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OneirosTheWriter

OneirosTheWriter

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  • LEE
    Can't help but wonder if the Four Deadly Secrets re-write is still ongoing or dead dead.
    Sphere
    Howdy Oneiros, just read your WFB Dark Elves quest- it's really well done, with unique mechanics and good writing.

    What led you to stop writing it, and would you have any interest in ever picking it back up or writing a similar quest?
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    OneirosTheWriter
    I ran into a bunch of trouble with mechanics for the rival forces and so I put it on the backburner. Unfortunately, once something goes on the backburner it can be hard to get the motivation to bring it back. Glad to hear you enjoyed reading the quest though!
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    OneirosTheWriter
    Me, clueless: Oh, that's a really colourful interesting OP, YouTube, what is that from?
    OneirosTheWriter
    OneirosTheWriter
    YouTube, waiting with a baseball bat with nails hammered in: Don't you worry about that...
    OneirosTheWriter
    Swear to god, next manga I see going on about "healer was the ~weakest~ class" I'll blow my stack.
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    Some_Dick
    I mean they are offensively weak, but their sustain and utility is much more valuable than most others' abilities. Like, if there's the option of having some form of mid-battle healing I will prefer that over something else. After that my priority is out-of-battle healing, and I count resurrection as healing, though with slightly different parameters since usually revival brings with it sole kind of debuff.
    Some_Dick
    Some_Dick
    After mid- and after-battle healing I go for overhealth/shields, then armor/damage reduction, only then I usually go for either damage or (de)buffs, though part of that is also depending on which I perceive to be more impactful, since often healing or debuffing is rather piddly so I only take it later.
    Some_Dick
    Some_Dick
    I am also amused by the fact that between this and the previous profile post there was exactly one year of gap
    OneirosTheWriter
    Anyone got recommendations? My alerts are slowing down again.
    OneirosTheWriter
    On the one hand, I think I need to start a snippet thread to help get writing again. On the other hand, this account is in my main name :C
    Imabot
    Imabot
    You can ask mods to change your name.
    OneirosTheWriter
    OneirosTheWriter
    Six and a half years later is probably a little late to don a Groucho Marx disguise and pretend to be someone else!
    Imabot
    Imabot
    It's also to late to hesitate and make up excuses about creative writing snippet thread. You already have written NSFW stuff on QQ under your name. And IIRC it was pretty hardcore smut.

    I say, In for a penny in for a pound.

    You can't do anything that would already stain your reputation even more.
    OneirosTheWriter
    The problem with self-inserts is that sometimes it makes it pretty apparent the author must be one colossal asshole to live near.
    OneirosTheWriter
    People run systems and formula and what have you with their Creative Writing need to keep in mind - first and foremost, write a story!
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    BlackHadou
    BlackHadou
    While to a degree true, remember the point of some of those systems are not the players at all, but rather keeping the writer himself invested and writing. Don't be too quick to judge.
    Imabot
    Imabot
    I don't think that's a argument in favor of the writer. It's not the same thing as extra comments, lore and bonus marerial that better fleshes put the setting or even just a collection of notes.

    If numbers are what giving Author a motivation to be creative then they should pursue mathematics related hobby not story writing.
    OneirosTheWriter
    If you see a quest by someone who has good writing, but you know they are going to flake out inside of 10 updates, do you bother following?
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    Imabot
    Yes. Because 99.99% of quests are never finished anyways so it barely makes difference if it's stops after 10 or 50 updates.

    So I'm just hopping in to experience some good story while it lasts.

    Same with fanfiction.
    BlackHadou
    BlackHadou
    Generally, quests need more interaction then most players are actually willing to give. Just voting actually isn't really participating. Its the questioning, the discussion that comes with it that actually keeps the quest alive. Theorycrafting and workshopping, etc.

    Given that, its no wonder most fanworks, nevermind quests, usually die.
    Walkir
    "I'm gonna have to point out here this discussion about ship boys is not about QQ. "
    ... I miss Repair Crew.
    OneirosTheWriter
    Lessons from reading a few CrW threads: Get an Editor you trust and stick with them. Never rely on thread feedback.
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    kayangelus
    On the other hand, it is much easier to get thread feedback. Editors have their own lives / schedules, and don't always have free time.
    OneirosTheWriter
    OneirosTheWriter
    It absolutely is easier to get, but I don't think that's actually a good thing. Trying to filter accurate feedback out of what can at times be a flow of raw textual sewage in some of the bigger stories can be daunting, discouraging, and difficult. At least an editor is unlikely to trash you into giving up a story.
    OneirosTheWriter
    I wonder if I should switch from writing Quests to CW?
    ReinZero
    ReinZero
    But why?
    OneirosTheWriter
    OneirosTheWriter
    Quests are beginning to feel a bit more like work. There's a lot of upside, but at the same time, running a permanent alpha build of a game can become pretty frustrating. With CW, you focus more on what you want to write rather than what a public consensus wants. I mean, there are ways to make sure quest votes gives you material you're okay with, but sometimes just going your own way is appealing.
    ReinZero
    ReinZero
    Or frame it in a way that you cannot actually lose.
    OneirosTheWriter
    Most story problems on this site can be fixed by clarifying and sustaining main character voice. Not as easy as it sounds, but its key.
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    Imabot
    Imabot
    Wgat exactly you mean by voice? Accent? Way of speaking?
    OneirosTheWriter
    OneirosTheWriter
    Character voice is about conveying the personality, presentation, mannerisms, it's about how you identify a character based on what they say, how they say it, and to some extent what they do and why they do it. It's keeping your character in-character and recognisably so to the reader.

    In an ideal scenario, you don't even need the speech tags, you know who is speaking because you recognise that character.
    ReinZero
    ReinZero
    *looks at Light Novels* Isn't that more like the norm than the exception?

    Oh right. QQ. Right.
    OneirosTheWriter
    I've reached that point where almost all my current watches are dead or update much slower, need to find new ones.
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    Imabot
    Yea. Sucks when that happens. Worse part is when this state can stay this way for months.
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