The description did not hook me at all but the story that came with this made up for it.
+1 cause I haven't read a good scip story in a while
The description did not hook me at all but the story that came with this made up for it.
+1 cause I haven't read a good scip story in a while
While the story is good for the most part, there are a few grammatical errors sprinkled throughout (namely missing punctuation, improper capitalization, etc) which detract and made it harder to enjoy. Of particular note would be the spelling of Celsius as "celcius". Secondly, the tone of the interviews and transcripts seems off. The Foundation is an ultra-secretive organization tasked the the protection of humanity. It would therefore be expected that their language be professional and less nonchalant. I'm not saying that characters have to be monotone robots, it's just that there are other ways to flesh out characters than through their manner of speaking alone. Additionally, the designation of the D-Class seemed a little funky. A D-Class designation usually follows something along the lines of "D-insert number". The extra letters make it a little harder to read.
Overall though, its a solid idea and well-enough executed. No vote for now.
i find the writing to be a bit choppy, and reading through this had me losing interest as soon as i reached the third log.
this isn't HORRIBLE at all really, but i don't feel like it meets all the way up to writing standards.
-1 for now, i think this idea could be turned into something good though with some more polishing.
kill me
Echoing what seems to be the consensus here. It's pretty cool as articles go, but the logs are just slightly too choppy to be enjoyable, and you could easily cut them down a little bit. No vote, because there's some real potential for a great article.
Thanks for all the feedback. I'll make edits based on your advice and fix the grammar mistakes. I want to try hard to get this page up to par. If you have any suggestions on how to make it less choppy, they are much appreciated.
Well more immersive dialogue would be a start, it gets boring to read characters say a single word each line.
edit: ok take that back, the dialogue is just kinda' boring but there is clear effort put in.
kill me
I worked with the dialogue a bit in an attempt to make each line more meaningful, and cut out a few lines that were unnecessary. Thank you for the feedback. Ill cut out some more extraneous dialogue later.
Cool story, but the execution faltered in some places. Maybe revise your clinical tone and next time put it through the forums a couple more times.
Yah
Idk what accent this guy has, but maybe 'yeah' might sound more natural. I keep getting the 'crazy german scientist' vibe whenever I read it.
SCP-3173 appeared suddenly on 10/12/20██, causing most of the island to be instantly terraformed into the forest it is now.
SCP-3173 was first observed to exist on 10/12/20██, suggesting that the original island suffered a reconstruction event…
idk, this is given a bit blunt and could add to a nice mystery if done well.
Civilians that see
*observe
4-meter
4m
Just some minor amendments, but I know when to appreciate a good story, regardless of whether it has been refined yet or not.
+1
Poor little dr Nelson failed to consider two questions, why was it contained in that jungle in the first place, and do you really want to let something out when someone went to all that effort to keep it there
There seems to be some inconsistencies. In the second post-exploration interview, Dr. Nelson mentioned SCP-3173-1. But 3173-1 doesn't seem to appear in the description.
In the first paragraph of the containment procedures, it says that civilian boats who approach are just to be redirected. But in the last paragraph, it says that anyone who even sees it or approach the forest are to be given amnestics AND redirected? I'm confused. Do you still give the amnestics to the approaching boats?
I gotta admit.. The story is damn good.
The basis for this story is great, but I think you focused on all the wrong points. The whole "vengeful staff member tries to get back at the Foundation" seems cliche and overdramatic. It looks like you were so desperate to create an antagonist (other than the SCP) you threw the first idea you had at on the table without giving it any thought at all. It also takes away from the article's strongest point and beating heart, the SCP itself.
The Doctor doesn't have any motives. If anyone's gonna believe he's willing to kill himself just to have a chance at destroying the foundation (and if he somehow succeeds probably *the world* too), we need to believe he has a darn good reason to try. And you don't provide any reason for that, at all. It also reads off as a bit too "supervillan-y".
Why is he entrusting this floating ball of gas he barley knows anything about with his very optimistic scheme? How does he know that thing isn't going to demolish him and everyone it meets or touches as soon as it's let out? Or how does he know it's going to want to destroy the foundation in the first place?
I speculate that SCP-3173-1 gains the knowledge and traits of everyone he possesses, meaning that if I allow him to enter a scientist with 04-access, he’ll be able to cause havoc.
This proves my point even more. He's putting a whole lot of trust into a speculation there.
Also, why on earth isn't SCP-3173-1 in the description of the article? I understand that you want to have an epic reveal and all but that's just ridiculous.
Text to collapse.
In short: I love the idea for this SCP. But instead of focusing on the mystery and story behind the SCP itself (the beating heart of the article), you branched off with with weird underwhelming supervillian thing that adds nothing to the main story.
If this was me, I would just ditch the whole evil doctor thing and leave it at the MTF Exploration log (aside from some clunky writing, I love that log!! Especially the "So, Close") and explore more concepts of the SCP. But I understand that this is your article and you do what you want. I heavily recommend taking a huge step back and looking everything over very carefully. For now, -1 but so, close to a good rating if you just shake the story up a bit.
Edit: Finally figured out how to fix the formatting problems.