Re: Bloodgames

From: mcgeorbr@ucbeh.san.uc.edu

Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1993 15:54:45 +0000

In article <gunzlerCA6wwy.E19@netcom.com>, gunzler@netcom.com (Mitch Gunzler) writes:
> In article <1993Jul14.222501.157647@zeus.calpoly.edu> smallen@flute.calpoly.edu (Shawn Davis Mallen) writes:
>>I'll be running two Bloodgames teams, if all goes well, though I don't
>>know how often I'll be able to post here. I'll try to keep in touch as
>>much as I can. Finding out the styles of various warriors will be really
>>helpful. What kind of genetics were you guys thinking of making? Since
>>this is my first Bloodgames, I wasn't too sure on what style(s) to run.
>>So far I was thinking of AB 9-7-3-21-17-6-21 and PS or ST 9-7-3-21-21-6-17.
>>A friend of mine who ran in the last Bloodgames did well with the PS style.
>>He had one of them with 3 kills(was the runner-up). Welp...tell me what you
>>think.
>
> I was having similiar thoughts, but wondering if a st 9/ sz 3 (or even 11/3)
> character was really likely to get four kills in ten matches.
> Also, generally I'm thinking that since everyone is going to be SO offensive
> scumming for the first round seems a definite general strategy.  For
> that reason I really like the idea of a PS or PL.  Maybe, even a PR if
> good enough, which has made me wonder if 11-8-3-21-17-3-21 might be "good
> enough" right off the bat to parry and even riposte regularly instead of
> getting hit.  Thoughts?
>

Personally I would avoid PR's like crazy.  They just get hit too often early in
their careers no matter how good the setups.  I think wastes would be ideal;
scum\parry in minute one then explode in minute 2.  I think I would make a
waste 11-12-3-17-21-3-17.

> How exactly does the "increased kill desire" affect everything?  Does it
> mean that PRs have to run 3-6-2 to keep from getting too aggressive instead
> of 3-6-3?  Does it mean that people with 10 kd are insanely reckless about
> trying to kill their opponents, neglecting any defense or good form for that
> massive finishing blow - or just like normal KD 10 characters who happen to
> get the message "seeks the death of his opponent" more often after wounding
> their opponent?
>
>    Mitch

This is what I've heard about the DM program.  It has a "killing" switch that
is a value between 1 and 10.  Evidently 10 is what the dark arena is set to,
and 1 means something like first blood.  I've heard that one of the original
ideas for DM was to let the duelmaster set the killing value for the turn.  RSI
realized that this was problematic, and permanently set the arena value to, er,
4 (I think).  It sounds like Bloodgames probably has a setting like 7-8.

If this is true (and if it isn't, blame Erich; he told me this :-), then
warriors will fight in the same exact manner as before.  The arenamaster will
wait longer to step in to stop fights.

I've never fought in the bloodgames before, so I'm assuming that RSI uses the
same basic program and just edits the killing value; that sounds like them!

Good luck!

Bruce McGeorge
mcgeorbr@ucbeh.san.uc.edu

References

Bloodgames
smallen@flute.calpoly.edu (Shawn Davis Mallen)
Wed, 14 Jul 1993 22:25:01 +0000
Re: Bloodgames
gunzler@netcom.com (Mitch Gunzler)
Thu, 15 Jul 1993 05:07:46 +0000