Captain Larraq
Capitalist
Continuing from here...
http://starwarsrp.net/topic/28635-banned-species-list-updated/?p=543751
As per [member="Tefka"], I'm continuing the discussion in a new thread.
Yammosk's were banned as a species (as far as I can tell and as far as Admins will explain) due to an agreed upon unfairness in their ability to coordinate large number of NPC forces and throw 'handwave number' of Vong warbeasts at other writers/characters. While I was disappointed in this because I had a Yammosk character (which I felt I had been roleplaying fairly and appropriately), I could see the reasoning behind the ban and quietly put the character away in compliance with the rules.
Yet from what I am seeing in the recent string of Invasions with the OS is that [member="The Hydra Queen"] is using Vongsense to organize and coordinate massive number of Vong Warbeast, soldiers, exc well beyond what the opposing factions have brought or are capable of bringing. Her actions and the overall role of her character are identical to what a Yammosk would bring to the battlefield, but without the inherent weaknesses and vulnerabilities of being a giant, immobile brain.
I'm not an expert in Vongsense, and from what I can tell the power was never fully explained in Wiki or in any books. The general impression I've gotten is that it allows a Jedi to simply feel the location of the Vong, but maybe it could also allow the Jedi to communicate with them. *shrug* At the end of the day, I have no idea what the power allows and I don't think anyone else truly knows either.
But again, at the end of the day, the overall effect on the battlefield is the same. A character is using a specialized form of telepathy to overwhelm other writers with a swarm of warbeast.
I was going to report the situation officially, but wanted to hear from staff on the mater before jumping to conclusions. And since [member="Tefka"] instructed me to move the conversation over here... *shrug* Sorry. I was wanting to keep it quiet.
Anyway! Yammosks. War coordinators. Handwavium swarm of warbeast.
Fair writing environment?
I'm not sure what else I can say in here or how I can better structure it. I know it sounds like I'm accusing Cira of some junk, but I'm really not. At least not intentionally. She's a nice person and gets wrapped up in the story. If she did something OP, she did it by mistake because she got caught up in the story, not because she was trying to powergame. I know that, you know that, we all know that.
Honestly, I have no idea why Tefka wanted me to start a new thread for this.
@_@
http://starwarsrp.net/topic/28635-banned-species-list-updated/?p=543751
As per [member="Tefka"], I'm continuing the discussion in a new thread.
Yammosk's were banned as a species (as far as I can tell and as far as Admins will explain) due to an agreed upon unfairness in their ability to coordinate large number of NPC forces and throw 'handwave number' of Vong warbeasts at other writers/characters. While I was disappointed in this because I had a Yammosk character (which I felt I had been roleplaying fairly and appropriately), I could see the reasoning behind the ban and quietly put the character away in compliance with the rules.
Yet from what I am seeing in the recent string of Invasions with the OS is that [member="The Hydra Queen"] is using Vongsense to organize and coordinate massive number of Vong Warbeast, soldiers, exc well beyond what the opposing factions have brought or are capable of bringing. Her actions and the overall role of her character are identical to what a Yammosk would bring to the battlefield, but without the inherent weaknesses and vulnerabilities of being a giant, immobile brain.
I'm not an expert in Vongsense, and from what I can tell the power was never fully explained in Wiki or in any books. The general impression I've gotten is that it allows a Jedi to simply feel the location of the Vong, but maybe it could also allow the Jedi to communicate with them. *shrug* At the end of the day, I have no idea what the power allows and I don't think anyone else truly knows either.
But again, at the end of the day, the overall effect on the battlefield is the same. A character is using a specialized form of telepathy to overwhelm other writers with a swarm of warbeast.
I was going to report the situation officially, but wanted to hear from staff on the mater before jumping to conclusions. And since [member="Tefka"] instructed me to move the conversation over here... *shrug* Sorry. I was wanting to keep it quiet.
Anyway! Yammosks. War coordinators. Handwavium swarm of warbeast.
Fair writing environment?
I'm not sure what else I can say in here or how I can better structure it. I know it sounds like I'm accusing Cira of some junk, but I'm really not. At least not intentionally. She's a nice person and gets wrapped up in the story. If she did something OP, she did it by mistake because she got caught up in the story, not because she was trying to powergame. I know that, you know that, we all know that.
Honestly, I have no idea why Tefka wanted me to start a new thread for this.
@_@