward for reaching "expert" score in Spring Festival as well, but it is quite tough when I took the game in casual approach. XD

引用自 Cupcake Princess Ai：

Story of seasons had competitions for plots of land in that game and I wasn’t the biggest fan because those plots were required in order to grow certain crops

Oh my gosh that sound very annoying. XD I don't think it will happen in Mistria.