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Petition ID 357: Paprika: Limited appointments, no warnings, and some ambiguity.
Submitted Sun, 11 Dec 11 23:02:49 +0000

After a discussion in Banterchat, I've decided to file this petition on behalf of all effected by issues with Doctor Paprika's sex reassignment clinic. Here's what I've got so far:


WHAT: There is nothing in any game text anywhere to indicate that you may only use Paprika's service five times (that there is a limit is itself something worth thinking over, and below, I am going to ask for some clarification). Because of this, it is very possible to blunder into being permanently trapped as a sex you don't want to permanently be. As of today, I now know Islanders who struggle because of this.

HOW: Use Paprika's service five times. Your attempts to make any further changes will be rejected (Paprika essentially says "What, again? Seriously?! No! Go away!") despite that you are never informed of a limit.

WHERE: Paprika's office in Pleasantville.

WHEN: This issue has likely been present for years (and definitely longer than I've been on the Island), held in check only because many veterans seem to be aware of the limit.


Adding some game text somewhere within the office which informs players of the limit, or removing the limit, would be very helpful in resolving this issue.

The former, I'm aware, is probably the (much) easier change. However, the latter is where the ambiguity I mentioned in the title comes in. We never get to know anything about Dr. Paprika (not even his race or general appearance) or his methods (not that we need to know the details, but for example, does he Improbably just 'magick' the change? Does he use something akin to modern RL methods? Something else?), so it's impossible to tell whether a limit is even appropriate. Some information here, whether it comes from game text or "word of god," would be helpful too.

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