searching Bangcolt Arena! (Fighting/Sol) -OOC- (Never closed)

[Jack Baker 698]

But Manikin if you add it later it does not work. I only got notified for Fractured quoting me and I missed the first part.

Oh my goodness this is gonna drive me crazy.

[Lektra 2,342]

FIXED. I think I did get notified about the part about the sellsword. I'm sleepy and usually never post this much per day, so you'll have to excuse the mistake. I edited in the stuff but you guys will not be notified.

Just remember only the initial quote wlll cause a notification, which is the same for mentions though mine just well, suck.

[Fractured 2,684]

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Should mention that if we're going to find Cadence, our next step naturally will involve Tacoma. Don't know where she is, for obvious reasons.

[Lektra 2,342]

Yup I know, so let's just wait until he tells us here and kinda pause a bit. I have to go to sleep soon anyway. I swear I usually don't post this much in a 24 hour period, you know this.

[DarkusX 69]

I wonder why people always find demons favorable or just that "cooler"?

Im starting to see them left and right, no matter what anime/cartoon/universe. O-O

[That One Techpriest You Used To Know 2,286]

I wonder why people always find demons favorable or just that "cooler"?

Im starting to see them left and right, no matter what anime/cartoon/universe. O-O

 

Because a human can only go so far before becoming silly, and the concept of aliens, especially in a more medieval setting, tends to be silly and laughable right out the gate. Devils and demons can literally be any monstrosity, any combination of mental, physical, and emotional chaos, and they tend to be tougher and possess magical powers, as well as originate from either The Place Man Was Not Meant To Know or the equivalent of the universe's high security prisons.

 

Technically, if referring to things like that, I prefer the term 'devils' for the diabolical, 'Let's make a deal you'll come to regret,' style, and demons as either a catch-all term or for the chaotic, 'Rampage through your streets and DESTROY EVERYTHING one way or another.'

[Lektra 2,342]

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Should mention that if we're going to find Cadence, our next step naturally will involve Tacoma. Don't know where she is, for obvious reasons.

Yup I know, so let's just wait until he tells us here and kinda pause a bit. I have to go to sleep soon anyway. I swear I usually don't post this much in a 24 hour period, you know this.

Dunno your mention/quote situation bud, so just quoting these together in case the thread explodes with posts. We could go for some help here please and not sure where she is

 

IIRC they've been traveling together but not sure what the location is, or if it's around the city anywhere. Where is she and/or how to find her?

[P-Jay 1,987]

alright so what happened...? lots of posts. XD

[Fractured 2,684]

alright so what happened...? lots of posts. XD

As far as where Caliber is, just our characters explaining their backstories. Nothing strange there, except Ivory Star claimed herself Master of Magical Affairs ar Celestia's School...

 

In general, Ice's and Ivory's match has concluded, and the Baroness and the lich are running around, stirring garbage up, and just generally being awesome. XD

[Denim&Venöm 18,562]

@@Fractured,@@J.R., @, 

 

Let's not be hasty please. Denim i an experienced RPer who can be persuaded to make edits and isn't stubborn. Just tell him what is needed?

 

 

 

Sorry, but it's a pretty unanimous vote, at this point. Unfortunately, we won't be able to accept this OC here.

 

 

So no pony else has directly replied on the changes I've made. What would you guys like to see to make her a more reasonable character ability wise in this game. I'm willing to hear you out. 

[Hazard Time 1,127]

@@Fractured,@@J.R., @, 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So no pony else has directly replied on the changes I've made. What would you guys like to see to make her a more reasonable character ability wise in this game. I'm willing to hear you out. 

 

While I'm not involved, and neither do I have any specific ideas on how to improve her for the RP, I do have some general ideas for you.

 

Your character is obviously designed to fight with characters equal to her in power, namely Twilight Sparkle who, in your RP, sounds like a bit of a god.  As a result, a good place to start would be to balance your character to fight against others much weaker than her.  Remove the anti-tank weapons, dumb down her senses, weaken her armor, and maybe reform her personality so that it actually impedes her.

[J.R. 3,183]

Basically what Hazard said. However, the others are the one with more of a problem such as Tacoma and Fractured. I can't speak for them.

[Denim&Venöm 18,562]

@Fractured,@J.R., @Magos Amphrose, @@bronislav84, 

 

 

So it seems to actually fight regular characters, Luster has to be...more or less nerfed.

 

She'll be entering in her Mk.4 incarnation, the most ponylike aside from her Mk.7. Identical Twilybot, except she's repainted her mane gold w/ silver & copper streaks, scraped off most of her lavender coat, and recolored her LED optics amber, as well as retaining her white starburst ion a gold gear cutiemark.

 

Carbon steel bones under an aluminum chassis, which can have a 50,000 volt current running through it (equivalent to a taser). Powered by twin hydrogen fuel cells, w/ lithium ion battery backups in case of damage.  Can still fly at mach 3 and run at over mach 1. Has max lifting capabilities of 200 tons.  Retains her magnetic field & ability to control ferrous metals. Still has her infrared, ultraviolet, heat, night & x-ray visions, sensitive hearing. She also radar, but with range only going 3000 ft (comparable to a radar gun).

 

She still has her tactical computing abilities and her thousands of years worth of martial arts & combat knowledge, plus her ability analyze & adjust on the fly between milliseconds. But everything inside her head are the only weapons she possess. The Mk.4 isn't armed. No munitions, energy arrays or melee weapons. Outside of what she can manipulate with her magnetism or what she can hack into, she is a close range hoof to hoof combatant. She also lacks any anti-magical defenses. Any unicorn could transmute or transfigure her, crush her, or tear her apart rivet by rivet. And she wouldn't be able to get though any barriers or escape from any telekinetic grip. 

 

She is still quick to anger, enjoys fighting a bit too much, to the point of overlooking important details. Stubborn and proud enough to make both a mule and Prince Blueblood respectively blush, refusing to surrender even under dire circumstances, overconfident in her abilities to somehow win and refusing to give up and evaluate her circumstances, even while challenging vastly superior foes.

[J.R. 3,183]

@@Denim&Venom,

Well, it's certainly better and less wacked out than what it was before. I like it, but we'll need the opinion of other RP players before we consider. Great job.

[Lektra 2,342]

Yea we can work her up over time as she plays here, once everything is figured out and she gets in. The mk5 or mk6 would have probably been sufficient to start?

 

I am concerned with her strength coefficient though. Like she's impossible to fight at melee range at all, which is a problem because she needs to be in melee range. If she can lift 200 tons her punching/bucking power is tremendous to the point that she's basically One Punch Man (Ponybot) from the human world. She can and will one shot defeat/kill every other character, assuming she can land a hit. So either someone has to perfectly dodge every attack thrown at them, or they lose due to getting a gaping hole through their body. The kind of being that can mitigate a hit of that magnitude doesn't exist in the RP generally. I say generally because there are some edge cases (The bosses and characters with a super form, powered up form, or something similar). In the future sure, and heck the Mk7 is an antique in the timeline of Mequestria, but here strength like that would probably still be unheard of if the Mk4 is trying to be closer to the average pony. Definitely go above average, but as of now she's basically the Hulk that she can't even poke anyone without killing them even if she can manage her strength outside of combat like Hulk can.

 

I would also say you should get rid of the taser body. There are lots of melee characters here who would not be able to fight her even if we do get her strength under control to a decent level that she has super robot strength but isn't breaking everyone with a single poke. Lektra had a shocking body counter ability at one point and we all kinda agreed it had to be removed, and not just because it dealt back 1.5x the damage she took. It's just not fun to get shocked every time you try to hit someone.

 

Possibly nerf her detection capability to where she can be surprised a bit easier, because effectively she is Charles Xavier right now and arenas tend to be kinda small even if the space itself is unlimited. Actual space being used is much, much smaller than 3k feet and she could cover the whole arena making her effectively all-seeing as far as her match is concerned. If you can't get within 3k feet of someone without them knowing, there really is no way to land a hit on them. Then of course they get tased if they do land a hit. Seeing the problem?

 

Other than that she seems extremely reasonable. I'd give her a bit of an ability to struggle against magic though so it's not an immediate auto win against her, or she basically cannot fight unicorns or anyone who uses magic at all and that might be boring for you Denim.

 

You're getting there. In an RP where fighting in a time closer to the present of the show is involved (Bangcolt is always show+5 years), one really has to be careful how much power a character has or not enough. She is very strong in some areas and way too weak in other areas, like a complete lack of magic resist and maybe give her one ranged attack like a horn blast/laser/missile of some sort. Or heck, a Gatling/machine gun sounds fun. With finite ammo and being the only ranged attack, I'd call that ok. I'm not GM though, of course.

 

Love that she's a metalbender like her mom, even if it's not to the same extent. Two hooves way up.

 

These are my thoughts.

Edited June 25, 2016 by bronislav84

[Fractured 2,684]

@@Denim&Venom

I'm actually pretty ok with this. I agree with Bron on both points, though; 200 tons of force is a bit too strong, and don't be afraid to have some counter to unicorns. Though, to be honest, telekinesis and transmutation etc. aren't used all that often, by the few unicorns that we have here, so it's not an absolute setback. Just toss us what you want to do before we go ahead with this.

[That One Techpriest You Used To Know 2,286]

@@Hazard Time,

 

Just out of curiosity, does the demon take the members of their bloodline's soul at birth, or do they get claimed by the demon at death? Because there's a difference between a corrupted soul and being soulless, especially since Agririon's stuff works off of the basis of the target having a soul- if she's completely soulless, he won't be able to wallhack her.

 

[Hazard Time 1,127]

@@Hazard Time,

 

Just out of curiosity, does the demon take the members of their bloodline's soul at birth, or do they get claimed by the demon at death? Because there's a difference between a corrupted soul and being soulless, especially since Agririon's stuff works off of the basis of the target having a soul- if she's completely soulless, he won't be able to wallhack her.

 

It takes their souls at birth. What effects that has upon their mortal selves, I can't say, but it certainly has an affect in their next life XP

[That One Techpriest You Used To Know 2,286]

It takes their souls at birth. What effects that has upon their mortal selves, I can't say, but it certainly has an affect in their next life XP

 

Oh, great. Now can't wallhack her through her blood mist. The fight will be made even more interesting.

[J.R. 3,183]

@@Denim&Venom, @@Fractured,

Pretty much what these guys said. Nix the 200ton force and electro body to nerf her a bit more up close, make it to where not everything is perfectly detectable, and give it a bit of an at least a defense against unicorns. Give us your thoughts on this, and get back to us whenever you can. Overall, so far it's looking much better than it did before.

[P-Jay 1,987]

Also, you're really pushing this rivals thing, huh?

 

you just caught him at a bad time...XD

[Hazard Time 1,127]

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Poor Raze, passively generates rivals wherever he goes XD

[Jack Baker 698]

@J.R.

@Fractured

Hey, some dude who's new here and wants to join posted in the RP instead of here.

Edited June 25, 2016 by The Sad Manikin Mask

[Hazard Time 1,127]

@J.R.

@Fractured

Hey, some dude who's new here and wants to join posted in the RP instead of here.

 

I saw him too.  In all honesty, looking at his rank and the maturity he displayed, I'm not too thrilled at the prospect of him being allowed to RP in this thread.

 

Of course, I have no power over what happens, but that's just my personal opinion.

[DwhitetheGamer 867]

I don't think said dude has a character for RPing to begin with.

 

Had his post reported, though, so we'll see what happens.

 

Inb4 asked why I'm still here, just because I've been kicked doesn't mean I can't support the group.