Originally posted by samappo
Very low?? Explain.
Her accolades and feats really don't compare with the more proeminent lightsaber duelists. Of course, I'm being subjective with "very low" because, again, I'm comparing her directly to good warriors.
Just to clarify, I have her solidly below the likes of Kyle Katarn, Act III HoT, Darth Malak, etc, in lightsaber combat.
Originally posted by JKBart
the guy instadrained a planet thoughtlessly etc whereas Valky needed stuff to do that, and Palps needed years of gradual drainingi actually fully understand what AP is talking about tbh
Darth Nihilus did not insta-drain Telos IV for example when he arrived there. Additionally, people tend to overlook the fact that Darth Nihilus's stupendous affinity with Force Drain powers was a byproduct of his unnatural conditions.
Valkorion consumed Ziost soon after restoring his power to pre-ritual level, and on his own accord; a pure display of his raw power and mastery of the Dark Side on his part.
And we actually get to see how fast Valkorion managed that.
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On topic: no idea.
I expect Palpatine to do well.
However, nothing is certain in a system that facilitates cutthroat competition and/or backstabbing.
Originally posted by JKBart
the guy instadrained a planet thoughtlessly etc whereas Valky needed stuff to do that, and Palps needed years of gradual drainingi actually fully understand what AP is talking about tbh
Palpatine needed to drain them slowly so that they wouldn't die, yeah. That, on top of dominating them mentally from across the galaxy 24/7, on the scale of billions compared to Nihilus' mere millions. There's a thousandfold difference between the feats, and Palpatine didn't even have to be physically present on Byss to accomplish his. It was also utterly effortless on his part.
Nihilus is good, but comparing him to Palpatine in any field (yes, even Force Drain) is delusional.
Originally posted by samappo
Where do people position Darth Traya in their list of Sith Lords though? As I understand, she was a master lightsaber duelist and force wielder.
Even by SWTOR standards she is confirmed to be extremely powerful. Even mid-game Exile had surpassed Traya as a duelist though, as the Sith herself admits.
Originally posted by samappo
What's your reasoning behind best feats in the Mythos? Genuinely curious. I'm trying to gauge Nihilus against Sidious/Valkorian.
Well all of his powers were achieved through raw strength. His insane TK feat; which may well be the best in the mythos given the circumstances, was accomplished before Nihilus' power grew ever stronger by devouring multiple planets. By the time of Telos IV, it is stated that Nihilus had sufficient power to destroy Citadel Station, a greater feat than anything Sidious has done with TK.
Pre-2007 debating quality was legitimate sh*t tier and pretty much everyone commenting in this thread would wreck almost everyone.
2007-2008 was apparently pretty good, even if some of the views were still a little weird. 2014-2015 too.
Honestly though I'd place good odds on myself, Ant, Skillz, NG, Nova, ILS, Beni, etc. vs. Nai, Lightsnake, etc. (Gideon cancels out I guess) We don't make really long posts but I don't think our debating abilities have gone down and we have fewer cringe posters.