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If you were in GS, what kind of character would you be?

Started by Tetsuya the Azure Blade, 05, June, 2010, 04:12:03 PM

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Uhh, please pick one ^-^ (1-8 are for playable characters, I don't know anyone who'd want to be a boss >_<)

Earth: Warrior
4 (18.2%)
Earth: Mage
2 (9.1%)
Fire: Warrior
0 (0%)
Fire: Mage
1 (4.5%)
Wind: Warrior
3 (13.6%)
Wind: Mage
5 (22.7%)
Water: Warrior
2 (9.1%)
Water: Mage
4 (18.2%)
Any Element: Boss: Mage
1 (4.5%)
No Element: Boss: Warrior
0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 20

Aile~♥

I know the watermelon seed thing would be a waste of energy, and highly impractical, but it would be funny!
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Lloyd: Easy as pie.
Genis: Sweet!
Presea: ...Sweetie pie...
Zelos: Let's not start on this again...

[spoiler=epic mindscrew][/spoiler]

leaf

A sinkhole... would be about as useful as spires, which are pretty close to an instant kill, considering they would pierce through the body. Difference is, they can both be defended against. Water and wind both have a version of flying, which means they can get away from the ground and put up their barriers. I didn't mention water's version of flying, but essentially, since they have complete control over water, that means they can constantly reform ice beneath them, preventing them from falling, even though ice is continually dropping to the ground. Poor fire gets killed, though. Well, technically, I guess fire could melt the spires before they ever connect.

And if by "vacuum," you mean sucking the air right out of their lungs... yeah, I guess that would count as an instant kill. I hadn't even thought about that, actually. Making someone's lungs implode... not a pretty thought. Then again, neither are any of the other instant kills. In hindsight, it's kind of ironic that earth gets the instant kill psynergy in GS.

As for these traits of the elements not existing in GS... well, of course. GS is a game, and a turn-based one at that, so they can't possibly put in everything you could possibly do with a power there. If similar powers existed irl, though, this is what control over those powers would yield when taken to their logical conclusion.

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@Jamie: Now I like what I'm hearing. Technically, if we're dealing with the ability to create, earth's instant kill would simply be creating a growth of some sort within the opposition's body, regardless of if they've eaten any seeds. In that case, every element does have an instant kill.

As for the limitation of how much psynergy one has available to them, I believe the assumption here is that we're taking the elements at the height of their power. Naturally, if you had a novice adept of any element facing a master adept of any element, the master adept would win.

Quotehis or her ability to move an object with air is limited by the amount of air they can have pushing on the object in the same direction, making it harder to throw smaller objects.
Not... exactly... It depends on the force of the wind, not how much there is. Considering how even some of the lower level psynergy in GS involves blowing powerful gusts, it isn't a far stretch as to say that one with complete control over the wind would be able to create arbitrarily strong forces.

Your comment about earth also being able to do a similar thing is true. It would be able to do it nearly as well, but there would still be residual damage left over, and between that and the angle of fire, it would be near impossible to frame someone for it.

So... in summary: everyone has an instant kill. Adept combat between master assassins would be very boring!
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[9:00:50 PM] Randel Peltier: Ok...what did I do last night?
[9:01:19 PM] Kain: Something boring, repetitive, and lasted for about sixty seconds.
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[10:45:08 AM] Salanewt: But yeah, the elemental phalluses are being... Stroked up by Saturos and co., and the energy will go towards... Mt. Muffin, where the Golden Climax will arise.
[7:28:42 PM] Salanewt: An added bonus is that Isaac and co. were trying to stop Saturos and co. because their beliefs state that Mt. Muffin should remain a virgin.
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[9:54:21 PM] Randel Peltier: Guess the number in my head an you get to pick what I say. Number between 1-10
[9:54:28 PM] leaf: 11
[9:54:36 PM] Randel Peltier: @#$%!
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[8:38:13 PM] Randel Peltier: Shes like this queen up on a pedastal that I have yet to court.
[8:38:29 PM] Kain: You've tried courting her.
[8:38:43 PM] leaf: and failed spectacularly
[8:38:44 PM] Randel Peltier: Ive tried...shes the best dating game ever.
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[12:24:35 AM] Salanewt: I need to find a picture of a naked person to put on the Christmas tree next year.
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[2:19:06 PM] Zeadra: wait... Rief's a guy???
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[1:09:57 PM] Zeadra: well if you want to know if its a new effect or something weird, just check GS1, if side step is there maby it is the nimble dodge thing
[1:10:35 PM] Kioll: For once, you've contributed something useful.  o.O[/spoiler]

Hoopa

I agree... it would be boring. Now, would anyone care to enlighten me how control over earth grants you the use of Ragnarok?
"You seek the truth but are you able to handle it? What you find may not be what you expected... and it may ruin you in the end. Knowing that, will you continue onwards in your journey? Or will you give up and return to a life of apathy? The choice is yours..."

leaf

1. Make a giant sword floating in the air out of stone
2. Hurl said giant stone sword at opponent
3. ???
4. PROFIT!
[spoiler=quotes]
[9:00:50 PM] Randel Peltier: Ok...what did I do last night?
[9:01:19 PM] Kain: Something boring, repetitive, and lasted for about sixty seconds.
---
[10:45:08 AM] Salanewt: But yeah, the elemental phalluses are being... Stroked up by Saturos and co., and the energy will go towards... Mt. Muffin, where the Golden Climax will arise.
[7:28:42 PM] Salanewt: An added bonus is that Isaac and co. were trying to stop Saturos and co. because their beliefs state that Mt. Muffin should remain a virgin.
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[9:54:21 PM] Randel Peltier: Guess the number in my head an you get to pick what I say. Number between 1-10
[9:54:28 PM] leaf: 11
[9:54:36 PM] Randel Peltier: @#$%!
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[8:38:13 PM] Randel Peltier: Shes like this queen up on a pedastal that I have yet to court.
[8:38:29 PM] Kain: You've tried courting her.
[8:38:43 PM] leaf: and failed spectacularly
[8:38:44 PM] Randel Peltier: Ive tried...shes the best dating game ever.
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[12:24:35 AM] Salanewt: I need to find a picture of a naked person to put on the Christmas tree next year.
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[2:19:06 PM] Zeadra: wait... Rief's a guy???
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[1:09:57 PM] Zeadra: well if you want to know if its a new effect or something weird, just check GS1, if side step is there maby it is the nimble dodge thing
[1:10:35 PM] Kioll: For once, you've contributed something useful.  o.O[/spoiler]

Hoopa

Ah! Now it all makes sense... Since earth grants you power over minerals, you could craft it out of trace metals and such...
"You seek the truth but are you able to handle it? What you find may not be what you expected... and it may ruin you in the end. Knowing that, will you continue onwards in your journey? Or will you give up and return to a life of apathy? The choice is yours..."

Salanewt

I could just create rapidly growing trees and vines to lift me up, and then have thorns so nobody else can clime up. As for the sinkhole... True, but what if I quickly make soil and rocks start to fill up the sinkhole with them inside? It would probably take them a few seconds to react to falling anyway, I could fill them in before they have enough time to fly out (especially if one of the boulders knock them out just as they start falling). To hide the evidence, I would make several plants grow on top.

Of course, I did choose Water Mage, since I also thought of being able to separate the water in an ocean, so one could go exploring at the bottom while separating the water for an air pocket/tube (or for the shark finning boats, making them sink into whirlpools!). Air adepts could probably do that too, but I would also be able to reduce the pressure of the area near me, since the deeper you go in the water, the more pressure there is. With a Wind adept, I could also create a hurricade (but without, I would be able to have flooding). I suppose I would also be able to control rainfall as well.

Have a nice day.

Edit: Of course, I would be able to create diamonds as an Earth user as well, and I could become the richest person in the world.



Oh yeah baby, £ me harder.

Fusion is just a cheap tactic to make weak Adepts stronger.

Yoshi's Lighthouse is a hacking website in progress. Why not check it out if you like Yoshi or the Mario & Luigi games?

Charon

#26
 :JupiterDjinni:

I would be a wind mage, because all the other groups are for pansies are overrated. And if you're a wind mage, you can shoot lighting at people. Think about it. Not only would you probably kill them, if they didn't die you would paralyze them for life. Isn't that in of itself satisfying? Forget the sword of the Wind Warriors - you don't need them with the power of electricity.

Rolina

Wind Mages can rip apart entire cities with the massive vortexes they call upon.  They are widespread area destruction mages.
Lightning Mages call down immense energy to damage a very small area - but in a very devastating way.  If it survives, the damage may be worse than simple paralysis, after all.  They are mages that specialize in focused destruction.
Jupiter Mages balance both widespread and area destriction.  They may not be able to damage as wide of an area as a wind specialist, nor deal the devastating focused power to a single target, but they can not only do both, they can combine the two to great effect.

What do you other elements and builds get?

Salanewt

Well, I would never underestimate the power of water. In fact, flooding an entire city like Toronto or New York, and then freezing it with ice. Not sure about builds though, but would it really matter what your body type is as long as you are a powerful mage? Strong enough water currents would also be able to sweep buildings away from the base up. Also, on a hot summer day, I can make myself a glass of water (the glass is ice, and then I just fill it up). I can even throw away the remains without harming the environment. Not everything has to be linked to destruction, after all.

Have a nice day.
Oh yeah baby, £ me harder.

Fusion is just a cheap tactic to make weak Adepts stronger.

Yoshi's Lighthouse is a hacking website in progress. Why not check it out if you like Yoshi or the Mario & Luigi games?

Hoopa

Well, as a water warrior I'd be able to make a blade anywhere I want, freeze the air around my foe, freeze their blood, forcefully remove the water from their bodies, summon a tsunami, drown someone with a cup of water etc...
"You seek the truth but are you able to handle it? What you find may not be what you expected... and it may ruin you in the end. Knowing that, will you continue onwards in your journey? Or will you give up and return to a life of apathy? The choice is yours..."

Aile~♥

Venus is a rather boring element in terms of Mages, but Venus Warriors can do all sorts of crazy stuff.

How about, instead of simply dropping your massive Ragnarok sword on the enemy, you wield it and smash your enemy to shreds in Great Aether-like awesome style?

Venus Adepts could also forge themselves whatever weapon they wanted simply with their control of minerals and metals.
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Lloyd: Easy as pie.
Genis: Sweet!
Presea: ...Sweetie pie...
Zelos: Let's not start on this again...

[spoiler=epic mindscrew][/spoiler]

Rolina

@Venus Mages:  You're kinda slow to pick up on these things, huh Jamie? 

Stone Mages can rip the earth asunder, causing widespread devastation.
Plant Mages rule over not only plants, but poisons as well.  They can entangle and poison a foe, or cause the thorns from the plants to rip apart the flesh of their targets - Plant Mages can be QUITE the sadists... Isn't that right, Yuuka?
Venus Mages use both plants and stones, often in various combinations.  While they don't specialize, they make up for it through both versatility and creativity - the point behind knowing both is to combine them, after all.

To say Venus Mages have no potential, you give the element no justice, Jamie.  Sure, they're nothing compared to we Jupiter mages, but still...

Salanewt

Basically, for the possible creativity for each element...

Jupiter (1)
Mercury (2)
Venus (2)
Mars (4)

Mars is the lowest, because if you only control fire or temperature, this does not include gas or chemicals (since gases would be wind, and chemicals would be combinations water and earth, so at most the fire can be controlled), does not include meteors (since that would be more like an Earth power, but just casting it and forcing it into Earth's gravitational pull), and would not likely include light, since electricity can do that as well (though fire can make it lighter). Venus and Mercury are actually tied, since new metals and minerals can be created with Earth, new species of plants, better fertilizer, now rock formations (even creating brand new islands should theoretically be possible). Water can shape land, submerge it, create ice, allow plants to thrive where they would normally die, and best of all, it would be able to enlarge the Arctic and Antarctic regions, restore glaciers, prevent/stop forest fires, and even lower water levels (oh, and is there a volcano erupting? Water would be able to help stop it). Most of Wind's advantages have either been stated, or are obvious. However, it can also act as an easy mail delivering technique! It would be easier to breathe underwater with it too, since you could just create an air pocket (a water/earth user might help for making platforms and lowering the pressure of being too deep underwater though, so your body does not become pressurized mush).

Have a nice day.


Edit: Not all of us Venus adepts are slow to pick up on it. Of course, I would like to be a Mercury mage as well.
Oh yeah baby, £ me harder.

Fusion is just a cheap tactic to make weak Adepts stronger.

Yoshi's Lighthouse is a hacking website in progress. Why not check it out if you like Yoshi or the Mario & Luigi games?

Aile~♥

@Role: I didn't say Venus was a "bad" element, I just said that Venus elemental mages don't get very spectacular looking attacks.
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Lloyd: Easy as pie.
Genis: Sweet!
Presea: ...Sweetie pie...
Zelos: Let's not start on this again...

[spoiler=epic mindscrew][/spoiler]

Rolina

Quote from: JamietheFlameUser on 08, June, 2010, 01:34:21 AM
@Role: I didn't say Venus was a "bad" element, I just said that Venus elemental mages don't get very spectacular looking attacks.
And what basis do you have to go on for that?

@Sala:  I posted this earlier in GameFAQs - it's technically accurate.  Don't forget that Mars is more than fire and heat!

Venus is ground, stone, and plants. (ex: Quake, Spire, Growth)
Mars is flame, heat, and explosive energies. (ex: Fire, Beam, Nova)
Jupiter is wind, lightning, and celestial energies. (ex: Whirlwind, Bolt, Astral Blast)
Mercury is water, ice, and various water vapors. (ex: Douse, Frost, Fog djinni)

Gotta give each element credit where credit's due, y'know?

Aile~♥

The coolest attack a Venus mage gets is either Grand Gaia or Nettle, and those are really kind of lame looking.

The coolest attack a Venus fighter gets is Odyssey, which automatically wins over Grand Gaia or Nettle. I mean, it's Odyssey!
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Lloyd: Easy as pie.
Genis: Sweet!
Presea: ...Sweetie pie...
Zelos: Let's not start on this again...

[spoiler=epic mindscrew][/spoiler]

thenightsshadow

Different strokes for different folks.  While I agree that Venus' attacks aren't that spectacular looking, I beg to differ that Odyssey is the best.

I prefer Grand Gaia.

And if Quake really looks bad (or even Quake Sphere), I present Douse.


Hence, opinions. ;)
Don't bug me too much.  After all, the 'shadow is always Sirius.

Charon

Quote from: JamietheFlameUser on 08, June, 2010, 03:39:45 PM
The coolest attack a Venus fighter gets is Odyssey, which automatically wins over Grand Gaia or Nettle. I mean, it's Odyssey!
A big sword is better than getting beaten the crap out of by lightning?

Aile~♥

@Charon: Lightning? where did I mention lightning? This is VENUS Adepts we're talking about here! Besides, I see no lightning in Grand Gaia or Nettle, or even Odyssey.

@TNS: Douse does look bad, you're right. So does Frost.

But Cool is well, um... cool!

Hail Prism looks ok as well.



Mars has by far the most awesome Mage psynergies. I mean, Searing Beam, anyone? Dire Inferno? Dragon Fume? Rising Dragon? Epicenter?
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Lloyd: Easy as pie.
Genis: Sweet!
Presea: ...Sweetie pie...
Zelos: Let's not start on this again...

[spoiler=epic mindscrew][/spoiler]

RTGreece21

"Optimistic about Pessimism."
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