Duelmasters: The Perils of Sustained Offense From: ccs012@yogi.ucdavis.edu (Riff-Raff) Date: Sat, 15 Feb 1992 19:15:14 +0000 Have any of you ever been hurt by the idea of sustained offense? I'm beginning to think that RSI doesn't understand the concept of moderation, or perhaps their programmers just don't quite understand the languge they're using, since I've seen fights where one guy had his weapon broken, or knocked out of his hand, and 3 or 4 minutes later he still hasn't drawn his back-up. Has this happened to you? How do you feel about the way RSI has imple- mented sustained offense? To give an example of what I mean by sustained offense, let me show you what happened to my Wall of Steel, White Lion, at Free Blades on the last turn. This isn't necessarily an example of a bad implementation of SO, (although it is an annoying one, for me) just a way of showing you what I'm talking about. White Lion challenges Solomon Riff-Raff Crew Shattered Reality (35-859) [30-16-0,193] (35-911) [37-30-0,209] WHITE LION is 5'9" WHITE LION is right handed WHITE LION has received a suit of well-made PADDED LEATHER armor and wears a FULL HELM WHITE LION stands patting a BATTLE AXE and a MEDIUM SHIELD WHITE LION is a WALL OF STEEL fighter WHITE LION has a back-up BROADSWORD at his side. WHITE LION has a DAGGER thrust into his waistband. SOLOMON is 5'7" SOLOMON is right handed SOLOMON has been given an outfit of glinting RINGMAIL armor SOLOMON is warming up with a BROADSWORD SOLOMON is a WALL OF STEEL fighter SOLOMON is well suited to his weapon. SOLOMON has a back-up BROADSWORD at his side. The battle begins. SOLOMON slashes wielding a BROADSWORD! From the stands a voice yells 'WHITE LION, you stupid idiot!' WHITE LION flicks his BATTLE AXE, and the force of the blow is turned aside! SOLOMON is moving in circles around his opponent! SOLOMON brings his BROADSWORD down with a horrible cleaving motion! WHITE LION parrys the attack with his MEDIUM SHIELD. SOLOMON twists his BROADSWORD around the parry! WHITE LION is wounded in the RIGHT BICEPS! WHITE LION bellows his frustration. SOLOMON makes a ferocious backhanded assault with his BROADSWORD! WHITE LION deflects the blow with his BATTLE AXE. WHITE LION curses as his BATTLE AXE is broken by the blow. WHITE LION is too hotly engaged to draw his BROADSWORD! SOLOMON makes a ferocious backhanded assault with his BROADSWORD! WHITE LION parries the attack with his MEDIUM SHIELD. WHITE LION curses as his MEDIUM SHIELd is broken by the blow. WHITE LION is too hotly engaged to draw his DAGGER! SOLOMON makes a downward cut with his BROADSWORD! WHITE LION is hit in the KIDNEYS! SOLOMON slashes across with his BROADSWORD! WHITE LION is hit in the ABDOMEN! WHITE LION is becoming frantically careless!!! WHITE LION is bleeding badly! SOLOMON sweeps his BROADSWORD in a sudden, vicious assault! WHITE LION is struck on the RIGHT LEG! WHITE LION's fans fall silent. It was a deadly assault! WHITE LION winces, obviously feeling great pain. SOLOMON makes a ferocious backhanded assault with his BROADSWORD! MINUTE 2. SOLOMON, so far, is ahead of his formidable opponent! WHITE LION makes it look easy as he gracefully dodges the blow. SOLOMON strikes forward with his BROADSWORD! WHITE LION is hit in the STOMACH! SOLOMON warns, 'There is more where that came from.' WHITE LION is becoming frantic!!! WHITE LION is on the verge of shock!! WHITE LION is stopped by GREYWAND's legate! SOLOMON has defeated his foe! WHITE LION's popularity has marginally increased. SOLOMON's popularity has increased. Such is my misfortune... Trump +--------------------------------------------------+-------------------------+ ! Donald Trump, CEO Trump Gladiatorial Enterprises ! dfcleary@ucdavis.edu ! ! Too Much Posse - Murska (35) ! Fezzik's Rule: Bashers ! ! Stragety, Dammit! - Andor (57) ! should never use their ! ! Riff-Raff Crew - Free Blades (103) ! sex as a weapon! ! +--------------------------------------------------+-------------------------+ Up