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The Computer ([personal profile] computerized) wrote in [community profile] outofalpha2016-08-31 09:49 am

Bring out the Clones

There are some exciting things in the works behind the scenes here at Alpha, mostly thanks to the ideas and suggestions of you awesome players. I can't say enough how much I appreciate your input and excitement for the game. I am blown away by you guys on a daily basis.

But enough gushing! Below are some top levels to give you an opportunity to ask questions, give some feedback and basically spread the Alpha love.

Alpha OCs.

Ever wanted to create an Alpha native who didn't get the special treatment and had to work their way up from the INFRARED vats? This will soon be a possibility! What we need to know is what information you need from us and Alpha to help shape these OC backgrounds/histories. What do you need to know about their childhoods? About Alpha dating customs? About the fastest way to be promoted from the vats? Ask all your Alpha questions here.

Tropes, Plots & More.
Have an idea for a gamewide plot? Dream about making a trope come true for one of your characters? Have an awesome idea for a secret society coup? This is where you can make suggestions, or seek out collaborators to make your plot dreams come true.

Adoptable NPCs
The goal of Alpha NPCs isn't to steal the show, but to help further plots and pass down information to characters in game. They are to act as external forces to help characters and story-lines move forward. That said, there is enough going on in Alpha that they may need to be played every once in a while for entertainment or plot purposes. This is just a list of NPCs that have been mentioned in game and are available as you may need them. These NPCs are also available for any player who would like to temporarily adopt them to play them against other players. Just let me know if you need them/would like to use them.

Alpha Love
As the mod, I get to hear all the awesome feedback you guys have for the game and for each other, but this is a post where you guys can just love on each other's characters and the awesome CR you've managed to build in such a small amount of time. Don't be shy!
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Free Enterprise Godfather

[personal profile] alphanpcs 2016-08-31 03:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Name: Unknown
Known As: The Alphafather
PB: Andy Garcia

The man behind the scenes that runs Free Enterprise. He is entirely business minded and only cares about the credits rolling in. He can be ruthless in his practices of maintaining a competition free market
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Teela O'Malley

[personal profile] alphanpcs 2016-08-31 03:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Name: Teela O'Malley
Known As: The Oprah of Alpha
PB: Maya Rudolph

She's the star of Alpha Complex and the most influential vidstar. No one is entirely sure if she has orchestrated her own success, or if she's merely the Computer or someone else's puppet. She can make or break a citizen with her words alone.

She also has made it a personal goal to date every Alpha Eligible Bachelor.
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Re: Alpha Love

[personal profile] utilitybelted 2016-08-31 03:29 pm (UTC)(link)
I LOVE EVERYBODY IN THIS BAR
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This is so long. I have a lot of feelings.

[personal profile] runsonwater 2016-08-31 04:36 pm (UTC)(link)
I also love everyone in this bar. Most of all, I love the fact that though Alpha is an environment that should breed backstabbing and drama among characters, that the characters in game have organically come together and work together to protect and look out for each other.

I love that Lydia took something terrible that happened to her and had it make her stronger. I love that Root turned a robo-pet into a security/warning system/spy. I love that Steve - the most unlikely spy - has risen in the ranks of Alpha by just doing what he thinks is right and wrong. I love that Dick bucked the system entirely and went off the grid. I love Morgana's willingness to learn what she needs to in order to survive a technological future. I love watching canon mates come together while also seeing how unlikely pairings on missions go and the consequences they have later. I love reading how each new character approaches Alpha differently and how they do their own thing, while also being part of the whole.

Basically, I love everything and every one of you. It's so amazing to write with people who actually develop their characters and look forward to putting them in difficult, embarrassing or dangerous situations. And even more amazing to write with players who develop plots organically, are so welcoming and supportive and incredibly talented. No matter how many times I've written a certain situation - from arriving to a new world to meeting someone new - you guys always make my threads feel fresh, new and exciting and I love that. And I think I've written love one too many times, so I'm going to stop gushing. But thank you guys for making Alpha such a special game for myself and for others.
Edited 2016-08-31 16:37 (UTC)
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[personal profile] avemachina 2016-08-31 05:03 pm (UTC)(link)
my favorite part of this game, hands down, is that i can read and enjoy everyone's threads with ease

if you've written a tag here, i've read it (ok well i'm behind atm but i'm catching up!!!) and i love you

additionally the fact that everyone has sort of wordlessly signed this agreement that anything goes and dives right into the fun is something i think is rare for games and i cherish it so much!!!! i rave about the openness and drive of the players here whenever i get the chance so it's cheesy but literally everyone contributes to this game and i love it because that really is sadly SO RARE
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[personal profile] sanguinescry 2016-08-31 11:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Not gonna lie, I really liked that memory share, because it's what made Lydia and Ray so close and that friendship is ultimately what made Lydia come out of her shell more and become more sociable in general even though she was still kind of trying to figure this whole place out. So even if we don't do the exact same thing, I'm just saying, something similar wouldn't be the worst... :)
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[personal profile] sanguinescry 2016-08-31 11:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Thirding that I love everybody at this bar.

So, okay. My fave things? I love the fact that there's always something going on. I love the way that everyone just runs with what they're given. Case in point: Lydia and Barry getting sent on a mission together on her first day and instead of us just finishing the mission easy peasy, we ran with it and they ended up getting carjacked and having to walk back to AC, which is how they became such good friends.

I love that everyone is so nice and welcoming and that everybody seems pretty stoked to play with everybody. Seconding Rin in that I also read a lot of the logs other people are doing because they're so much fun. I really love that all the logs just sort of started happening in the Daycycle Change posts and just never stopped because that means they're all way easier to find and creep on.

I love that Rin's portrayal of Ray made me like him so much that I started watching Legends of Tomorrow and eventually even caved and watched some Arrow because I loved him so much that I wanted to play him. I love that Shini's portrayal of Dick made me watch the first cartoon series I've bothered to even think about watching in like twenty years. I love that Steve and Felicity's stuff always makes me smile or laugh even when they're not posting to my characters. I love that Kristi's Matt Murdock made me watch Daredevil even though I'd been steadfastly ignoring any and all Netflix-MCU (and still largely am, with that exception...and yeah I will finish it, dammit, I will).

I love that all the OG players loved this game so much that we got Sam to reopen it and it's doing even better this time around.

Just...fuck. Everything. I love everything and all of you.
Edited 2016-08-31 23:42 (UTC)
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[personal profile] sanguinescry 2016-08-31 11:40 pm (UTC)(link)
That last point though. That last point. So much this. Just so much this.
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[personal profile] a_man_out_of_time 2016-09-01 01:02 am (UTC)(link)
I would just like to say that Teela definitely made a pass at Steve, so if any of you want to adopt her at times to make his life terrible...
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All of you are the best

[personal profile] a_man_out_of_time 2016-09-02 01:34 am (UTC)(link)
I suck at naming everyone and why I love them, so instead, I'm just going to say a lot of vague gushy things. Reasons I love Alpha:

1. We have an amazing mod who lets just actually do what our characters would do IC, and rewards and punishes them accordingly — while always making sure that it's not only fun, but pushing our characters and the plot forward.

2. As multiple people have said, players who are willing to jump into anything, play anything, do anything. This is so amazing and fantastic that I really can't express how much I love all of you.

3. All of you make the world seem so real, by adding your own details of what little parts of Alpha are like in our threads.

4. All of you are up for meeting my characters, no matter who I throw towards you, and the ridiculous threads that have come out of it without any planning are just unbelievably fantastic.

5. All of you are so supportive as a community. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

I love you all. <3
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Alpha Complex: Civil War

[personal profile] a_man_out_of_time 2016-09-02 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
Hey everyone. So Sam and I were kicking things around because that girl just is a wonderful terrible influence on me, and I loved this idea so much I can't not share.

One day in the future, if we feel like we want a game-altering plot, where everything goes to hell, here is the idea:

  • Steve gets his powers back, thereby becoming a "mutant."
  • The rules of being a mutant are made clear to him. Register yourself and protect Alpha with your mutant abilities. OR ELSE. (sound like the plot of Civil War, anyone?)
  • Steve goes rogue, because he can't agree to that. Computer, feeling totally betrayed, hunts him down and reprograms him to be completely loyal to her, wiping his memories and inserting new, loyal ones.
  • brainwashed!Steve, out of loyalty, immediately gives up the location of the secret hideouts, and commands a legion of Armed Forces to take the Specials
  • Anyone who wants their PC captured can have that happen, and they will also be brainwashed, like Steve.
  • CIVIL WAR ENSUES
  • The remaining PCs have to protect themselves and go on a mission to restore the other brainwashed PCs memories. This could involve a lot of things, like storming the Technical Services sector.
  • When things are fixed, all brainwashed PCs get to feel all the guilt over what's happened.

Again, this is something that is literally game-altering, so I only want to do this is everyone is into it.

BUT YES THAT IS THE IDEA I'M GOING TO RUN AWAY NOW.
Edited 2016-09-02 01:37 (UTC)
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[personal profile] missromanova 2016-09-02 01:53 am (UTC)(link)
Very important question;

Were we serious when we said that Natasha can kick Steve really hard in the head to fix him?

Plotty question: When would this happen because it would be wonderful if Steve turned Natasha in for that thing we were plotting with her, forcing her to have to regain composure and/or start all over.
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[personal profile] a_man_out_of_time 2016-09-02 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
Answer #1: Probably not. I'm guessing the way to fix Steve, involves the PCs taking over the cloning facilities in the Technical Sector, and finally getting to see for themselves how the brainwashing/cloning works. Then they can hook Steve/everyone who was brainwashed up, and fix them.

You could also try killing Steve. They're just clones, right?

Answer #2: Um yes that the timing is perfect for these things to go together yes.
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[personal profile] missromanova 2016-09-02 02:07 am (UTC)(link)
#1: That's alright, I was mostly joking, heart wasn' set on it.

#2: YAS.



...Also I see your little suggestion there and I would like to say that if Natasha felt like she had to kill Steve she would and the guilt be absolutely palpable between them.
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[personal profile] a_man_out_of_time 2016-09-02 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
MMmm yes so this means you're going to kill him right. Everyone else don't look.
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Free Enterprise Ain't So Free

[personal profile] missromanova 2016-09-02 03:16 am (UTC)(link)
Hello everyone!

So after an extended talk with the Sam a couple of nights ago, I have a plot that I want to run by everyone because although I could keep it central to Natasha, I would love love love to involve as many characters as I can! I just want to clarify that although these are her goals they're in no way set in stone so all are welcome, from partners to people who wanna challenge her.

I'm sorry that this is so large in advance.

The Plan: So I was looking around the game and after educating myself on the concept of Free Enterprise I got this idea of Natasha trying to climb through the ranks and eventually overthrow the current kingpin to take his place.

The Purpose: Her reasoning is simple: the black market is being run incorrectly (in her opinion). Natasha doesn't think that things that people legitimately need, such as medications, prosthetic limbs, accessibility provisions, etc should be so expensive. In her eyes no one should ever have to choose between buying necessary items and buying food. Her plan would be, after taking over, to drop black market prices as much as possible depending on the level of necessity of the item requested, whether it be more complicated to smuggle or not. For instance, if you want a box of mac and cheese there will be a price for it (still probably lower than it is now), but if you need something like a prosthetic hand she's going to do her best to get it as low cost as possible. Her ultimate goal would be free for such cases, although in some that may not be realistic.

I've also been in plotty talks with Spencer and in the end, if she reaches her ultimate goal, she'd be working closely with Steve keeping an eye on the Alpha Complex underbelly while he keeps an eye on the surface. She wants to be able to help make AC as safe as possible, and although it'll never be truly safe the closer they can get the better, in her eyes.

Possible CR: There are sooo many ways I would love for peeps to be involved in this, but there's no obligation. I could always make like, a rough outline of how she'd go about this that can be effected by the daycycle plots and things but I feel like this would be a great way to integrate Natasha into the group.

Foot in the Door

She could really use someone to introduce her to the world of Free Enterprise in the first place. The more aware she is of it and the more aware she is of the injustice that the current kingpin is forcing upon Specials and the general population, the more motivated she'll be.

Right Hand

This sounds singular but it definitely doesn't have to be. The more people Natasha finds that she can trust, the more people she can replace that are currently in Free Enterprise. She would be hesitant at first to involve someone else but she's not one to tell someone not to do something because it's dangerous, she's not that much of a hypocrite *cough*Steve*cough*. If anyone is willing to put themselves in danger for the ultimate goal of a safer Complex, or if they want an in and favoritism from the woman who may end up supplying them with all their cool stuff, I'd love to plot something out.

Challenge

Anyone who would be up for competing with Natasha and/or trying to bring her down/expose her for any reason at all. Come on, this shady lady who knows how to paralyze a man with a plastic cup and a gum wrapper is climbing through the ranks of Free Enterprise and no one finds this strange? If you do a little research you'll find that Natalia Romanov translates into 'red flag' in Russian*.

*Probably not true but should be


Or anything else. I would love any ideas or plotty things. If any other players aren't cool with this plot feel free to let me know privately if you want (I'm pretty sure you all have my plurk) and I'll chat it out or scrap the idea all together if it messes with something you've got going on.