Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-4242472-20140714110351/@comment-1309126-20140714204027

I think the general consensus (originally) was a late 21st century setting or perhaps mid 22nd century in terms of technological advancement (at least that is my preference). Whilst the idea of 19th/20th century may be appealing to some, I'm not sure whether users would like to adhere to something that can be done in the Fantasyverse quite easily and/or it might not be technologically appealing enough to those who want a civilisation-level universe. It's an idea, but it's one everyone needs to consider.

Then again, I don't see why contrasts between the 19th Century and 22nd Century can't exist in the same universe. It's not Earth and therefore at the bottom line, doesn't have to be totally realistic. We have that in the Fantasyverse - Stone Age and Victorian Britain-style works fairly well. In terms of a civilisation stage, two or three hundred years in terms of technological difference across a planet is quite small compared to fifteen thousand or so years of technological difference.

Technological focus isn't the only thing needed to be considered about the 'angle' here. Sociopolitical, religious, cultural...list goes on. It could be a centre point for some users and a secondary point for others. As for your worries about the idea of it becoming a smaller fiction universe, it's not as if entire civilisations can control others (unless megacorporations can, (I kid)) but there is a lot of room for something like this that can work and what cannot. Limiting it is probably a bad idea at the end of the day.