Haha in my first reading of this post I thought your question was wether AW is suitable for solo-play!

How's that for weird guy in mom's basement? ;)

Hi!

I am reading through the rules and have yet to play my first game. A thought came up that I hope you will be able to clarify for me.

How much are the players allowed to control the setting, and when? Is the MC supposed to co-create the setting with the players or is that the MC's job (like in a traditional rpg)?

I came to think of this when I read an example of play in the rulebook:

"Here’s a fun thing to do: “Keeler, this person named III corners you that night. She’s fucking pissed off, she comes straight at you, fists first. What did you do to her?”
Maybe Keeler’s player will answer with something. “Dude, sure, I’ve been sleeping with her guy.”

Here, Keelers player decides that her character has been sleeping with III's dude, but in a traditional rpg, a player wouldn't make up such a detail of the background, at least not in my experience.

How do you guys interpret the rules and choose to play?