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Venox (Cassandra) versus Wyvern (Vern)

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Jan 31, 2015 7:55 PM #1302280
The authors have spoken.
The battles are complete.

My awesomeness (Click to Show)


Vern's awesomeness (Click to Show)


The fate of these warriors lies in the hands of their observers. Good luck to them both.

Oh, and there's something in my story I didn't explain...

Venox versus Wyvern (Click to Show)
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Jan 31, 2015 8:23 PM #1302293
Ow yeah c:

I'm quite excited to see how this pans out, it's my first wRHG battle (or RHG battle for that matter) ever :D

As always, constructive feedback is appreciated dearly, though don't expect thankyou's if you're all negative about it :)
But hey, even if you're all negative about it I will still consider your points ^_^

Just some quick info I figured I'd post here :

We started this battle one week ago to give you a clue about the amount of time it took us to make it,
Cassandra's work counts 4727 words (according to her)
Mine counts 4711 words

And generally, I have enjoyed battling against Cassandra :) I wish her most of luck, and I wish all of you most of fun reading our works ^^
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Feb 2, 2015 1:39 AM #1302862
I like both of your stories a lot. You must have told each other about the airfield and some parts were near exactly the same. This (to me) was a very close match.
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Feb 2, 2015 5:52 PM #1303270
Any feedback though? While it isn't said anywhere that voting without reasoning isn't allowed I'd just like to know why you thought Cass was better than me, because well, in the end don't we just do it to improve? I at least do :L
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Feb 3, 2015 12:53 AM #1303417
Close fight from the both of you. Seriously. Only a bit tipped the favor to the other and I would have just voted for both of you [since the poll is multiple when it shouldn't :D]. Its mostly of description for me, preference I suppose.

I'll give CnC when I get back home. :)
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Feb 3, 2015 3:16 AM #1303491
Cassandra:
The Shadow’s Light (Click to Show)


Vern
The ‘Human’: An Unexpectedly Delayed Jouney (Click to Show)


So, is it safe to assume the two of you agreed on the battle scenario a little bit? Anyway, the two of you did really well! Great debut for both gladiators, although Wyvern edged it out just a little bit for me!
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Feb 3, 2015 3:57 PM #1303740
Wow, I didn't expect that this battle'd get even four votes o_o.

Either way,I greatly appreciate the feedback Crank. After partially reading my text again I can understand what makes you say that the battle is at least some way one-sided (though I did aim to prevent this.) I suppose I'm not at all used to having two sided battles so far since it hasn't really been like anything I ever wrote before ^^. Certainly something I'll keep in mind for the future.

Though you should know I initially intended to have a somewhat more two sided battle, but Cassandra nerfed Venox quite a lot DURING our battle, and because of this I had to tune down original plans. I initially tried to create a Wyvern that could match the previous Venox though this made him (relatively) too strong when Venox was made weaker. I suppose that partially explains it, for the rest, it's old habit and certainly something for me to work on in the future :)

(<- Silently hopes this could end in a draw)

I figure I should also mention that we (or I at least) did plan out a little bit of a scenario beforehand, yes. This to logically fit in with the collab I have going with my clan atm. Basically, the three most important points were
1. Fight on an airfield 2. Wyvern has 2 contacts/friends and 3. Noone dies.
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Feb 4, 2015 12:54 AM #1303884
All right! Promised CnC, here we go.

Overview: Vern, I liked your work my friend. The fact remained was I could easily visualize Cassie's a bit more than yours and what made this battle hard to decide on was basically her story began to drag on while yours did not. I'm the guy that wants to see the fight better so I voted for Cass.

Individual CnC:

Cassandra (Click to Show)


Vern (Click to Show)


So yeah. All in preference I suppose.
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Feb 4, 2015 2:50 PM #1304130
Thanks so much ErrorBlender!

Yes, you're right about the balance of powers in my battle. I always strive to make my opponent and I seem fairly balanced in the beginning, but then my character seems to get hopelessly overpowered before making a comeback at the very end. True to Venox's nature, he doesn't see it fit to murder the ones he fights. He then remembers the many bad memories from his past concerning the innocent lives he had to end.

I've seen in a couple wRHG battles that the opponents sometimes kill each other for "real", but I'm not the kind of writer to decimate an opponent that way. How do those gladiators survive "death"? I like to think that they just go to the recovery center and are extremely close to death, and the doctors just say he, she, or it is dead. Then they wouldn't have to deal with any gladiators going after each other for revenge, especially if the fighters had a history of rivalry or were a specific target of some other party.
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Feb 4, 2015 3:55 PM #1304149
Quote from Cassandra
Thanks so much ErrorBlender!

Yes, you're right about the balance of powers in my battle. I always strive to make my opponent and I seem fairly balanced in the beginning, but then my character seems to get hopelessly overpowered before making a comeback at the very end. True to Venox's nature, he doesn't see it fit to murder the ones he fights. He then remembers the many bad memories from his past concerning the innocent lives he had to end.

I've seen in a couple wRHG battles that the opponents sometimes kill each other for "real", but I'm not the kind of writer to decimate an opponent that way. How do those gladiators survive "death"? I like to think that they just go to the recovery center and are extremely close to death, and the doctors just say he, she, or it is dead. Then they wouldn't have to deal with any gladiators going after each other for revenge, especially if the fighters had a history of rivalry or were a specific target of some other party.


About the killing thing, there was no real consensus between writers on how the gladiators survive death. We each have our own interpretation.
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Feb 5, 2015 3:45 AM #1304416
[Going to try and post some CnC later, along with my explanation on why I voted for Wyvern~ Might be this weekend-ish though, got some tough exams pinning me down..]

In Short : Both of you did great! It's always lovely to read what you write, Cassandra (even though I admittedly don't comment enough on your works..) And Vern, my friend, that was a mighty fine first battle! Well done!
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Feb 7, 2015 9:54 PM #1305793
And so, like everything else, this battle comes to an end. The dust settles and the victor is revealed.

Barely standing, Wyvern managed to take down his opponent, Venox, who put up an unexpected mighty battle, the wanderer's wit the only thing that gave him an edge over the bat-like being. Sticking to his code of honor, he lets his opponent leave with his life, and as he watches the dark creature fly away, he realizes he still has much to learn...

~

So well... seems like I win with just one vote over Cassandra... A shame, considering Cassandra's effort and the quality of her work. I assume that both of us can learn a good deal out of this, especially with the feedback provided to us (for which I want to thank everyone dearly). I wish Cassandra most of luck in her future battles and look forward to the day that Venox and Wyvern will meet again.
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Feb 10, 2015 1:21 AM #1306722
Great job Vern! Wow I was so close! :D After this, you'll only get better, so you have my support!

Venox's defeat (Click to Show)
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