Pokemon Umbral Theatre 35: No More (City of) Heroes

Astral Harmony · 01-06-2012, 09:38 PM

I'll make sure to get on that big ass laundry list, but I'll go ahead and point out something...wait, lemme check my own notes to make sure I know what I'm about to talk about...right, here it is.

- At least 60 Rage is required in order to Paradigm Shift even if the Pokebrid spends less than 60.
- A Pokebrid can enter Paradigm Shift at the cost of 20 Rage per turn.

I need to proofread some of this shit.

But I digress. Put simply, just because you're having the Pokebrid Paradigm Shift at 60 Rage, doesn't mean you need to force that Pokebrid to remain in Paradigm Shift until his/her Rage bleeds out. If you want to, you can have him/her drop Paradigm Shift during the Order Phase and end up spending only the 20 Rage per turn cost. Or keep them in Paradigm Shift as you please.

Lathiron post done tomorrow or Sunday. Sorry, trying to come up with some extra statistics and shit for a new Ruin Pokemon. In Devil Survivor Overclocked, I'm dealing with these asshole demons named Decarabia and decided to come up with my own asshole version of them.

Here's a hint as to the kind of assholes these fuckers are: they have a skill called Shield All which places a barrier on all units in the team which blocks the first attack incoming to them. It prolongs the battle for me more than it helps them fight me, but it's still fucking irritating. They also have Agidyne, the most powerful basic fire elemental skill in these Shin Megami Tensei games, which helps in deciding what element these new Ruin types will have.

Menarker · 01-06-2012, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Armored Bishoujo

I'll make sure to get on that big ass laundry list, but I'll go ahead and point out something...wait, lemme check my own notes to make sure I know what I'm about to talk about...right, here it is.

- At least 60 Rage is required in order to Paradigm Shift even if the Pokebrid spends less than 60.
- A Pokebrid can enter Paradigm Shift at the cost of 20 Rage per turn.

I need to proofread some of this shit.

But I digress. Put simply, just because you're having the Pokebrid Paradigm Shift at 60 Rage, doesn't mean you need to force that Pokebrid to remain in Paradigm Shift until his/her Rage bleeds out. If you want to, you can have him/her drop Paradigm Shift during the Order Phase and end up spending only the 20 Rage per turn cost. Or keep them in Paradigm Shift as you please.

So... if I get what you're saying correctly, Paradigm Shifts costs don't all have to be paid all up front, but ending the chain of payments triggers the 2 turn cooldown time for ending Paradigm Shift?

Not shooting you down or anything, but I was under a different impression. Figured it might be a bit too much flexiblity for the class, which already has an awesome mix of diversity and burst of power.

Astral Harmony · 01-06-2012, 10:22 PM

Still, it'd be kinda shitty if the strategy shifts around and you need them to do something else that doesn't necessarily require the boosts that Paradigm Shift offers.

Rage is precious, especially since Medics don't spam Rage Rockets anymore (although there may be times I'll nullify that restriction, specially when combat really demands your absolute best performance ever, like perhaps Mission 6...or is it 5? I don't recall if the visit to the Hungry World where the Kimonos live is Impact's sidequest or if his is the epilogue anymore) and I'd really like to keep you out of situations where you'd be forced to spend Rage when you feel it would just be wasted.

Because I'm a nice person who loves his daily breakfast of Stupid-Os. They're retardedly delicious!

01-06-2012, 09:38 PM	#1
Astral Harmony Don't Hate Me 'Cause I'm Moe Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Harmonial Sanctum Posts: 6,798	I'll make sure to get on that big ass laundry list, but I'll go ahead and point out something...wait, lemme check my own notes to make sure I know what I'm about to talk about...right, here it is. - At least 60 Rage is required in order to Paradigm Shift even if the Pokebrid spends less than 60. - A Pokebrid can enter Paradigm Shift at the cost of 20 Rage per turn. I need to proofread some of this shit. But I digress. Put simply, just because you're having the Pokebrid Paradigm Shift at 60 Rage, doesn't mean you need to force that Pokebrid to remain in Paradigm Shift until his/her Rage bleeds out. If you want to, you can have him/her drop Paradigm Shift during the Order Phase and end up spending only the 20 Rage per turn cost. Or keep them in Paradigm Shift as you please. Lathiron post done tomorrow or Sunday. Sorry, trying to come up with some extra statistics and shit for a new Ruin Pokemon. In Devil Survivor Overclocked, I'm dealing with these asshole demons named Decarabia and decided to come up with my own asshole version of them. Here's a hint as to the kind of assholes these fuckers are: they have a skill called Shield All which places a barrier on all units in the team which blocks the first attack incoming to them. It prolongs the battle for me more than it helps them fight me, but it's still fucking irritating. They also have Agidyne, the most powerful basic fire elemental skill in these Shin Megami Tensei games, which helps in deciding what element these new Ruin types will have. Last edited by Astral Harmony; 01-06-2012 at 10:14 PM.

01-06-2012, 10:22 PM	#3
Astral Harmony Don't Hate Me 'Cause I'm Moe Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Harmonial Sanctum Posts: 6,798	Still, it'd be kinda shitty if the strategy shifts around and you need them to do something else that doesn't necessarily require the boosts that Paradigm Shift offers. Rage is precious, especially since Medics don't spam Rage Rockets anymore (although there may be times I'll nullify that restriction, specially when combat really demands your absolute best performance ever, like perhaps Mission 6...or is it 5? I don't recall if the visit to the Hungry World where the Kimonos live is Impact's sidequest or if his is the epilogue anymore) and I'd really like to keep you out of situations where you'd be forced to spend Rage when you feel it would just be wasted. Because I'm a nice person who loves his daily breakfast of Stupid-Os. They're retardedly delicious!