Forum PVP System

[Prometheus]

I know that our TWG PVP system isn't highly developed and suchandall, (many probably didn't even notice it) but I've noticed a problem with the system that could use a little brushing up if anyone ever goes back to look at it. The rebuttal thing at the end of the bout seems to decide everything about the battle.

For instance: (Sorry fuzzyoctopus)

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You cast your No Spell spell!
fuzzyoctopus defends with a Elemental Shield spell!
spell absorbs 13 damage!
You hit fuzzyoctopus for 9 damage!
fuzzyoctopus has -40 hit points left.

fuzzyoctopus makes a mighty speech!
You try a rebuttle, but fail!
fuzzyoctopus wins the bout point, and screams: 0

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This was the ending two segments of the titanic battle between fuzzyoctopus and Must-Be-An-Elf-Prometheus. I could be misunderstanding something, but usually getting the enemy to negative hit points means one has won a match.

[EUOL]

As I've pointed out before, there is no way to 'win' this yet.  Everything that happens below the line 'practice' is simply there for my de-bugging purposes.

[Prometheus]

Ah. If I noticed your comments on that earlier, I'd forgotten. I don't even remember what language you said you were programming that stuff in, but do you need any help with it?

[EUOL]

Nah, I'm doing okay.  I'll get back to it here in a bit.  It's in perl, by the way.

[Prometheus]

Icky. I've seen that stuff before, and it wasn't pretty.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

feh, Perl is fun. It just has a lot of shortcuts.

[EUOL]

That's why I like it.  I found Pascal and C++ just had so many dinky little rules that I thought were foolish.  Perl lets me be sloppy, and still works.