Special-Format RPCs

Summary:

How will they be handled, if at all?

Special-Format RPCs

0ismyname 03 Jul 2018 16:47

Back on the Foundation Site, SCP-●●|●●●●●|●●|● is the third most popular page. Whilst I admit it is an interesting concept, I can't help but feel as if a large amount of it's popularity is due to the format. There are several other Format-Based SCPs out there, and I have thought about doing one here, but then I thought it would be unfair to other (more interesting) articles if such an RPC were to be popular for the sole reason of being in a different format.

Am I the only one who sees this as a potential issue, and, if not, how will this be prevented. I suggest a -OF class (E.G RPC-666-OF), meaning -Other Format. Any ideas?

Re: Special-Format RPCs

Pepsi-Tea Man 03 Jul 2018 19:52

I feel like RPCs that break the formula should be few and far between, in order to make examples feel more "special" (or course, RPCs that break format should have unbelievably high standards).

Re: Special-Format RPCs

Professor_JD 05 Jul 2018 19:12

RPC's that break format should be doing so, for a good reason. Not just to be edgy or special snowflakes. SCP-●●|●●●●●|●●|● is one of my favourite SCP's, but if there were 3 or 5 other SCP's in a similar format, it would likely result in them being called out as copycats and clones.

If you're going to do a format break, do it for a good reason. Make it work as part of the narrative.