Raw meat should be perishable

[saltyfish]

Make raw meats perishable over time, for example within 1-2 RL weeks. There are already ways to preserve it, like cooking and smoking. Maybe newly added igloos could be used to keep raw meat for longer

[shubla]

Yes everything should spoil.

[pawnchito]

uhm hell no.

[WowGain]

-1, troll suggestions should be hel'd

[Fostik]

This mentioned multiple times, decay for food may change gameplay a lot, and can even be a good change, but this should be a complex change. Otherwise this will only be a pain in the ass that you can't store anything.

Rotting meat bad, entire new gameplay system for food with preservation/conservation could be good.

[Seriouskai]

Rotten meat could potentially be used in swill or compost bins, so the meat that rots wouldn't be completely useless either. We got vinegar and all the stuff for preserving already after all, I like the idea.

[Nightdawg]

-1, troll suggestions should be hel'd

[Audiosmurf]

Not liking a suggestion doesn't make it a troll.

[saltyfish]

-1, troll suggestions should be hel'd

No point in bring personal insults when you don’t bring essence to the topic. Don’t forget that it can go both ways…

But going back to the topic: Meats and most foragables have little value because it is easy to get them. You stock your basements and it sits till the end of the world (almost). Thus their value is low. Having meats that perish would stimulate trade. Many new players have nothing to offer. But being able to procure some animals and even other foragable items that perish would bring them back to trading table. I think the gap disconnecting player tiers based on development is literally there and It could be reduced by allowing players to trade their effort/time for quality (game progression).

Like there so much complain about “tedium” . But please don’t forget that the result will be a double edge sword, because the same tedium was able many low tier players to offer for trade.

[DDDsDD999]

Game would need some massive changes for this to be a worthwhile mechanic. And chances are it'll suck, no matter how much work they put in.