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Follow up lore discussion point:
The whole of the board switch is contentious in lore and has lead to timeloops in the past, but I want to present a concept overall to add to what we currently have.
As we know, the whole «hyperwar» that resulted in /vt/ was a result of Holopro, and HoloEN in particular. But what is crucial to understand is that this never effected the rest of the «powers» like Nijisanji, 774, VOMS, the Heavenly Kings, AI, etc. In our understanding of the world thus, I propose that in particular that this be nuanced to show this aspect. For example, the neutral-niji and indie continents (aside from /wvt/ which came from /trash/ but another story for them unrelated to the hyperwar as well) probably don't even know a transition happened. They would know about the great struggle with HoloEN and /jp/ but it never involved them.
However, their decline in terms of the world was apparent before /vt/ was created as shown by how little they matter in the grand scheme of things in this world. This can be shown in various ways that are up to the writers like inefficient bureaucracy, conquests by EN, decadence, corruption etc. After all, by the time /vt/ was created, the age of the Heavenly Kings was long gone and most EOPs weren't (still aren't) exposed to the greater JP scene. Thus, personally, the decline for these nations likely starts before the creation of this board to represent this better. But that is my opinion.
I really want to see this older era in virtual livers developed more, as for me at least, it can be the source of myths, legendary tales, old civilisations, and many other interesting things that can be explored in world. Furthermore, what I would like to hear from the rest of you is what your current understanding of the board switch is, what ideas you have, and what (You) think might be good ideas. There are things like JP tech, the «restart of civilisation», fragmentation, scattering, and all sorts of things that have been said but never really ironed into a solid form that can allow us many many more opportunities as lore creators.
