[@Empath] Haha well don't blame me if your Exams don't go well! The OOC will probably happen tomorrow or the day after. As for the plot details it wont actually be explained. Certain event will arise and you guys will come to learn what it all means etc. There will be a log in the OOc that explains what has happened in the story so far for quick reference and to show where we are up to.

[@yoshua171] Don't worry about the mentions, happy to answer questions. 

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How do you accurately decide what character can beat another character and then make it feel somewhat realistic (or rather believable) if one person appears to clearly have the advantage, but they are slated to lose?
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This question is born entirely of competitive intent. Whilst I'm not saying that's a bad thing, I am saying that is not what I want in this RP. There shouldn't even be a question of 'how can your character beat my character'. Imagine if you were working solely on a fight scene, just you describing a fight between two characters, the priority in such an instance has to be the writing. Its an exercise in literary pacing, designed to give the reader (<-- Important word there) a rush of excitement during the story. Authors don't write fight scenes to see their creation win, they do it to develop story, to develop the character. Losing in actual fact often grows a character more than winning does. 

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At the end of the day I care more about the uncertainty of it which creates a certain tension and I enjoy the development that takes place during that combat. Plus the "winning," feeling, for me, is more along the lines of "Yes, my tactics payed off :D" 
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Your seem to have a dual viewpoint, of the reader AND writer. That feeling of uncertainty, the tension, it's all for the reader, for your audience. When you watch a show and your favorite character is fighting you will them on, you want them to succeed, which is great, but when the writer becomes invested in his own character to such a degree that he reacts like his own intended audience your in danger of skewing your writing and your character.
It is like the difference between a game and a movie. In a movie you sit down and watch events unfold, a story is created by the studio for your entertainment, the people who made the film get a different kind of pay off. They gain pride in what they created and how they were able to tell the story.
Your approach is like that of a game, you are given a world, a setting an in that setting you are allowed to make your character and control them and it is your intent to beat the game with said character. The people who made the game can also do this, they get to be their own audience and play what they have created, I don't think this can happen in an RP without the rules and stats and data that a game would have. 

In short, I want this RP to be a movie, its about how the story is told. Not a game, in which you choose which story to tell. 

I hope that all made sense :S either way I also hope that non of what I have said comes across as my dislike of you or your approach, I appreciate the desire for competitive fight-writing its simply not what I'm shooting for in this RP. If you do decide to join then we shall gladly have you, if not then I wish you luck in all arena battles!

P.S I've not read any posts that might have come after me starting this post. 

[u][b]EDIT:[/b][/u] Oh I do have to add that yes. The winner will be decided by the participants of the fight, if any problem arises bring it up in OOC. It helps a lot to plan the fight and how/what will happen. For example make a little bullet point plan such as

- Ok we start, your more powerful so you kind throw me around a bit
- I go Shikai and start to get on an even footing
- You go Shikai and overpower me once again really badly
- I use this trick to gain a quick advantage and strike
- your badly hurt but wont lose to someone like me so go Bankai 
- I die 

[@RolePlayerRoxas] That sounds fine, if you want to go for that I have no problem.