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

[dayswithoutincident]

I don't think you're off base at all, and I think there's enough flexibility in the bones of the story that each person can decide how much they want to change for their own character. The basics are strong, I think.

I agree about the twins, they didn't feel at all necessary to the plot to me (and I mean that as apart from the problematic aspect of their heritage being erased, which is a whole other ball of wax), and it's like you said, that Wanda's influence being the impetus felt flimsy and unnecessary. I feel like you/we can easily find other motivations.

Of course, we never saw what she put in Bruce's head, so I'm in a more flexible position with that, I guess.

[iron_y]

Yeah, the biggest problem structurally might have been just overcrowding of the narrative.

I'm not familiar with the comics, so I can't really comment on that ball of wax. Maybe just as well.

Well, if it's a rewrite, everyone's in a flexible position :) So what would you be looking to change or to get out of this plot in terms of Bruce?

[dayswithoutincident]

I actually don't have a lot that I specifically want to get out of a rewrite, apart from Bruce being more in character -- I just don't see him blindly following Tony's lead when he knows what a truly bad idea it is for them to tap into that alien tech for Ultron, even if the science is exciting. His entire schtick is about how his life was ruined because he wasn't more circumspect, thus making him righteously paranoid. And, of course, I want to avoid the entire Nat business.

[iron_y]

Ha, yeah, Bruce the pushover was one of the things I eyed a bit askance in the movie.

Okay, this is awkward, but because of personal reasons that have nothing to do with this discussion, I'm going to bow out of the rewrite project. I don't know if I need to say this, because, well, doors, but please feel free to NPC Tony any way you want/need.