[OOC] Running and Gunning - Higan Vs. The Magna Pater

[LeeRoy]

Literally every post stokes the fire. Literally every post, but instead of poking it with a stick or blowing air on it. You're throwing manganese into the flame and flashbanging yourselves.

[MelonHead]

@MelonHead
I'm done with having Higan constantly "guess" where the Magna Pater is. All I can say is that he can't see what he can't see, so it will be a threat from outside of his newly limited vision. You can ask @Drifting Pollen yourself if my secret moves are fair or not, but you'll not be getting any hints. You need to be in the dark as much as Higan is to keep things on the straight and narrow. But seriously, no more of this convenient instinctual stuff unless it turns out that Higan really is damn good at looking in the right direction at the right time.

And Slimy's autocannibalism is about as fair as Higan's anomoly vision and grip sensors. At least I had provided a link to the thread where it used its selective autocannibalism before, back on the first page, rather than simply invent it out of the blue.

@Doc Doctor

Actually if that's all it takes to make an ability legit I can post Higan's first fight where he uses both of those things.

Yes, what about what Higan can hear or feel or see with the strip of vision he still retains? You better provide every single relevant piece of information or I'm calling you out on your bullshit.

Also, if you had asked I could have easily provided why Higan turned rightward, because his only available weaponry is on that side of his Mech and the strip of vision he has is also on that side. Why turn leftward if you're completely blind on that side and have no weaponry?

Still, I like this blatantly obvious accusation of meta-gaming. Clearly my every intent is to win this fight at all costs, hence why I've been giving you complete freebies this entire fight despite warning you before-hand your character was outclassed, I was well within my rights to just play properly and ruin you.

[Doc Doctor]

@MelonHead

All I see are sputtering excuses. My bullshit? Au contraire, I'm simply not letting you run amok with information you shouldn't know anyways. If you aren't metagaming, then you should be fine trusting Pollens judgement and your own instincts.

And yes, please DO provide those links.

[MelonHead]

http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/81959-the-mech-that-went-to-an-active-volcano-ranked-battle/ic

I shouldn't have to, we don't fight under the pretence that we can hide anything we don't think the enemy should know.

Got a question for you, as you're so sanctimonious. When the Pater first attacked the Optics, it dived through the Mech's arms and was grappled. Somehow, it knew it hadn't done enough damage to the Optics and turned back around to attack it again. How did it know?

I think you should evaluate some of your own actions before you throw out accusations of meta-gaming, I could say much the same about you.

In fact, the most hilarious thing was that the explanation for that dodge was the Pater somehow realising it hadn't done as much damage as it thought and retreating to do some more, before it could even know. Sometimes you crack me up Doc, absolutely fucking hilarious.

[MelonHead]

To be honest I'm still astounded how much the Pater knows about Ramor technology, being aware it can't hear, can't feel, knowing that there must be someone inside looking out through the tiny glass on the top, the Pater is a genius indeed Doc, a genius in fucking deed. Hell, the way it was able to detect the Mech at all with Echolocation through an entire forest of obstructing objects, fucking amazing, and the way it knew about the Optics despite never being in a position where sound could have bounced off it to reveal it was different at all.

I'm constantly amazed by your character's intuition, truly startling.

[MelonHead]

But don't worry Doc, you keep on with your precautions to stop me Meta-gaming, I won't complain, why would I, I've let you get away with this much bullshit already to balance the fight out.

[Doc Doctor]

@MelonHead

Uhh, because it sensed the lens wasn't in a million pieces? If you're quite done vainly trying to turn the tables on me, perhaps we can get back to the roleplay. I know bickering comes second nature to you, and for the first half dozen whining intermissions, things were still tolerable. Now its starting to get stale.

I'm here to fight a robot, not a grandma.

[MelonHead]

@MelonHead

Uhh, because it sensed the lens wasn't in a million pieces? If you're quite done vainly trying to turn the tables on me, perhaps we can get back to the roleplay. I know bickering comes second nature to you, and for the first half dozen whining intermissions, things were still tolerable. Now its starting to get stale.

I'm here to fight a robot, not a grandma.

@Doc Doctor

Classic deflection tactic, don't insult your opponent by changing the rules half-way through a fight and deciding they can't be trusted not to meta game in future, massive dick move.

[MelonHead]

Also read carefully, I'm waiting on you. I'm happy to kill you blind, it means I don't have to hold back anymore for fear the fight is unfair, going to be fun wiping the floor with you.

[Drifting Pollen]

Whoa, getting heated again.

Just want to point out that I never actually agreed to Doc Doctor's whole sending-me-information-Melon-doesn't-know thing.

If both of you are okay with this and want to follow through (which it seems Melon has IC), then I'm willing to help out as a witness to Doc's secret plans. However, from what I'm seeing in the OOC it seems Melon is rather peeved at it? So perhaps it would be best for you two to make sure you're both on board with this and willing to continue in such a manner, hopefully with some degree of civility.

[MelonHead]

Whatever, it's literally the most abysmal thing I've ever seen any Arena fighter do in three years, to the point of being almost hilarious. The fact that you hadn't even agreed to it before Doc decided to enact this master plan just makes it even funnier. However, Doc can have all the crutches he needs, it makes no odds to me now I've decided to just end him. I'm not treating this fight like a story fight any more though.

[Doc Doctor]

@MelonHead

Excuses and more excuses. You just hate not having excuses to whine. If venting at me helps relieve that pent up complex, have at it. As as for story, please say no more. Reading your stuff is like looking at an IKEA manual. I don't try to predict outcomes, but I will say that you should be keeping your words soft and unabrasive. If they get shoved back up from whence they came, it won't feel good.

[LeeRoy]

Is the climax on the horizon? Is this soon to reach its zenith? I'm excited.

[LeeRoy]

I kind of wish that this were like an MMOG, and someone could just drop in at any time. I feel like if other Arena characters could witness this it would be absolute gold for not just the watchers, but the characters too.

[Doc Doctor]

@LeeRoy

Sure, they can look on from a macroversal stadium, all wearing night vision goggles of course.

Seriously, look at the join status now.

[plsdeletemyacc]

@Doc Doctor

Y'know, Doc, the Pater reminds me of Dodgeman from RS. Incredibly flexible, damn good at letting reflexes and contortionism carry its way through fights, and pisses off everybody he fights because hitting him is like pissing in to a shot glass taped to a cheetahs back in full sprint while riding on the back of a chevy with bad shocks on a pothole-riddled back alley on a unicycle blindfolded. With no urine. Once I make it back here, I'll see about doing a brawl with you. You're currently the best fighter here (knew you'd make it buddy), so let's see if I can keep up on forums, not just in-game.

[MelonHead]

@MelonHead

Excuses and more excuses. You just hate not having excuses to whine. If venting at me helps relieve that pent up complex, have at it. As as for story, please say no more. Reading your stuff is like looking at an IKEA manual. I don't try to predict outcomes, but I will say that you should be keeping your words soft and unabrasive. If they get shoved back up from whence they came, it won't feel good.

@Doc Doctor

Actually I hate my opponent's complete disrespect in a fight that doesn't even have any ranked merit. Go figure. Continue with your petty insults rather than meaningful debate, I've already established your limitations, you can't disappoint me further.

[MelonHead]

Unfortunately all my subsequent posts will have to wait for Pollen's OK, hopefully they're willing to invest the time.

[Doc Doctor]

@Doc Doctor

Y'know, Doc, the Pater reminds me of Dodgeman from RS. Incredibly flexible, damn good at letting reflexes and contortionism carry its way through fights, and pisses off everybody he fights because hitting him is like pissing in to a shot glass taped to a cheetahs back in full sprint while riding on the back of a chevy with bad shocks on a pothole-riddled back alley on a unicycle blindfolded. With no urine. Once I make it back here, I'll see about doing a brawl with you. You're currently the best fighter here (knew you'd make it buddy), so let's see if I can keep up on forums, not just in-game.

@RiDaku

I knew I would too, just like how I know we'll soon meet at the top. I must say though, it took more effort OOC'ly than IC'ly.

@MelonHead

Hey now, don't get ahead of yourself. If you make me look too bad and lose, it'll look all the worse on ya. Regardless, glad you can look forward to a potential victory against a stone age boogeybeast quantifiably dozens of times weaker than your own character.

Perhaps when we fight on more even ground during the Black Mountain Tournament, you without an absolute defence and me with a character that can actually fight aggressively, thou mayest find even more merriment in analysing my limitations. I hear that the best vantage point to initiate said analysis is upside-down, with the cranium tombstoned through several inches of firm peat.

[MelonHead]

I was speakin more in regards to debating skill. Though the more I look at this fight the less imbalanced I feel It to be. Like all my characters the Mechs comes with significant weaknesses. Funny that while the Pater should at the very least be more squishy than the Mechs it has taken far less damage from far more potentially lethal attacks. With its super reflexes, practical omniscience and super regeneration it's hardly disadvantaged at all especially as you've just created beneficial terrain at will to stop the Mechs using firearms. Good times.