Vordak said
Well, IMHO, the former leans more towards the natural course of action, as one often alters their actions in order to outsmart their opponent. On the other hand, taking actions only according to the 'if' statements made prior offers strict moderation and overall less dodgy posts.
That's just it. If we use the former method, I could essentially re-write my entire last post to the point that I never actually jumped at all, then you could re-write your current post completely to do something else that wasn't originally thought of, and the fight would never get beyond the first attack, with every post being retconned by the next. It's a terrible way to conduct a fight. In my view, using the "no changes unless interrupted or using an if statement" method makes for much cleaner duels that have a better flow to them, without as much hassle regarding the legality of move alterations, and that's the method I'd prefer to use (especially since it's also the closest to what I first learned).
The idea that an opponent can completely take back everything in their last post in order to respond in a way that they originally couldn't and gain an advantage they would never have had just makes me cringe, and seems overall extremely dodgy. It's like fighting someone who can rewind time and try again every time they make a mistake.
All that said, I'm going to exercise my co-thread-starter privileges and enact the "no alterations unless interrupted or using an if statement" rule. Vordak, would you be willing to edit your post with that in mind? It just seems the most logical way to go, and I'd be asking the same thing even if it wasn't my character that was involved. So it's not just because I don't want to get cut in half, because I wouldn't anyway. ;)