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[Lumine]

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[NoMoreGaems]

Don't get bogged down with puzzles if you don't feel they contribute to the story.
And, something I would like to see at one point is some on-screen evidence of the old hypothesis that until you see him on camera, your mind just filters him as some guy. That's a neat gimmick I don't think has been properly shown yet.

[Ouroborus]

I guess I'd rather see a "less is more" approach with it. Less puzzles, less proxies , less 'episodes'.

I'd be completely cool with a really simply story arch that consisted of like...4 episodes. The "hey, I'm filming my niece" episode. The "Hey, my niece when missing and WTF WAS THAT IN THE BACKGROUND!?" The, "Okay, I'm where she disappeared and I dont' know wh-OH GOD!" And the, "Hey, do you know where my husband is video"

Before I go further, I think I need to clarify that I do love the state of the genre as is, I suppose this is just my personal "what I'd like to see out of one vlog one day" Or, if I had the times and the means, this is what I'd do.

[redwulf25_ci]

A more genre savvy protagonist. Even the ones who claim to be familiar with the mythos from the start are still prone to "My friend is acting really strange lately and has a bad cough. Maybe they should go see a doctor. Oh and I'm being stalked by this tall guy in a suit. I think I'll go explore this scary mysterious forest now. And after that I'll go to the house that this guy who's making cryptic responses to my videos pointed out and I won't bring any back up or weapons."

I mean it probably wouldn't lead to long term survival but still I'd prefer it if they acted more reasonably, only going into the woods with a damn good reason, making sure someone came along to the mysterious house with them, was actually familiar with the signs that their friend just might be a Proxy . . .

[Retail Zombie Slayer]

The lack of genre-awareness is one thing that really frustrates me about the mythos. Think of Jay going to Brian's house *twice* at night. *facepalm* At this point, if you google "Faceless tall man in suit" you are going to get at least an entire first page of Slender Man links. And really, anyone who has ever watched a horror movie ought to know better than to go in the woods at night or explore creepy old houses by themselves.

[zbeeblebrox]

I want to see better-performed reactions. "Oh fuck oh shit oh fuck oh shit" is just plain not the same as the visceral emotional reaction you give your audience when the main character responds to seeing Slenderman with a physical jolt and a truly blood-curdling scream.

The best example of how effective this is, is to watch "The Haunting", when the mother walks into a room where her kids are playing, seeing nothing but a couple open windows, and flips the fuck out in fear. You watch that and you go "OHH SHIT" even though all you're seeing is a couple stupid open windows. There is literally nothing that suggests a supernatural interference except for the mother screaming like her kids were being murdered. Compare that to a b-horror flick with decent gore effects and bad actors. You could be facing the biggest gross-out shot in the film, but the actor's terrible delivery probably means you're laughing instead of hiding behind your hands.

In other words: Please, vloggers! Rehearse more! I know it's a time sink but it's worth it!

[TheFallenenvoy]

You do realise that any creator with any self respect will do what they have planned and stick to their guns rather then give in to fans who are begging them to go into a direction that would not aid their series at all, merely slow down its progress or change the ideas and plots they had laid down on the table completely.

[Lumine]

[Josh Rallus]

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[Gimme20dollaz]

I'd like to see another Slenderman photoshop thread thing, with stories connected to the pictures and everything.

[TheFallenenvoy]

[Wolfloner]

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