Reviewing Blackout VS Silv

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Silv
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Blackout


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Who do you think won the Round 4?

Decision Date: October 3rd

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[size=3][i]System[/i][/size][blockquote][b]Facts:[/b] [blockquote]Explanation - [Winner][/blockquote]

[b]Style[/b]: [blockquote]Explanation - [Winner][/blockquote]

[b]Sportsmanship:[/b] [blockquote]Explanation - [Winner][/blockquote]
[center]Overall Winner[/center][/blockquote]

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Facts:

Raids always are a matter of getting the most bang for your buck, in this case a post.  Same can be applied to tournament battles.  You can't control the opponent too much, but you can attempt to limit their actions.  This battle was essentially a timeless classic between power single blows versus speedy multi-striking hits.  By the end of the session, Blackout took far too much damage in comparison to Silv. Unfairly so, simply because the topic ended on Blackout's post, meaning his counter-measure is essentially left un-answered and hard to validate.  It would've been a tide-turner too, which abused the large cooldown associated with power hits (which Silv would have lost sportsmanship points with me if a basic dodge was used without abandoning her weapon.)  Simply the luck of the draw for posting order, but damage is easily handed to Silv.

Aggression and overall tactics though, Blackout was smarter.  The handler was a gentleman/lady, feeling a sort of comfort in letting the guardian tank hits despite repercussions.  Point being, it allowed Blackout to keep fighting against hits that should have killed.  Using that blood-shield, he managed to open up opportunities to get in those aggressive damage points he needed.  I particularly like that he went for normally disabling blows, which would've affected Silv's battle performance in a longer fight.  Silv's gameplan was really simple, but that was the beauty.  Get a pre-emptive, build it up, and go for that high-payoff attack by tanking a hit.  Iconic, staple tank revenge striking.  However, my final verdict goes to    - [Winner] Silv

Style:

Every fight in my opinion takes the form of its participants and their overall goal.  You can generally tell what a character's goal is by what their moveset is in conjunction with the attitude, hence why to some Silv's passive early game is hardly interesting.  A risky take, but as a patient sentinel, her no-nonsense advancement kept Blackout on his toes that changed the perspective of his offense to something like a timed challenge to get as many potshots in before she lets it rip.  Blackout's orbital rush was an interesting execution and while it didn't get a rise out of Silv (which I think is just the writing more than anything),    - [Winner] Blackout.

Sportsmanship:

Hands down, Blackout.  He took the route of hit and strike back, which is always more sporty for those that can handle it.  In my  opinion though, one needs to balance between gallantly defending the line, with effective parries, with simply avoiding.  It is a great rule to play with exchanges, but there were a few moments where I felt he could've opted to defend by parry or evasion instead of just letting his guardian take the hit.  Had the topic been longer, it would've been in his favor for a wonderful comeback effort with the help of creativity.  Silv did dodge more given her motive, but it was balanced with a lack of aggression and being opportunistic.  Plus she got the payout.  I do feel that last bit was a bit of desperation showing, what with the efforts to buff in order to bail out.  Kinda a meh response that goes against her no-nonsense bravado, but I digress.  My choice is- [Winner] Blackout

Overall Winner

SILV

Reasoning: Despite Blackout having better sportsmanship, and creativity in the fight, Silv's passive aggression was something he just didn't have a proper answer other than getting jabs in and letting that guardian take the hit.  Silv showed taking little details like noticing tells from Blackout's moves, and the big...X-FACTOR, was the pay off attacks.  If Blackout's barrage landed, or if we saw Silv's response to the counter attack, then it could have easily been his.  The fact that Silv dodged it early shouldn't be used against her, but she landed that big climax blow that essentially threw her opponent on the ropes.  It wasn't as if she was abusing evasion over hits either.  I just feel that Blackout needed to land more concrete hits, or since he's a strategist, account for the fact that she had the capacity to evade and remain mobile while swinging that mighty weapon.  He hinted at it, but his actions didn't support exploiting it.  Maybe he needed more time, and time is ALWAYS against the author in raid topics.

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They both fairly exemplified this category. Blackout showcased his character and inner-working by simply being an analyst. He has to think his way out. Both were IC yes, but one had more substance in the posts to display the gravity of the character. all in all in made the reader look forward to Blackout’s post. Silv highlighted her skillset, which her maneuvers and how she utilizes them has been consistent throughout the tournament. Her X-Factor flipped the tides of the battle, which can also be Blackout’s shortcoming. He anticipated dangers from her axe, but didn’t move cautiously and irrationally put himself into harm’s way and be blindsided. It would’ve been different if he decided to do so anyway and planned to use his guardian from the beginning as a backup plan rather than a quick reaction.

Hits were exchanged; some took stronger impacts than others. Even if evasions were all permissible, it’s hard to determine fairness. Essentially battles aren’t about being fair, but taking advantages. I suppose with rping there is moderation to take into consideration to not come off as a power-player.

Demona: Her tactics has been consistent throughout her journey in the games, and it’s been a strong asset that permitted her to make through all the games.

Ienzo: I for one am appealed to the mind of a fellow analyst. Although I enjoyed to see how he utilized his environment for advantages, it was disappointing his wits weren’t as sharp as he thought. Even I would’ve treaded more carefully with a weapon that was obviously charging. It looked like his protection was an after-thought.

You should always have planned a way out before pursuing.

Lilo: These guys are so technical. Anyways it was AWESOOOOME!

[Facts – Silv]
[Style – Blackout]
[Sportsmanship – Blackout]

Blackout

Yeah I butchered the format. I was sleepy and had to vomit this out.

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Facts:

In a battle such as this it is always known that you are in it to win it. Holding back, preparing for what may or may not happen may be the manner of combat, but dragging on the beginning can be problematic for both the opponents and those left with little to judge. The battle was short and there was a minimal amount to work with, so working with the fact that a tournament in the coliseum is about fighting to win, I would have to dub Silv who went straight for the kill. Both fighters were impressively combat oriented, but the over preparation of a tactician often times will be out brutalized by the ferocity of a berserker. - [Winner - Silv]

Style:

Style is important in overcoming an opponent. Both used their sheet of available skills well. They did not hold back when they saw a chance to use their ability to their advantage. But, unlike Blackout, Silv had not used her environment to her advantage as Blackout attempted, but she did use her Darkness to her advantage to dodge an oncoming rain of bullets. Where Blackout took care to use his Heartless and skills, his other ranged skills were proven useless and he was forced to go into the range of a very heavy ax. On the normality of a situation a tactician would know better than to approach a heavy weapon as such with the obvious danger of a charged ability. - [Winner - Silv]

Sportsmanship:

Both opponents took hits and dodged hits. Both were aware of their limits and obligated their characters to respond accordingly. A short thread beguiles the possibility of more shenanigans, but alas twas the case. Both played to their class speeds, defenses, and weaknesses well, and that for me shows good sportsmanship. - [Winner - Tied]

Overall Winner - Silv

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Facts:

Facts of the battle were pretty straightforward. I always look to moveset and how these moves are executed appropriately and if any shenanigans went on, as in extra moves that may have been missed, but both of these kids were fair in play. Blackout rolled for hits and succeeded, and Silv was gracious enough to allow these hits to strike, with the exception of the initial confusion but that can be easily forgiven. - [Tie]

Style:

Both were neat on style, especially with the way their fighting differed and how they were put up against each other. Silv held out for huge hits and Blackout was more keen on disabling his opponent. On this, however, I'll have to give Blackout the advantage for using his environment to his advantage, even if it failed. We can't forget a setting we're in, and Blackout's inclusion of that was a super nice touch. - [Blackout]

Sportsmanship:

Simply put, Blackout too more damage and I feel was more effected by it. Silv got shot but we don't see what lasting effects those bullets had, and with every strike Blackout made, I would have liked to see at least some exhaustion and/or pain. While Blackout's hits didn't seem as devastating as what was laid against Silv (excepting the big dark beleaguer move), his change in tactics and reflective instances which removed Fear from the battle made sense. I would have liked to see what more these two could have wrought, but speculation is all we'll have. - [Blackout]

Overall Winner: Blackout

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Facts:

Hmm... These fights never really have the feeling of completion, especially on how short some are and others do extend further. In any case, what we can see in this fight is attempts and things that sometimes simply get too hasty. Blackout attempted to use the environment, also attacking Silv in the progress, Silv chose to ignore the environment for the most part (and was largely confused by how it functioned from what I understood from her). Otherwise things have been quite straight-forward, Silv's more a straight-forward fighter that prefers to make large attacks while Blackout seeks to make use of everything he can find. In this regards in how the fight went, it did kind of... uhm... flop both ways. They kept to their movesets, but since the time is limited, one throws out quicker their attacks in some regards. Regardless of that, I feel this'd not take much of a side. - [N/A]

Style:

Well, I sort of explained the style above already. They both differed largely in style and in regards, Blackout worked much more defensively while Silv was forced to act accordingly at some points, taking hits while continuing to focus more on her abilities for the larger hits. In this regard, Blackout did make more use of the environment and plans for taking down Silv, who didn't really plan much at all. But then again, it'd be out of character for her to do so to start with if you look at the personality. So I'm kind of conflicted in this case, still Blackout did make full use of his skills, Silv... did too. I can't really take sides here. Well, this review starts to feel worthless. - [N/A]

Sportsmanship:

Let's see, both were taking hits, while Blackout had his summon absorb them mainly, Silv took them herself and while first we visually see little of it doing, I can't really see the character really care for wounds from a few shots to start with. But in that regard, she always took Heartless in a different way than I did. In regards of damage, I feel Blackout took more, even if his summon absorbed most of it. In that regard, Fear is quite the tool for defense and especially when in combination with how Blackout works with tactics. In that regard, Silv may take hits, she did keep herself on a straightforward path of fighting where she just throws out attacks and takes the hits if it'd force her to stop herself from these attacks. Both were definitely keeping themselves to their limits and with Fear vanishing, Blackout would've possibly been in more trouble, if he wasn't better at tactics and could work his way around his limits. Meanwhile Silv would likely have kept her offense and lack the tactical side. In this regard, I feel this battle still could go both ways and I truly think they've both been very good at sportsmanship, even allowing each other to add to one another. No, I can't really toss this either way either. >.<;; I suck. - [N/A]

Overall Winner
Both

Seriously, I can't really make a choice. They were well fair to one another and while there had been confusion and the problem with the dice that had required solving, it all worked out in my eyes. They pretty much stayed on a same level and this battle has quite some potential for continuing. In that regard, I consider both winners. =P So yeah, that's all I have, my apologies for my pointless review.

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Facts:

Both were very much in character and started the battle right away but the fight could have gone both ways. I was honestly surprised that Blackout used his Fear right off the bat but he took a good amount of damage. Blackout did attempt to use the environment around him to his own advantage while Silv ignored the environment. Other than the initial confusion about the dice, they both did use their move sets to the best of the abilities. - [Silv]

Style:

The two fighters are pretty much mirror opposites. Silv was pretty straightforward fighter, no fancy tricks whatsoever thus simple and to the point. Blackout did plan out his bag of tricks and tried to use the waves in the environment to his advantage but Silv was ignoring the environment and caused some confusion. However, she had the control over the fight and had Blackout on the defensive. - [Silv]

Sportsmanship:

From what I can tell, Blackout took out a lot of the damage from the techniques Silv dealt and although she did take damage, she didn’t explain any lasting effects from it. There is the bit where Silv ignored the environment where Blackout tried to use the waves, but I believe there was confusion and possible miscommunication on whether or not the environment actually effects their match.- [Blackout]

Overall Winner
Silv