[quote=@LeeRoy]
Of all the folks that could be defending the Arena. . .

Myself.
[@MelonHead]
[@Vordak]
[@DJAtomika]
[@Skallagrim]
[@Rilla]
[@Shidenblades]
[@ImportantNobody]
[@Alphakoka]
The list goes on of people who I've come to know and somewhat like.

Instead we have folks who are new names, or not representing the guild personally. Such as.
[@Doc Doctor]
[@Cruallassar]
[@Gun]
[@Terror of Light]
[@Shawdus]

This is hilarious, this is like Germany during World War 2, they begin their invasion of Poland. . .But instead they take a left at Albuquerque and wind up in fucking Tanzania. 

[b]Edit:[/b] Forgive me, but this realization has made me laugh so god damn hard that I nearly threw up.
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I really thought about 'defending' the Arena and I was going to stay quiet about my opinion. But since I was tagged I'll just go ahead and throw out why I decided not to join.

The problem (and this is my personal opinion) is that I feel most high/god tier matches end up becoming a pissing contest where each person tries to win with their own version of pseudo-science. Many battles end up dying in the OOC area because of such things.

I honestly don't think this thread will last very long; people will get frustrated, people will drop, egos will be bruised and butts will be hurt. Not to mention many high/god tier powers end up being very similar to one another with physics controlling/shattering abilities. It's all very boring to me. 

Give me a pair of swords or brass-knuckles and I'll happily go toe to toe with anyone in the Arena. Throw in DBZ and beyond powers and I'll sit on the side lines and root for my favorite writer. I've tried upgrading some of my characters to this tier just to take part in this fight, but I lack the creativity to come up with something that I would feel good about using.