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Eurostar said:
Aside this, I can't agree more. If this rpg/round robin story should be something aimed at readers, instead of writers, the format is all wrong. We should create characters that comlement each others, an "easy to jump in" format, do self containing stories, discard the complexity of the universe.
Stories should be first planned, then written, each one should be appointed to write parts...



Screw that. We've worked hard to build a richly detailed universe that - at least to me - is enjoyable to write in because there's never a shortage of material to use. Any new poster who comes along (like that bruteforce guy before he dropped off the face of the earth ) should be able to pick up on that detail and create something useful. I personally have worked hard to develop characters that are interesting and detailed and yet usable by other posters. I'm not about to advocate discarding any literary element of this universe just to dumb it down enough to be user-friendly.

Over the past year, there have been a slew of new posters and characters, the vast majority of which stuck around and were able to make things work. That tells me that whatever problems we think are ailing this universe are generated by the posters, not their material.

As far as planning before writing and assigning parts, I am convinced that would completely kill the creativity we have here. I know for a fact I wouldn't be sticking around here long if I had to wait to be assigned material from other posters (of whom I can count on one hand the number I actually trust to plan and assign material that doesn't suck). Yeah, I think an overhaul of the way we do things would cause much more harm than good. But that's just me.

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