Hello,

I am new here. I understand generations (G2 and such) in the wolves I am seeing, but does it matter at all in gameplay? Is a "Gen 1" wolf automatically better than a Gen 3 or so on? Does it play into breeding? Is there any reason to prefer a "Gen 1" over, say a Gen 4?

Just wondering out of curiosity!

It mostly comes down to preference like Cinistello said. Breeding a low gen, say G4xG3, versus higher gen like G18xG20, G20xG37, etc. is easier in terms of tracing any inbreeding in the lineage (you can't breed a relative to relative within 5 Gens if I remember right) so people do tend to lean into low gens, even on other pet sites where the IB doesn't matter. Breed "purity" plays a role too, it's easier to see if your pup came from Xbreed instead of Xbreed and Ybreed. But if you don't mind the challenge of tracking down their ancestors then high gen works about as fine as low gen in regards of breeding and lineage.

As a lore based player I personally prefer WW/G1 or low gen for mysterious loners that wander in for no reason at all, but also enjoy tying in different bits of their family tree in if a woof is higher gen. Just preferences. ^^