Dovahn wrote:From my perspective, a hidden credit actually detracts from the immersion. On the other hand, if the credits were regulated and uniform, it would be kind of part of the story, and it would give the Guild of Writers some stability, so to speak. Explorers know that every age created by the guild will have this podium (like the DRC stamp on linking books).
That being said, I agree with tNR that exceptions would be allowed, especially if it would hurt the plot of the age, whatever that might be.
I'm not really getting this... how can something you can't see detract from the immersion? Add to that, an ‘easter egg’ can make as much sense IC as it could OOC. In both cases, I wrote the age and then hid the credits. Personally, if there was any sort of puzzle in the age, the credits would be available upon completion.
Sure, the age could have a New GoM mark in it to show that it was approved by the new guild of maintainers, but a maintainer book of commentary, I would expect to see outside the age itself, possibly in whatever the Guild created age hub is.
Another thing, people keep referring to the ‘plot’ of an age, as though every age would have one. An age is a place, a location somewhere in space, not a narrative. If all the ages created by the guild are going to be IC created by the guild, then any sort of intrigue or back story can’t involve the writer of the age unless there is a considerable (IC) delay between the creation of the age and its release. Not even all cyan ages have significant 'plot'. Try and tell me the ‘plot’ of Eder Gira, or better, Delin, and you won’t get very far.