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[RedKing]

As several others have touched on, the iherent problem is creating a realistic model because of inherent assumptions in the model itself, as well as simplifications of complex, often interrelated systems.

For instance, DF doesn't model disease or sanitation at all, other than rotting remains and miasma making dwarfs unhappy. Which is easily countered by dining in a fancy room, looking at a masterfully-carved door, etc. Whereas in RL the development of sanitation practices and engineering was crucial to the development of urbanization.

If DF modeled that realistically, dwarven civilizations would get wiped out by dysentery by year 50 or so.



I find it more interesting to think of the framework of the game as the "rules" and us as the participants, because I'm constantly amazed at the engineering marvels (and Rube Goldberg devices) that people come up with. Or the ways in which people find ways to 'game' the system (like the infamous "mermaid farming" thread).

[sweitx]

As several others have touched on, the iherent problem is creating a realistic model because of inherent assumptions in the model itself, as well as simplifications of complex, often interrelated systems.

For instance, DF doesn't model disease or sanitation at all, other than rotting remains and miasma making dwarfs unhappy. Which is easily countered by dining in a fancy room, looking at a masterfully-carved door, etc. Whereas in RL the development of sanitation practices and engineering was crucial to the development of urbanization.

Toady is working on making dwarf sick and dirty.  So this isn't too far off.

[Maggarg - Eater of chicke]

(like the infamous "mermaid farming" thread).

That thread summed up the game and community.

[Timst]

The mood system is one of the most unrealistic subsystem of DF, yes. In real world, after months of a terrible war and after losing half of a population, the people of a human village will rejoice when invader left the country. In DF, they'll all turn insane and commit suicide due to the accumulated sorrow.
And yes, in the other hand, a dwarf that suddenly lose his lover, parents, cat, and both eyes to a goblin attack will soon be ecstatic again after several meals in that royal dining room.

[Foa]

The mood system is one of the most unrealistic subsystem of DF, yes. In real world, after months of a terrible war and after losing half of a population, the people of a human village will rejoice when invader left the country. In DF, they'll all turn insane and commit suicide due to the accumulated sorrow.
And yes, in the other hand, a dwarf that suddenly lose his lover, parents, cat, and both eyes to a goblin attack will soon be ecstatic again after several meals in that royal dining room.

THEY ARE SAD BECAUSE HALF OF THE COMMUNITY IS DEAD, AND PLUS, they just tired out the enemy, not really much to celebrate about!!!