LeeRoy said
Oh my god, if this is how every fucking post with Emphatic is going to be than even in my decaffeinated state I realize this shit isn't for me. I can't deal with this kind of dumb argument routine in an RP where suspension of disbelief is cool unless it happens to ruin your super special character. I'm outie-9000, yo. Tell MrDidact I said peace.
Raineh Daze said
Well, I found out that he's picked a sound level that would instantly deafen everyone, and somehow conflates throwing balls of air with the physics of the situation.
LeeRoy said
Second, the wind only has a range of two feet away from his body. He cannot project this wind any further from his body than two feet. That means the sound is obviously not projected infinitely in every direction, it dissipates. Emphatic does not shoot liquid balls of screaming air at people.
Raineh Daze said
Your proposed solution is 'because this causes collateral damage, give the character more powers'. Mine is just 'remove the part causing problems'. I think mine makes more sense and doesn't fix a problem by buffing a character unnecessarily.
Raineh Daze said
Well, the line right before it was 'I hope it's not 747 level thrust', and it has nothing to do with any other arguments I've been making. So my arguments are not questionable.
VitaVitaAR said
Realism is only an issue when a power is based off of realism, which this power is because it's based off of how super-speed like this would function.Ignoring realism is good when something isn't intended to be realistic(I greatly prefer ignoring it honestly though for some things it's good), but this power is intended to be. At least that's how it reads and was attempted to be executed, which is the root of the problems.
Raineh Daze said
Because some pretence of realism is desirable, eliminating them is more plausible than directing them whilst moving at supersonic speeds. Also, the Flash and Superman aren't in this thread. They are bad examples.
Raineh Daze said
Or add a hand-wave based on the fact there's current research into eliminating sonic booms (or reducing them), and thus he can just not make one, rather than getting another method of attack.**Admittedly, one half of this seems to be 'stick a big spike on it', which is amusing as a way of reducing things.