Yes, seeing the failed perception checks felt wrong somehow.
The point of a failed check is that you do NOT see something.
If there is a search mode, it will be always on, unless it has downsides.
Maybe you walk slower when you search, but many players will get angry that they walk so slow all the time.
So maybe you search all the time, like a new check every 6 seconds.
You would find everything when standing around forever, but you do not know where you have to stand forever.
So it would still be good to have high perception so you find everything by walking around without having to wait.
Prof. Dr. Dr. Mad S. Tist
World leading expert of artificial stupidity.
Because there are too many people who work on artificial intelligence already
