TailsMK4Omega | Mega Man RPG Prototype Leaderboard

...Haven't posted on here in a little while, so I think the double post can be excused. So yeah, I found yet ANOTHER bug that resulted from Rain Flush getting changed. This is now the third bug related to Rain Flush. Rain Flush's change was literally a game changer...

...So I learned about 30 minutes ago that we will be out to watch the second Avengers movie at around 30 minutes before the session (4:30 my time), so I will not be able to attend the session. I suppose if the session is fairly quiet that you guys could talk about any of the ideas I posted in my thread. Other than that, I will not be present in the session on Sunday in any shape or form.

...Personally, I'm against being able to copy boss abilities. If players can use boss abilities, then all the boss has going for it is basically a 9999-9999-9999 stat robot or higher with lots of health. If we absolutely must have boss abilities be copied, make them cost a lot of WE to use.

@TheDoc : Last I remember, King is going to be a boss.

@MegaBossMan : ...That's only a GUI/visual bug. Double check your defense for Snake Man. It actually went up despite the battle stats saying it went up by 0. This happened because your base stats were low enough to be awarded points in that category, but your current defense was maxed out, so although it APPEARED to go up by 0, it actually went up the usual amount. You'd notice this more often if you actually stat trained your robots... I do suppose I put that bluntly, but regardless, this is actually quite common to see once your stats get to 9999.

...Judging by the fact the battle finished in one turn, and that Toad Man is the first robot on the team (left-to-right), means your Toad Man used Rain Flush. If you cannot take out an opponent's Toad Man in one hit, bring a FULL team of robots. People that take Rain Flush lightly will be punished. I hope Rhythm learned something from this loss. Rain Flush is the ONE ability that even players like myself have to watch out for.

...I really believe that Hyper Storm should have the Explode weakness since that's the weapon that does the most to him, but Hyper Bomb does more to Buster...but when seeing Crash Bomber, Buster only takes 1 damage compared to Hyper Storm getting 2. With that said, I have to disagree about Buster's second weakness. It fits more for Hyper Storm to have that weakness since that's actually his official weakness. I would support Explode and Flame for Hyper Storm.

I agree that Buster's main weakness is Impact, though. Looking down the list, Air Shooter does 4 damage to Buster, but so does Bubble Lead. Among the four elements represented here, Impact is already covered. I'm leaning towards Water, otherwise Dust Crusher or Oil Slider would be x4 on him, and Mikey would not approve of a x4 weakness for a boss, or said boss having three weaknesses. :P

...One question for Rhythm: What gave you the idea to experiment with using beads to make sprites of characters?

Interesting hobby, so I'm just curious how it all began.

...Just got one question for Ender.

What is your favorite MM8BDM wad/mod and why?

That's all this time.

...I guess I'll start, just to get this going (and sorry if I end up coming up with a couple you were personally going to ask, Mikey).

1. How did you find out about the Prototype?
2. Do you consider yourself a Retro gamer (preferring to play the games a few generations behind the current gen), or a Modern gamer (always seeking to play the newest games), and for what reason?
3. If you had a choice of three difficulty levels for a game, which would you most likely pick (and why): Easy, Normal, or Hard?
4. What is your favorite activity besides gaming/internet?
5. If you had to mention your biggest blessing in life, what would it be?


There, that's my limit, and a nice range of questions at that.

...Decided to maintain a Bug Report thread instead of creating more threads for every bug or weird occurrence I find in this game. Three new reports added, only one of which is easily reproducible...the others I think are a freak accident at best.

...Once again, I have problems staying in the chat while at school...so yeah, if I'm online on here during the day, but not in the chatroom, it means I'm at school. I would instead be hanging out in the legacy chat, but I think we've already retired it at this point.

...I assumed that Dark Towers would be a random occurrence when I suggested that, but if it's going to be story related, I guess that would make sense. I guess you could change it to Dark Elements maybe only appearing in Starforce/Late-Story battles on Easy.

Also, the idea by MBM sounds good too. I think it could have been partly covered by the desire for increased stats, but I guess following up on charges wouldn't be a bad idea either.

...Congratulations ThatGuyNamedMikey and TheDoc. The mods of the forum should indeed be those that are active and with open minds. I have no problems at all with either of you being contributors. See you guys around!

...Once again, Xat's infinite "Are you a Human?" questions. Been hanging out at the legacy chat, will continue to do so for another hour.

...Sure enough, it affects my Bright Man now, which makes either Toad Man solo or both robots risky. Maybe for safety measures I should bring Bubble Man along as well. On the other hand, I can use this to my advantage as well...the other Toad Men love spamming Rain Flush too.

...I will not be able to attend the session today due to the fact I will be at my sister's house an hour before the session begins. We're having Easter dinner over there, so I expect to be a few hours away. I will probably do my usual thing and discuss my thoughts in the Xat chat sometime after the session.

...For some reason the Database got the stats reset, and it's affecting the game. Even Mechas are at default stats, and for Gen 1, that's a buff for them. Either something went horribly wrong a few nights ago...or this is a sign that Adrian is preparing to release the Update very soon.

...I do suppose some items before stood out more than others, so I understand the changes made to held items, disappointed as I am (guess I'll probably resort to either using Weapon Tanks or the 1-Ups, or Cores, we'll see). As for the AI, I keep thinking personally how the AI in the game could be much better, so I'm interested to see what changes to the AI happen in Hard Mode.

...This will be a typical routine for me now. While I'm at school, I'll be in the Legacy Chat since Xat's "Are You a Human" catch assumes I'm a bot even if I do the activities. So yeah, going to the Legacy Chat.

...Honestly, I'm surprised. This kind of made up for the day I had (when you got two tests in the same day...ugh). I can imagine the strategies involved when abilities like Mirror Buster get added...this update is so huge that it's going to change how Player Battles are won so much. I would say I cannot wait, but...I can. I know how much of a big project this game is, so I'm patient. Seeing the Killers being added, though, ought to make this more interesting.

...In the legacy chat for now since Xat still thinks I'm a bot.

...I hate Xat so much. If you don't register an account on Xat, you're going to get a never-ending series of questions asking if you're human if you access on a different connection then what you normally use for the chat. I won't be going on Xat anymore while I'm at college. I'll probably move to the legacy chat while I'm at college.

...I have returned to the top 4 after much BP grinding. I do not intend at this point to get back among the REALLY hungry BP folks (aka the top 3), but I do intend to perhaps grind to 300 billion or some mark to distance myself from the rest of the Leaderboard. At least I can mostly grind stats for my robots without worrying about defense since the people that can target me are either inactive or do not have much interest at all. So yeah, in a sense, I am back.

...How about we dedicate a development thread to finishing off the abilities, then?

I thought a while back that Slash would make more sense as Nature. I think we should keep the 2nd tier ability "Slash Claw", but I like the idea of something different for his first. Maybe Beast Charge?

I'd say Scorch Drive as Turbo Man's second tier sounds good, and it highlights the speedy side of him.

...This glitch doesn't occur with Rhythm for some strange reason. It's the same user too (CopyCat), and same ability (Rain Flush) with same robot (Toad Man). This is a strange bug...

...When no one else is in the chat, I constantly get asked if I'm a human when idling in the chat (even when I do complete the activity and sign in again). Since I don't want to create a Xat account since this is the only such chat I use, I am basically being discouraged from staying in the chat unless there's someone else there. If I am active in the community, I will be watching the Leaderboard activity as well, so I attempt to join the chat if I see a chat user online. Otherwise, don't expect me in the chat.

...This was exactly the reason why I stayed low on the Leaderboard...oh well, he won't get the big BP again. I'm keeping my strongest robots from ever reaching the PB except when I'm attacking someone myself.

@MangekyouAlphaZX : ...Unholy is not really a boss mod. I don't want to go into any details, but I personally despise that mod. A large majority of the regulars in the community actually dislike that game as well. I personally would recommend mods like Mega Man X Singleplayer, Bot Apocalypse, or Team Sneaking (all team-based mods, I should mention).

...Wow, even if we aren't getting any new fields or content like that, this still seems like a huge update. But yeah, ultimately I felt it was too hard to defend in Player Battles, but some of the new content and changes might make it much easier...if that happens to be the case, you can bet I'll return to be among the most dedicated of the players on here (though crazy high BP would make the climb interesting to say the least).

...Why are people all of a sudden resetting their accounts? Seems I started a new trend. I only did it so I could build my dream team back up again without people grinding on me.

@TheDoc : ...Looks like Ice Man is eluding you with the final Star. Regardless, you finally got your Starforce. You'll find battling to be so much easier now...perhaps almost boring.

...Considering I don't have much going on today, I should be able to make it at least the first half of the session tonight. I'll be online for a while anyway playing the game.

...I like the fact that we got some activity for once in the top 50. There's quite a few new additions to the top 50 that have even made it to the top 20 now. The bar keeps getting set higher that separates the dedicated players from the casual. A word of advice especially for TheDoc...get your Starforce up if you want to stand any chance of beating anyone in the top 3. Up here, it is VERY unusual if no robots from either side get disabled in one turn. Heck, even with all of the grinding I've done personally, I can get DESTROYED pretty easily by Boss or Mikey. At least we only are competitive in BP count...we never battle each other since we can easily dish revenge against the other to avenge a loss. Of course, it will take some more time before you can challenge the top 3 directly, so you still got time to prepare...

@MetaKirbSter : That's Boss on that picture, not Mikey.

...Well, I just lost incentive to finish the rest of the Fusion Battles. Oh well, I do suppose this update will further separate the inactive players from the active players on the Leaderboard. Interested to see what new missions are coming, though...

...I guess it might depend on the browser, but there are now 35 pages of players on the Leaderboard. For me the page numbers are starting to overlap the links that lead to the next/previous/first pages. Might be time to start doing another row of page numbers starting from 31?

...So many challenges...let me see what I can remember...

Easy Challenges:
Victory! - Beat the Intro Stage for the first time
Better Victory! - Complete 1 story
Ultimate Victory! - Complete all 3 stories
Supreme Victory! - Complete the Bonus Fields at least once on all 3 stories
League of Mets - Get Field Support on all 3 stories
Introduction - Introduce yourself on this thread!
New Friends - Transfer a robot

Retro Pikachu's Challenges:
Last Man Standing - Start a match with 8 robots against 8, but win with just 1 robot.
Sorry, I Blinked - Win a Chapter 4 match in one turn (you may use items!)
Mirror Match - Win Final Destination III using the SAME robots that you are facing

TheDoc Challenges:
One-man Army - Win a match of 1 v. 8 in Player Battles.
Second to None - Gain the Star symbol on your profile.
Showstopper - End the battle with a Flash Stopper (killing at least 3 robots).
Nope - Throw up a Skull Barrier right before your opponent uses an ability that would've been super effective on the protected robot.
Quick on the Draw - Kill a robot with Quick Boomerang who's speed is higher or equal to yours.

MetaDaroachSter's challenges:
Perfect Team: Have all robots you pick in a fight be maxed out win all stats
Greater Level: Have all robots in the game at lv. 100
Starforce Perfection: Win a battle without using Neutral and Copy type abilities

ThatOneEnderMan's challenges:
What's a Weakness? - Beat a full battle with only not very effective moves
A Bit of Help... - Unlock Roll, Disco, and Rhythm.
The Final Star! - Unlock ALL 1024 Stars!
Strange New Foes... - Beat all of the Mega Man Killers! (Enker, Punk, Ballade, and Quint once he is added)
Got to Scan Them All! - Scan all robots. (MM5 MM6, MM7, all of robots masters mostly, but not the Mechas)
Mecha Database Complete! - Scan all Mechas.
Supporter - Use 50 supporting attacks! (Roll Buster, Attack Swap, you know...)

Bt Man's challenges:
Super Fighting Robot: Have a level 100 Mega Man.
Big Bang Strike: Have a level 100 Proto Man.
Bassnium: Have a level 100 Bass.
You Cheater!: Discover the Secret Codes area.
Gameshark: Figure out one of the codes.
Powered Up: Have all the Mega Man Powered Up robot masters. (Not including Mega Man and Roll)
The Second Lineup: Have all the Mega Man 2 robot masters.
Cossack Attack: Have all the Mega Man 4 robot masters.
Scan, Search, Destroy, Collect: Have all the Mega Man 3 robot masters. (Not including Proto Man)
Humiliation: Win a battle (That CAN'T be the Met battles) using only the Buster Shot.

Nagasaki's Challenges:
Mecha Trainer: Have all Mechas leveled up to Level 100.
One-Hit Wonder: Win a Player Battle with only 1 robot, in just one hit!
Filling the Database: Complete the database with all information on all scannable robots and mechas.

TobyJoey's Challenges:
Salt in the Wound: Lower an opponent's stat to either 1 or 0.
Meeting the Deadline: Win a mission in the exact number of turns suggested.
New Domain: Purchase a Robot Field.
Keep the Receipt: Sell 10 of an item at once.
Pawn Shop: Sell 25 of an item at once.
Entrepreneur: Sell 50 of an item at once.
Technician: Use nothing but Super Effective abilities during a mission.
Ricochet Rabbit: Use Gemini Laser to destroy a robot that is not active.

ZeroDXZ's Challenges
Starstruck: Obtain 120+ stars (WARNING: All Field Stars must be obtained, the rest is all Fusion Stars)
Maximum Guts!: Have ALL Robots max stats!


Comments:

1 vs 8 in Player Battles is common for me, and I can usually win them in one blow as well. I couldn't say I completed ZeroDXZ's "Strongest Mega-Man" challenge because I was on the first page long before ZeroDXZ even joined the game. I'm also the ONLY person that can say they have max stats on ALL robots AND got ALL of their Mechas to level 100. As for my own challenges, for now I'll mention these:

The Big Boost: Earn at least 100 million BP from a single battle.
Tougher Competition: Have top 50 members start appearing in Player Battles.
Among the Elite: Beat a top 20 member.
Fighting the Best: Beat a member who has a Star next to their name.
Power Training: Obtain the maximum amount of bonus stat increases from an opponent (download from a defeated RM 99 ATK, 99 DEF, and 99 SPD).

...Proto Man had Rain Flush, and I underestimated Gemini Laser's power against 9999 Defense. Nothing else to say.

...Yet another mind-blowing secret revealed by the man himself. I do know there was mention at some point that Starforce would possibly even be required to finish the main story, but the dark spire idea...I'm at a loss for words. If this thing showed up in Player Battles, it would basically come down back to robot stats...and for me, it would be like a trump card that would benefit my hand. I am really curious as to what else might be in store for the future, even after the Winter update (and here I was going to be content with alt skins and promises of rebalancing some abilities like Rain Flush).

I got to hand it to you, Adrian, you've always been full of surprises, and that's another thing that keeps me going in this game. The next time you perform a server backup, btw, my account should have level 100 mechas for you to experiment with. It's looking very likely I will be finished with the mechas by Christmas time.