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Post by scint on Feb 13, 2019 0:15:39 GMT -5
The title speaks for itself. What are your biggest pet peeves in Warriors fanfics? They can be tropes, storylines, or whatever. Mine are the following:
- Kit hated by all is very, very, very, very, very, very, very frustrating because it's overused and usually executed badly. Of course, there are the couple that pull this off well. - This can apply for any type of writing, but for some reason it really frustrates me when love at first sight is used in Warriors fanfiction. Probably because it's either constantly used in a fanfic, or it's just not pulled off correctly. - Whenever someone spells the names like this: BlackStar, LionBlaze, Thunderclan, Riverclan, etc. Gosh is this one frustrating. Please reread the books and write the names correctly. - Whenever a character does something incredibly unrealistic that wouldn't happen in the books, such as suddenly deciding to hunt alone or to sneak out of camp. It has exceptions, but it really bugs me when there's no reason behind this at all. - Forbidden romance everywhere. Now I don't care too much about it, but when there's too much of it going on then it's a problem.
Those are just the few I can name off the top of my head.
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Post by Viperstrike on Feb 13, 2019 0:30:01 GMT -5
The kit that is hated by everyone for literally no reason, while their sibling is treated like royalty
The highschool AU fics. The characters are always ooc and the story itself has barely any connection to Warriors besides their names. If u want to write a story set in high school, just do that instead of just slapping the name Dovewing on your popular cheerleader girl, and Ivypool onto the nerdy emo angsty girl.
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Post by scint on Feb 13, 2019 0:42:41 GMT -5
The kit that is hated by everyone for literally no reason, while their sibling is treated like royalty The highschool AU fics. The characters are always ooc and the story itself has barely any connection to Warriors besides their names. If u want to write a story set in high school, just do that instead of just slapping the name Dovewing on your popular cheerleader girl, and Ivypool onto the nerdy emo angsty girl. I very much hate the Highschool AU fics too. In every single one it's basically a pity party for Ivypool and bash party for Dovewing (Also annoying how most I've seen make her into a diva. Why?).
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Post by SuperStarlite on Feb 13, 2019 3:03:57 GMT -5
I feel blessed that I've never encountered the Highschool AU fanfiction genre.
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Post by Brindlefern on Feb 13, 2019 3:12:59 GMT -5
Highschool AUs for sure. Especially when I'm looking for ship stuff.
They don't even read like Warriors.
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#FF55A3
Name Colour
Apricity
Bravelands is too slept on.
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Post by Apricity on Feb 13, 2019 6:28:23 GMT -5
Canon characters blatantly being out of character to support the author's opinion. I've seen a couple of those.
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Post by vectoring34 on Feb 13, 2019 6:48:14 GMT -5
Changing the names is a good way to get me to come to a screeching halt. I don't want to read a key for every chapter. The over abundance of redux fics without any originality is also kind of staggering.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2019 13:23:03 GMT -5
Human Warriors. They're cats. -.-
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Post by embertuft on Feb 13, 2019 16:43:25 GMT -5
High School AU’s. Ugh. I read one once and it was pretty funny- but then the whole thing just turned into a depressing mess about Hazel x Fox. I’ve never liked them since.
I also hate it when the character is a silver tabby with ice blue eyes. I’ll admit I did this once, but she was barely a main character, and was a villain. Motives were because she was abandoned by her sister and best friend, mother was too busy grieving over her dead brother and father couldn’t be bothered with anything so left the Clan
I just hate the same predictable plot all the time. Cat is special, gets a prophecy, becomes a hero, then leader...
Such the prefixes all the time. Mix it up a little! Repetitives include: Silver, Rain, Ice, Moon.
When they don’t include commas or all the words are just a jumble.
Also when people write name like this
firestar FireStar fireStar fire-star Fire-Star Fire Star (I do mine like this in my story but that’s because they’re not actually Clan cats) Fire’Star fire”star
where did they even get the “ from? That’s not in the names??
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Post by streamflower on Feb 13, 2019 17:08:36 GMT -5
When they use words like "Darling, Papa, Mama," etc. It just takes me out of it. Like for kits it's okay but it's still not preferential.
Just the overuse of words that are not used in the actual books because they'd typically be used in a human setting and all that.
Also I will agree with the kit hating trope, that's annoying too. Haven't read any of the high school things though!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2019 17:35:15 GMT -5
Is it me, or do Cats in the Canon series and fanfic, have disco balls for eyes? I can't tell you how many times I've read: 'Flashed', 'Brightened', 'Dulled' etc. in their eyes to convey emotion.
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Post by Brindlefern on Feb 13, 2019 17:35:58 GMT -5
When they use words like "Darling, Papa, Mama," etc. It just takes me out of it. Like for kits it's okay but it's still not preferential. "Darling" I get, but "Mama" and "Papa"... well... *sweats because I'm incorporating it into my fics myself*Guess I'm the only one I've seen who is bugged about how the clans are so formal when it comes to their family members because that's a helluva peeve for me. I get not everyone is fond of anthropomorphism of the cats to an extreme degree but for god’s sake it shouldn’t seem weird in others eyes for me to write kits calling their father “papa” when young. And I shouldn't have to worry about folks possibly being put off from it too just because people are so used to the cats in canon not doing it. x.x; It's like... basic evolution with language when it comes to words and age, and it only makes me realize how detached and "alien" they are in canon regarding kin as if they're just a bunch of strangers living together and it's an uncomfortable realization for me.
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Post by vectoring34 on Feb 13, 2019 17:42:39 GMT -5
When they use words like "Darling, Papa, Mama," etc. It just takes me out of it. Like for kits it's okay but it's still not preferential. "Darling" I get, but "Mama" and "Papa"... well... *sweats because I'm incorporating it into my fics myself*Guess I'm the only one I've seen who is bugged about how the clans are so formal when it comes to their family members because that's a helluva peeve for me. I get not everyone is fond of anthropomorphism of the cats to an extreme degree but for god’s sake it shouldn’t seem weird in others eyes for me to write kits calling their father “papa”. And I shouldn't have to worry about folks possibly being put off from it too just because people are so used to the cats in canon not doing it. It's like... basic evolution with language when it comes to words and age, and it only makes me realize how detached and "alien" they are in canon regarding kin as if they're just a bunch of strangers living together and it's an uncomfortable realization for me. Cats in Warriors talk like they’re knights, it’s a bit odd. No one is ever casual
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Post by Brindlefern on Feb 13, 2019 17:51:01 GMT -5
"Darling" I get, but "Mama" and "Papa"... well... *sweats because I'm incorporating it into my fics myself*Guess I'm the only one I've seen who is bugged about how the clans are so formal when it comes to their family members because that's a helluva peeve for me. I get not everyone is fond of anthropomorphism of the cats to an extreme degree but for god’s sake it shouldn’t seem weird in others eyes for me to write kits calling their father “papa”. And I shouldn't have to worry about folks possibly being put off from it too just because people are so used to the cats in canon not doing it. It's like... basic evolution with language when it comes to words and age, and it only makes me realize how detached and "alien" they are in canon regarding kin as if they're just a bunch of strangers living together and it's an uncomfortable realization for me. Cats in Warriors talk like they’re knights, it’s a bit odd. No one is ever casual It really is weird, and tbh I wouldn't mind seeing at least one character break from that and be a bit more "casual" about it from time to time with the titles. I want to see a cat call their parents "mama"/"papa" when really young and THEN evolve to mom/dad and the more formal mother/father. Heck, I wanna see a cat who is usually formal but has a tendency to slip into still calling their parents mama/papa in a more casual setting or something similar because they've been calling their parents that so much when they were younger, to where it's simply turned into a habit they can't break, and they go back and forth on casual and formal family titles depending on the setting because it's stuck in their vocab at that point. It honestly feels more realistic and relatable to have them do that (As I and many others still call our parents titles from when I was a toddler (The classic Mommy/Daddy thing) and I'm an adult, it's just a habit that's stuck at this point) than to have them speak in this forever formal way of speaking, and would give them more character imo to have one do so. As small as it is, it's just something I wouldn't mind seeing.
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Post by vectoring34 on Feb 13, 2019 18:28:28 GMT -5
Cats in Warriors talk like they’re knights, it’s a bit odd. No one is ever casual It really is weird, and tbh I wouldn't mind seeing at least one character break from that and be a bit more "casual" about it from time to time with the titles. I want to see a cat call their parents "mama"/"papa" when really young and THEN evolve to mom/dad and the more formal mother/father. Heck, I wanna see a cat who is usually formal but has a tendency to slip into still calling their parents mama/papa in a more casual setting or something similar because they've been calling their parents that so much when they were younger, to where it's simply turned into a habit they can't break, and they go back and forth on casual and formal family titles depending on the setting because it's stuck in their vocab at that point. It honestly feels more realistic and relatable to have them do that (As I and many others still call our parents titles from when I was a toddler (The classic Mommy/Daddy thing) and I'm an adult, it's just a habit that's stuck at this point) than to have them speak in this forever formal way of speaking, and would give them more character imo to have one do so. As small as it is, it's just something I wouldn't mind seeing. I recall the first series being more casual. People actually named their parents as their father or mother. They dropped that later on.
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#a3c5e6
Name Colour
𝓣𝓲𝓷𝓾𝓿𝓲𝓮𝓵
Warrior Fanatic
All hail me, the flower-flushing queen of Prague
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Post by 𝓣𝓲𝓷𝓾𝓿𝓲𝓮𝓵 on Feb 13, 2019 20:28:23 GMT -5
I don't think I have any, actually. Then again, I don't read than much fanfiction anymore, at least when it comes to this series save for a few exceptions.
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#a3c5e6
Name Colour
𝓣𝓲𝓷𝓾𝓿𝓲𝓮𝓵
Warrior Fanatic
All hail me, the flower-flushing queen of Prague
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Post by 𝓣𝓲𝓷𝓾𝓿𝓲𝓮𝓵 on Feb 13, 2019 20:31:08 GMT -5
When they use words like "Darling, Papa, Mama," etc. It just takes me out of it. Like for kits it's okay but it's still not preferential. "Darling" I get, but "Mama" and "Papa"... well... *sweats because I'm incorporating it into my fics myself*Guess I'm the only one I've seen who is bugged about how the clans are so formal when it comes to their family members because that's a helluva peeve for me. I get not everyone is fond of anthropomorphism of the cats to an extreme degree but for god’s sake it shouldn’t seem weird in others eyes for me to write kits calling their father “papa” when young. And I shouldn't have to worry about folks possibly being put off from it too just because people are so used to the cats in canon not doing it. x.x; It's like... basic evolution with language when it comes to words and age, and it only makes me realize how detached and "alien" they are in canon regarding kin as if they're just a bunch of strangers living together and it's an uncomfortable realization for me. To add onto this, cats have called at least called their mothers "Mama" or "Mother" in canon as well, even if it isn't that often, so it's not like it's a only in fanfics where it occurs.
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Post by streamflower on Feb 13, 2019 20:48:10 GMT -5
When they use words like "Darling, Papa, Mama," etc. It just takes me out of it. Like for kits it's okay but it's still not preferential. "Darling" I get, but "Mama" and "Papa"... well... *sweats because I'm incorporating it into my fics myself*Guess I'm the only one I've seen who is bugged about how the clans are so formal when it comes to their family members because that's a helluva peeve for me. I get not everyone is fond of anthropomorphism of the cats to an extreme degree but for god’s sake it shouldn’t seem weird in others eyes for me to write kits calling their father “papa” when young. And I shouldn't have to worry about folks possibly being put off from it too just because people are so used to the cats in canon not doing it. x.x; It's like... basic evolution with language when it comes to words and age, and it only makes me realize how detached and "alien" they are in canon regarding kin as if they're just a bunch of strangers living together and it's an uncomfortable realization for me. Oh I get it; I just meant when they’re warriors, not kits. Kits I get and understand and think it’s cute! but a grown warrior calling their parents mama and papa just weirds me out, I dunno why. I agree tho, they do talk very...strictly, for lack of a better term.
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Post by scint on Feb 13, 2019 23:27:19 GMT -5
High School AU’s. Ugh. I read one once and it was pretty funny- but then the whole thing just turned into a depressing mess about Hazel x Fox. I’ve never liked them since. This is exactly why I'm salty/bitter about how HazelxFox is portrayed in the fandom. If people input something that's genuinely cute to begin with in a fanfic, it's alright but then they turn it into a depressing mess? That's just bullshit and it's why I hate Highschool AUs. I just take them with a grain of salt nowadays; for some reason they're still popular(ish).
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Post by Amber on Feb 15, 2019 17:14:52 GMT -5
I don't read as much Warriors fanfiction anymore, but there are definently some things that can drive me up a wall.
- It's been mentioned but the Clan hates the main character but loves their sibling. It never makes sense and they tend to be poorly written. Also the reason for the kit being hated never makes sense either. If we're lucky it's typically an over-the-top deal about their looks or even a disability or no reason at all.
- Trollfics. Not like Starkit's prophecy where it seems to be really bad by accident, but ones that are supposed to be intentionally bad. They're repetitive, seem to have the same plot and are trying to ride the infamousness(not sure if that's the right word)of fanfics like Starkit's Prophecy.
- Alternitivly stories commenting on trollfics. They're not proper stories, are repetitive and tend to all be people trying to make fun of Starkit's Prophecy, usually. They also try to be clever, but usually aren't.
- When names are written like SquirrelFlight, FireStar, GoldenFlower, etc. It's right there in the books. Heck, look at most other fanfiction and they have the proper formatting right there. Same thing with Clan named like Riverclan, shadowclan, Thunder Clan, etc.
- This is more of a nitpick, but having no allegiances in the story at all. Like they don't even need their own chapter and descriptions aren't required. It would be nice to have a general Clan list so we know who is who instead of a sudden introduction suddenly thrown in the chapter.
- There was a bit of a trend a while ago of AU fics inwhich Brambleclaw chose Jessy instead of Squirrelflight. Jessy(or whatever her new warrior name is)is a perfect character who has everything. But the poor thing is bullied by Squirrelflight who is suddenly evil/bad because Bramble didn't get back with her. It was annoying and literally everyone was out of character. It wasn't a trend that lasted long, but it was still one I disliked.
- Redux and its copycats. Redux was interesting enough, but the ridiclous name changes, story itself, overly complex world building that did nothing and characters that are extremely ooc or are killed off/made villains nilly willy was just a turn off for me. Not to mentioned there was a lot of questionable things that happened with it or were planned to happen. I can appreciate what the author was trying to do, but it was poorly handled overall. Then there are the copycats. I don't mean people who take inspiration from it and want to enrich the warriors world as we know it. I mean people who use the exact same structer as Redux without bringing anything nee to the table.
- Name changes. I don't mean ones where the name is changed of a background character like Ambermoon or Leafshade or whoever. I mean stuff like changing names of major character, especially when it makes little to no sense. Whitestorm to Whitecloud, Brambleclaw to Brambleflower or Yellowfang to Murkpelt.
- I'm fine with Human!Warriors AUs, but I don't care for Highschool AUs. The problem with Warriors is if you want to stick close to canon, but make it more like a Human society, highschool isn't the way to go. With that said I find nothing too terrible wrong with them other than they tend to be repetive and always have a similar story.
- Human turned warriors, usually a self-insert type thing. Self-interests really aren't a bad thing. I see no harm in letting people have their fun with it. But they get so repetive and really bore me. To put it simply I really just don't care for them and just avoid them.
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Post by embertuft on Feb 15, 2019 17:18:33 GMT -5
High School AU’s. Ugh. I read one once and it was pretty funny- but then the whole thing just turned into a depressing mess about Hazel x Fox. I’ve never liked them since. This is exactly why I'm salty/bitter about how HazelxFox is portrayed in the fandom. If people input something that's genuinely cute to begin with in a fanfic, it's alright but then they turn it into a depressing mess? That's just bullshit and it's why I hate Highschool AUs. I just take them with a grain of salt nowadays; for some reason they're still popular(ish). The one I read was a complete bombsite. Literally I had to cancel the page and take a breath. The High School AU’s.. Just ugh. The latter fanfic was alright st the beginning, and I enjoyed some of the comedy, but then it just turned into a mess where Hazel x Fox was one of those massive tragedy (I’m pretty sure they made both almost die, then Fox save Hazel’s life and Fox dying and coming back to life?). Like, it’s just so unnecessary- and misleading. In a fanfic labelled “comedy” there shouldn’t even be the slightest hint of tragedy!
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Post by scint on Feb 15, 2019 18:05:24 GMT -5
This is exactly why I'm salty/bitter about how HazelxFox is portrayed in the fandom. If people input something that's genuinely cute to begin with in a fanfic, it's alright but then they turn it into a depressing mess? That's just bullshit and it's why I hate Highschool AUs. I just take them with a grain of salt nowadays; for some reason they're still popular(ish). The one I read was a complete bombsite. Literally I had to cancel the page and take a breath. The High School AU’s.. Just ugh. The latter fanfic was alright st the beginning, and I enjoyed some of the comedy, but then it just turned into a mess where Hazel x Fox was one of those massive tragedy (I’m pretty sure they made both almost die, then Fox save Hazel’s life and Fox dying and coming back to life?). Like, it’s just so unnecessary- and misleading. In a fanfic labelled “comedy” there shouldn’t even be the slightest hint of tragedy!That is just...fricking stupid. I declare it being shame on HazelxFox and why I don't read those AUs. The tragedy/comedy part is especially misleading, that angers me a lot. If I want to see a good High School AU, I'll just have to make my own content.
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Post by embertuft on Feb 15, 2019 18:09:22 GMT -5
- When names are written as e SquirrelFlight, FireStar, GoldenFlower, etc. It's right there in the books. Heck, look at most other fanfiction and they have the proper formatting right there. Same thing with Clan named like Riverclan, shadowclan, Thunder Clan, etc. - This is more of a nitpick, but having no allegiances in the story at all. Like they don't even need their own chapter and descriptions aren't required. It would be nice to have a general Clan list so we know who is who instead of a sudden introduction suddenly thrown in the chapter. - There was a bit of a trend a while ago of AU fics inwhich Brambleclaw chose Jessy instead of Squirrelflight. Jessy(or whatever her new warrior name is)is a perfect character who has everything. But the poor thing is bullied by Squirrelflight who is suddenly evil/bad because Bramble didn't get back with her. It was annoying and literally everyone was out of character. It wasn't a trend that lasted long, but it was still one I disliked. - Name changes. I don't mean ones where the name is changed of a background character like Ambermoon or Leafshade or whoever. I mean stuff like changing names of major character, especially when it makes little to no sense. Whitestorm to Whitecloud, Brambleclaw to Brambleflower or Yellowfang to Murkpelt. Oh I forgot about the name changes and stuff. Like I get Brambleclaw named after his mother- but JUST NO. Brambleflower- when that name is in a fanfic (as a replacement of Brambleclaw), I can’t read it. Also, there was this one fanfic where Jessy and Bramble had kits, and then Squirrelflight “killed” one of them and was turned into this evil monster thing by the author. Completely out of character and I hated it.
Also for the fact that people write fanfics, without any character allegiances. This is a one I hate because then I don’t know, a) what a cat looks like and the main character has siblings- how am I meant to know who they are?
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Post by embertuft on Feb 15, 2019 18:10:14 GMT -5
The one I read was a complete bombsite. Literally I had to cancel the page and take a breath. The High School AU’s.. Just ugh. The latter fanfic was alright st the beginning, and I enjoyed some of the comedy, but then it just turned into a mess where Hazel x Fox was one of those massive tragedy (I’m pretty sure they made both almost die, then Fox save Hazel’s life and Fox dying and coming back to life?). Like, it’s just so unnecessary- and misleading. In a fanfic labelled “comedy” there shouldn’t even be the slightest hint of tragedy! That is just...fricking stupid. I declare it being shame on HazelxFox and why I don't read those AUs. The tragedy/comedy part is especially misleading, that angers me a lot. If I want to see a good High School AU, I'll just have to make my own content. I’ve had my terrible fanfic reads.. infact.. I might make a thread on it.
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Post by scint on Feb 15, 2019 18:13:20 GMT -5
- Name changes. I don't mean ones where the name is changed of a background character like Ambermoon or Leafshade or whoever. I mean stuff like changing names of major character, especially when it makes little to no sense. Whitestorm to Whitecloud, Brambleclaw to Brambleflower or Yellowfang to Murkpelt. Okay, I am guilty of this one and used Brambleflower in a recent fanfic of mine. But I'm at 7+ chapters atm so I guess there's no going back now. Crossposting probably wasn't...the best idea, to say the least.
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Post by Amber on Feb 15, 2019 18:31:07 GMT -5
- Name changes. I don't mean ones where the name is changed of a background character like Ambermoon or Leafshade or whoever. I mean stuff like changing names of major character, especially when it makes little to no sense. Whitestorm to Whitecloud, Brambleclaw to Brambleflower or Yellowfang to Murkpelt. Okay, I am guilty of this one and used Brambleflower in a recent fanfic of mine. But I'm at 7+ chapters atm so I guess there's no going back now. Crossposting probably wasn't...the best idea, to say the least.Personally speaking I hate the Brambleflower name change because it doesn't make much sense to me. I get it to be in honor of his mother, but the -flower suffix tends to be for cats who who are motherly/fatherly. Brambleclaw has never shown to have a fatherly relationship with kits or young cats. Also the point of him being named Brambleclaw was to take back the suffix and redeem it sotospeak. The only time I've seen the name make sense/be justifiable, in my opinion at least, is the Jaywing AU where the name change happened after Hawkfrost's death. It was to show Brambleclaw breaking away from the bad side of his family and embracing the good. It was also his choice, which I liked.(Side note but I will forever be bitter with not only none of Bramble's kits being named after his mother, but the missed opportunity of not naming Alderheart Alderflower.) With that said it's just my opinion. If you like Brambleflower for Brambleclaw, go for it. I'm fairly sure my opinion in the name is unpopular anyway and if you like it then there's nothing wrong with that.
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Post by Amber on Feb 15, 2019 18:35:35 GMT -5
- When names are written as e SquirrelFlight, FireStar, GoldenFlower, etc. It's right there in the books. Heck, look at most other fanfiction and they have the proper formatting right there. Same thing with Clan named like Riverclan, shadowclan, Thunder Clan, etc. - This is more of a nitpick, but having no allegiances in the story at all. Like they don't even need their own chapter and descriptions aren't required. It would be nice to have a general Clan list so we know who is who instead of a sudden introduction suddenly thrown in the chapter. - There was a bit of a trend a while ago of AU fics inwhich Brambleclaw chose Jessy instead of Squirrelflight. Jessy(or whatever her new warrior name is)is a perfect character who has everything. But the poor thing is bullied by Squirrelflight who is suddenly evil/bad because Bramble didn't get back with her. It was annoying and literally everyone was out of character. It wasn't a trend that lasted long, but it was still one I disliked. - Name changes. I don't mean ones where the name is changed of a background character like Ambermoon or Leafshade or whoever. I mean stuff like changing names of major character, especially when it makes little to no sense. Whitestorm to Whitecloud, Brambleclaw to Brambleflower or Yellowfang to Murkpelt. Oh I forgot about the name changes and stuff. Like I get Brambleclaw named after his mother- but JUST NO. Brambleflower- when that name is in a fanfic (as a replacement of Brambleclaw), I can’t read it. Also, there was this one fanfic where Jessy and Bramble had kits, and then Squirrelflight “killed” one of them and was turned into this evil monster thing by the author. Completely out of character and I hated it.
Also for the fact that people write fanfics, without any character allegiances. This is a one I hate because then I don’t know, a) what a cat looks like and the main character has siblings- how am I meant to know who they are?Yeah I can find fics with the name Brambleflower a little hard to get through. Of course I haven't read or seen many with the name but still. I think I know what fanfic you're talking about. It might've been The Better Choice. Even if it wasn't, all those types of fanfics I read had most/every character who was OOC. Yeah the character allegiances thing is something I prefer having. It's not exactly a deal breaker if there is none, but I have found myself less inclined to read those type of fics because of the lack of allegiances. Also nitpicky but I also like having the allegiances updated every so often too. Helps keep the cats in my head.
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Post by embertuft on Feb 15, 2019 18:39:11 GMT -5
Oh I forgot about the name changes and stuff. Like I get Brambleclaw named after his mother- but JUST NO. Brambleflower- when that name is in a fanfic (as a replacement of Brambleclaw), I can’t read it. Also, there was this one fanfic where Jessy and Bramble had kits, and then Squirrelflight “killed” one of them and was turned into this evil monster thing by the author. Completely out of character and I hated it.
Also for the fact that people write fanfics, without any character allegiances. This is a one I hate because then I don’t know, a) what a cat looks like and the main character has siblings- how am I meant to know who they are? Yeah I can find fics with the name Brambleflower a little hard to get through. Of course I haven't read or seen many with the name but still. I think I know what fanfic you're talking about. It might've been The Better Choice. Even if it wasn't, all those types of fanfics I read had most/every character who was OOC. Yeah the character allegiances thing is something I prefer having. It's not exactly a deal breaker if there is none, but I have found myself less inclined to read those type of fics because of the lack of allegiances. Also nitpicky but I also like having the allegiances updated every so often too. Helps keep the cats in my head. Yup. It was the better choice. I’m pretty sure Thornclaw even got two apprentices pregnant or something in that fanfic). And the authors excuse for writing it like that was “Well I really hate Squirrelflight” Wasn’t her rank put down to like an apprentice or something? Bramblestar was weird in doing that, and poor me reading was probably scarred for life at the atrocious thing infront of my eyes.
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Post by lazy penguin on Feb 15, 2019 18:42:15 GMT -5
-- as stated above, the whole kit who is hated by everyone cliche.
-- bringing back bloodclan as your major plot. It just seems over done and frankly impractical given the canon storyline.
-- orbs. Just orbs. Stop it.
-- bad writing during battles. Like if there's no variety and the whole think is like "he slashed her flank, then bit down on his neck, and blood went everywhere!" With no reactions or descriptions.
-- edgy cat names for evil cats. Like Bloodthorn, Banefang, Bonesnap, etc.
-- just having one long paragraph of text with nothing to break it up.
-- this is more a coding issue, but fan-fics with either tiny, brightly colored, or bizarre font. Like, I'm supposed to be able to read this fam not kill my eyes.
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Post by Amber on Feb 15, 2019 18:42:32 GMT -5
Yeah I can find fics with the name Brambleflower a little hard to get through. Of course I haven't read or seen many with the name but still. I think I know what fanfic you're talking about. It might've been The Better Choice. Even if it wasn't, all those types of fanfics I read had most/every character who was OOC. Yeah the character allegiances thing is something I prefer having. It's not exactly a deal breaker if there is none, but I have found myself less inclined to read those type of fics because of the lack of allegiances. Also nitpicky but I also like having the allegiances updated every so often too. Helps keep the cats in my head. Yup. It was the better choice. I’m pretty sure Thornclaw even got two apprentices pregnant or something in that fanfic). And the authors excuse for writing it like that was “Well I really hate Squirrelflight” Wasn’t her rank put down to like an apprentice or something? Bramblestar was weird in doing that, and poor me reading was probably scarred for life at the atrocious thing infront of my eyes. Yeah. The two apprentices were, uh, assaulted by Thornclaw. Cinderheart blamed them for it and was exiled because of it or just left, I don't remember. I think she tried to get her other daugher(Fernpaw I think)who was a medcat to go with her but she refused. It was very uncomfortable to read. Yeah Squirrelflight was also deputy but demoted to apprentice and replaced with Jessy as deputy. Leafpool was also demoted again and killed at some point.
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