Re: Bloodgames

From: smallen@flute.calpoly.edu (Shawn Davis Mallen)

Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1993 23:04:24 +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?
>
>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

Well...in Bloodgames, there are random "kill" crits, such as stabbing your
opponent through the heart, cutting off their limbs, or just cutting them in
half. :) So the only thing that would be bad would be if you had little
damage. The more damage you do, the more chance you have of doing a kill
crit, it seems.

Parry-strikes did well in the arena my friend was in. By the eighth round,
PRs, ABs, and PLs had all been killed. Strikers, Wastes, and Lungers had the
most kills of course, but virtually all the warriors of those styles were
dead by the final round. For example: 8 of the 39 strikers made it to the
final round and survived. 2 of the 6 parry-strikes made it to the final
round and survived.

In my opinion Parry-strikes have a good chance because they run responsive.
There are so many strikers and so few parry-strikes, that as a striker, you
would hardly ever get matched against a PS, but as a PS you have a very high
chance of getting matched against a Striker(as strange as that sounds).

This is my first bloodgames, but I think it will be fun. It's a lot more
fun than normal DM. A welcomed change I'd say.

Shawn

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