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What should Meca write next? (Patreon)

Published:
2023-03-23 09:00:38
Edited:
2023-03-23 12:56:51
Imported:
2026-06

Poll

What should Meca write next?

  • Sidis 269
  • Changeling 677
  • 2023-03-23
  • —2023-04-01
  • 946 votes
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Content

As stated, vote on which story I should write next. The next project will not be abandoned, I will merely get to it after I finish Bob. The poll will run until April the first (no this is not a joke). Every patron gets one vote. The story with the most votes gets picked first.Edit: wish I could hide the result before the vote is down but... unless I'm mistaken, Patreon UI doesn't allow that.

Comments

Stultus

I'm all for exploring alternate relaities. Seeing how far removed a creator can go from the default without breaking my suspension of disbelief is a hobby.

Einhander

....More Bob? *ducks*

Falxie

Changeling gang \[T]/

buca117

Keep in mind that the patrons currently subscribed are here for either a historical urban fantasy or an isekai. I haven't read the previews yet, but Changeling looks like a SciFi urban fantasy at first blush, which might not be as interesting to your current audience. That said, if you're thinking of branching out into SciFi, it wouldn't surprise me if you were feeling a little stale. If that's the case, I'd suggest changeling, even if its not really my thing. Reason being is that, no matter how good the author, going through the motions is never going to contain the passion and resulting attention to detail and creativity as exploring something they're genuinely interested in. Readers can tell when an author isn't fully invested in their work.

Vegetables

4 me personally I picked changeling as a change of pace into maybe a little more scifi. The fact that it's also a portal story didn't hurt.

InkyBusiness

Stop it with your though questions

Sparifankerl

Both teasers were interesting reads but I feel like I need a bit more distance between Salvos and me before I can fully enjoy Sidis so I voted Changeling for now. But I’d suggest not to discard Sidis completely, keep it for later.

Kenyaa

I vote Yes

BiomassDenial

Changeling dings off the bit of my brain that enjoys things like Shadowrun and Cyberpunk. This pleases me. Edit: gave it another once over and it's a real blend of genres. Implications of post apocalypse, dystopia, class divides based on magical capability all in a futuristic cyberpunk setting. Oh and portals and levels and guilds... It feels like it should be a mess but it worked well. Not exactly friendly to anyone new to the genres but I love it. It 100% riffs off Shadowrun. Though it is also reminiscent of Solo Leveling for the portal side of things. Looking at the name of the story with the context I do wonder if Palladian isn't quite as human as she thinks she is.

Reodude

Struggled to choose honestly because they are both great. But like above a sci-fi/fantasy sounds like a nice change

saga

I like where sidis was heading (or looked like was heading) but I liked changeling way more

Patrick

I love Shadowrun and Cyberpunk type settings. Changeling seems like a nice change from all the high fantasy / medieval settings and is hitting all the buttons!

D

I wasnt aware bob was nearing its finishing line? Didnt feel like it, honestly. Or was that more like a 'when its done ive something prepared'? Well, whatever, ive choose changeling for the simple reason that, honestly? I kinda getting bored from the whole demon theme (not that anyone but Raven D could write the opposite setting xD).

StarWolf

Agreed the Shadow Run style is the best of the two. Have re-read Journey again and still not sure why you felt you had to end it… laughed at the reason you gave 215 or whatever chapters is pretty damn short compared to a number of long time published authors, so I am not sure why the length concerned you. Now I could see starting Journey 2.0…

Steven C

Look, I voted for Changeling before I noted Ariane->Bob->Clytemnestra, but now I know it's the right pick.

HJ

Error — Insufficient Data. Please provide chapters 2-5 for…uhh…an accurate ruling?

Pierre Steiner

Changeling feels much more engaging although I would love to read some more Sidis from time to time

Oblique

Changeling had me hooked. I want to see protag C seize their destiny!

Private Iron

I feel the style of writing for the openning of Sidis doesnt do quite the same job as Changeling's to show the world and character depth. My curiosity is peaked with Sidis, but i have a much better sense of what I'm getting into with Changeling, so that's my vote here

Cormac

Changeling, definitely.

Imhotep

Same. I like Swedish..but Changeling is more interesting.

Chase Phillips

I admit I didn't think it would be a hard choice, but I'm excited for Sidis as well. Still ended up voting Changeling, but Sidis will be fascinating when it happens. Thanks for the two interesting chapters!

Dennis

I picked Sidis because I got more of a sense of where it was going. Changeling will probably stay fresh and engaging for longer though.

Rhaid

Sidis start felt a bit too much like Salvos for me, but then I read Changeling and got the cyberpunk-esque dystopian "everything is horrible and we are all in debt and owe somebody, corporations rule the world" feel and that normally is a big no from me, too depressing. Ended up going with Changeing anyways since it is a different vibe than usual. Seeing the vote disparity also probably influenced by view, since I saw it before I read either story, and it doesn't look like there is a chance in hell that Sidis could win.

Jan Verner

Changeling gets my vote. It checks a lot of boxes I love. Sidis is really strange. From the cover to the writing start. It feels like it has one thing going which is the demon and his voice-in-the head. The rest is kinda there and I don’t feel engaged by it or have a sense I want to investigate the mystery. It’s a cool concept, that for some reason doesn’t feel like fully finished world.

pelya

Not digging Changeling. It's kinda too much in one chapter, and not particularly likable characters. I'm voting for more Bob, or the demon as a last resort.

Tobias Hammeken Arboe

Gosh darn it I wish I could have both ;_; Changeling *barely* ekes out a victory just bc it gives me that Urban Fantasy/game-lit Solo-leveling vibe with the portals and guilds and such - but I love both and I'd love to see more of the Curious One down the line

Seijax

And here i was hoping for double doses of Bob...

Jazz

both are good but bitter sudo cop won

Dani Zweig

Sidis has a potential problem arising from the demon's inconsistent sophistication. Every now and then it goes from "learns that stones are hard" to "there are several kinds of infinity". Fold in random skills from a previous life and random information from a rider who apparently used to embody "several kinds of infinity", and we have risk having too many rabbits pulled from the author's hat.

Guri Linus

I am incredibly conflicted. When I read Salvos I was hoping for a dark story about a monster that also included humor. Salvos isn’t bad, but it wasn’t what I wanted either. She became too human. Sidis feels like what I was looking for when I read Salvos, but more like Bastion than a LitRPG. On the other hand, Changling is very much like what I’d want to read in a post-apocalyptic world. I love the aesthetic, and I trust, from reading Bob, that you won’t turn it into a downer where the MC is beaten down into total sadness and depression.

crusaderstar

Went with Sidis, as Changeling seems way too bleak and depressing to enjoy reading on the reg. I'm sure it will be fun once Nestra has grown in power, but I'll probably wait to read for a while, not wanting to slog through dystopia for months.

BobTheEverliving

I always slip off the hook in these 'Laval Demon' openings like Sidis. I just feel so disconnected from everything while they are in the foggy mental state, that I lose interest. I think it's a high bar to make such passive observation compelling. My personal solution would be to push this phase into flashbacks... Or a monologue. A menacing but eloquent demon delivering a compressed version could be cool. Well, there's more than one way to skin a cat.

Camilo Silva

Sidis offers what I wanted and didn't get from Salvos so it gets my vote, but Changeling will be lots of fun too. Once the MC powers up and it stops being so much of a bummer urban fantasy cyberpunk is one of my favorite genres so I don't mind having to wait a bit for Sidis

Steven C

It's wild to me that the poll percentages have stayed consistent as the vote count's doubled.

Ford

I voted for Changeling, but I was frustrated not to know what the actual situation was there. Part of my vote came from just wanting to know what anomalous ability the main character will turn out to have, you know?

sings_with_toads

Similar here. Sidis has a much more effective hook, IMHO - I almost didn't commit enough to get interested in Changeling. Lots of lingo to learn, general depressing tone, a little slow despite the combat opener... But the mystery was more compelling in the end, and I agree that gritty urban cyberpunk/manapunk (with hints of fantasy portal goodness) sounds like my kinda jam, once the setting gets dialed and the pace picks up.

Dietz

Welp, I liked both of them, and their characters. Since I have to pick though, I'm going to lean Changeling. I do want 'em both though.

WarStrider72

I read both chapters, but I found myself liking Changeling more. Mostly because of the Cyberpunk references. Sidis felt a bit slow to me.

andrew barnes

Honestly both are interesting and I even think sidis has the better written teaser, but I have to go with changeling the ideas and setting are just to compelling to not explore.

Chimera80

I’m all in for changeling. Cyberpunk dystopia with magic, plus kickass female protag? Take my money…

Joe ?

I voted for sidis but I knew changing would win

ebonita

I liked both stories but in the end I went with Sidis. I think Changeling could be great of course but so far from the readers perspective it seems to be lacking any real goals I think. (just because its an introduction not bad writing) Like the setting seems great and its building towards more but currently it feels like it can go in any direction so I just don't know enough about it to tell if it'll head in a direction I'll personally enjoy more than where Sidis has already started going.

Aapjuh

I honestly have no clue which one i like more, i will abstain my vote. Sidis: + I like demon stuff, evolution and reincarnated/previous-life souls - I don't like things like voice-in-head/ai/mascot/co-pilot its always been a gimmick to me that simulates social interactions but is pretty much me-myself-and-i, prefer female mc's. Changeling: + Female mc, abilities, mana stuff etc. - Written scifi/steampunk is too vague or has to be overly descriptive to get everyone on a similar imagined worldbuilding.

Arlano

I choose Calamitous Bob! Please don't end it any time soon.

FreakShow

I super dig Sidis but I think changeling provides a fresher setting and will be less of a “power up” adventure, which I’ve read a lot of recently.

buca117

No chapter today?

James

Good evening fellow waiting passengers. What are you guys doing while you wait for your weekly train to BOB-land? Anyone else alternating between their chosen activity and hitting the refresh button like me? :)

Jazz

reading on royal road and refreshing my Patreon is a nightly habit honestly.

The Uub

At this point my vote goes to Sidis. The way the world was built, explained, and gradually noticed by the MC easily let the readers imagination fill in blanks yet grasp the progression of the story at the same time. While the other story comes at the reader full face. While I don't mind a story beginning by dropping into a chase/action sequence, the concepts of introducing multiple people communicating, while speaking about as yet unmentioned characters, as well as dropping in-universe tech all in the space of two paragraphs seems a little rushed. The action sequence may ne fast paced, but world building should never be that frenetic. The story may well be very good, and my vote could change, but the intro would need to be reworked to allow the reader to come up for air a little easier than they are now.

Herve

Breaks my heart to hear that the Calamity will be over. This is my favorite story on RR. I guess all good things come to an end, even the best one. I wish we can learn more about the other continents before it's over.

Max Dreger
>>104891248

The Winner of this vote will replace Journey, because it hast finished. The loser will eventually get Bobs Timeslot, but it wasnt implied that Bob would Finish soon

dercrafter

I'm going to vote for Changeling as it seems like a more interesting/novel idea than Sidis. However, as many other comments state, the introduction of the universe feels very rushed. Personally, I think you should add in a small slower paced introductory chapter that happens before the teasers events and provides more context. Maybe show the thieves actually committing the robbery, or the mc getting called in to stop them. Also, a magic system alone can already get pretty complex, so when futuristic tech like body upgrades get added in, many webnovels become very convoluted, so I'd recommend that you keep magic simple (so more like journey than calamity).

DM
>>104891248

I was pretty sad when I thought Bob was winding up. Whew.

Doctor Zero

Vote for Sidis. He's a chipper little murder monkey. I like the cut of his jib.

Noah

I like both. I‘d rather have you write, what YOU like most, as that will probably be the best story in the end :)

AkaY

But... Sidis is so fun, why choose changeling. It's cool, yes, but it's a bit too dark and dramatic for me.

Thomas Payne

I don’t like the phrase ‘finish Bob.’ I was hoping for years of updates. We have an empire to build.

Sondrex76

Both looks great, I am looking forward to whichever wins

E.W.

Do we have an idea of when Changeling will begin posting?