Jonathan Meer Wrote:No offense dawg, but this forum ain't anime, and never has been.
No offense dawg, but that's irrelevant. I used an example from DBZ because this is a DBZ RPG, and need a simple example.
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Jonathan Meer Wrote:This is the function of CL in the system Kaden sketched out above. In light of this, your criticism is, essentially (once the whole 'hey, akira toriyama never fucking did it this way' is swept to the side) 'CL doesn't make sense IC.'
But hey, that's cool. It doesn't have to. It's an OOC stat. Just like it never needed to make IC-sense that, every week, Krillin became about 2% more Determined, whether or not he'd bothered to do jackshit that week. Just like it doesn't need to make IC-sense now that Jon can just scrape his dick along a cobblestone street for 50000 words and end up extrem-o powerful.
That's cool, it doesn't have to? Your reasoning is that because Kaden said "It's an OOC Stat", it doesn't have to make sense despite the fact that it affects IC fight resolution, and breaks the internal logic of the RPG.
Kuririn becoming more determined didn't change the fact that he was a human being and significantly weaker then his Saiyajin friend counter parts, despite being just as or more determined as them.
Except that Jon scraping his dick along the ground can be explained as him simply growing stronger over time, through the experience of him dragging his dick along the ground.
Being able to reasonably fight and win against someone who's so fast and strong that you can't even perceive their movement is hilarious to say the least. A anorexic girl could have mastered Karate, BJJ, and Kung Fu but it's not going to matter against a heavy weight amateur MMA fighter.
Jonathan Meer Wrote:In light of this, if your criticism would then morph into 'Well, CL should be IC,' I'd be interested in hearing why. And why you've been (apparently, largely) silent over the last six years that I've been here, where previous systems have made even less sense IC.
CL is IC because it affects the outcome of IC fights, to say it's an "OOC" stat is irrelevant. As for why I've been silent for 6 years is because you're not staff, most of the discussions I have regarding mechanics is with the staff itself and not members in general.
Don't confuse the fact that I don't grade quests, and approve techniques with a lack of interest in the RPG. As Kaden can attest, we've argued numerous times over mechanics regarding the RPG.
One of them being diminishing returns, something I tried to push during the turn over.
Edit: The fact that you have access to the Development Forum and still try and make it sound like I've been silent shows that you're an ass.