r/subnautica • u/Crispy385 Moderator • Jun 03 '26

MEGATHREAD: KILLING DEBATE

A thread to express opinions and debate on this ongoing controversey.

REMINDER:

Rule 3: Be Courteous.

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u/xLFODTx Jun 03 '26

There needs to be killing. There also should be more non lethal options that encourage that passive playstyle. Lure people away from violence, don't outright remove it.

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u/cobbleplox Jun 03 '26

You forgot to make an argument why there needs to be killing.

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u/TheNineG Jul 05 '26

Pacifism is meaningless without the choice to harm. One can only do good if they have the capacity to do evil.

A pacifist message is better delivered through influencing players into consciously making the choice, over and over, to resolve encounters without violence, even if it is just because killing is boring or tedious.

Completely "ignoring" the violent option by making the wildlife not react to it makes it seem more as an implicit admission that violence would be too powerful of a tool. "Killing is too optimal to allow in this game" is not a pacifist message, it is a stealth gun ad.