my colonist just ripped off my other colonist's arm in a social fight

[Thulsa ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Doom]

she had 0 melee skill.

thanks rimworld

[Pyroshine]

I would not expect anything less from this game.

[M.K.]

Are you sure it was ripped off? Not chewed?
I have TWO colonists that were blind in one eye, due to having lost the eye to BITING damage.

When these colonists brawl, they BRAWL

[Mathew_01]

Sounds like a normal game run to me.

[Mlaaan]

The best part is when one of your pawns creates artwork to commemorate this event

[Insigar Kayen]

I had cannibals biting each other where I said to myself "Sounds about right" but someone punching his opponent in the right little toe was too much for me.

[Security Cam #7]

Originally posted by Mlaaan:

The best part is when one of your pawns creates artwork to commemorate this event

Though few would expect it, a muffalo is shown in a corner. This artwork depicts crushing of Rock's right arm by Blue on 13th of Jugust 5501

[MadMek]

You know, I'm not even certain which is less likely, bitten off or ripped off.

[Rumpelforeskin]

Why are fights between colonists this brutal? When people fight they typically don't chew out eyes and chew off arms. It's fits for Rimworld yes, but is that the only reason Tynan programmed it to be this way? Becaue Rimworld har har har? Or is there some logic or game balance reasoning behind it?

[MadMek]

Chewing body parts off is highly unusual even for people who are actually enemies trying to kill each other. The fact that a fight over getting slighted in rimword always ends in broken bones AT THE LEAST is just silly. Colonists should not be sustaining life-threatening injuries every time they have a bar brawl.

[M.K.]

Originally posted by Fresh:

Why are fights between colonists this brutal? When people fight they typically don't chew out eyes and chew off arms. It's fits for Rimworld yes, but is that the only reason Tynan programmed it to be this way? Becaue Rimworld har har har? Or is there some logic or game balance reasoning behind it?

When the ONLY law enforcement is your immediate social circle, then hell yeah fight get that brutal.
Modern civilized people fight so namby-pamby because
(1) they fear punishment following the deed
and (2) You can almost always rely on the people surrounding you to intervene and reduce the carnage.
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In effect, true fighting has become a taboo. And thank goodness for that!
But remove these restraints imposed by civilization (as in Rimworld's genre), and the fights become brutal.

[MadMek]

Quite the contrary. In rimworld, people should be MORE careful about how far they escalate their fights. If you suffer a debilitating injury in rimworld, you are in serious trouble. Even leaving aside the fact that your doctor might "accidentally" take your head off while trying to install a peg leg, or that very real danger of death from infection if you don't get it treated, having an eye or a finger or a leg missing in rimworld can and will get you killed.

People in our world are probably LESS careful often because they know that if they bash their face in then they can get it put back together.

[M.K.]

Originally posted by MadMek:

People in our world are probably LESS careful often because they know that if they bash their face in then they can get it put back together.

You can replace a missing eye with an Archotech one, in the real world, with healing time of less than one day? Wow, i didn't know that!
'cause you totally can in Rimworld

[AchtungAndy]

Originally posted by Santa Fish:

Originally posted by Mlaaan:

The best part is when one of your pawns creates artwork to commemorate this event

Though few would expect it, a muffalo is shown in a corner. This artwork depicts crushing of Rock's right arm by Blue on 13th of Jugust 5501

i love this comment

[MadMek]

Originally posted by M.K.:

Originally posted by MadMek:

People in our world are probably LESS careful often because they know that if they bash their face in then they can get it put back together.

You can replace a missing eye with an Archotech one, in the real world, with healing time of less than one day? Wow, i didn't know that!
'cause you totally can in Rimworld

Replace it? Probably not. But you CAN ensure that you won't get an infection and die.

[Panzerechse]

Yeah, just use some ol blackpowder and a match on that eyesocket and cauterize it.....lol