-Spousal Interaction & Perks- (Further Discussion)

So, my original suggestion thread got the required amount of R+ and Ched basically said he likes the idea but we would need to bring in more ideal concepts that could be added to the game.

Let's discuss this!

What do you guys think could be added to torn in order to make the marriage system more useful and fun?



Here's the suggestion thread:
https://www.torn.com/forums.php#/p=threads&f=4&t=16218379&b=0&a=0&start=80&to=21517162

I rather they focus on Crimes 2.0 and whatnot first.

you can make anything have to do with something...

i can make marriage about Growing apple trees or Wearing a shoe on the wrong foot.

are we? are we? to say something has to make sense in order to be implemented hmmm i should stop playing games.

oh yeah i did none of those i just saw you invalidating someone else so i thought id do the same to you bahahaha oh how the world goes ROUND

/me gets popcorn

oh stop bellyachin' is this grade school mafia? He hit me so I'ma hit you?

Thank you for saving the day. I'm gonna go buy more beer for today. I love the OP's Idea

I believe someone mentioned it in the previous thread, but you could be able to go have dinner with your spouse for a happiness boost.
It should be, well, an interaction, so both of you would have to confirm it.
And while you're having dinner you can't fly/race/whatever.
I'm just a cat, please don't judge.

There could be more spousal interaction like that, you can share houses why not armory n med items, if your spouse allows you to?

Sexy time!

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Maybe you could do...naughty things with your spouse

It could use items such as: Ball gag, Maid uniform, etc

These items could all have their own effect such as: "Can be used to exchange 2 nerve into 50 happiness" or " Can be used to exchange 5 energy for 50 happiness" etc...

They could add to your booster cooldown but NOT be one-time use.

i think the interactions in the game are already pretty realistic. For example, my spouse hasn't talked to me since we married and pretty much sleeps all day presumably eating all the shit in the fridge.

I'll support just about anything that encourages players to have an active spouse. Player interaction is part of what makes Torn great and the longevity merits that currently exist seem to incentivize having an inactive spouse... which is pretty silly in my opinion. Load image: laughing

I really like Julie's idea of a shared armory between spouses; I think that armory would get used even if there was an additional property upgrade that had to be purchased to utilize it.

Other ideas I've written down from the past:
- Small incremental happiness gain from a periodic click of a button when you're both online (maybe +250 happiness twice per day from a "kiss" button?)
- A fridge for shared alcohol (self-explanatory!)
- A small attacking bonus for tag-team fights that involve a spouse (nothing game-breaking... maybe +2% damage and +1.0 accuracy?)
- A small boost to the happiness gained from EDVDs when you both use an EDVD in the same 15-min time block. (Maybe +5% happiness)
- Exchange a flower set with spouse once a day for +25 energy (gives a fun boost to travel income)
- A 200% revive chance boost for reviving a spouse (has a strategic benefit in war)
- A free refill from Ched upon hitting a 365 day anniversary milestone (repeated each year)
- A small organized crime success rate boost when a couple is in the same OC (maybe something to consider for crimes 2.0)
- Increased bust chance for busting spouse (You know the ins-and-outs of your spouse and all...)

Something that would be easy to run and make sense (because Ched does have an emphasis on that) is a battle stat increase if you are attacking with a spouse. You could likely base it off of how long you have been married, topping it off at 10%. Maybe 1% stat increase every two weeks? Would also encourage alot more talking between spouses.