EVANGEL94's 2nd SLUGFEST SHOWDOWN TOURNAMENT: Match-Ups and Tournament Discussion

Originally posted by stormfront13
so we can't power up other characters? like if one character can absorb energy to become stronger, another team member isn't allowed to give them extra energy to make them stronger?

Or if one character has 2 guns, can they give one to someone else?

Here's the rule we're dancing around:

12. Power negation/boosting (IE., Fabian Cortez enhancing a mutant)

• This rule extends to anyone who can enhance a character's pre-existing powers or give them new powers entirely

I would think that sharing equipment would be OK, but building someone a suit of power-armor would not.

I might have Super Skrull make a team-mate invisible, but couldn't use Mordo's magic to grant Absorbing-man style powers.

There're some grey zones to be sure though.

oooohhh...i never even saw that rule, thanks lam for clearing that whole thign up

Originally posted by Laminator_X
Here's the rule we're dancing around:

I would think that sharing equipment would be OK, but building someone a suit of power-armor would not.

I might have Super Skrull make a team-mate invisible, but couldn't use Mordo's magic to grant Absorbing-man style powers.

There're some grey zones to be sure though.

If you were using the Flash, could you speed up your teammates?

If you were using a Green Lantern, could you shield them? Make them invisible? Make them levitate? 😬.

It says enhance pre-existing powers or give them new powers completely, so the Silver Surfer couldn't grant Batman the power cosmic...but....could a Doctor Strange-like-character grant a strength or speed boost? 😬.

Originally posted by Bald Bugger
WTF !!! This is pretty damn stupid now. One day. I am glad I refused your offer to join on PM.

You're insulting this tournament, me, and everyone who is participating with your idiotic comments. Your presense is not necessary. Get out.

Originally posted by Evangel94
You're insulting this tournament, me, and everyone who is participating with your idiotic comments. Your presense is not necessary. Get out.

You Tell Him Ev 😄

Personally, I'm kind of psyched about the one-day limit. Too often these things degenerate into endless back-and-forth over feats and battles with other characters. With a shorter time frame, we need to be much more to-the-point about how and why we're going to win. Time is too precious to waste on minutia.

Ev... if you've got time to come on to call someone an idiot you've got time to clear up the rule that everyone seems to have questions about.

There's a distinction to be made as well between power negation and power prevention.

Using a Mutant Nullifier on Gambit would break rule 12. Separating the Silver Surfer from his board somehow would not.

What about interfering with a tech character's equipment, or snatching Vixen's medallion? Grey Area.

Originally posted by Soljer
If you were using the Flash, could you speed up your teammates?

No, because you would be granting new powers entirely to your teammates.

Originally posted by Soljer

If you were using a Green Lantern, could you shield them? Make them invisible? Make them levitate? 😬.

You could shield them, make them invisible, etc because it's not the other characters doing it. It's Green Lantern whose the one whose using his power and is under the strain to do all of that for his teammates.

On a side note, since you are doing that you would drain his ring power faster.

Originally posted by Soljer

It says enhance pre-existing powers or give them new powers completely, so the Silver Surfer couldn't grant Batman the power cosmic...but....could a Doctor Strange-like-character grant a strength or speed boost? 😬.

That would also constitute as granting them new powers so no.

Originally posted by Scoobless

Or if one character has 2 guns, can they give one to someone else?

Sharing guns and tech is fine, but only if your character has done it before and is capable of doing it. (IE Iron Man is probably not going to share his helmet or gauntlet with someone else, or let someone else ride in his armor entirely. That's not his M.O.)

Remember everyone has to stay in character. As long as you don't grant new innate powers for your teammates then it is fine.

Originally posted by Laminator_X
There's a distinction to be made as well between power negation and power prevention.

Using a Mutant Nullifier on Gambit would break rule 12. Separating the Silver Surfer from his board somehow would not.

What about interfering with a tech character's equipment, or snatching Vixen's medallion? Grey Area.

If you could conceivably come up with a strategy to take away the medallion then its ok. But also has anyone ever actually taken away the medallion?

Depends on the type of interference with a tech characters equipment. You would have to be more specific. PM me with more specific questions if you wish.

Originally posted by Evangel94
If you could conceivably come up with a strategy to take away the medallion then its ok. But also has anyone ever actually taken away the medallion?

Yeah Plastique took it away in JLA #1. Of course she is Canadian 🙂

The 1st match of the tournament is up. Everyone please vote.

All participants in the tournament are required to vote in all matches.

Hey Ev, is mine and TricksterPriest's match still tomorrow or did he get in touch with you about his needing it changed? Thanks, just needing to know so I can get a strategy typed up or if I have more time to plan.

Originally posted by StarsNeverFall7
Hey Ev, is mine and TricksterPriest's match still tomorrow or did he get in touch with you about his needing it changed? Thanks, just needing to know so I can get a strategy typed up or if I have more time to plan.

Unless you found someone to switch dates with, I can't change the match.

Hmmm......

Originally posted by Evangel94
Unless you found someone to switch dates with, I can't change the match.

Actually on second thought, If TricksterPriest needs a different date, he'll go this weekend. If necessary, we'll just not have a match tommorow.

It wouldn't be much of a match if there's no one to debate with.

Could you switch me that way too?

Originally posted by King Kandy
Could you switch me that way too?

I can't make concessions to every participant. TricksterPriest asked first so he gets top priority. BUT You could go tommorow if you would like. Otherwise your match stays the same.