Hi! So my story involves the point system and a lot of choices that impact the overall outcome of the story, which is important as it’s a murder mystery. Although I personally really enjoy reading these types of stories, I actually get very anxious making choices that impact a story, though at the same time it sometimes annoys me when I make a silly choice without knowing that it has consequences.
So, as readers, would you prefer to know if a choice you’re making is important, or would you prefer it to be a surprise?
I’d probably like the option of turning a choice helper on or off at the beginning of a episode. With that, I can try a story and see if I think I’ll need a choice helper or not.
I always preferred the stories where I didn’t know the outcome of my choices until I accidentally killed off my no. 1 love interest with a totally irrelevant choice
I don’t want to describe the exact case, because it would be a spoiler for anyone who is reading/will read the story, but believe me it was so unexpected that I was shocked. It’s still a good story though, but I would have liked if the author had at least mentioned it was something important
Personally, I like to know if choices will matter, however I don’t want to be told which choice matters and which doesn’t (unless every choice matters, then just say that). I also like to know if they matter to get different endings or if they are just there to affect relationships.
I guess I just like to know what I’m getting into when I read a story. If choices don’t matter, I honestly just click whatever or choices that I find funny or think will give a funny response. Then if I later find out that they mattered, I feel kinda annoyed as I’d have made more considered choices otherwise. But as I said above, don’t tell me which matter and which don’t as for me, it’s more fun if I don’t know which choices are impactful.
