An Rp Idea

[Silent Knight]

Hey Guys!

So I just got an idea in my head and thought I could share it out here. Its relating to roleplaying. Now we all know that RP plots are made in such a way that the episode is scripted. Its like you battle out an opponent but its scripted that you will lose. For example, Suppose Damian, Noland and Hawk are in an RP episode of, say, the canon plot. The scene is that the three of them has to battle out against each other to get some important power, blah blah blah. Now, it would obviously be scripted that Hawk has to win the battle in the scene.

Now what I am proposing is that we have an RP that is free of scripts. I mean, there would ve a background story but battle scenes has to be fought like real battles with no scripts. The outcome of the episode can be determined by the battle outcome. Obviously, this is a big exception for those having more than one character.


I hope everyone got what I am trying to say. Questions are welcome.

PS: If you guys are ready with this, I would do an RP similar to Dawn of Revolution. 

[Alex Andersen]

Hmm...I see what you're getting at.

I do need to point some things out.

1) If it is based on actual brawling then it will take a lot of modding, editing and complications with people who use many combo-based skills or complicated skills (like myself). Battles nowadays are getting a bit complicated as it is and by adding RPs to it could make it more complicated.

2) Also, if it is based on actual brawling and NO SCRIPTS wouldn't that make almost every battle one-sided battle?
Let's say Damian, Carson, Calvin and 3000 noobs are in the plot. Wouldn't those three always win the fights because they use their actual skills and no scripts?

Is there some solution to this issue?

I wouldn't mind since I would easily nuke most of the competition.

[Allen Silva]

I agree with Alex here. The large issue is that brawling has become insanely complex and the moves can carry on for paragraphs. So a rp that has that as the focus could get out of hand quickly.

[Trent Shutaro]

I totally agree with Alex, too. If this was to be employed, it would be with a new set of rules which should somehow tune down chaining. Regardless of any changes, official plots should be scripted for various reasons; member-made ones might follow your idea, Hawk.

[Gin Estimaro]

This idea was implemented once, If I remember correctly it is by Jacob Cross(Silver Rose for better identification)....It was cool for a while, I was winning my RPs untill I faced Norland(XD). I'm sure you all understand what I'm getting at.

To hit the nail on the head, all I'm trying to say is that this method won't work. Imagine if Norland becomes the main Antagonist, then the bad guys would win. Bakugan never ends like that, the good guys always win. It would be cool if will deviate from the normal rigid story of Bakugan Battle Brawlers but I do not want a tragic end in a season simply because no one can beat a serious Norland, he has been #1 for 4-5 years.

[Silent Knight]

All right guys, I didn't think from these perspectives. All I thought wad that if an RP is not scripted, then the author (or the one who makes the plot) will have to dynamically change the course of his plot according to the results in the battles. An outcome will be unexpected but the author must adjust his plot accordingly. That's all what I thought.

But something that Gin just said striked me. "Bakugan never ends with the bad guys winning!" I feel it will be boring if the hero always wins. And it could have more seasons so you can have one season where the villains wins.

[Zeno]

Jul 21, 2016 11:43:52 GMT -5 Gin Estimaro said:

This idea was implemented once, If I remember correctly it is by Jacob Cross(Silver Rose for better identification)....It was cool for a while, I was winning my RPs untill I faced Norland(XD). I'm sure you all understand what I'm getting at.

To hit the nail on the head, all I'm trying to say is that this method won't work. Imagine if Norland becomes the main Antagonist, then the bad guys would win. Bakugan never ends like that, the good guys always win. It would be cool if will deviate from the normal rigid story of Bakugan Battle Brawlers but I do not want a tragic end in a season simply because no one can beat a serious Norland, he has been #1 for 4-5 years.

Mhm. Tell 'em. ^_^

Jul 21, 2016 14:17:51 GMT -5 Silent Knight said:

All right guys, I didn't think from these perspectives. All I thought wad that if an RP is not scripted, then the author (or the one who makes the plot) will have to dynamically change the course of his plot according to the results in the battles. An outcome will be unexpected but the author must adjust his plot accordingly. That's all what I thought.

But something that Gin just said striked me. "Bakugan never ends with the bad guys winning!" I feel it will be boring if the hero always wins. And it could have more seasons so you can have one season where the villains wins.

I'll tell you why the episodes are scripted, and it only takes one word: order.

It is our human nature to always want to be better than someone else. That's naturally going to happen with roleplays as well. If two powerful characters are going against each other, how do you determine who's walking away from that battle? One person will think they're stronger than the other, so they deserve to win more. The other person will think along the same lines as the former. Now you have a huge mess to deal with.

Suppose I set a scene up to where Noland and Alex were going to battle each other to the death. One may say Alex has the edge due to possessing terrifying defensive capabilities with Dante and having Chaos Takeover and Valiant Strive, two super-powered transformations that has attacks above the level of Drago's. On the other hand, another may say Noland has the edge because Drago's Hex Code has a trump card over Dante's transformations via Forbidden Abilities, and we haven't even seen what the Switch Code may do for him if/when he earns it. The question is...who's side do you choose?

Go on any site that is centered around a particular show, anime, movie, etc. You'll see these discussions all the time. It happens with Naruto, Marvel, DC Universe, Bleach, etc. There's going to be two different sides every time (unless the matchup is so unfair that you can't possibly disagree that someone is going to win). How do I know this? It happened to me. The only person I was losing to back in season 1 was Calvin. That was it. He was the only one equipped to handle me. Everyone else got left behind.

To end this post, I'll give my opinion on the comments made about particular endings. Whether who won or lost shouldn't matter (even though the good guys do not always win as I've shown... XD). The ending making sense should be what's important.

[Gin Estimaro]

Unfathomable, someone can actually beat Damian.(intresting, I personaly thought it was impossible,xd). Oh I will tell them what happened when I faced Damian. Well, my ass got handed to me on a silver platter.

But I wish there was a way battles could actually affect WC, like the bad guys won a tournament and took over WC and so the Bakugan shop is shut down untill the antangonist are defeated. It will be awesome as long as some people(not mentioning anyone) remain on the good side.

[Klaus Wolfang]

This is an idea worth considering.
How about you put it in that thread?
Changes that might happen if certain person wins some special battle? Sounds like an idea I'd invest in.

[Gin Estimaro]

Alright will post it, It will be fun to actually rule WC rather putting status like 'I will rule the world' without actually doing anything significant.