Talk:Derpling

The Herpling and Derpling both use the same AI ID. I confirmed this in the source code. This doesn't mean they necessary act exactly alike, but it, along with the similar names, could justify some mention, as in the "Crimson/Jungle counterpart" claims that have been added and removed repeatedly. Or not. I just wanted to note this so it can maybe be discussed here. Equazcion ^(talk) 03:38, 12 Nov 2014 (UTC)

Huh, I wasn't aware that it was a point of contention. I'd never make the argument that they're not counterparts at least to some extent, and honestly it hurts me to look at the code for too long so I was going entirely off their behavioral patterns and may have been mistaken. Of course, making any assertion in the matter may have been a poor decision on my behalf entirely, since both of their home biomes are long gone in my world and I haven't seen either in quite some time. The similarity's still noted in the article; I only acted because I believed the addition to be incorrect.

Also, while this isn't what colored my opinion here, the discussion's open so I may as well bring it up. For a while I've been of the personal opinion that classifying enemies by AI type isn't particularly constructive anyway, considering that the wide number of variations in individual patterns (Fighter is a particularly strong case) and the large number of AI types with only one member both overcomplicate the label's original purpose as a quick reference. I don't have any thoughts on what to do about it, though, so I'm mostly just bringing it up while the floor's open.

--Gearzein (talk) 03:59, 12 November 2014 (UTC)