Re: Godmoding and Powerplaying

by Bluemouse Fri Aug 31, 2012 7:00 am

Mind you, it's not about giving as much as you get, it's about writing a match and not stepping on your opponent. Sometimes I find myself frustrated thinking "WHY WONT YOU JUST BEAT THE FUCK OUT OF TAYLOR???!?!?!" Sometimes people just don't go for the throat when I wish they would. Other times, if I land two moves in a row they start crying about it being unfair. It's lose-lose most of the time.

If you have a partner you trust, you can go deeper. It's true everywhere.

by anegge Fri Aug 31, 2012 8:15 am

[quote="Bluemouse":1l543w56]
If you have a partner you trust, you can go deeper. It's true everywhere.

I'm paralyzed with indecision. Inception joke, or S/M joke?

Ah, I ruined it.

by daemongirl Fri Aug 31, 2012 8:23 am

[quote="anegge":yfr5j4w3][quote="Bluemouse":yfr5j4w3]
If you have a partner you trust, you can go deeper. It's true everywhere.

I'm paralyzed with indecision. Inception joke, or S/M joke?

Ah, I ruined it.

by Alexandra Fri Aug 31, 2012 2:32 pm

[quote="daemongirl":xk6wxion][quote="anegge":xk6wxion][quote="Bluemouse":xk6wxion]
If you have a partner you trust, you can go deeper. It's true everywhere.

I'm paralyzed with indecision. Inception joke, or S/M joke?

Ah, I ruined it.

by **Admin** Fri Aug 31, 2012 3:47 pm

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by WrestlerAngel Fri Aug 31, 2012 7:13 pm

I don't see why it's necessary to the matches to be an constant exchange of attacks.
If it does, they all get boring for following the same formula over 5-10 pages:

"My character feels the hit, it hurts, somehow manages to escape then uses a suplex/bostoncrab/lowblow while smiling"

Wrestling is not like a pokemon game, get hurt and then hurt, get hurt and then hurt. It's totally about someone screwing the other until it recovers and then go for a comeback, screws the other, then there's a comeback and so it goes on.

EDIT: For counters and defenses, I use Kelsea's formula in competitive matches: every three attacks of my opponent, I succeed in dodging/blocking/countering one. And every three defense attempts of my opponent, I fail to land a move in one. Unless of course the attack of my opponent or the counter attempt is unpractical, totally incorrect or physically impossible.

by Tatyina Fri Aug 31, 2012 7:36 pm

[quote="WrestlerAngel":wdoq6e6m]I don't see why it's necessary to the matches to be an constant exchange of attacks.
If it does, they all get boring for following the same formula over 5-10 pages:

"My character feels the hit, it hurts, somehow manages to escape then uses a suplex/bostoncrab/lowblow while smiling"

Wrestling is not like a pokemon game, get hurt and then hurt, get hurt and then hurt. It's totally about someone screwing the other until it recovers and then go for a comeback, screws the other, then there's a comeback and so it goes on.

EDIT: For counters and defenses, I use Kelsea's formula in competitive matches: every three attacks of my opponent, I succeed in dodging/blocking/countering one. And every three defense attempts of my opponent, I fail to land a move in one. Unless of course the attack of my opponent or the counter attempt is unpractical, totally incorrect or physically impossible.

It's not necessary. You're missing the point a little. This isn't a critique on style.

by WrestlerAngel Fri Aug 31, 2012 7:44 pm

Some people seem to think different.

I land two moves in a row they start crying about it being unfair. It's lose-lose most of the time.

by Tatyina Fri Aug 31, 2012 8:54 pm

[quote="WrestlerAngel":3kejv3qy]Some people seem to think different.

I land two moves in a row they start crying about it being unfair. It's lose-lose most of the time.

Landing two moves in a row isn't godmoding or powerplaying. And even if it WAS, that's besides the point. Consistency is the issue here.

by **Kelsea** Sun Sep 02, 2012 12:07 am

Just to clarify a couple of points so there is no misinterpretation about what we mean:

[quote="Tatyina":3h1mq8sn]Constantly no-selling

This means that your wrestler has taken an attack but you have failed to register the correct amount of damage done and how it would effect your wrestlers reactions. When you don't sell your opponents attacks, it constantly gives the impression that your wrestler is still fresh despite taking damage and/or it can quickly turn the momentum of the match your way. The two most common ways this can be done to my knowledge is for example:

1. Your opponent attempts a suplex, in your next post you have your girl take the suplex but she smiles and/or shrugs it off cause it didn't really hurt her much.
2. Your opponent attempts a suplex, in your next post you have your girl take the suplex, get hurt, but in the same post she gets back up and/or attacks right back at ya

The important thing to note is that *continuous* use of these are power gaming

[quote="WrestlerAngel":3h1mq8sn]I don't see why it's necessary to the matches to be an constant exchange of attacks.

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