[OOC] Nexus of Worlds- Darkness Rising- A Guild Tournament

[LeeRoy]

@ImportantNobody Posted.

[ImportantNobody]

By the way, in response to an earlier comment, she's not as much of an adrenaline junky as trying to find meaning and worth. Getting this through fighting others is all she knows.

[LeeRoy]

@ImportantNobody
Shin's the same way, though a bit more malevolent.

[ImportantNobody]

I think I'll get my post done in around 10 minutes.

[ImportantNobody]

I originally intended on a character who would always do what I thought was best, but funnily enough Ruchette is turning out to be one with the biggest personality flaw of overconfidence. Leeroy's character is also letting personality cloud his judgement. Anyone else having characters doing this?

[Fallenreaper]

I originally intended on a character who would always do what I thought was best, but funnily enough Ruchette is turning out to be one with the biggest personality flaw of overconfidence. Leeroy's character is also letting personality cloud his judgement. Anyone else having characters doing this?

@ImportantNobody

It happens all the time, even in the arena setting, to me. Though for some damn reason it turns out better than I expect in some cases and I usually, in a story, aim to work past that character flaw. I personally think it might be fun to develop a sort of mentor/teacher type connection between characters as the combat aspect both tests and helps develop IC explanation for how to work past said issues without mysteriously eliminating them. ^-^ They still exist, but be manageable. Though likely new problems would arise to take the old's place naturally as you will never get a perfect PC.

I feel like I'm spamming OoCs left and right so if my yammering gets on your nerves, feel free to kick my ass out and I'll get back to doing what I do best: Lurking.

[GreivousKhan]

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It happens all the time, even in the arena setting, to me. Though for some damn reason it turns out better than I expect in some cases and I usually, in a story, aim to work past that character flaw. I personally think it might be fun to develop a sort of mentor/teacher type connection between characters as the combat aspect both tests and helps develop IC explanation for how to work past said issues without mysteriously eliminating them. ^-^ They still exist, but be manageable. Though likely new problems would arise to take the old's place naturally as you will never get a perfect PC.

I feel like I'm spamming OoCs left and right so if my yammering gets on your nerves, feel free to kick my ass out and I'll get back to doing what I do best: Lurking.

@Fallenreaper

I originally intended on a character who would always do what I thought was best, but funnily enough Ruchette is turning out to be one with the biggest personality flaw of overconfidence. Leeroy's character is also letting personality cloud his judgement. Anyone else having characters doing this?

@ImportantNobody

Tablurath is like that to a fault, his biggest weakness is his arrogance. The guy chooses to go into battle with heavy training weights on purpose. I don't know any character who willingly give themselves a handicap. Heck I even planned on him only having a one eyed mask so his opponents could make use of his blind-spot.

Most of the time he'll even use one sword or none at all. XD

He only uses five if he's even taking you seriously. I'm surprised though no one has asked how he exactly uses five swords at once. >.>

[LeeRoy]

@ImportantNobody To an outside observer, Shin comes off as manic and unpredictable. In reality, he's planning out every movement, and adapting to the situation to match.

Just because you're cold and calculating doesn't mean that people will notice it about you.

[MelonHead]

Most of my characters have some quirk or character trait that could be considered exploitable though it's incredibly rare I find that anyone ever tries. That's probably just down to people not really bothering to explore other people's characters that well, or not taking note of subtle clues in combat that display the character's weaknesses.

The most obvious one is probably Fury, his character flaws are pretty close to his only real weakness and your best chance of beating him. I think people often underestimate how interesting a character that can exploit backstory or emotions would be, I've only tried to develop a character of that kind once and I never got to explore his usefulness fully.

[Rilla]

@GreivousKhan Because he's a level boss, obviously. :P

Also, ALphonse goes into battle with a weakness every time, he refuses to use his swords to their full extent.

Also, I went on a string of battles with injuries and weaknesses. xD. I think I was even told by some people they wouldn't do it.

[Skallagrim]

I don't know why people don't say my characters don't have weaknesses. But then I never understand why people attack my strengths.

[LeeRoy]

@Skallagrim Just remove one of Skallagrim's bones and he'll fall apart.

[Fallenreaper]

I actually... can't play a PC without weaknesses to balance out their strengths. I'm God Level phobic, and maybe allergic. >_<

[ImportantNobody]

Still don't know what group/who should kill Evvie.

[LeeRoy]

Man I uh, don't know what to do now. I'm waiting for my roommates to get back so we can finish packing, but uh. Right now I've got fuck all to do, since the only thing still plugged in is my computer.

[GreivousKhan]

@GreivousKhan Because he's a level boss, obviously. :P

Also, ALphonse goes into battle with a weakness every time, he refuses to use his swords to their full extent.

Also, I went on a string of battles with injuries and weaknesses. xD. I think I was even told by some people they wouldn't do it.

@Rilla

Boss? Boss of what? Like the meme? Do you even know what you mean anymore?

Most of my characters have some quirk or character trait that could be considered exploitable though it's incredibly rare I find that anyone ever tries. That's probably just down to people not really bothering to explore other people's characters that well, or not taking note of subtle clues in combat that display the character's weaknesses.

The most obvious one is probably Fury, his character flaws are pretty close to his only real weakness and your best chance of beating him. I think people often underestimate how interesting a character that can exploit backstory or emotions would be, I've only tried to develop a character of that kind once and I never got to explore his usefulness fully.

@MelonHead

Characters that can perceive that much about a character after only meeting them once are rare, and toe the line between a talent and meta-gaming. So they are not all that popular; though I rarely see anyone take into account higher tier also means a boost to a characters intelligence and skill not just their outright power.

In the mean time, I wonder what the NoW would have as a intro song if it were a show of some kind. :K

[LeeRoy]

@GreivousKhan
It'd have to be heavy metal, obviously. The arena is violent as fuck, and not too many other genres can portray that.

Except maybe industrial, but not too many people listen to that.

[Vordak]

Except maybe industrial, but not too many people listen to that.

@LeeRoy

industrial :3

[GreivousKhan]

@GreivousKhan
It'd have to be heavy metal, obviously. The arena is violent as fuck, and not too many other genres can portray that.

Except maybe industrial, but not too many people listen to that.

@LeeRoy

Hmm, I agree it would have to be something heavy and exciting. Though heavy metal might be to extreme I think.

I think something with a slow start would be fitting, with the opening scenes being a clip of every contestant right before they join, like they're answering a call.



Something like that, but getting more heavy near the end. >.>

[LeeRoy]