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exsiliumooc2013-05-24 11:28 pm
implying) wrote in exsiliumooc2013-05-24 11:28 pm
Playerbase poll! pretend this is a modjournal, okay
Hello, Exsilium! Just a quick poll, here. We're considering a revision to the rule that disallows doubles of characters in game. Here's the phrasing as it stands now:
Essentially, this means that there are no doubles of existing fictional characters, although exceptions are made for well-known characters in literature, such as fairy tales, gods in mythology, and most recently, various incarnations of Sherlock Holmes.
The proposed change would be to allow any and all canon AUs (not including characters from different points on the same timeline). That would allow things like Tony Stark of Marvel 616 playable alongside our current MCU Tony Stark, as well as Star Trek TOS Captain Kirk alongside our current 2009 Captain Kirk. Note: there would be no cap on the multiples allowed, here. If a canon has 4 fleshed out and appable versions of a character (to use Tony as an example again: 616, Ultimates, MCU, Noirverse, that one universe where everyone is a zombie, etc…), then we could potentially have all 4 in game.
Please only vote once/with one journal! The poll will be open for a week, until May 31st, and results will apply to this coming app round.
Only one incarnation of a fandom character can exist in Exsilium at a given time. For example, if someone were to play a canon AU version of a character (say, Communist Superman from Red Son), then the place for Superman would be taken and could not be applied for by another Superman.
Essentially, this means that there are no doubles of existing fictional characters, although exceptions are made for well-known characters in literature, such as fairy tales, gods in mythology, and most recently, various incarnations of Sherlock Holmes.
The proposed change would be to allow any and all canon AUs (not including characters from different points on the same timeline). That would allow things like Tony Stark of Marvel 616 playable alongside our current MCU Tony Stark, as well as Star Trek TOS Captain Kirk alongside our current 2009 Captain Kirk. Note: there would be no cap on the multiples allowed, here. If a canon has 4 fleshed out and appable versions of a character (to use Tony as an example again: 616, Ultimates, MCU, Noirverse, that one universe where everyone is a zombie, etc…), then we could potentially have all 4 in game.
Please only vote once/with one journal! The poll will be open for a week, until May 31st, and results will apply to this coming app round.
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 91
Should we change the rule to allow multiples of characters, or keep it the same?
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The only issue I can potentially see is perhaps with some anime/manga series, where someone will say 'hey, the anime isn't the manga, I can totally app X here even though they're in the game already!' without there really being much difference between the two other than one is animated and one is on paper. But that would be up to the mods to work through, I suppose.