Curryman's Meta-Amalgam Tourney!

Originally posted by Galan007
Hm, that seems like quite a speed cap for such a low tier. If someone drafts a speedster capable of traveling that fast, have fun trying to avoid a blitz. 👆

Mach 10 was usually a cap for such a level. Maybe Mach 20?

Mach 20 could work, but then so could Mach 50 or Mach 100. I don't know if there are any characters who could defeat a Mach 20 speedblitz but would get wrecked by a Mach 50 or Mach 100 blitz.

Anything above Mach 1 should pretty much destroy anyone without superhuman reflexes--training and skills be damned, but with characters like Deathstroke, Iron Fist, Spiderman, and Midnighter who can deal with Mach 1 speeds it's impossible to put a fix on exactly what is 'too fast' short of sublight or lightspeed.

I just suggest Mach 100 because it's an incredibly fast sublight velocity but one that isn't anywhere close to light speed, and the same can be said for 20 and 50, but 100 is a nice even number with lots of factors. 😛

i'm bringing the spotlight onto mental powers.
not much limitations on it like for instance how mind control is still on the table.

Bunch of wimps.

All this neutering wont mean a thing.

That's why Plastic Man is a good pick. Though I wonder, would his TP resistance be a factor of his body or his mind?

he's low herald and immortal.

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edit* is there a "day time" partner for curryman cause i take it he's in another time-zone? one of the judges, possibly inamalist could fill that role

plas would certainly be above the durability cap of high meta, and....there is a lot of "picks" talk going on this time for some reason. might i suggest people pm if there is any reason to mention specific characters--unless they are clearly out of the cap range of course.

I apologize if this has been addressed already, but are there going to be specific battlegrounds or are the amalgams going to clash in an arena environment?

Originally posted by Digi
Maybe not all. But yeah, at least a couple. The duplicators were just the most obvious.

The duplicators and power absorption I know caused a shitstorm when I used them.

Originally posted by Digi
Go ahead and count me in. I'll have half a dozen questions via PM soon, but can't really talk until Monday or Tuesday.

As a participant? Good little turn out of vets.

Originally posted by Galan007
Yes, I know which meta-class characters can move at those speeds. All I'm saying is that unless both contestants have a speedster on their team, then a blitz at 99% the speed of light will be problematic to avoid. Not impossible, but [potentially] quite difficult.

You have 30 seconds of prep. Most people (most) will have someone that can put shields up.

Originally posted by leonidas
plas would certainly be above the durability cap of high meta, and....there is a lot of "picks" talk going on this time for some reason. might i suggest people pm if there is any reason to mention specific characters--unless they are clearly out of the cap range of course.

I'm pretty sure that people are talking about powersets and then using an example of someone in a higher class to disguise their actual picks.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_X-43
The current speed record in atmosphere for hypersonic aircrafts is Mach 10 thus I find this number fitting.
But yes, shielding/intangibility/lots of means to survive blitz.

Originally posted by Omega Vision
Are you thinking a cap at something like Mach 100?

But I'm not competing in this thing, so it's ultimately up to the people who are.

Originally posted by Blair Wind
You have 30 seconds of prep. Most people (most) will have someone that can put shields up.

I meant that they would raise shields before the match even starts. That's not illegal.

"- Prep-time is strictly 30 seconds to choose your gear, nothing can be created"

Does that stip not apply to FF creation?

I figured it meant more in terms of tech creation or construct creation (ie: if you can control earth and create golems or something).

curryman should probably clarify that rule, because if FF/shield creation is forbidden before the match starts(which is what that rule implies to me), then the fastest amalgam will likely dominate this tourney.

But again, it is entirely up to those who are participating.

Plastic man is low herald.

Why are we talking about jay garrick. He's generally not considered high meta either. Northstar could probably run a train, but it's not like there aren't counters out there. Someone needs to have the fastest amalgam after all.

I agree about the speed cap in general though. Not sure who could hit that close to light, but it should probably be lower.

Speaking of examples, take someone like iron man. To get the suit do you draft the body, powers, or mind? And if body, do you get powers that aren't strength and durability? I'm not considering tony, but I have a similar situation.

To get the suit, imo, you would have to draft mind (since it's equipment). Same could go for Green Lantern (as an example).

I guess a case could be made for power (since pre-extremis he was just a human guy and the suit was his "power"😉. You would have no idea how to actually use his suit though.

I would think that base equipment should fall under the "powers" category. Equipment created using the thirty minute prep should clearly be "mind" though.

For instance, if you drafted Bruce Wayne for powers (not that anyone would, lol) I would expect to net the utility belt, a grappling cable, some batterangs, and lots of money.