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Re: Setting Poll

[(Anonymous)]

Just focusing on the RP side of things.

Fantasy - This one depends on the type of setting for me. I love it if there's good worldbuilding, political intrigue, magic, factions, quests, or a combination of any of the above. Fantasy can be one of my favorite settings if it has a plot that characters can impact or a world that they need to actively adjust to. Too much emphasis on set pieces kills the genre for me (as in, games where you explore and unlock new areas with pretty pictures and nice descriptions but there is nothing to actually do there). Also not fond of games that are basically just city life games with a fantasy coat of paint, or games where the main fantasy element is a god or gods that are there to explain typical DWRP tropes like character arrival and monthly events but don't do anything else. Also not fond of heavy MMO/D&D inspiration if it results in trying to shoehorn too many video game/tabletop mechanics that aren't fun to write.

Sci-Fi - I'm sick of 'stuck on a spaceship to nowhere (or functionally nowhere because a destination won't be reached until endgame)', 'desolate alien planet survival', and 'futuristic city'. Those concepts could still be done in a new and interesting way but in general I think they're overdone. Futuristic open world games where you aren't stuck in a city, virtual reality/simulation stuff, black mirror-esque dystopian sci-fi, space exploration where you can have your own crew, sci-fi mission games, alien planets with established civilizations to join, and games with changing settings (ex where you dock at a different planet or go to different time periods) all appeal to me.

Historical - Would love more of this! I love "recent" settings like the 60s-80s and historical settings that are way further back. Would love something like a Victorian setting where your characters have to blend in. Or, blending history and sci-fi, a time travel game where your character is assigned different roles to play in each new time period (iirc there was a game like this once but I'm blanking on the name).

Contemporary - Meh. I think this is the most basic setting and the one that's most likely to end up just being SOL. IJ is full of generic contemporary settings, which turns me off from playing there. I'd enjoy something like war or mafia or urban fantasy if it's done well, but generic modern day life doesn't appeal to me. Superhero is fun and I hope we get another one of those. Contemporary horror is hit or miss, spooky abandoned village and spooky city with hostile/dismissive NPCs is overdone for me.

Re: Setting Poll

[(Anonymous)]

I think you're thinking of Synodipora...god I can never remember how that's spelled. I played there briefly because of the concept but it was not executed well - having the option to either blend in or AU your character for the month was terribly confusing and they never spent enough time per event in the new space. I'd be down for another stab at the concept if it was kept to purely the infiltration/blending in time travel idea with up to 3 months in each location, but it would take a LOT of worldbuilding from the mods. I wouldn't blame anyone for not having the time and energy to maintain that level of work.