Park presentation styles - what are your preferences?

[TrimoParks]

Hi fellow park crafters! 

A topic that I've thought about a lot in the past days is the way how we present our parks on the internet, especially in forums like ours. There are many ways to do so.

Some of us post WIP threads which are very valuable for learning. Some of us write a story around our park and update our threads as the timeline progresses. I remember a thread on SGW long time ago where the park itself was kinda okay, but nothing breathtaking, but the storyline around it was what made the thread so special and entertaining, and it kept going for many pages and for a long time. 

Sure, the online world was a different one, when forums were a bigger thing, the most of us had a bigger and more engaging audience. Now, many of us put their parks on the workshop (Planet Coaster) and / or post their content on their own social channels. It's another way to present one's ideas, and it's awesome that we can do that, but obviously means less buzz in forums like this one. 

And since we're a forum here, a community, I thought it's worth asking around:

How do you prefer to get to know other people's parks?

Do you have any preference regarding fictional storylines vs. WIP threads? Do you prefer watching videos or reading written text? Do you prefer to just download a park and experience it yourself? 

And how do you prefer to present your own work? 

Which format or mix of formats suits your needs best? Do you usually release your park files to the public?

My own feelings on this topic:

I love reading and posting timeline threads, with a good amount of pictures (but not too many), maybe a few videos, and a bit of a story around the park. It became harder to post and follow in my opinion, but I'm always happy to see new projects popping up. However, the one thing I do only very very rarely is downloading a park. Maybe I should do this more often, but I guess I prefer the group experience of forum threads.

My hope for the future is that Planet Coaster 2 brings new energy into forums like ours, and personally, I'm looking forward to see and follow lots of new parks (and their stories). 

[RobertaME]

8 hours ago, TrimoParks said:

How do you prefer to get to know other people's parks?

Honestly, I prefer reading about the park with great stills and maybe a POV video at the end. @PS Vision Gaming's Salland's Adventure Zoo writeups are just about perfect. If they went into even more detail describing the park as you watch it take shape, it couldn't be any better.

I also like "in universe" details... history of the park... rides that once brought in crowds that were torn out or re-theamed because the public lost interest... etc. It's immersive and really grabs your imagination.

Very rarely will I download someone else's parks... usually because once I've seen it, there's not much else to do with it. (unless the write-up isn't that detailed... in which case I probably won't download it because I haven't seen enough)

 All in all, I just love looking at what people think of to do that hasn't been done a million times before. That's the beauty of games like RCT and PC... there are almost no limits.

Hope that helps.  :^þ

[iEddiez]

I tend to like writing stories about the parks development. Rides tend to be "here's a ride POV".