Gym Partner

What's more fun than going to the gym to work out? Going to the gym to work out with a buddy! Double the presence, double the rewards!

Ok, not quite double gains. Read on:

I propose a Gym Partner system. With one other person, the main person can gain slightly increased gym gains (something that can be attributed to "friendly competition" or good "spotting", at some small rate of 2%-3%. I think it could be smaller; I don't think it could be bigger.). Conversely, a person without a partner wouldn't gain the bonus gym gains (something that can be attributed to the lack of the previously mentioned). (The bonus could be swapped to increased gym xp gain speed... that is up to the devs).

Some limitations on this:

• the partner must be your spousethe partner must be one of your friends? (or a custom buddylist for training)
  • to prevent the potential of people randomly go around and asking to train just once
  • Edit Insert: Might be a sad time for those marriage merit lovers, replacement suggestion?
  • Suggested using friends list as limiting factor?
• the partner must be in the same, or similar gym as you are
  • logically, this buddy system would work if the gyms were the same
  • exceptions could possibly be made for gyms 2 tiers above/below
• the partner must be on actively at the same time you are on
  • it's a buddy system, you would train together
  • maybe include a special button you have to hit within 5 minutes of each other if afk detection isn't enough
  • Or you both have to be training at the same time to gain the bonus

This, while it might change the game, promotes cooperative play, something that is lacking in Torn. We may have Factions, Companies, and Marriage. But when it comes to bettering yourself, all that active work is solo. When it comes to recruiting your best friend, s/he comes into the game, and has to fend for himself/herself. (You can ignore the 3rd noob you randomly invited from a different game, you were only just aiming for merits, let him struggle).

So bring in a friend today, and train together (or partner together with an active player around your level and train)!

Hit that thumbs up to bring the concept closer to the devs. Thumbs down for the opposite. If the idea is great, but certain concepts are wrong/bad, thumbs up (hopefully) and comment below.

Reserve.

Hmm, depending how this implemented I might actually be inclined to get a wife in this game... XD

Kinda cool but drop the spouse part. Too many inactives and good part of gym is checking dat ass which is dangerous if you have the missus with you. Otherwise interesting idea.

While I am sure we all love our merits, I wonder how else we would lock the gym partner idea.

Also a relationship could be healthy. The Mr and the Miss working in harmony to better each other's strength to clock out the potential mugger?

It would also promote finding the right partner, instead of marrying to a dead spouse.

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She wasn't dead when I married her honest. Some just quit though. But long enough into the marriage to make you want to see it out for the merits. If mine ever does come back I will probably kill her.

Amen

Idea slid to the second page. Bump.

Idea slid to the second page. Bump.

Open to too much multi abuse

then banned (and bonuses rolled back)

don't tell me you don't got an irl friend?

that you can lure into this game?

that's what the referral system is for

I like this because this gives more meaning to game marriage than just the merit. Having someone to "Play" with (*wink wink nudge nudge*) as a partner all through out will lessen the number of people going inactive (even just a bit).

Also, it would help newbies train better. Their partners who, usually are already longer into the game would also benefit from them being married. So it's not all just monetary gains.

I wonder: should that be allowed to happen? What if the gap was a 4 year vet and a fresh-out-of-the-machinery-mom baby, would the suggested bonuses still apply (should the same gym requirement be removed)

Should work if say it's not "doubled" but instead have a certain percentage of gains that would be proportional to the gym you're in.

Would that increase vets looking to train with random people? instead of promoting add-a-friend? or do we not care about promoting that?

I'm in the drug free gym 9's across the board gains.

Tell, which newbie gym has even one 9.

Hell! Even other specialist gyms don't even have 9... XD

Restate your comment? I am abit confused here.

Thought I was pretty clear... XD

quoting Lapetite's words makes it a bit confusing. what is your point/comment/showcase?

My current gym, the drug free gym has 9 points for each stat.

No other gym has 9 point on any stat, let alone the starter gyms. XD