Thread:Redfork2000/@comment-30384301-20180925062435/@comment-26888167-20181008132901

Good.

Well, here's the thing: although most of the time the shorter stories turn out to be more original, the fact is that the longer stories are usually some of the deepest, most complex and overall best stories in the entire series. The idea there is to use the formula in an original way. Think of The Battle Tournament, for example. Yes, it may seem like it doesn't ahve any in common with the typical Dr. Zack stories where you fight minions and then the main villain, but in fact it does. The tournament itself is the minion part of the story, while the part where the gang fights Spark-Boss, and eventually stops Discord equals the main villains section. The key was to present the same concept in an original way.

I think we should keep HoEC as a mixed bag: some stories are short and original, while some stories are longer and more complex. Some stories are focused on slice of life moments, while others are focused on stopping villains. I think that's the best way to make sure we have enough variety in our series.