Post Wars

This was a rough idea that popped into my head.
I was thinking about playing games with our post counts.
Think Kings of Chaos or something.

The aim is to dominate the post counts of these forums...
The post count acts as points which you can spend.
You have to try and reduce other peoples post counts to 0 while defending your own post counts from attack.

Only willing members may take part in it, and these members will have a participation underbanner in their sig.

A few types of moves and their prices:


Attacks:

Strike - You pay 2 posts to take 3 posts off another member
Twin Strike - You pay 5 posts to take 3 posts off two different people
Theft - You pay 5 posts to GAIN 4 posts from another member
Robin Hood - You pay 3 posts to transfer 5 posts from the highest poster to the lowest
Gamble - Pay 6 posts and select a target. The target will lose 0-9 posts, chosen at ramdom.
Spy - Pay 3 posts to view an opponents defenses
Siege - Pay 3 posts to knock out a chosen enemy defense. Super defenses excluded.

These attacks will be deflected if the enemy is defended, and you lose the posts you paid.

Super Attacks:

Topic Shock - Pay 20 posts. Every poster in a chosen topic loses 1 post per post made. (HoR excluded)
Super Theft - Pay 50 posts to GAIN 40 from another player
Super Siege - Pay 30 posts to destroy one super defense.
Mega Siege - Pay 50 posts to destroy all of an enemy's defenses.
Kamikaze - You pay 600 posts to knock a member down to 0 posts


Defenses

Block - Pay 1 post to be protected from a single attack, but not super attacks. Lasts 3 days or until used, whichever comes first.
Shield - Pay 2 posts to be protected from a single attack, but not super attacks. Lasts until used.
Deflect - Pay 6 posts to send a single attack back at the attacker. Not super attacks.


Super Defenses

Fortify - Pay 20 posts to shield yourself from a single attack including super attacks. Lasts until used.
Super Deflect - Pay 30 posts to send a super attack back at the attacker.
Force Field - Pay 40 posts. Block all attacks including super attacks. Does not go away until sieged.


More attacks and defenses may be added over time. These ones will start it off. If an attack is not popular, or too popular, prices may be adjusted.


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Rules:

1. When you enter the game, you receive 10 posts
2. When you choose to leave, you must pay 10 posts
3. There are limits on attacks: 2 attacks and 1 super attack per day
4. Attacks cannot be saved. They must be used immediately at purchase time
5. There are limites on defense purchases: 3 defenses and 1 super defense per day
6. Any participating member can only be attacked up to 5 times a day. After this, you may not attack a member until the following day.
7. You may not attack members who are not participating.
8. Members cannot go into negative posts.
9. All purchases for defenses and attacks will be made in secret... there is a bluff component to this game... you may be able to make other members waste posts.
10. When you join, you are immune for 1 day so you may purchase defenses. You may not attack in this time either.
11. ALL ATTACKS ARE ANONYMOUS.

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How it will work:

A level 3 sub-forum will be made and all participating members will have topics made for them in there. These topics will show all the defenses the player has purchased. When a member is spied on, the contents of this post will be copied and given to the attacking player. When an attack is sent, the appropriate defenses will be taken out. When there are no defenses, the post count will be removed.

Mods and leaders will be given the ability to alter the post counts. Send a request to them, preferably live over the IRC or TS. Ask a mod if possible, because the leaders are busy. App managers may also edit posts. However Leaders, App Managers, and Mods cannot compete, and they cannot give away defenses for free.

If you have a defense knocked out, you will be notified in the IRC, or if you are not present, forum PM.

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What's the point?

1. It will make visiting the forums more fun.
2. It will encourage posting since posts can be used as ammo.
3. It gives mods work. Mods don't do too much since WG does not abuse the forums or IRC often.

Any comments?

Lmao that would we well cool. I'd certainly be up for it.

Sounds crazy. I'd have to think about it.

I wouldnt b good at it with a low post count L

I love the idea however I can see it causing problems. some people spend hours if not days working on their post count to remain in the top page/top post count....

There is a huge risk this will just mean that the top ten's post count will get targeted which wont be good

That's why there are limits per day.
And plus we'll have low tolerance for spams.
If you spam you lose 5 posts per spam.

Zeke it's all anonymous.

I'd like to see what saad thinks of this.
He spams hard for his post count
I'd be up for it, interesting idea tbh.

I mean, you don't find out who attacked you.

It will show because your post count is down by 600 and they can figure it out...

I mean, you can if you want
But you have the RIGHT to remain anonymous.

Well I'm actually not eligible.
Anyone with ability to change post counts or view the game sub-forum is not eligible.

I have played some of these before :/ they are well fun and will make people use the forums more.

Maybe there can be your post count for the game and then another post count to keep track of your total post count that you have actually posted!

looks like it would be quite fun

Could be fun - but I hope it doesn't give too much work to the Tertiaries

I have a question.. what if i send Kamikaze on Indivi2you and he will have superdefence: Force Field. Will i lose 600 posts and he will be protested from it ?

I like this game idea, it seems fun. But, it would be a better, more fun & less rivalry-related issues game if we used something called 'points' which are simply designated to serve the purpose of this game; instead of using the post count system.

Lol, great idea and very well thought out.

It might be a good idea to keep two post counters though, one hidden that does not change, and one that is visable and for the game. I just see a problem with determining clan ranks if there is not this separate hidden post count.

Lol Lordy, you made it into a deep game, too much goin on there

I'll stay out of it since I don't post in many of the RS-related topics anyways.

But hey, if it gets other people posting, let it roll.

, this would be so interesting... My post count can be changed in a matter of days/minutes

Hehehe, i like the idea.

Nice game Lordy. I might particiepate tbh, but I might not.

Spam hard and spray bullets

I go for the headshot.

eh i'll just stick to rs...HAVE FUN!

Will Mods get ACP if the game is on - because we won't be able to change the post counts.

Mods will be given *some* ACP like app managers.
Enough to edit member details.

Interstingly thought out.
I'd participate.

Interesting, looks cool, I don't know if I would do it though