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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2015 8:57:44 GMT
So, I will admit right off the bat. This is me complaining a little, bein' sorta selfish. However, I still think it's an issue.
With the discussion about the Demon Monkey God, there comes the whole "Evil Boost thing." As I stated there, there are 3 people/positions I know of, and one event, that provide boosts. There's Kami, Guru, and Alastair, and of those three, Scargot is not here in any practical sense, Guru's position is empty currently, and Alastair's are more or less only for those who serve him, and can be recalled.
This feels like something of an issue, honestly. *Whining warning* I ended up buying the Kami Gi because I was IC becoming a student under Scargot. I admit, it was mostly based on the prospect of the Holy Water, as Scargot's only two teachable skills are Ki sense (Which everyone seems to have anyway) and Telepathy. As it stands, I know at least two people were recently told they were going to be given it,and both are now just barely shy of the cut-off.
If we're going to have a boost system, it seems like it should not be dependent entirely on people who are, quite frankly, not active (Even if for very good reasons) OR giving them out to build an army. If Alastair wants to have that motivation, THAT is GREAT. However, you cannot then call him the "Evil Boost giver" because it requires you to align with his goals. Shockingly, the bad guys fight each other plenty. In Scargot's case, it's more like "He protects the earth, he gets some help", but it's still rendered a bit moot when people pass right through the point where they can use it.
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Post by Bing Gan on May 26, 2015 9:27:14 GMT
Just throwing this out really quick, There is a person running for Guru that is currently training up right now. He'll be able to take his position within a few weeks at worst.
I will say that I agree, the villains need another boost giver somehow. The Tree of Might is a death sentence and Alaistair doesn't post enough for his power boost, seeing as he loses part of his PL to give it to the person receiving the boost (which he can take back anyways) The only problem is there aren't many ways I can think of that aren't "Kami's...uh...UNHoLY WATER!" or just copying Alaistairs ability, both of which feel a bit copy/paste-y and pointless.
Then again, it's not really like the boosts are all that needed. It doesn't seem like anyone is particularly clamoring for boosts anyways, and the strongest on the site are all pretty docile currently, giving the new heroes and villains time to catch up to the biggest.
I mean, look at you and I. We've already become some of the strongest on the site, reaching this sort of blob of 70-80k PL a lot of people are at currently to fight for "top 5" and we didn't need the boosts to do it.
This post feels very much like an incoherent ramble while writing, so you can ignore me if you want. I just wanted to share my opinion.
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tariph
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Post by tariph on May 26, 2015 10:07:28 GMT
Earlier I had an idea I wasn't taking too seriously but I think could be a villain boost.
Some kind of edible item that boosted power based off an animal. Cheetah, get speed, sacrifice strength and stamina. Bear, gain strength and speed, sacrifice stamina and defense. So on and so forth.
The more you eat the more the multipliers give and take away and if you eat too many at one time you'll turn into a hybrid of that animal and your base species but with little to no control until someone knocks you out.
Not sure how many "too many" should be, but I know after the first time you eat it anything after is a temporary boost.
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Post by Hyoza on May 26, 2015 13:22:50 GMT
If we're gonna have a boost for evil people I'd like it to be canon, like the 'forbidden fruits' that were in Hell in the anime or something.
But much like Bing I also kinda feel time has proven nobody really needs the boosts.
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2015 18:10:21 GMT
Hyoza those where the Yemma Fruits if I remembering the correct filler off that right? I mean it would make sense that there is a chance some demons had learned to cultivate a tree to mimic those. Be I a temporary boost to pl or a more permenant one would be up to a decision by those in the power.
As for me the LMB and Heavy Weight bonus for the below 100k group is rather nice and is an exponentially greater thing than any one off boost. Though I can use Toma as an example in this as he I believe was the first to receive the holy water and jumped nearly 25k in a single thread that was unfinished because of it and the LMB and whatnot. I could be overexaggerating that number as I have not looked at it as at work I cant dig all deep into the site.
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