Re: [4th AASP] OOC Thread
Analysis of Butch v. Sergei: Even after Butch got the first strike in, things were still equal. However, as Markus notes, Sergei was basically flailing about. He had no real strategy. It was akin to button mashing where number of hits equaled win. As opposed to the calculated maneuvers from Butch, the post reads like there was no plan. While I can forgive your lack of perspective (Butch being 4 inches taller and your punches going up rather than straight), I cannot forgive your auto'd results AFTER I had requested you to change it.
So I've pulled the GM card and give the victory to the NPC. Even with out that though, someone who has avoided fights for most of his life will never win against a man born and bred for war, with kills and experience under his belt. Your post shows none of the thought processes, conscious or subconscious, that an experienced fighter goes through. The decision to go for the ribcage as it is one of the few bone structures meant to withstand physical assault. It protects the heart and other vital organs so Sergei essentially went for the ID-SOL's strongest defense. Also, "a flurry of blows" implies speed over power. Speed in a frontal assault doesn't take down a tank like Butch. Which is why a single powerful hit at close range, to the important solar plexus, is far more crippling than the sum of your attacks.
Read Kevyn's post. It is better worded to show what the character might do, allowing the GM some leeway. However, the main reason for the lack of results is that I am using Ice as a foil for the larger Linzer.
By the way, Kevyn, thanks. You were the only one on SARP to notice.
Betting results:
Fenix - Wins 200 DA, can go right into the character's finances
LitD - Wins 40 DA, as above.
New bets: 4:1 Linzer creams Ice, 6:1 Linzer continues dancing around her, 12:1 Ice wins somehow.
EDIT: 5.1 guys, sorry, ShotJon's gonna have to make your update. I need to finish Venus and get to sleep.