Still waiting on response from Catherine and Hobbes, but here's some thoughts from the responses so far.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=236759.msg12534729#msg12534729">Quote from: akirakaneda on 30-07-2016, 18:35:58</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">2. I think no invitations at the starting point. SAO it's a relatively popular franchise, so we might have some other people asking to join later, if they take part later they will not have a central role in the RP avoiding their absence stop its development<br/>3. I'd prefer it with a mixed gender cast, although yuri couples would be welcomed, I mean, it would be interesting seeing a boy and a girl fighting over another girl<br/>4. Believe it or not, I'd prefer it to start it before the Kayaba's Announcement, just to show how they were before and after that SAO turned into a survival game<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Two and three are perhaps a bit contradictory as the current player base seems to be going for female characters.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=236759.msg12535409#msg12535409">Quote from: Sessha on 31-07-2016, 00:26:55</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"> 4. I'm kind of on the fence about this one. I have a feeling it was my character's psychosis of announcement that contributed to the game falling apart since I wasn't as ready to go out and kill and level up that soon.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>My character's initial thoughts in the last couple RPGs have tended towards "don't do anything rash and wait for someone on the outside to fix this mess."  Realistically, I would imagine the people who would be inclined to immediately go out and start clearing would be the minority.<br/><br/>So yeah, it could be awkward transitioning from cautious/scared to "get out there."  But I'm not particularly opposed to starting before the announcement if its what people want to do.