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Should the Timeline move?
Far Past 0 (0%)
Near Past 0 (0%)
Stay the same 0 (0%)
Progress on Manga timeline 3 (25%)
Progress on Anime timeline 0 (0%)
Progress on Our timeline 8 (66.7%)
Near Future 0 (0%)
Far Future 1 (8.3%)
Total Votes: 12
RPing and Time.
Topic Started: Jun 14 2009, 04:55 AM (471 Views)
Shinigami
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Yoii Yoiii everyone~

This is something I'm sure many of you have pondering at least once, and that's the question of the flow of time for us, and the flow of time of the anime. So this thread is for you to express your thoughts about
  • Whether we should continue to progress the Professor storyline, and also progress in the canon storyline (eg: The Shibusen students could take part in the seiging of one of those madness generators across the globe and have epic fights and the like)

  • Whether we should stay forever post-BREW pre-siege

  • Whether we should be in the
    • long past (eg: When Shibusen was only just made),
    • recent past (just before the anime, or where we are now),
    • present for the manga (So like... maybe +6 months after Baba Yaga),
    • near future (3 years after anime/manga),
    • or far future (???)


I'd really appreciate it if anyone and everyone expressed their honest thoughts. Imp and I made this site for people to have an enjoyable, quality Soul Eater RP, not to live out our tyranical dreams. So whether you think we should ditch some things and start in the near future, or keep our storyline and set us in the past, or that what we have now is fine, please post!
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Ruben
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Hooray I can post.

I've actually spent some time thinking about this a while ago, but I'll try to make my post relatively short.

I'd vote for
*Continue with professor storyline [It's starting to pick up the pace! *_* ]
*Continue slowly in the canon timeline. (Manga version?)

My reasoning for this?
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Phew. Glad I got that off my chest. I think I over think things, so feel free to ignore my thoughts ^^;;; Dunno if this is what was intended, but if you think I'm saying garbage, feel free to reply to me as well as the original post >__>
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Deira
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I was sort of working on the basis that the BREW thing was a divergence point. Anime canon went one way, manga another and us a third. For one thing is allows a certain amount of flexibility when it comes to canon. Don't know if that's any help.
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Penelope
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Hmm...So this is all up in the air but I have two plot's going and one depends on staying with the Professor while the other can go for a time leap if possible. I'm all for continuity but maybe you can somehow set up an area meant only for future endeavors. Just because some members want to go with a futuristic timeline doesn't mean all do, so some can stay where they’re at while others can go to a thread meant for such things, or sub forum etc.

It could be called an alternative reality and there members can stretch their legs out with any of their ideas. It's up to those members if they want to stay with the professor timeline and canon. So it’s do as they please if you will.

None of what they do in that area will be influenced on other characters timelines, since it's an alternative reality within the board.

If that makes sense…but yeah there's one plan?
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Shinigami
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Hmm, your idea is pretty interesting there Deira, and could explain away some of the finer questions (like whether we do side with anime/manga in subsequent events)

To Ruben, sounds fair enough to me, and as to whether we will side with anime or manga... I honestly don't know. That might be something else to leave vague (as Deira's method could allow), or ask to the people. If nothing else though, the manga offers a continuing storyline which is a big plus.

To Pen, I feel that could work on a more populated site, but if we had a section for differing timeline(s) we would be spread too thin for either group to enjoying RPing, and it could be quite difficult for approving characters or doing missions. That being said, if you, or anyone, has an idea for a mission (or character) that is required to be post Baba-Yaga I'd love to see them/it in the "random fights" section. Afterall, you can have anything go on in there- even missions~ Or you could bring it up with myself, Imp or Death Scythe (our new mission mod!) and we can chat things over and come to some conclusion :)

I have to say, these are the type of replies I've been looking forward to, and I can't wait to see what everyone else thinks ^^
Edited by Shinigami, Jun 17 2009, 10:44 AM.
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Imp of Chaos
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So to give my position; I really don't care that much about timelines (because I am a terrible person) I like continuity and all but my favourite thing is the ability to do whatever we like and get away with it. A lot of SERP sites are a little too strict with what can and can't happen and I would hate to limit our characters like that. As it is we can rp the canon characters, but I would be equally happy if we were way into the future or past and the canon were myth / not known.

In any case the issue I think is mostly how would we do this temporal shift? I wouldn't want to lose Will because I quite like him, and as Ruben said the plot is just taking off (although trust me, I have plans, means and ways and the prof. plot can be moved to any point in time.)

Basically I feel that if everyone can agree on a time to move or not move us to, that'd be fine. I would, however, be sad if that meant my character had to be ditched. I have to say if I had to move the time, I would go with far future, but probably along our own timeline rather than anime/manga timeline... I would also probably try to think of a way we can still have arachne/shibusen/medusa/witches and whatnot so we don't devolve into a Shibusen V. Arachne rp site.

I would still like to know the opinions of everyone before I go meddling with major board issues like timeline, though, so do keep them coming. ( I will also add a poll )
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Deira
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I still like my idea. It neatly sidesteps so many potential problems.
Edited by Deira, Jun 22 2009, 10:52 PM.
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Shinigami
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Mmkay, it's been a month, and [some?] of the votes are in.

Overall, people seem to prefer us following our own timeline, and the events before BREW will remain canon, but those after BREW [eg: Death-City running about, certain characters dying] do not neccesarily have to remain so.

Basically,
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I was sort of working on the basis that the BREW thing was a divergence point. Anime canon went one way, manga another and us a third. For one thing is allows a certain amount of flexibility when it comes to canon. Don't know if that's any help.
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