Board Thread:Fiction Universe Discussion/@comment-1370845-20140828233804

Hi!

So, in light of recent events, and I do think (?) that everything has mostly calmed down, but I think we need a properly all-encompassing fiction. Yes, there are people who write for different audiences, and there are people who enjoy different things. The Gigaquadrantic Conflicts attempted this kind of thing, but it didn't really work out. So, I want to have an all encompassing fiction that everyone can participate in. I don't want a divisive fiction that will put too many people off. I was just wondering if people would be interested in a side project fiction that:
 * 1) Does not interfere with anyone's plans.
 * 2) Does not favor fictions of a certain archetype.
 * 3) Does not have to be shoved down anyone's throat.
 * 4) Does not force anyone to fight anyone else.

So, a story arc, perhaps, that could succeed where the GC failed. Will it be easy? Of course not. But however, if we were to go with a story arc that could involve multiple people, then what could it be about? What kind of project would lots of people be interested in doing, that wouldn't hinder anyone's ability to do anything? There's the Xonexi thing which is great, but does not involve too many. I was thinking:
 * 1) A new War of Ages style thing. It's been ages since a War of Ages fiction has happened, so it's not like we're retreading a tired format, we're reviving it. And the Dominion of the Xhodocto are not OP like the Xhodocto are. This one could involve multiple fictions on every technology tier; a tier 4 can be just as involved as a tier 2 and not threatened. Also, reviving the Onuris Alliance would be super neat.
 * 2) The revival of the Seven Starr Alliance. Remember that? Me neither. Well, I do remember it. But, along with the original Tigris War, it was one of the things that begun this Fiction Universe. Why couldn't we have something like the Seven Starr Alliance again, but more like the United Nations? Members could probably still have wars amongst each other, though. It wouldn't be a story arc, but it would be nice.
 * 3) A different kind of universal threat. One thing suggested was something like a flood of parasitic aliens taking over. I do think it'd be tougher to explain how that can work across different tiers, but it's not something that's not been done before. Wormulon had a long while back.
 * 4) So my three ideas so far have been revivals of old projects from back in the days when everyone collaborated on that one, huge fiction while having their own project. But couldn't we come up with new ideas? Maybe if we present the GC in a different light, we could do something similar to it. One problem was that it was forced down the throats of some and seemed to target the fictions involving demons. Maybe we don't do that this time around?
 * 5) How about a completely different idea? Some kind of new format that has never been seen before?

I'd like to discuss this with everyone. I think if we have a fiction involving everyone, it could be just what we need. But unlike the GC, or the Second Coming, we discuss what we would like to do and then plan it, before presenting it. Thoughts? 