I struggle to wrap my head around the concept of a novel without conflict. Even slice of life have conflict, namely the interaction between the character and the world around them. What conflict do you mean specifically?
`Out of curiosity, what is the minimum rating for a story that you'll still read?`
is what i will post on my next chapter, but we can compare answers, I guess. Our demographics might not be the same.
Let's plays (especially of MMOs) are fucking boring. In the words of our lord and savior Kirigaya Kazuto, there's nothing more boring than watching someone else play an MMO. Much better to just read a time-compressed version of pure fantasy gaming TM.
If Isekai is power fantasy, then xianxia and isekai xianxia is power fantasy on steroids.
If isekai is power fantasy, then litrpg is power fantasy displayed to you where every time you get stronger, you see it. You get the anticipation of getting stronger with new gear in MMOs without the grind.
I was reading the thread, and then halfway through Ben starts lacing insults into his replies and then the whole thing turns degenerate. Thankfully, Ral saved the thread.
I actually barely know about the other cultures and while they're probably interesting in their own right it's a bit too much to research them for a novel. As a result, I stick to 3:
- generic fantasy europe
- generic fantasy china
- weeb japan