Ursan Arena

Carrier of Darkness

Carrier of Darkness

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Join Date: Nov 2007

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The Divine Kingdom [DK]

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I didn't see this one in the archives so here I go.

In certain different Norn cities (or maybe make PvE arenas like the old days) there should be a Norn Arena Type thing, 1 city has Ursan, 1 city has Raven, and 1 city has Wolfen. When you enter the arena your skill bar would be replaced with the regular skills of each blessing (not the elite, just the actuall skills, minus Totem of Man).

(Up for discussion)The rank could matter, determaning the power of your skills, and if that is the case, there could be an option to be paired with someone of or close to your rank.
or
Rank doesn't matter and it is just a random pairing.

Your health would be set to 700 and (Up for debate) you would still have the energy degen and if your energy reached 0 you would lose the match. Attributes wouldn't matter (such as Energy Storage, Leadership, ect).

Maybe have a requirement to get into the arena, like you must have the elite skill of the arena you wish to play in, or maybe a norn rank requirment.

(Up for debate)Rewards could be like 50-100 norn points per win.


I hoped you like the idea enough to sign it and/or add on to it!

Also, I thought it could be possible to do something like this with dwarven boxing, but I thought I saw that in the archives, (SO DON'T DISCUSS IT HERE).

Omnidragon42

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Join Date: Oct 2005

Pantheon of Shadows [dei]

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So whoever presses 1-2-3 better wins?

/notsigned, for obvious reasons.

Carrier of Darkness

Carrier of Darkness

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well I forgot to add it in the first post, but I thought maybe add more skills to make it more challenging?

Omnidragon42

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Pantheon of Shadows [dei]

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Carrier of Darkness
well I forgot to add it in the first post, but I thought maybe add more skills to make it more challenging?
Then it's not the norn blessings anymore!

I think a fixed-skill arena would be great, but lets get some more inventive skillsets. I loved costume brawl (even if it did get a bit stale).

Covah

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Join Date: Aug 2006

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added more ursan skills? I don't think people can hit 1,2,3 AND 4,5,6 fast enough. Also unless the person you are against is a lower rank then you or sucks bad you will always lose b/c higher rank = more dmg. With a set number of skills there isn't any point in fighting the other person. Whoever hits first will win most of the time.

/notsigned cuz bots can farm norn points with this + above reasons.

Carrier of Darkness

Carrier of Darkness

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Covah
added more ursan skills? I don't think people can hit 1,2,3 AND 4,5,6 fast enough. Also unless the person you are against is a lower rank then you or sucks bad you will always lose b/c higher rank = more dmg. With a set number of skills there isn't any point in fighting the other person. Whoever hits first will win most of the time.

/notsigned cuz bots can farm norn points with this + above reasons.
lmfao, well what I meant by adding more skills is to make it challenging enough where you couldnt just press 123456 to win. make it so it actually requires skill!

Hermos

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Join Date: Jul 2007

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Problems with this idea:

1. ANET would be promoting Ursan Blessing as a good skill, because they'd be glorifying it.

2. People who like UB enough to /sign this idea have generally not played many other alternative builds... or any area of PvP.

3. Making UB actually require skill would pretty much ruin it's effectiveness because the only reason people think it's leet is because they can get a group within 5 minutes and wtfpwn HM DoA with it.

Brewmaster

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Unfortunately, I don't think it has enough play value to capture peopls attention for more than it takes for the novelty to wear off.
/Unsigned

absolutcrobi

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Naked Pagans

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/facepalm


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Tyla

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Join Date: Sep 2006

I think this is a brilliant idea.

OP, you are a genius. /Signed
/Sarcasm

Ursan is about as degenerate as Sway. Mash your face on the keyboard to win.

DarkNecrid

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Join Date: Jul 2006

Well I for one think this would finally be a skillful addition to the game.

/signed.

N1ghtstalker

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this topic made me laugh so hard seriously
pvp is for skill not for buttonbashing
/notsigned

FlamingMetroid

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standing on your last control point, while the rest of your team is to busy killing mine

The Luminaries [Lumi]

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obvious troll is obvious

StormDragonZ

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I'd like to see Raven Arena. Ursan Arena already occurs when people tell you Rank 8 Norn isn't good enough.

willypiggy

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D/Mo

/notsigned, as much as I love set skill arenas (Costume Brawl etc) I think they should be kept as holiday events.

ScoobyDooby Dooo

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Bigger Cardboard Box

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legendary thread you've made here,

/notsigned

Turbobusa

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By the Luxon Scavenger

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Quote:
well I forgot to add it in the first post, but I thought maybe add more skills to make it more challenging?
I have an idea.
Add more skills, like you can only use skills from your primary and secondary professions.
They would be linked to norn attributes. Norn Strength, norn swordsmanship, norn fast casting, etc...

You could have the choice between taking norn rush, norn frenzy, norn tiger stance, norn flurry for exemple.
This is just an exemple but i'm sure we can end up with a great gameplay.

Kerwyn Nasilan

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WHERE DO YOU THINK

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Carrier of Darkness
lmfao, well what I meant by adding more skills is to make it challenging enough where you couldnt just press 123456 to win. make it so it actually requires skill!
This is a Paradox, Ursan and Skill

Dograzor

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Hmmm, i have to admit there is some point to it, but just not with ursan...

I WOULD like to try out some braindead melee pvp'ing without too much complications, using some unique fixed skills for this pvp type, just for a fun kinda "moshpit"... People can come and leave, its open for 25 people at the time... It would be nice just for the fun of it...

N1ghtstalker

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i wonder how it would work
with r10 ursans inflicting 150 armor ignoring damage at once
it'll be like AB
all mob on one target and gg

Div

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Where I can eat yumy food

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If the OP isn't a troll, then he's...blatantly oblivious.

Tearz1993

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Thanks for brightening my day :-) Even if he is a troll, he's pretty bad at it.

Steboy93

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kerwyn Nasilan
This is a Paradox, Ursan and Skill
Oxymoron, amirite?

/notsigned

Dreadful idea.

Omnidragon42

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Join Date: Oct 2005

Pantheon of Shadows [dei]

W/A

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dograzor
Hmmm, i have to admit there is some point to it, but just not with ursan...

I WOULD like to try out some braindead melee pvp'ing without too much complications, using some unique fixed skills for this pvp type, just for a fun kinda "moshpit"... People can come and leave, its open for 25 people at the time... It would be nice just for the fun of it...
Grand Melee

20 people at once - no parties - random entry - mid-match entry - 20 balth faction per kill - Fixed skill set and attributes, health and energy. Additional balth faction reward for surviving longer (maybe 10/minute) - death kicks you out.

I think this would be a lot of fun. Skillset would be something akin to- Sever/Gash/Galrath/Final/Savage Slash/Heal Sig/Tiger Stance/Shield Bash, so there is a little skill involved in healing and interrupting.

Tyla

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Join Date: Sep 2006

^ Frenzy + Rush for Galrath and Tiger Stance, Bull's Strike for Shield Bash.

Either way there's a chance of getting ganked and that would be unfair.

Squishy ftw

Squishy ftw

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Join Date: Aug 2007

Your backline

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/signed . . . If the reward for winning is a permaban.
Oh, and the same for losing.

I pwnd U

I pwnd U

God of Spammers

Join Date: Oct 2005

in the middle of a burning cornfield...

Scars Meadows [SMS] (Officer)

/notsigned

OMG I HIT 123 FASTER! I WINZ! Sorry but no, for many many many reasons.

Miska Bow

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OP: you made me smile.

Thx.

/not signed

RotteN

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damn, the thread title was promissing and it did deliver !

hilarious sh*t

Darkobra

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Well it seems my faith in the community was well placed.

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Quote:
Originally Posted by holymasamune
If the OP isn't a troll, then he's...blatantly oblivious.
Actually, everyone who replied just to put down the OP is a troll.

Closed because of trolls