[OOC] Arena Chat Thread

[GreivousKhan]

I can do a NoW tourney.

@Skallagrim

Can I help? :K

[Vordak]

It would be marvelous if whoever takes charge of next month's tournament posts a required tier/power level for the participants' characters ASAP. While a lot of people here have a very diverse range of fighters, some (me included) will probably have to write a new one, so it'd be nice to have as much time as possible to polish the concepts and ideas behind them. It's just so much more better when one's abilities and powers are meant to work with each other, instead of being a mish-mash of related, but ultimately unfitting tools.

[Rilla]

Skallagrim is the Man of the Hour there.

[Rilla]

However, the tournament is set for the top 8. So I'll need Mahz to reveal at least that far.

It may cause some issues, however, depending on whose got 1100.

I could have the tournament set for the 2-9 places, with the winner facing Melon, current leader, at the super card. That would mean this season is more or less over, however. What do you guys thinks, particularly @Skallagrim and @Melonhead

[MelonHead]

I don't mind. I'd rather fight from the beginning though, it could be awfully anti-climatic if someone fights through every round and then I just kill them, which has at least a 50% chance of happening in that scenario.

[Rilla]

It's up to you, and the skeleton.

My thinking was, with this being a short season and the plans for a super card, then this end of the year tournament could be used to decide who goes on to the Supercard and face off against you, since you're currently the top guy. And that would make our second main event, of sorts. Or the top one, since it's more official related.

Next year should be better with it being more or less a whole year thing.

[Skallagrim]

It doesn't matter to me. If thus Tourney sets up a match for the year end tourney against Melon is fine with me. Like a fight get the right for a title shot.

[MelonHead]

I figure with the reward for winning a tournament the winner is pretty much set to win the entire season anyway, I have no issue with being on even grounds with everyone else for that. At most I only really deserve like 1200 points anyway, as the other 200 came from opponents having to quit after only a few attacks were launched.

[Skallagrim]

It would be marvelous if whoever takes charge of next month's tournament posts a required tier/power level for the participants' characters ASAP. While a lot of people here have a very diverse range of fighters, some (me included) will probably have to write a new one, so it'd be nice to have as much time as possible to polish the concepts and ideas behind them. It's just so much more better when one's abilities and powers are meant to work with each other, instead of being a mish-mash of related, but ultimately unfitting tools.

@Vordak

All Characters for the NoW –Rise of Darkness must fit in the following parameters for a low/mid-level powered character.

Examples of low-powered: A character with a mad scientist level genius and scientific intellect. Long ranged telepathy, magical powers that do not involve a divine patron, and the ability to shoot flaming bats with magic arrows of light without the aid of that damnable fairy partner. In general, the range of ability to be expected from a Jedi Padawan of Star Wars or a Genin Ninja of Naruto—as well as the use of cybernetics, alchemy, and so on to simulate any of that.

Examples of mid-level powered: The basics of nanotechnology capable of regenerating minor wounds, or alternatively wizardry or clerical ability capable of the same. You can pilot your own short-range starfighter and have access to technology so advanced as to be almost magical in nature. The ability to fly for any reason you can think of that makes any rudimentary amount of plot logic. Your character may have the reflexes and skills of an elite Jedi Knight, the speed of Saito Hajime, and the power to take down Trinity of The Matrix with ease.

[Rilla]

Forfiets count, hahah.

It would be, but with everything being short run, instead of a full year thing, it's kind of skewed. Next year, the plan is too make the end of the year tournament, the end all be all, winner wins the ranks(maybe, if we do it by points, then the winner may still be 2nd, or so; or if we take away points for winning, then winning is winning).

Like Skally said, fighting you would be akin to fighting a 'title' fight. Which makes, sense, as I'm a huge wrestling fan anyway.

But you and Skally can hash that out. Well, you can decide now, since Skally seems down for whatever.

[MelonHead]

Works for me, that should keep things relatively balanced.

I assume firearms are going to be unrestricted?

Well, like I said I don't feel like I deserve to be some sort of end game boss, so I'd rather just join the tournament and have the same chance of winning it all as everyone else.

[Skallagrim]

Mostly, I will make a firearm evaluation based on the firearm in question. There may be minor tweaks if anything for balance. Well that settles it then. Melon is in.

[Rilla]

That's perfectly fine, perhaps it's something we can ask people every year.

Next question, mainly for Skally, a decision he can make later on if he wants after different opinions:

Points for winning, or no points with winner take all?

[Skallagrim]

Each bracket winner gets 100, tournament winner gets 150 for winning the whole damn thing. . . lol

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Excluding me I need to know who the top 8 are, and which of them will be in this so I can offer alternates a chance.

[MelonHead]

Mostly, I will make a firearm evaluation based on the firearm in question. There may be minor tweaks if anything for balance. Well that settles it then. Melon is in.

@Skallagrim

If you're open to requests on tweaks, I'd really like to see firearms limited in terms of either capacity or firing speed, I think it provides the perfect balance without negating the many advantages guns still give you, rather it just increases their weak-points to make it more suitable for a 1v1 duel.

I figure that's why people stopped duelling with guns after it went from single shot pistols to assault rifles.

It's your tournament though, that's just what I'd like to see so we still have a good chance of seeing some interesting fantasy characters that don't have to be bullet proof to stand a chance.

[Rilla]

Perhaps better to keep it a 00 number, since the system doesn't allow for different numbers, yet.

Now, I suppose I need to do something with DJ's WOTW post.

You people wanna see it? Lol

[Skallagrim]

Then tourney winner gets 200 points for winning the whole thing.

[MelonHead]

Now, I suppose I need to do something with DJ's WOTW post.

You people wanna see it? Lol

@Rilla

Eh? Dunno what you're on about.

[Skallagrim]

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If you're open to requests on tweaks, I'd really like to see firearms limited in terms of either capacity or firing speed, I think it provides the perfect balance without negating the many advantages guns still give you, rather it just increases their weak-points to make it more suitable for a 1v1 duel.

I figure that's why people stopped duelling with guns after it went from single shot pistols to assault rifles.

It's your tournament though, that's just what I'd like to see so we still have a good chance of seeing some interesting fantasy characters that don't have to be bullet proof to stand a chance.

@MelonHead

I haven't posted the rules yet, but I am doing a limited capacity on firearms to 5 round magazines, with a 10 magazine limit per firearm. Now I will also limit the number of firearms to something logical and not have walking armouries.

[Rilla]

@MelonHead

The 'letter' previous winners write to the new crop of WOTW contestants.