Negative Hearts

[TankieYou]

Id like the idea of having NEGATIVE hearts with NPC's, so you can make them actively dislike/hate you. This would be customary when you divorce an NPC or abuse them like we do with Lewis! This would make interesting YOUTUBE content such as trying to get from the minimum to maximum hearts with an NPC (this thread is motivated by my hate for Pierre)

 

[Freizeitfarmer]

You already can decrease hearts (see https://stardewvalleywiki.com/Friendship).
And there's not much interaction if you have zero.

So I can't see what negative hearts would add to the game!?

 

[AverageVillager]

You already can decrease hearts (see https://stardewvalleywiki.com/Friendship).
And there's not much interaction if you have zero.

So I can't see what negative hearts would add to the game!?

Think about the Drama

 

[TankieYou]

You already can decrease hearts (see https://stardewvalleywiki.com/Friendship).
And there's not much interaction if you have zero.

So I can't see what negative hearts would add to the game!?

Yes, but in a manner where they just don't TALK to you or disregard you, if you have negative hearts, you can ACTIVELY make people hate you and it'd add layers to divorce

 

[JamaicaGinger]

Bro SDV is not supposed to be a drama game ToT

 

[astdragon]

Bro SDV is not supposed to be a drama game ToT

real
its a game of farming and making love with whoever the **** you choose

 

[Cuddlebug]

Yes, but in a manner where they just don't TALK to you or disregard you, if you have negative hearts, you can ACTIVELY make people hate you and it'd add layers to divorce

Sorry, but where's the sense in doing so? I don't get it...

 

[Ih8Lewis4ever]

Yay!! I can make enemies with both irl and in-game jocks!!

 

[Contented-Slime]

A feature like this might already exist... I remember I started a new save file and accidentally gave Haley a hated gift and she was extra mean to me for a whole week... Idk? It might have been some weird glitch but I play on switch so I have no mods or anything...?

 

[rimakuin]

yeah it would be nice to have enemies
and i would like to slap NPC too (except the children)

 

[Maher]

I remember I started a new save file and accidentally gave Haley a hated gift and she was extra mean to me for a whole week... Idk?

Wow, what does "extra mean" even look like on Low-Heart Haley?

 

[MogBeoulve]

Wow, what does "extra mean" even look like on Low-Heart Haley?

Haley at low hearts has some pretty unfriendly dialogue. I don't think she was being more mean because of the hated gift.

 

[FilthyGorilla]

Yes, but in a manner where they just don't TALK to you or disregard you, if you have negative hearts, you can ACTIVELY make people hate you and it'd add layers to divorce

After divorce spouses already effectively 'hate' you, they avoid talking to you, and deny any gifts you give them (can't gain any friendship with them in general, either).

If you mean adding something like that for every NPC I don't really get the point? Feels like a new player trap if they don't realize what they're doing and then need to wait until midgame to wipe the memories of random npcs at the witches hut just to build friendship

 

[Ereo]

In the Sims 2, there was a mechanic for negative friendship. Negative interactions would appear for hated sims (like shoving or slapping them). Sims that hated each other would attack when they saw each other, and come by the house to kick over the bins (which lead to bug infestation). This lead to a spiral where an unliked sim would become hated very soon, because every interaction was negative if the player didn’t control them very closely.

To be honest I thought it was super annoying and I don’t see why that should be added to such a wholesome game as Stardew.