So round one is over.

[Christoph]

See, that's why we need a robot to judge for us. I keep suggesting that we build one, but the staff never supports me. Those jerks.

>.>

But since we've just got fleshy mortal judges with those pesky "lives", as they call them, it'll take a little bit longer, but not too much.

[Jericho]

Because I'm impatient and American, thus I believe in instant gratification and a god-given right to have it?

SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE!!

:P Sorry.

I'm antsy for judgments too, but having done several thread scores over on Domhantir, I totally sympathize...I can't imagine having to go through so many so fast.

[Lightfoot]

SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE!!

:P Sorry.

That applies to the State, not Althanas. Sorry :P

[Shadowed]

I'm an atheist anyways, I only used it for effect/stereotype.

[Syaoran]

You're frustrated because you need to work back-and-forth with your opponents?

This is the first tournament where I have ever had to work with the enemy. It just dosn't seem logical to me to work with the person I am trying to better in a battle of writing and the fighting itself.

[BlackAndBlueEyes]

Hey, Syaoran?

The following comment is based solely on my experience here.

Battles are just like your standard quests. When nobody is on the same page, the entire thing is going to fall apart, because it won't be a clear and cohesive whole. Battles here aren't about besting your opponent, they're about telling a good story. If you don't work with your opponents, you stand no chance of beating them.

My worst battles were that way because I couldn't get in OOC contact with my opponent. All I could do was wing it and hope for the best. Which, obviously, doesn't work. Take a look at what is allegedly happening with some of these first round battles.

[Lightfoot]

I'm an atheist anyways, I only used it for effect/stereotype.

Okay...good to know?

[Shadowed]

School and lack of alcohol has left me devoid of my sanity. Pay no mind.

[Taskmienster]

School and lack of alcohol has left me devoid of my sanity. Pay no mind.

Yes. Yes indeed.

And I felt that the arena's that were given were a little lack luster in description mainly so that the players themselves could be a little more expressive (if you will). It gave people the opportunity to really do a lot more than giving a outright description would have.

As for writing with others: The way it works for Althanas, as far as my experience has gone, is that writing a thread with another group is far more enjoyable and a much better read than not working with them. The reason is that if you are writing to make it difficult for your opponent to respond, you cut the pacing and flow of the entire thing. By all means, out write the opponent, show your prowess, but if they can't respond then it's going to make their posts extremely difficult to respond to as well. Eventually the thread will be more of a single sentence (in a sense) of reacting and another one of acting in each post. Not much fun to read or take part in..

[Schrodinger's Nirvana]

I dunno, mate, I kind of like the challenge of being written into a corner and finding a way out of it - it's what I cut my teeth on when I started forum-rping about four years ago.

Can see what you mean mind you.