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MelonHead said
Vanarus' stats are nerfed by the fact that he's a vampire, though if no-one is using any magic then I suppose no-one will be able to capitalize on any of his weaknesses.We're fighting in a well lit arena, so all his physical stats are halved regardless. I also assumed his stats would probably be offset by no armour. All in all, I think all the changes you asked for have technically already been made, Vanarus won't be using any magic (even if he could, which he can't in a well-lit arena.)As for the penalty for his well rounded stats, he doesn't have the capacity to take hits as well as many characters because his strength is simply supernatural, therefore I'm sacrificing defense for strength and speed.

Ok, so it's bright light that weakens him? Not just direct sunlight? In that case, with the concession that he can't use any of his magical abilities, I'd say he's good to go. Just make sure he starts in a neutral position and doesn't spawn right in someone's blind spot.

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He is only going back as far as his previous post, but he post he just made changes almost the entire thing, as well as most of my last post. It's almost a complete re-write of his last post, rather than just cutting one part. That's why the line seems blurry to me. He described (I'll just pick a number instead of going to actually count) let's say seven actions, but with his new post only one of them is still applicable, and I didn't actually interrupt him in my post until his third or fourth action.

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If we're going back that far, you're cutting out the entire attacking portion of my post, and by extension almost all of your last two posts (due to your new movement nevating the back half of your previous post and precipitating a different response on my part). Generally, it's good etiquette in a fight to not cut back any farther than one post at most, and half a post preferably, but if you want to play hardball with the post cutting, we can do things that way too.

Up to you I guess. Things just tend to read better if half the fight isn't nullified by post cuts.

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And that would work wonderfully if he had the time to do it, but he doesn't. That's the point I'm getting at. He phycisally cannot pull back in time to dodge the kick or avoid hitting the post. By the time he would be able to start reacting to my attack, the sword would already be hitting the post.

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We're going for peak comic book human stats here, so his physicals will need to be nerfed to fit the bill, especially since he's enhanced in every area. All of the other characters have to sacrifice something to get another thing, like how Khan's guy is the biggest and strongest but also the slowest, or how Vordak's guy is fast and strong but doesn't have the mass he needs to utilize his full strength most effectively, or how my guy has speed and power, but less strength than Khan's or Vordak's guys.

In conclusion, I'd say nerf his physicals by half, and remove the magical abilities (including mist form), for the duration of the fight (after all, we're here to focus on melee, not powers). That should put him slightly below the strength or speed based characters within their area of specialization, but slightly above them outside of it. Basically a jack of all trades, master of none type fighter.

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GreivousKhan said
Well considering ppl are dropping I have nothing against Melon joining. His melee is still rusty. :P

Any opinion on the issue of Vordak's post?

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Well we just lost two fighters, and are about to lose a third, so feel free to either take over Vordak's guy when he leaves or submit your own app.

Drallinix: If you're still reading this, you could submit an app too if you want.

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Alrighty then... Before I post, there's a few things I need to clear up.

Firstly, does anyone know if you're allowed to cut your own previous post? I'm pretty sure you're not, and I'm pretty sure that's exactly what Vordak just did. My post didn't do anything to alter his until my feet started moving, yet he was responding to what I was going to do well before that.

Secondly, even if you can cut your own post (or if what Vordak did isn't considering cutting his own post), where did all Meats' momentum go? He lunged forward, then swung his sword forward (a sword which almost weighs a full tenth of Meats himself), while leaning and twisting his torso forwards to give more power to the blow. All of that happening in less than three seconds. Then, without any shifting of momentum or prior set up, he's instantly moving backwards faster than David's feet can cover the distance between them (the feet should have been hitting him just as the sword came to a stop inside the pillar, and the attack was launched as it struck it). I'm sorry Vordak, but I've gotta call BS. Physics still apply in this fight, and you put way too much behind that blow to pull out of it with no consequences like you did. Your sword is just too plain heavy to wield like a rapier, it has a ton of momentum that you're completely disregarding (most of it in the tip where the largest amount of weight is), and given how little Meats weighs there's no way you could pull off what you do in that post. And that's without the impossibly physics defying dodge maneuver you performed.

All that said, I'm not trying to be an asshole here. We're doing this to get better at writing melee combat, and I'd hope you would also call me on my BS if I tried something you saw as impossible. Also, the other duelists opinions are welcome. If I'm way out of line and off the mark, let me know.

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We're just waiting on DoT to post, then we start the cycle again. I don't think we should be adding more fighters after we've started, especially since we've already turned one away. If we hadn't already started though, I'd say go for it. We might just have to do his again if enough people are interested.

Though Vordak is looking for someone to take over his character when he leaves for a few weeks pretty soon, so you could talk to him about doing that if you want.

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Green said It can only be wielded unsheathed by it's owner.

So I guess it depends on how it determines a new owner. If it's the person who killed the previous one, then Khan's guy would be the only one able to use it. If it's the first one to touch it after the last owner dies, then Bah gets it. If it has to be given by the previous owner, I guess we're all out of luck. Lol.