[OOC] Arena Chat Thread

[Skallagrim]

Rilla and I have been talking, so I am asking. Who doesn't want to fight me in a ranked match? Be honest, if you don't want to face me at least have the courage to admit it.

[GreivousKhan]

Rilla and I have been talking, so I am asking. Who doesn't want to fight me in a ranked match? Be honest, if you don't want to face me at least have the courage to admit it.

@Skallagrim

What?

Oh! I will! :K

[DJAtomika]

@Skallagrim Never said I wouldn't, Skall. Been waiting for an excuse to get that rematch. Hehe.

[GreivousKhan]

I feel like I should know who DJAtomika is.

[Skallagrim]

Oh, you misunderstand there are 3-4 who are willing but then there are some who avoid me. So I want to know and I am sure Rilla does as well. Why is it the same few only.

[GreivousKhan]

Ya, that's right. Run away. :K

[Skallagrim]

Reading, its fundamental. I am not running Khan. I want to know why the same 3-4 are the only ones who will step up?

[GreivousKhan]

I'll continue in my ignorance thank you very much.

Edit: Also you're probably too serious all the time. :K

[DJAtomika]

Maybe it's cause, like, you are feared here cause of your reputation built in here. XD

[ImportantNobody]

Reading, its fundamental. I am not running Khan. I want to know why the same 3-4 are the only ones who will step up?

@Skallagrim

My plate is full

[MelonHead]

Rilla and I have been talking, so I am asking. Who doesn't want to fight me in a ranked match? Be honest, if you don't want to face me at least have the courage to admit it.

@Skallagrim

You don't have many characters I'd want to fight, I confess. I've fought Freedom twice in the past, so that would be boring. Skallagrim I'm saving for the finale of Fury's story, and your other characters don't fit very well with the characters I'm currently looking for fights with.

However, I might be interested in fighting your Hunter Elf and Viking with Adrian and Sigurd respectively in the future, and possibly your soldier character with Jok, though it's not necessarily a great match-up despite their similar tech level. For some reason your character's just don't seem to quite match up nicely with any of my own, they tend to be slightly stronger than my best match-up, for example.

Fury < Skallagrim
Sigurd < Kolskegg (probably butchered, working off memory)
Jok < Soldier Dude

Adrian is also somewhat weaker than your elf that can turn into a Wolf, though I think it would still be the most entertaining match-up, so it might happen when he's free from the Alphonse fight.

[Rilla]

Maybe it's cause, like, you are feared here cause of your reputation built in here. XD

@DJAtomika

funnily enough, he spends more time trying to get people to kill me. xD.

[LeeRoy]

Reading, its fundamental. I am not running Khan. I want to know why the same 3-4 are the only ones who will step up?

@Skallagrim

I am currently in a ranked match with you.

I would fight you with other characters but your character roster has mostly powerful characters or characters with multiple stages. I would be more interested in fighting with you in a more story oriented situation, instead of just a random bout.

Which is why I tried to have Erde engage that Fallen Dreamer thing in the NoW, but then adversity shoved that idea out of the way.

[ASTA]

Maybe it's cause, like, you are feared here cause of your reputation built in here. XD

@DJAtomika

It's probably because of his W/L ratio and his sheer adeptness at proper Arena combat. Judging from the personal accounts delivered by a few of the more seasoned fighters in this section, Skall has garnered a comparatively ominous reputation as an opponent that is borderline impossible to best. When people observe his fights and read the grim narratives that vividly illustrate his exploits, a profile is developed around him.

It's like an unconscious form of psychological warfare or something. Skall is avoided because he's too experienced.

Or maybe people just aren't interested.

I wouldn't know though. I don't really keep a consistent presence in this section.

Yup. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't use them - it only means that you should balance them a bit more carefully than usual to fit in the tier you're aiming for.

@Vordak

Yeah, implementing balancing factors to especially potent abilities or weapons is the proper to take. Perhaps the DEW would require a sparse number of turns to charge before it can be fired, or maybe it can only be used a set number of times in one select engagement before being rendered wholly useless for the remaining duration of the bout.

Dunno. I'll conjure up something.

@ASTA Would you be interested in a battle?

@Dynamo Frokane

Besides one potentially overpowered werewolf lightning bruiser, I don't have any characters that I can use at the moment. I'm in the process of constructing a proper fighter roster.

You'll likely see a number of sparing requests from me before I actually take a stern interest in the ranked matches that seem to frequently spring up around this joint.

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Yeah, I believe it caused some issues there as ASTA turned it into a huge argument for some reason, pretty fun stuff.

@MelonHead

Pointless, nonsensical arguments and baseless niggling always make for the best memories.

[Rilla]

fighting Skally is probably the most fun I've had in an arena bout. i've never beaten him in a straight up match, so statistically, I can't beat him. but it doesn't ever stop me from trying.

including Worren vs Skallagrim. in what was probably one of our early bouts.

In other words, don't be afraid, the worst that's gonna happen is that you're gonna lose. and that's for literally any fight you get in here.

[LeeRoy]

@ASTA
Generally, Directed Energy weapons draw on a limited source of power. Such as a battery pack.

That's the easiest way to limit DEWs.

[MelonHead]

fighting Skally is probably the most fun I've had in an arena bout. i've never beaten him in a straight up match, so statistically, I can't beat him. but it doesn't ever stop me from trying.

including Worren vs Skallagrim. in what was probably one of our early bouts.

In other words, don't be afraid, the worst that's gonna happen is that you're gonna lose. and that's for literally any fight you get in here.

@Rilla

I heard if Skallagrim beats you he banishes you to the shadow realm or something like that.

[Rilla]

Thats what the world of the Dreamers is situated next too.

[ImportantNobody]

In other words, don't be afraid, the worst that's gonna happen is that you're gonna lose. and that's for literally any fight you get in here.

@Rilla

Not unless you're connected to a special headset that transfers all of the pain to your real body and if your character dies then you die as well...but that is totally hypothetical...*nervous laughter

[Vordak]

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Not unless you're connected to a special headset that transfers all of the pain to your real body and if your character dies then you die as well...but that is totally hypothetical...*nervous laughter

@ImportantNobody

"...and you see, the most interesting part is that this isn't a virtual reality which simulates a life-like experience for the players - no, they are all forced to engage in TEXTUAL COMBAT! Muahahahaha!"

SAO fan: "wtf is dis shit"