The Brand New And Improved "Heroes vs. Villains: Marvel" RPG OOC/Sign-Up Thread

[MichaelChen]

Bummer.

 

[Gallagher]

x2 then I guess. No point being the leader of a non-existent team.

Also, I never knew Mandarin was a comedy villain thats played for laughs. Ha, I thought he was a geniune threat all this time. Learn something new everyday I guess

 

[MichaelChen]

Eh, yes and no. I try to play him pretty straight and serious, generally. That said, I never forget that this guy is a Mad Scientist and an Evil Kung Fu Grandmaster at the same time. There's an inherent element of humor to the character. So I try to play it kinda like Jeff Parker or Peter David would.

 

[MichaelChen]

Lol. I create Hitlerbot I intend to be quickly dispensed with canon-fodder. It's mainly a plot-device to give the heroes clues as to the plot, and to bring the heroes together.

The heroes take a month to kill it.

I unleash my big climactic scheme to destablize NATO with an ugly war that would create bitterness between France, friends of France, and American and those countries friendly to America. Thereby creating a new Cold War. This is intended to require a massive efforts by the heroes to stop. A bloody, brutal conflict that tests their detective ability, their cunning, their power, and their spirit to the utmost.

It gets dispensed with in one post by off-panel actions from nameless NPC's.

Lol! I remember this feeling. Had it all the time when running DnD games and Vampire the Masquerade games.

 

[Andy C.]

Chen, like I said in the post, having the US suddenly declare war on an allied nation due to the actions of one nut would be absolutely ludicrous. And why wouldn't SHIELD do everything in their power to root out and put a stop to a plot like that? That sort of thing is exactly what they're there to prevent. The whole crux of the idea seemed to hinge on every single person on the good guys' side being absolutely incompetent at their jobs.

 

[Gallagher]

Exactly, what is this? The Bush administration!? Ba-zing!

... Urgh, Bush jokes have become tiresome and easy. Has Obama royally ****ed up yet? Can we get to the Obama-so-stupid jokes? No?

Stupid perfect smile...

 

[Optikal]

The problem is MC, you have very strict ideas in your mind that YOU want to see worked out in a particular way. This is a free-flowing, organic RPG where you roll with the punches and work with other people. I tried to do this with you with Ares, knowing he could wipe your robot off the face of the earth in minutes, I chose to have him caught up in a battle with grunts to give Cap a chance to shine. But rather than leaving it, you killed off your sargeant yourself after my first 'fight' post and even put in an IC post "taking all plot relevant information to the grave". Letting that fly, I continue to keep the powerhouse occupied but again, you throw a curve-ball and post that he's fighting imaginary goons, rather than leaving the situation to play out.

Two moves I think every RPer in here would consider *****ey.

Then you go ahead and start a war with France in just a couple of posts which is the type of 'whole game' affecting circumstance that'd have to involve every RPer here. Things like that are usually built up over a season, building tension, creating story, giving people a chance to get involved. But instead, you leave specific OOC instructions as to how YOU want the game to go.

You completely butcher all nuance, definition and intrigue The Mandarin has a character just to throw in these big 'HE'S EVIL RAWR!' schemes. You brush it all off with a "Oh, for the Mandarin, it's a tuesday". You give no thought to the fact that everyone else is busy with other stories that they've worked for months and months to create, build and establish.

In short, you've rushed headlong into the gameworld, with little thought or consideration to what anyone else has done, is doing or wants to do. And now it's not going your way, your going to whine about it?!

You ever stop to think that if you had this feeling before that it may be a problem with you and not the multiple games you've taken part in?

 

[Gallagher]

I wish to frame that post.

 

[Byrd Man]

Wanna be an AGM, OP? I need a good head of secret police.

 

[Optikal]

I'd love to be an AGM.

Time to bring this game back in line

 

[Gallagher]

That mean you're Wolvie again?

 

[Optikal]

Yeap

 

[Byrd Man]

Okay, then. You're an AGM. Now just pledge your alligence to me and sacrifice a virigin (shouldn't be too hard to find at the hype) and it'll be official.

 

[Gallagher]

Yay. Consider my Cyclops dropage null and void.

 

[Optikal]

Consider it done and doner Byrd. Together, we shall rule the Galaxy.

 

[Venom160]

Wow I uh sense a great disturbance within the basement. I feel the balance of power has shifted........we're all gonna die! Take whatever isn't bolted down!

 

[Batman]

Consider it done and doner Byrd. Together, we shall rule the Galaxy.

 

[MichaelChen]

*sigh* Alright, much of that is fair, and even the parts I disagree with I can see as being reasonable misunderstandings. I apologize. I especially apologize for the crack about him slaughtering the npc with important information. When I had first seen you post that you were tricking the robot into shooting at them, I had flashbacks to scenes where players killed every npc when they should have at least taken one prisoner, and I reacted with inappropriate snarkiness.

 

[Andy C.]

Exactly, what is this? The Bush administration!? Ba-zing!

... Urgh, Bush jokes have become tiresome and easy. Has Obama royally ****ed up yet? Can we get to the Obama-so-stupid jokes? No?

Stupid perfect smile...

I'd say he has, but trillion-dollar-deficit and failed-universal-healthcare jokes aren't as easy to come by. Trust me, I can't stand the guy, and I have a hard time coming up with funny material to use that doesn't involve around his dependence on teleprompters.

 

[BnKRPG]

Main roster updated, Beeches.

 

[SpiderByte]

I'm still trying to come up with a good fight for the Doombot vs. Deadpool.

 

[Spider-Man9X17]

So, wait, can Cap and Iron Man go along now with the rest of the Avengers without having to worry about the confusing Mandarin stuff?

 

[Optikal]

LOL, I've seriosuly lost track of pretty much everything going on :P

 

[Keyser Soze]

If all else fails..... ROAD TRIP TO CHINA!

 

[Spider-Man9X17]

Hawkeye will fire up the jet.