Milk production: Quantity v. Capacity

[Chakravanti]

In name and function.

"Milk Quantity" affects how fast a cow can produce milk. IMHO should be capacity not quantity.

Quantity affects the crop:milk ratio whereas changing Quantity to Capacity would mean that the crop:milk ratio would be a globally fixed figure but having a higher milk quantity rating on your cow would mean you could harvest the milk less often without losing any efficiency for only logging in once a day or less.

Imho if someone wants more milk then they can just make more cows. That's how i see the situation. I Look for quantity when breeding cows but it's the last thing on the list (Milk -> Qual, breed, quantity, everything else is worthless get ur bones from chickens b/c they're faster)

Even if one got a Q40 Milk Quantity cow there's no way they'de keep up with it. All around this stat would be significantly more valuable as a function of Capacity versus production rate because rate is useless with a holding cap.

The only thing rate would be good for is feeding calves and even then the Quantity function just confuses shit because everyone overdoes it anyway. If you don't slaughter a calf on initial inspection then you damn well don't want that bitch to starve. Fixed rate is more practical and all around just easier to manage and do the math on.

Also, chaning the rate so that a given cow produces 20L of milk per RL day would be *IDEAL*.

[Onionfighter]

If you are saying that cows' "milk quantity" stat should provide more milk in a single milking session instead of recovering milk faster and requiring more milking sessions, then I would agree with you.

By the way, what is with your latest posts? They are really difficult to understand.

[bitza]

Yeah I had to read the post a couple of times before I got it too. Great idea though.

It would be great if the 'milk quantity' referred to the maximum amount of milk a cow can hold before halting production, instead of all cows being topped off at 10L

[DatOneGuy]

I like how Milk Quantity works but there should be a new one for capacity. I don't believe they should be exclusive of each other, together they work a lot better, just make both harder to raise.

[Potjeh]

Please don't nerf milk production rate.

[Granger]

Having quantity work as-is makes sence, since it actually gives a benefit for teamworking players over hermits (except the hermits without a life).
I don't want to see turbo-cows with odders holding 150L of milk.

I vote for keep as-is (since it's a reasonable cap: you can't get more then 10L of milk per 4h and cow).

[Chakravanti]

By the way, what is with your latest posts? They are really difficult to understand.

Sorry about that. I have difficulty communicating in general. Far Moreso when I'm not stoned. It makes sense to me =/ LOL

you can't get more then 10L of milk per 4h and cow).

Yes you can. If your milk quantity is higher then the cow fills up faster.

with enough breeding you could theoretically have a cow that produced 10L every pop.

Please don't nerf milk production rate.

I'm not suggesting this. Milk production rate is fine. I just think it's pointless to breed for increased rates because of the capacity cap.

Yeah I had to read the post a couple of times before I got it too. Great idea though.

It would be great if the 'milk quantity' referred to the maximum amount of milk a cow can hold before halting production, instead of all cows being topped off at 10L

Sorry about that but yes, this is EXACTLY what I am saying.