Death Match Competition

[lch]

To be honest, I think that having to go to the arena is one of the greatest dangers that a decked-out unit can face, especially as current champion when the others already know what you have. So I certainly would not send in my strongest SC in there. Either some random, uninteresting disposable commander, in case nobody else submits a unit (which is not that uncommon, actually) or some mid-level thug which isn't top notch, but could survive a hit or two and become valuable when he is wielding the champion's trident.

[sector24]

After we get the deathmatch arena fixed, I vote for implementing a Calydonian Boar Hunt event where every nation sends a unit, but they are all allied against a single extremely powerful monster. The character that lands the killing blow gets its hide or tusks or whatever the reward is.

The "boar" would have to have overloaded stats to prevent one shot kills and whatnot. It would be attacked by up to 20 something thug/SC level units after all. But more fun than any of that is the chance for players to be deliciously evil by casting spells like breath of winter, soul vortex, or globals like wrathful skies, and trying to kill their allies and the boar. It may not be MP viable but it sure would be fun.

[Taqwus]

One could scale the prize based on the MR, HP, and total equipment cost of all the fallen contestants. If it's a late-game pushover because all the others were unequipped indie commanders, weak reward -- if it's a massive 61-player game with 61 SCs, the prize should be *good*.

[Tuidjy]

Why not make it something simple as a reward of 3x turn# in random gems?
The trident can stay, it's a better weapon than many.

[NTJedi]

Tuidjy said:
Why not make it something simple as a reward of 3x turn# in random gems?
The trident can stay, it's a better weapon than many.

Any improvement would be appreciated by the community... currently the arena death match event is basically ignored in MP games and harmful to AI opponents in SP games.

[MaxWilson]

I liked the mod (wasn't it yours, Tuidjy?) that made the trident have killing light. Chaff-killing is something that's difficult to get on something other than a weapon, and it's the lack thereof on the current trident that makes me avoid it. The only thing I actually use my champions for in the current game is putting a skullface on them and letting them skelly spam at double rate.

-Max

Edit: Nope, it was Twan's mod.

[NTJedi]

MaxWilson said:
Chaff-killing is something that's difficult to get on something other than a weapon, and it's the lack thereof on the current trident that makes me avoid it.
-Max

Many avoid the champions trident because it cannot be removed without shapeshifting and it curses you to participate in the next death match.

[Edratman]

NTJedi said:
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Many avoid the champions trident because it cannot be removed without shapeshifting and it curses you to participate in the next death match.

Not to mention that the chances of picking up wounds are significent. If the reward was good enough, then the winner might be the one who is the least lamed.

[MaxWilson]

NTJedi said:
Many avoid the champions trident because it cannot be removed without shapeshifting and it curses you to participate in the next death match.

Yes, but as far as I'm concerned, the reason I would want to remove the trident from a thug would be to add a Shadow Brand or similar weapon. If the trident has killing light then I'm much less concerned about the fact that I'm losing both hand slots. (I would still want a shield on a top-line thug but the trident's defense bonus isn't bad and a thug's high Prot protects you from arrows pretty well anyway.)

-Max