From a fan-editing perspective, I feel like I see two strong directions people tend to lean in.
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People who want to keep the gist of how TROS played. Just try to improve the movie that is there, even if you don’t agree with every decision.
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People who liked TLJ tend to hard disagree with TROS’ story decisions more, so they have a stronger inclination to change the film more drastically.
I think the community has done a great job with Ascendant, and imo, it will most likely be seen as the definitive edit that generally keeps most of the story decisions the same. There will eventually be a Rey Nobody version, but the main version keeps Rey Palpatine. The biggest divergence from canon in Ascendant is arguably Leia’s saber color. Since we already have a great edit almost complete that generally sticks with how TROS played out, I think that reason alone makes more drastic changes worth discussing. Changes like having Ben Solo live, or don’t have Palpatine “return” somehow. I actually think a “Solo Lives” alternate ending would be a great topic for EddieDean’s idea of monthly community-driven projects.
With that being said, I would still love to see suggestions for smaller changes that make TROS’ story decisions work better or make more sense.