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[IronyOwl]

So, god games. They're one of the forum's most popular gametypes, but also one of the sorts that suffers from high attrition and more interest in playing than running. I figured it wouldn't hurt to create a thread to discuss them in.

Specifically, what I'm curious about is what aspect(s) of them people find enjoyable. It's obviously a rather broad concept, so I'm rather interested in figuring out which bits are the real, moving parts for various people. And, conversely, which parts or potential aspects people don't like. In essence, what's your ideal god game and why?

[Grek]

I dislike:
-When every player makes their own weirdly named race of loyal furries that don't interact with the rest of the game.
-When people make boring archtypical characters with no unique or interesting traits.
-When people reinact the creation myth of a real life religion and get mad when other people do something else.
-When nobody wants to play the villian. Alternatively, when everyone wants to be the villian.
-Vauge descriptions that are difficult to extrapolate detailed results from.
-Strictly elucidian geometry, as that is boring. Projective geometry is sufficent and allows for much more interesting locations.
-Names that are difficult to pronounce.

[Haika]

I think the most important thing to me about any forum game, is an Active GM, and structure to the game.

Meaning, rules are pretty nicely explained, maps and locations and powers and such are given with examples, and the GM updates it all regularly.

That said, I think it's also why most God Games die slow deaths, because it puts a whole lot of work on the GM.

As to story and such I'm not all that biased. Though I do tend to dislike when everyone is playing the same human god/race, with little to no creativity.

[LeoLeonardoIII]

I dislike:
-When every player makes their own weirdly named race of loyal furries that don't interact with the rest of the game.

Thiis, in any genre and medium, all day and every day, forever. Not just the furry ones either.

[Armok]

I'm still nostalgic to the original BotG games, way back in the prehistory of these forums. I measure everything in comparison to those and as is the nature of nostalgia I am dissatisfied with everything.

[Bdthemag]

I dislike when player's try to create the super badass race, and try to be the most unique and cool race ever. It get's annoying after awhile :/

[IronyOwl]

Alright, so our very limited consensus seems to be that disconnected tribes and boring and/or stereotypical things suck. Anyone have any more commentary on what makes god games fun for them? What parts they prefer or that they think would make it not really a god game if removed?

On that note... most god games seem to be relatively serious, or at least ostensibly serious but then there's a god of smiley faces or something. But thinking about it, most god video games are either fairly humorous, or end up that way because the player(s) find it hilarious to dick around. Would a sillier, more forgiving to shenanigans type game more in the vein of Black&White be interesting and amusing, or lose the gravity to really be interesting and meaningful and turn into a "dump your followers in lava as fast as you can" contest?

In a not totally unrelated vein, what does everyone think of player-god appearance? Most tend to assume they're incorporeal and invisible and such, with the common exception of being able to talk to their followers without issue. How does everyone else think that should work?

[Haika]

I wouldn't mind more humor in a god game. I loved black and white, and still play it from time to time.

When I think of how a god or goddess looks, I always like the idea of them being invisible to their followers, and thus the followers decide what they look like. It reminds me of the people praying to idols of their god in Actraiser. They go to temple, and begin to pray, and thus the God gets a phone call.

[Fniff]

I always think of your appearance and what your follower's see you as as completely different things. For example, a god of jokes would be just laughter when incorporeal, but would be a harlequin when he is an avatar.