Dating in PG3D is big for 2 reasons. One is Rillisoft accidentally encouraging it through maps, and the other is roleplay, somehing my friends do sometimes. I'll give Rillisoft a short reprive, so rolepley comes first. PG3D faces a problem that even some AAA games face today: lack of beliveability. Even the capaign fails to make us think that Rillisoft's giant network of isolated worlds (staring at you Heaven Garden) is a living, breathing universe. It makes you think in multiplayer sometimes, "What are we fighting for again?" To fill this need for meaning to our pixelated supersoldiers, my friends and I set up team battles and giving them some story. For example... (look below)
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"Battle of Attika"
The battle between the Guardians and the Prisma has raged on for 7 years. And 7 years we've been hiding in the shadows, searching for a way to cripple the enemy from the inside. Finally, we have found one of their supply camps and are planning to strike. Should this work, the Prisma should be weakend for weeks, maybe even months. That gives us time to prepare like we naver have before. They won't be ready for our best armies even better. We're the underdogs, and we've just found our turning point.
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You gotta admit. That kind of roleplay is awesome. A game about killing people SHOULD have a player driven backstory, like an endless raging war. But other people just date. Sure, relationsips sure can flesh out your character, but it just BREAKS gameplay. YES, they're great trolling targets. YES, they're giant coin farms. But are they really doing to justify adoption of the game. Are they doing anything to help us put up with the PtW. NO! We put up with Rillisoft's crap because we think they'll eventually be nice to MLGS like us. Well, some of us.
Rillisoft, your reprive is OVER. You now have to answer for your mistakes! We alll know that dating hapens on basically every map. However, it happens mostly on Heaven Garden, Slender Forest, and Paradise Resort. Heaven Garden is pretty self explanatory. It's sole purpose is romance. Slender Forest come from the "let's go f**k in the woods" stereotype. Sure, SLENDERMAN, but it also has some houses, and that seems to be a suitable spot. Paradise Resort makes the most sense. Who wouldn't want to take their date to a resort?
So now you know my theory. It's a bit hasty, but it's FAR from a shot in the dark.