Doctor Who is an incredible franchise, due to how licensing worked back when it was first created it is not all ‘owned’ by the BBC, but there are characters and locations which have allowed for stories to be told by other companies.
There are also some very niche crossovers, like with Thunderbirds and, most recently on TG, with Blake’s 7.
This can be part of the fun of Doctor Who, and many people have asked us to add in all these weird and wonderful offshoots. But for some of you, it’s frustrating because you only want to track proper Doctor Who, and want to see stats and lists that reflect that.
Well now there is something which should hopefully please everyone[1]!
By default, anything classes as “Beyond the Whoniverse” is now excluded from stats and from “Uncompleted Stories” or “Unowned Collectables”.
This makes it easier for you to see at a glance the % complete you’ve done, and not be bothered by things which are so far removed from Doctor Who that it’s a wonder they ever got added…
But if you’re a fan of these stories, you can easily add them back!
And…
You can exclude ANY stories based on Rages, Publishers, or Sets!
Not a fan of Torchwood? Never gonna do those Paradise Towers audios? Unsure if Arcbeatle Press is for you? Have no fear!
Go to My Account Settings → Customisation and find the “Exclude Stories from “My Stats” and listings” section.
Add or remove Ranges, Publishers, and Sets here.
Then marvel at your changed stats!
Here is what it currently affects:
- The % complete on your stats pages, as well as on your homepage and profile page
- The “Uncompleted Stories” list and “Unowned Collectables” pages on your profile[2] - it’s like you’ve skipped them all (except they aren’t skipped).
- Your homepage Latest releases will no longer show things you’re not interested in.
It does not currently affect Character Trackers, but I may add this.
There is one little caveat:
You can still search to find the stories, and see them in lists elsewhere. They aren’t automatically skipped. And if you do complete some of them, your stats might get weird, including going over 100% completed if you complete everything else. I’m not sure how big a deal this is, still looking into it. Basically I don’t want your completed stories to no longer ‘count’ towards totals, just because you hid them.
That’s it! Go and have fun exploring the weird and wonderful Whoniverse!
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