YES, I'M AWARE THAT SHIPWRECKED ISN'T BEING MADE ANYTIME SOON. I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT THOUGH.
Also fair warning, a lot to read through. You would think I wrote an essay on this.
If Shipwrecked was ever released for DST, there would be a lot of things that would need to be adjusted. Item spawns, character abilities, etc. The characters in particular are the most important, as they give players new ways to play (like, being able to surf... or run faster... or be crazy op and find treasure everywhere).
Admitedly, the Shipwrecked characters are nothing special in singleplayer (with the exception of Woodlegs and somewhat Wilbur. But mostly Woodlegs, he's crazy fun to play as). However, with multiplayer, you start to realize that maybe they're extremely useful to have around. Especially Warly, whom would probably be the best character to have in a team. His Chef Pouch and portable Crockpot give his teammates a major boost, as he can cook Meatballs or Fishsticks on the go. Wilbur as well, since scouting the map as him would be extremely quick and he would be able to relay extremely useful info by day 6. (That, and throwing manure is actually a really useful ability, believe it or not.)
Walani would actually be a good pick for public servers, as she would be able to leave the starting island (which probably has nothing on it) as soon as she spawns. In addition, I feel like they would do something similar to what they did Wigfrid, and allow Walani to give her allies surfboards to ride around on.
Woodlegs wouldn't change that much, aside from giving allies an extreme boost by giving them chances for rare loot. (Seriously, this man can give thulecite armor and walking canes.) However, I feel like his treasure gimick would have to be changed somewhat, because the way it works now, someone would just randomly see his treasure and start digging. Making his X marks the Spots special and exclusive to him would make playing Woodlegs that much more important, as without him, you can't dig up his loot.
However, this completely changes when we talk about PvP. This was the reason I made this thread, but then I started going on specifically about their abilities.
Warly and Woodlegs suddenly look like big "kill me, I have valuable loot!" targets. Especially Warly, who has an extremely desirable portable crockpot and Chef Pouch. Woodlegs, if changed the way I proposed, wouldn't be amazing, however, he probably would still have valuables that are hard to get elsewhere.
Wilbur would probably become top tier in PvP, simply due to his poop flinging ability, and his running speed is an extra bonus too. Walani... uhhh... has a surfboard...
What are your thoughts about it?