What if orca's were added to this game?

[ATinySnowman]

I know they live somewhere around alaska but thats why i said what if

[Drake]

Actually they are found worldwide in a wide variety of climates. So they would be in the area the game takes place in. And in my opinion, would be a great addition to the game. Though, orca pods should be rare. As they aren't as common in tropical waters as they are in cooler ones.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cypron-Range_Orcinus_orca.svg

Though specifically, the type of orca that would be seen in-game would be the offshore orca. Which are smaller than resident and transient orca (though still much larger than other members of the dolphin family) that live in coastal waters and shallow seas.

And they are the true apex predator of the ocean. As while they usually eat fish and marine mammals, they are known to kill sharks and even whales larger than themselves(there are even reports of them taking down weakened blue whales). With sharks though, they typically kill them by latching onto their sides and swimming upside down with them. Most sharks have to move forward to draw enough oxygen through their gills. So when being held horizontally and upside down they can't get enough oxygen and eventually suffocate. Afterwhich the orcas usually eat their livers and let the rest sink to the bottom. Because they usually only eat the liver, it is believed orcas kill sharks for reasons other than food. They also kill them by striking them with their tail fluked and slamming into them. With whales they use a range of pack tactics to weaken and eventually kill them.

And as a side note, while attacks on humans have occurred in captivity, there are very few incedents of wild orcas attacking people(only one that resulted in a fatality). And are not considered a threat to humans. It is believed that it is the stresses of captivity on the mind of the orca that triggered the attacks in captivity.

[Cosmo]

Considering what WE have done to them over the years I think they are incredibly tolerant of us.

Note a lot of the attacks in captivity happened while being 'ridden' or 'trained', that aside from the fact they are in captivity at all, let us compare for a moment the size of their natural habitat against the 'cages' we put them in.

Yet another creature on the planet humans could learn a lot from lol, but hey, they are only animals right?

Yes, bit of an Orca fan, started when I watched the 70’s film of the same name when I was small (if that’s at all possible to imagine lol.)

Originally posted by Qui-Gon Jinn:

The ability to speak does not make you intelligent.

Edit: And yes would be brilliant to see them in game :)

[ATinySnowman]

You Guys know a lot about orca's not a bad thing but yeah im just wondering if they would be hostile if their kin was attack consindering the fact that they travel in a herd

[ATinySnowman]

the more fish the Better like an angler at the dark parts of the sea or something cool possibly
like a i dont know the name of this species of dolphins but it kicks the crap out a shark somethin nose well thanks for your opinions i didnt really think anyone would like a orca in this game aka killer whale well this is a long sentence but yeah thanks

[ATinySnowman]

Let the Orca's spirit rest upon those who love it most and it shall be one the best spirit animal you have

[linis]

As a natural enemy of the Great White, Killer Whales are one of the creatures I hope the devs give consideration to adding XD

[Tombs]

Originally posted by linis:

As a natural enemy of the Great White, Killer Whales are one of the creatures I hope the devs give consideration to adding XD

1 shark v you or a herd of these clever buggers..... ill take my chances with the shark lol!!!

[fluxtorrent]

I demand aggressive orcas! put us in a penguin suit and they wont know the difference anyway!

[Funk]

Originally posted by Cosmo:

Considering what WE have done to them over the years I think they are incredibly tolerant of us.

Note a lot of the attacks in captivity happened while being 'ridden' or 'trained', that aside from the fact they are in captivity at all, let us compare for a moment the size of their natural habitat against the 'cages' we put them in.

Yet another creature on the planet humans could learn a lot from lol, but hey, they are only animals right?

Yes, bit of an Orca fan, started when I watched the 70’s film of the same name when I was small (if that’s at all possible to imagine lol.)

Originally posted by Qui-Gon Jinn:

The ability to speak does not make you intelligent.

Edit: And yes would be brilliant to see them in game :)

It makes me so sad to think these beautiful and magnificent creatures are kept in captivity, and in such small areas. They are born to be free if anything is. I wish none were ever caught...But no matter how far we go with regulation, there will always be some low life who has to try.

[Drake]

Originally posted by Cosmo:

Considering what WE have done to them over the years I think they are incredibly tolerant of us.

Note a lot of the attacks in captivity happened while being 'ridden' or 'trained', that aside from the fact they are in captivity at all, let us compare for a moment the size of their natural habitat against the 'cages' we put them in.

Yet another creature on the planet humans could learn a lot from lol, but hey, they are only animals right?

Oh, I am well aware what we do to them. And the fact that they are self-aware makes it worse. Though trainers say that they do very little to 'train' the orca, and that most of it is a natural inclination to bond and play with humans.

However, despite what we do to them in both captivity and the wild(look up how the fishing industry slaughters entire pods to prevent them from stealing their catch), wild orca have shown no aggression towards humans. And people swim with them every year, without fear of being attacked. Every orca attack on humans in the wild has been attributed to mis-identification. And even in captivity, it is believed that orca attacks were not malicious. But rather them trying to play, without understanding that we aren't as durable as them.

As for them being animals, by classification they are as much animals as humans are. But they are certainly not beasts that are slaves to their instincts. They are fully conscious and self-aware. They has even been a complex(and somewhat playful), and almost ritualistic, culture seen in how orca treat each other and humans. I would encourage people to look at this documentary about them:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lugrgx_5Wwk

Originally posted by fluxtorrent:

I demand aggressive orcas! put us in a penguin suit and they wont know the difference anyway!

That would be truly terrifying. You can see what they sharks do to the raft(and yes, I know this is largely a problem with their AI), imagine what an orca, who is trying to send you and your raft airborn, could do.

If they are added to the game, I would see them treating the player with curiosity but not aggression. And would possibly try to cooperate and form bonds. Though, I could see them becoming more hostile and try to play hacky sack with the player's body, if the player attacked them.

Though I don't think, in real life, an orca would behave in a violent fashion towards a human attack, unless they really felt they were under an inescapable threat. Most likely they would be confused and try to flee. So maybe having them retaliating against the player might not be good, in that regard.

[fluxtorrent]

Nom Nom Nom! Nothing but the coat tails hanging out the side of its mouth!

[Martyin]

The humpback whale gives me chills in the deep ocean as it is, an Orca sounds like a great idea.

[Jon Finlay]

urcas would be great cos they could protect the player from sharks. Also, dolphins have been known to swim around divers to protect them from sharks too.

[Funk]

Like this:

http://youtu.be/E6SdDdTWVSQ

(Although God steals the credit from the Dolphins in this one...Apparently he craves attention...)

[Omen3608]

Must be one of Hazens mods, everyone knows dolphins don't exist, or waves, or hospitals.