>>9740074It's not, but it definitely feels like the first step in that direction.
My impression is this is the first phase in a larger planned narrative. How would that truly work if it's still being left to chance? If this character debuts and loses, it kills the whole fear factor, mystique etc. and the plan becomes a wet fart. If I was roped into this without knowing I'd be fucking pissed because that possibility being allowed is a big fucking sell.
But the worst thing about it all is that it could have well been totally innocent standard WWA AI booking, and given my trust for the anons involved one in particular, I'd like to think it was, but the whole overarching planned angle aspect of it puts that doubt there that just does not go away and I hate that.
That's why things were set up the way they were. We promo, we sim shit, we make up shit for what the AI throws out. Simple.
Meticulously planning things out in advance brings nothing positive to this community.