OOC // Fixing AoU

[dayswithoutincident]

So, Age of Ultron! A bunch of us really hated it!

I suggested that we maybe rewrite it and play it as a big plot IG, and there seems to be some interest, so let's go for it!

I think that with our busy lives and the slowness of the game overall it's best if we have a strong outline with steps laid out so that everyone knows what to expect and what they're responsible for. I'm willing to do the organizational part and put everything together into a story that actually makes sense, but everyone needs to throw lots of ideas out first and brainstorm.

I think it's safe to say that this will happen through a specific door, and that some or all involved might get stuck on the other side for the duration. That way, the plot is forced to move forward, but it doesn't screw with whatever your personal version of the MCU is unless you want it to.

We probably also ought to discuss whether to limit it to MCU movie characters, or Marvel characters more broadly, or any game characters at all. I personally don't mind non-MCU characters as long as it makes sense and doesn't feel tacked on, but I'm not married to that opinion. There's definitely an argument to be made for simplicity.

So yeah, let me know your thoughts and story ideas both broad and specific!

Comments

[captain_rogers]

As much as I'm for Falcon and War Machine becoming a part in the Avengers (and as much as Steve's for it), I have no plans to update Steve with the new movie and likely won't until Cap 3 comes out with the Russos at the helm.

I don't think that we necessarily have to pick back up the plot of Age of Ultron as much as find our own way once we rough out a plot skeleton to build on. The idea of using non-MCU but still Marvel characters definitely has an appeal, as we are not limited like the movie-verse to the issues regarding contracts and ownership. As large a cast as we already have, I don't think we really need any characters from outside what exists in their comics 'verse (I mean, technically Baymax even exists in the same universe, just in some vague-ish future setting of it).

I would like to see more what's holding the Avengers together, beyond an immediate threat, although they do best when given a common enemy to fight against. Definitely more continuation of the plotlines in their individual 'verses/dealing what happened within the timelines of the others. Tony's home in Malibu was destroyed and him possibly dead. Natasha's cover is blown wide and she has to learn who she is outside of SHIELD's borders. Hawkeye got his brain scrambled by Loki like an egg. Steve still doesn't know who he is outside the role of soldier, and his focus will remain for the most part on attempting to bring Bucky back into the world (although he'd never shirk his Cap duties). Thor's set down his duties in ruling Asgard to connect more to our world and learn who he is outside of being a prince. Hulk...really needs to not bleed into soda bottles, dude. That's not safe.

[dayswithoutincident]

I think that addressing the questions still unanswered is probably a major motivator for some of us in trying to find a better story. I do think that Ultron as a character is good, there was just so much else that built up around the concept that was super weak or problematic. There's stuff we can work with there, in the bones. So maybe we take the basic Ultron concept and find a way to answer all those questions we have on that framework.

[captain_rogers]

We can fix it! We have the technology!