I’m Writing a Headcanon!
Apr 17, 2023 14:02:12 GMT -5
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Post by 079 on Apr 17, 2023 14:02:12 GMT -5
Remember when I said in my “The Depressed Veterans Club” thread that I had a few ideas for big threads that I’d maybe realize if my interest in the game was reinvigorated enough? Well, turns out that the one that hooked me was one of the biggest ideas! For anyone who doesn’t know, a “headcanon” is like the name suggests: it’s a canon you make up in your head for a pre-existing fictional universe. People make headcanons for a variety of reasons, such as wanting to take their own spin on the universe, fixing parts of the universe they think are lacking in the official version, and/or wanting to add their own elements. Well, for my War Robots headcanon, I want to do a bit of all three!
My personal philosophy for headcanons is that I like to remain as close to the official material as possible, as well as placing emphasis on following the logic and rules within the universe (in this case, the game logic). As I’m sure you all know, Pixonic has committed a decent amount of resources to creating a universe around the game, and if you’ve dug into it as much as I have, it is actually more coherent than it appears on the surface. However, I am not just going to tell a slight retooling of the existing canon, add in several of my own elements to enhance the universe:
- Going to much greater lengths than Pixonic has to explain the gameplay of War Robots (how the robots’ abilities work, how robots reload their weapons, why robots disappear after dying, why the beacons are so important, and why the robots use legs to travel)
- Providing in-universe explanations for what are really just monetization schemes (what the events are, why robots and weapons get flashy special editions, and what the leagues are)
- Expanding and clarifying the story provided by Pixonic (Pixonic has kept the story rather vague, perhaps to encourage theories!)
- Adding in a few stuff just for fun because I want to (incorporating elements of the old canon, making fan events canon, and tying War Robots designs to real-life weapon designs)
So as you can see, I got my work cut out for me! I actually have thought of a lot of this already, but I just need to put it all in writing and hammer out the finer details of how things all work together. So now we come to why I decided to announce this in advance instead of just dropping it after finishing it. Well to start, I like announcing the things as a statement of commitment, as it does help with motivation. But also, since I’m so passionate about this, I’d like to deliver it in the form that you all will appreciate the most. This is what the poll is for, as I could drop it all at once, or I could release it in chapters, with each chapter detailing a different aspect of my headcanon (story, explanation for gameplay, explanation of non-gameplay elements, etc.). I also, as shown in the poll, just want to gauge interest on this. The post will obviously be very long (probably rivaling the 6 Pack tier list) and of a different nature to a lot of the stuff posted here, so I want to see what you all think. Vote how you want to see the post be released, and leave a question if you have one. I am, probably more than ever before, very interested to here you all’s thoughts!
My personal philosophy for headcanons is that I like to remain as close to the official material as possible, as well as placing emphasis on following the logic and rules within the universe (in this case, the game logic). As I’m sure you all know, Pixonic has committed a decent amount of resources to creating a universe around the game, and if you’ve dug into it as much as I have, it is actually more coherent than it appears on the surface. However, I am not just going to tell a slight retooling of the existing canon, add in several of my own elements to enhance the universe:
- Going to much greater lengths than Pixonic has to explain the gameplay of War Robots (how the robots’ abilities work, how robots reload their weapons, why robots disappear after dying, why the beacons are so important, and why the robots use legs to travel)
- Providing in-universe explanations for what are really just monetization schemes (what the events are, why robots and weapons get flashy special editions, and what the leagues are)
- Expanding and clarifying the story provided by Pixonic (Pixonic has kept the story rather vague, perhaps to encourage theories!)
- Adding in a few stuff just for fun because I want to (incorporating elements of the old canon, making fan events canon, and tying War Robots designs to real-life weapon designs)
So as you can see, I got my work cut out for me! I actually have thought of a lot of this already, but I just need to put it all in writing and hammer out the finer details of how things all work together. So now we come to why I decided to announce this in advance instead of just dropping it after finishing it. Well to start, I like announcing the things as a statement of commitment, as it does help with motivation. But also, since I’m so passionate about this, I’d like to deliver it in the form that you all will appreciate the most. This is what the poll is for, as I could drop it all at once, or I could release it in chapters, with each chapter detailing a different aspect of my headcanon (story, explanation for gameplay, explanation of non-gameplay elements, etc.). I also, as shown in the poll, just want to gauge interest on this. The post will obviously be very long (probably rivaling the 6 Pack tier list) and of a different nature to a lot of the stuff posted here, so I want to see what you all think. Vote how you want to see the post be released, and leave a question if you have one. I am, probably more than ever before, very interested to here you all’s thoughts!
