Asking, pleading for kittys to gain love from day one.

[dakillakm Resident]

(11-28-2012 03:53 AM)Tad Carlucci Wrote:  Take one pair. Permanently mate them at birth. Using the current breeding rules, you have a 5:2 chance for the pair to produce a replacement breeding pair. That assumes perfect production without aids of any kind, and birthing the cats at the same time; and does not care if any traits improve. The odds of getting a pair which improve on one or more trait in the parents in that period are 3:4.

Shortening the age-in period to 0 would improve the odds of improving upon the parents to 1:1.

On average, this should result in an across-the-board price drop of 25% for all cats.

You'll note that I made every effort to tie my hands behind my back So, the price drops would likely be far more.

ok now forgive me because /me is a history major
but this seems a little theoretical. You can't possibly know the odds of any two cats improving upon each other when they birth boxes, right? Each pairing has better or worse chances depending on their shown and hidden traits. Plus, it seems astounding (though maybe accurate?) that ONE extra kitten could effect the odds so drastically! 1/15th extra could decrease the value of the entire market by more than 25%?


and just for funsies...