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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 9390013" data-attributes="member: 6801845">Lots of myths and legends to pull from and be inspired by.&nbsp; Not the real world so if we're fuzzy on the details most people don't realize.&nbsp; Common tropes and archetypes but still a lot of wiggle room.&nbsp; Close range combat is more fun for a lot of people than playing a game where you're sniping at each other from half a mile away or dropping bombs.&nbsp; Disconnected enough from the real world that we can let our imaginations run free without having to think to hard about how things actually work. The problems with modern world is that it's easier to step on toes and represent things a little too closely to someone's political or religious beliefs. We know how the real world works and it would lead to more question of &quot;why didn't they just [fill in the blank]&quot;.&nbsp; Problems with sci-fi is that it gets so outdated unless it's science fantasy.&nbsp; If it's harder sci-fi it's incredibly difficult to do it right and make it believable because we look at todays tech and extrapolate. Look at how outdated a show from the 70s would look now.Last, but not least, books I grew up reading.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 9390013, member: 6801845"] Lots of myths and legends to pull from and be inspired by. Not the real world so if we're fuzzy on the details most people don't realize. Common tropes and archetypes but still a lot of wiggle room. Close range combat is more fun for a lot of people than playing a game where you're sniping at each other from half a mile away or dropping bombs. Disconnected enough from the real world that we can let our imaginations run free without having to think to hard about how things actually work. The problems with modern world is that it's easier to step on toes and represent things a little too closely to someone's political or religious beliefs. We know how the real world works and it would lead to more question of "why didn't they just [fill in the blank]". Problems with sci-fi is that it gets so outdated unless it's science fantasy. If it's harder sci-fi it's incredibly difficult to do it right and make it believable because we look at todays tech and extrapolate. Look at how outdated a show from the 70s would look now. Last, but not least, books I grew up reading. [/QUOTE]

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