Highlights
- Palworld’s is aiming to keep gameplay fresh by teasing new Pals and features, and a sanity system update is not out of the realm of possibility.
- The current sanity mechanic affects Pal performance, though there are potential improvements that could be made by borrowing elements from Pokemon’s nature mechanic.
- Changes to the sanity system could impact combat, with Pals’ moods affecting stats and abilities, making care and management crucial for success.
Palworld‘s mixture of survival and monster-capturing elements means that the developers have many areas of opportunity for compelling and engaging changes to keep things fresh. With the game teasing the release of new Pals and features, it is possible that a future update to the current sanity system could also be introduced. Such a change can lead to players tackling certain gameplay aspects differently and borrowing a particular Pokemon feature can make it happen.
The sanity mechanic within Palworld is meant to tell the players the current condition of their Pals. Those with high sanity levels can do their base-related jobs optimally, while those with low levels may get tired easily or choose to slack off and forego their assignments. There are ways for players to ensure that their Pals are constantly in the best mood, but how they do so can seem repetitive. Implementing elements from the Pokemon nature mechanic into the sanity system could change and possibly improve the methods of handling a Pal’s sanity and other features that revolve around it.
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How Borrowing From Pokemon’s Nature Feature Can Benefit the Sanity System
Those who have taken the time to learn about a Pokemon’s nature will know that other than giving a creature a unique personality, it also determines its growth. Each nature has different factors that can positively or negatively affect a Pokemon’s behavior and reliability in or out of battle. Borrowing such a mechanic for the sanity system can bring more depth to the player and Pal dynamic in Palworld. It can also lead to interesting changes and benefits such as:
- Each Pal’s new personality having different food preferences that determine how much sanity it can gain or lose
- Giving players more reason to capture the same type of Pal to find their preferred personality
- Having each personality be more suitable for particular types of work
- A Pal’s personality determining the placement and positioning of beds and other items for better sanity stabilization
This type of modification to the sanity system can make Pal management feel more complex, engaging, and immersive. If implemented well, personalities in Palworld can become an invaluable part of the game, similar to how natures have become instrumental in Pokemon since they were introduced.
How Changing the Pal’s Sanity System Might Affect Palworld’s Combat
Other than base and creature management, an update to the sanity mechanic can also affect battles. Considering that the nature feature of Pokemon affects a creature’s stats and combat abilities, Palworld can have something similar to its Pals’ moods. Those with high sanity levels can have boosted experience and stat gains upon leveling up, while those with low sanity get less than the regular amount. The unique personalities that come with the sanity change can also affect which stats have higher or lower gains when advancing to the next level. With many Pals touted as the worst or best in combat, such an update can make players reconsider their views on who might become capable team members.
This change can also affect a Pal’s actions during combat. If a Pal’s mood and personality affect its capability to work, it would be reasonable for it to affect how it fights as well. Pals might be better at movement, attack, defense, etc. depending on their temperament. Those properly cared for can also outperform by having higher chances of doing critical damage or surviving lethal hits. Should players constantly mistreat or ignore the needs of their Pals, the consequences can be having specific stats reduced depending on the monster allies’ personality and occasionally being disobeyed during battle. Such a change can make even the best Pals for combat useless if not decently provided for, ensuring that players are actively checking the sanity levels of their partners.
Although Palworld‘s differences from Pokemon are used to establish its identity, it doesn’t mean that the game cannot borrow elements that made its competition successful. If the sanity system can be improved by implementing its version of the nature system, then the developers can use it to give players something to look forward to in a future update.