Ultimization Game Discussion Thread

Ultimate Houde said:
Read the back few pages, we agreed to be able to Ultimize anything.
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No one agreed on that. I definitely didn't and I'm pretty sure I initially said only Marvel stuff in the beginning. I don't agree with the "there's only so many..." There's a limitless score of characters you can ultimize in the MU that haven't been used. Alittle disappointed you just went ahead and did that Houde...

However, I think it's selfish to keep it to Marvel. I would like it to stay that way but I'm guessing I'll be up against the bulk of DC fans here if I protest.

EDIT: I haven't been on due to work/school but Houde gets the round. Sorry everyone for the tardiness.
 
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A couple of thoughts on this -- I'm not sure how many Marvel characters exist in the 616 universe, but I'm guessing it's in the hundreds, if not thousands. If we've only ultimized a couple dozen, there should be plenty left. :)

People mentioned wanting to Ultimize anything or anyone and it's been discussed, starting with this post. I think the general consensus was that if there was enough interest, someone would spin it off into its own game.

My suggestion (which is only a suggestion, not a "modly edict") is that we let it go this round and see what happens. If it's popular and people want to continue it (and we get enough of a response in terms of entries), then someone can start the spin-off "General Ultimization Game" or whatever you want to call it. Leave this particular game for people who want to Ultimize regular Marvel characters, and let the other idea take on a life of its own.

I've noticed that someone has also resurrected the "Ultimization Event Game", and Bass expressed an interest in continuing that. We're going to end up with about eight versions of this game before long. Still, if each game has a good following, that shouldn't be a problem.
 
TheManWithoutFear said:
No one agreed on that. I definitely didn't and I'm pretty sure I initially said only Marvel stuff in the beginning. I don't agree with the "there's only so many..." There's a limitless score of characters you can ultimize in the MU that haven't been used. Alittle disappointed you just went ahead and did that Houde...

However, I think it's selfish to keep it to Marvel. I would like it to stay that way but I'm guessing I'll be up against the bulk of DC fans here if I protest.

EDIT: I haven't been on due to work/school but Houde gets the round. Sorry everyone for the tardiness.
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Nah. I'm one of the biggest DC fans around, and I'd prefer to keep this particular game to Marvel characters. What makes the game for me is playing with the 616 connections and twisting them to fit with the UU.

I might still do something up with John Constantine, if I can find an interesting way to twist him to Man-Thing and Doc Strange, but I'm not a big fan of this crossover.
 
Ultimate Houde said:
Then you guys choose something, I'm sick of just doing Marvel guys,
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I would be fine if there was a DC Ultimization Game. I would probably be better off there than here... But I'm with MwoF. This should stay Marvel...

I also agree with Seldes, let this round go, see the response, and then we can see where to move forward from there.
 
yes, this round is still going, but the winner should choose a Marvel character.

And if someone wants to, they can start DC game, or an everything goes game... The latter might be fun... We'd just have to decide on how to factor things in... Whether we'd be working off Ultimate Marvel, or if we'd just be working off the World as it is today, and as more ideas and characters are introduced we can tie them together.
 
SSJmole said:
I'm confused does my entry still count?
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Yes it does

Dr.Strangefate said:
I would be fine if there was a DC Ultimization Game. I would probably be better off there than here... But I'm with MwoF. This should stay Marvel...

I also agree with Seldes, let this round go, see the response, and then we can see where to move forward from there.
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It doesn't make sense to have more than one of these games going, when we only have about 2 participants each game anyways. We shoul dbe able to 'Ultimize' anything in the one game, it is called the Ultimization game, not the Ultimate Marvelization Game, or am I reading the title wrong? I don't see the big problem here.
 
It sees everything I explained a few pages back was ignored.

I actually agree with Houde now. Sure, we could do a spin off game, but how many entries are we going to get? Look at the other versions. 2 if we're lucky? This one is the most popular, and I think if someone wants to ultimize anything, they should be able to.
 
Ultimate Houde said:
It doesn't make sense to have more than one of these games going, when we only have about 2 participants each game anyways. We shoul dbe able to 'Ultimize' anything in the one game, it is called the Ultimization game, not the Ultimate Marvelization Game, or am I reading the title wrong? I don't see the big problem here.
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That actually Is how I feel. Ultimate anything. Like you said we only get 2 or 3 entries at time if it was 10-20 then separate would work but I say keep it as one just one rule If going for another company e.g dc don't pick the big names (superman , batman , wonder woman) like If i picked dark horse it couldn't be star wars or avp.

The one you picked Houde I would say is not a big name which is great. I only heard of him due to film. It also opens up an new possibility of what we can do.

I also agree with your earlier statement of there is only so many marvel. Others say but marvel has 10000's I agree but I think Houde is right with only so many because 90% of them are mutants , 8% are too cheesey to be ultimatized like white rabbit from spider-man so the numbers of how many would be a good pick for game drops from 1000 to 100 like that,.

And out of the ones that left to pick they are alot who people won't of herd of. So yes keep it everything.
 
And if you don't like that character, then don't ultimize him. Seriously, it's your choice whether or not you enter. Don't criticize someone's decision, especially if he's trying to help the game.
 
I think the other versions of the game don't work because there's not an interest in them, or they're too broad. I feel like a "DC Ultimization Game" might actually draw more participants than the Marvel Ultimization game does. I feel like we should at least explore that angle to see.

And my question is, where does it stop? Are we going to have aliens and predators running around the UU? What about a "Daddy Day Care" ultimization? The fact of the matter is, there's still plenty of interesting characters to ultimize, and if we have to go digging around in other wells, that just means we're being plain lazy. Sure, a lot of Marvel characters are lame, but the whole damn point is to take outdated ideas and make them more interesting again.

And I'm sorry mole, but I think your entry is indicative of the problem we hit when we start ultimizing outside the universe. Your ultimization of John Constantine represents the character about the same way as if Professor X had been ultimized as a delicious, honey-baked ham.

And that argument "Don't play if you don't like it" doesn't really stand, Proj. I am going to try to work something out for Constantine even though I don't really like the decision, but that doesn't mean I don't have a right to call it a completely poor decision.
 
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ProjectX2 said:
And if you don't like that character, then don't ultimize him. Seriously, it's your choice whether or not you enter. Don't criticize someone's decision, especially if he's trying to help the game.
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Agreed. and nicely put.

Zombipanda said:
And that argument "Don't play if you don't like it" doesn't really stand, Proj. I am going to try to work something out for Constantine even though I don't really like the decision, but that doesn't mean I don't have a right to call it a completely poor decision.
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:shock:

Gee thanks :lol: :lol:
 
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On his behalf, I did see that he said that he was only familiar with the Keanu version of the character.

(I was sort of tempted to redo the whole Alan Moore Swamp Thing scenario with Man-Thing, but then I reconsidered)
 
I'd just like to point how you don't necessarily have to tie it into the Ultimate Marvel Universe. You could simply ultimize the concept on it's own, standalone style.
 
Okay, see, this is where I get lost. :dazed: What do you mean, you don't have to tie the character into the Ultimate Marvel Universe? Isn't that the point of Ultimizing a character in the first place, to fit them into the Ultimate Marvel universe? Otherwise, it's just a character revamp, which I think puts it outside the parameters of this particular game.
 
Ultimate Houde said:
We shoul dbe able to 'Ultimize' anything in the one game, it is called the Ultimization game, not the Ultimate Marvelization Game, or am I reading the title wrong? I don't see the big problem here.
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It's because I started the game and the rule of the site has always been honor the code by which the gamemaster has started with .

*waits for someone to mention "Survivor"*

I didn't want non marvel characters because by ultimizing strictly marvel you have to follow the continuity and guidelines that a real professional writer would have to follow.
 
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