[OOC] Arena Chat Thread

[GreivousKhan]

Depends if he has missiles or not. :p

Anyway I'll place a link here in case anyone is interested. Also note I'd like to place it within a story context if I can.

http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/31029-khans-beast-forge/ooc#post-2910294

[MelonHead]

Adrian does have a bow he's pretty good with, as Rilla found out before he had to forfeit. Still I suppose we are already in two fights with eachother so it might be good to branch out, even if it would have been a good match up story-wise.

I wouldn't hold much hope in finding a fight though, I've advertised four times now and no one has answered ;(

[Descartes]

I don't advertise. I just wait until someone else does and take up the offer.

[GreivousKhan]

Adrian does have a bow he's pretty good with, as Rilla found out before he had to forfeit. Still I suppose we are already in two fights with eachother so it might be good to branch out, even if it would have been a good match up story-wise.

I wouldn't hold much hope in finding a fight though, I've advertised four times now and no one has answered ;(

@MelonHead

Fear the melon. lol

I think @Impaqt was free for a match last I checked. @bushidoxisamu2 sent up challenge awhile ago.

Seems like we really have a lack of Players or something.

[ImportantNobody]

A good way to get a massive amount of advertisement would be to convince YouTube skallagrim to join us. All we'd have to do is sacrifice our skallagrim, but I'm sure he'd be willing, even if we have to force him. ;)

[GreivousKhan]

A good way to get a massive amount of advertisement would be to convince YouTube skallagrim to join us. All we'd have to do is sacrifice our skallagrim, but I'm sure he'd be willing, even if we have to force him. ;)

@ImportantNobody

Hey now...they COULD still be the same person..no one need know the truth...

Hmm, the multiverse usually brought in some new blood usually.

Speaking of which, while it;'s under construction. An interest check is up for brainstorming!

[MelonHead]

Yeah, the Multiverse is good for a short burst, but most the people on RPG are incredibly fickle, they move onto the next thing after a few weeks.

[GreivousKhan]

Yeah, the Multiverse is good for a short burst, but most the people on RPG are incredibly fickle, they move onto the next thing after a few weeks.

@MelonHead

Which is actually fine. Since some people do stick, and I'm thinking of making it into a chapter like thing. One one phase of the MV 'ends' a new one starts. Essentially making it immortal.

Kind of like the Fate franchise.

[GreivousKhan]

Whoa, I think I found the perfect aesthetic look for the Anger-Rylla.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjAhudNAVC8



Annoyingly I can't get a front portrait, but basic Ryllain soldier look now found.

[Dymion]

I will say, I'm looking to test my entropy fighter against someone else, once I finally finish all of his mechanics.

[Descartes]

I have ideas for a dickass wizard and a monk with a gimmick where his moves are tied to specific knuckles.

[MelonHead]

Looks and from a quick read seems a lot like Too Human, which is ironically where Fury's image comes from as well.



Shame the gameplay was so monotonous.

[MelonHead]

I'll be honest I kind of imagined the basic Angar Ryllan (sort of like the Roman Legionary) basically like the Tau from Warhammer, with auxiliaries mixed in of all types and races.

Maybe a mix of the Tau and the Covenant from Halo with all their funky race types.

[GreivousKhan]

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Looks and from a quick read seems a lot like Too Human, which is ironically where Fury's image comes from as well.



Shame the gameplay was so monotonous.

@MelonHead

Ha, so Fury should fit right at home.

Also heard about Too Human from ZP, apparently was a God of War rip off. Cause we need more of those.

I think Skalla would even like it. Now I just need aesthetic's for the other factions.

Also front portrait found!



Nice to have a visible theme for them now.

[MelonHead]

It definitely wasn't a God of War rip-off, nothing like the game except slightly similar in the form of button bashy hack and slash combat.

The plot-line and the setting were pretty much its only redeeming features, it was essentially a futuristic society where 'ODIN' an A.I made cybernetic-ally enhanced humans (gods) to protect the world from monsters (evil robots).

It borrowed from Norse Mythology a lot, but generally it was pretty cool as an idea. I might have this a little twisted as I played it when it first came out, but that was basically the idea.

[GreivousKhan]

I'll be honest I kind of imagined the basic Angar Ryllan (sort of like the Roman Legionary) basically like the Tau from Warhammer, with auxiliaries mixed in of all types and races.

Maybe a mix of the Tau and the Covenant from Halo with all their funky race types.

@MelonHead

Pretty much what I'm thinking to, I'll see how Skalla views them. Heck, battle mech's could also be their thing. Not that it would be seen much considering the most of the war will be small scale.

So far:

Angar Ryllan - They'd favor heavy armor over movement speed and weaponry power. Effective tactics like Radar jamming on or a personal mobile shields. As a result of the better armor, AR units often last longer in combat, but are not as capable of dealing damage as effectively as Freehold forces. The AR forces are generally more functional than aesthetic, making them the near polar opposite of The Fallen.

The Fallen- Would be fast and stealthy, with designs that often include triangular shapes. With designs hinting at the centrality of their aesthetic spiritual sense, with symmetry, smoothness, organicism, and grace exhibited in every unit and structure, all adorned copiously with twinkling lights and reflective of their familiarity with advanced Eldritch technology. As a result of this, they possess a sleek, alien, organic and seemingly innocent form in neutral mode - but when in attack mode, they open up, revealing their weapons and giving the enemy cause for alarm.

The Freeholds- Freehold tactics rely on efficient, specialized attack vehicles with very powerful, yet narrow capabilities. Probably has most variation and least uniformity considering all the allied worlds/realms.

[Darth]

Skyforge is such an awful game. I wish it lived up to the hype, like.. at all.

Also, in regard to guns in general: it depends on the accepted level of power being used by the characters. Below a certain threshold, guns are just a game-ender. At higher levels, they can either be a) fine or b) more or less non-entities, when you get to a level where characters can walk face first into machine gun fire and be no worse for wear. So there's a happy medium for guns where they can be useful, but not necessarily game-breaking.

I should probably repost that power-tier system I developed like five years ago, at some point. It might be handy.

[GreivousKhan]

Skyforge is such an awful game. I wish it lived up to the hype, like.. at all.

Also, in regard to guns in general: it depends on the accepted level of power being used by the characters. Below a certain threshold, guns are just a game-ender. At higher levels, they can either be a) fine or b) more or less non-entities, when you get to a level where characters can walk face first into machine gun fire and be no worse for wear. So there's a happy medium for guns where they can be useful, but not necessarily game-breaking.

I should probably repost that power-tier system I developed like five years ago, at some point. It might be handy.

@Darth

The aesthetic is still amazing though. Don't care to much about the game from what I've seen.

Also yes, that could be helpful... ^^

Also why I have beef with 'archer types' not so much guns. Once again not necessarily talking about archers.

[ImportantNobody]

So the Angar are glowing cyborg space romans?

[Darth]

I really liked the aesthetic, yeah. The actual game is just.. eugh. Was in closed/open beta, and it's less an MMO and more of an instanced dungeon delver that.. doesn't do a very good job at dungeon crawling.

Scale

Dual-Scaling System

The primary difference between this scaling and other scales is that others rely on a numerical value each time you move up or down in scale, and so the scales only apply in one way; magnitude of power. The idea with this system is to account for two things: Power, and realism. This allows players to more accurately determine what level they want to play at by having two separate scales that interact with one another.

In regards to the power scale, each level can effectively be further codified into "high" or "low" - "high mild" or "low mild", "low advanced" or "high advanced" to give more flexibility to the tiers when further classification is needed.

Realism Scale

Realistic

Realistic is exactly what the name implies - as parallel to the real world as possible, in terms of physics, physiology, and the like. Minimal bends in the rules of physics, accurately portrayed humans, so on and so forth.

Semi-Realistic

Semi-realistic straddles the line between purely realistic, and wholly unrealistic levels of combat. Combat will still roughly follow the real world, but the common addition of powers can more easily "bend" the rules. For example: the Shoryuken. A person can jump, spin, and punch all at the same time - not that it would necessarily be viable. But with a "nudge" of powers into the somewhat unrealistic, it can become a viable technique. A character could use powers to become stronger than normal, faster than normal, or the like, but without breaking the rules wholesale. Purely hand to hand or weapons combat would still by and large be somewhat along the lines of "movie realism", but with supernatural powers (if allowed), this can mean looser rules than in Realistic.

Unrealistic

At the level of unrealistic combat, the rules of physics are loose, at best. A character could run up the side of a building indefinitely, dodge bullets, perform astounding acrobatics in mid-combat, or otherwise do things simply beyond the ken of realistic or even semi-realistic combat. Unrealistic is more common at higher power levels, because of the fantastic levels of physical abilities that many characters possess. Punching through a solid granite block, slicing through an enormous redwood tree with a single sword swipe, punching the ground hard enough to create an enormous crater - all examples of unrealistic combat.

Power Scale

No Powers

Like Realistic, this is straight forward: a character has no powers, no supernatural abilities. They are more or less a human, albeit perhaps of Olympic level ability in terms of physicality. It can also be assumed that magical weapons or armor would also be banned, as they can give spell-like abilities.

Mild Powers

Mild Powers is the next step up, and is harder to classify because you can take a higher or lower approach in terms of acceptable abilities. Characters can run the gamut from humans with powers (Naruto, Avatar, Street Fighter, D&D) to lesser demonic, angelic, or otherwise supernatural beings. At this level, a gun is fairly powerful, and might be barred from use. Essentially, a character will be balanced to have a few strong areas, and a few weak areas, as their powers and equipment are not sufficient enough to cover every possible situation or potentiality.

An example of a lower "mild powers" character could be Kyo Kusanagi, from King of Fighters. He is a hand to hand fighter without weapons or armor, but is at the peak of human physicality (and sometimes exceeds it), while he also has a fairly expansive "fire elemental" powerset which is close to mid range, and would (in roleplay) probably have a charge system reliant on chi or magical energy. Ryu from Street Fighter might also be an example. An example of a higher level "mild powers" would be if you took Kyo Kusanagi, and either expanded his powerset, gave him some mild magical items such as armor or weapons to expand his versatility, gave him a second powerset, or simply made him physically empowered beyond human limits as a permanent passive ability.

High Powers

High powers can be defined by characters who are usually physically beyond the ken of human ability by quite a considerable margin (dodging bullets, hurling cars, etc) while also having considerable supernatural abilities. An example of this might be a super hero: A character with impossibly advanced physical abilities, super powers, and possibly some serious equipment. A lower end example might be Wolverwine: Adamantium skeleton, the ability to regenerate from practically anything, while being supernaturally powerful and potent in physical combat. He is on the lower end because, while he's exceptionally hard to keep down, he's also restricted to melee. At the higher end of the spectrum, you have characters who can destroy an building with a couple of preps, or even an entire city block.

Advanced Powers
Because it's been a while since I've played at this level, the description may be somewhat lacking: Essentially, a character at this level is potent enough to pretty much drop an entire city without too much effort. Think lower scale DBZ: Nappa, for example.

Full Powers

At this level, a character can demolish a planet. Giant monstrosities, cosmic beings, so on and so forth are applicable at this level. Powers can be quite extensive, and a character may have several powersets. Freeza, Cell, and the like might fit in at this level.

Power Character

At this level, a character is able to effect things on a universal or galactic level. Hurling galaxies at each other, creating black holes, creating or destroying planes of existence, planar psionics, so on and so forth. At this level, characters will very likely bend or break the rules of physics to their whim the manipulation of time and space is not wholly uncommon. Characters are likely to have god-like powers, and psuedo-science can be common, such as the application of string theory.

It needs to be edited and rewritten, but there's the raw base of the scale.