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Now THAT’S much better than before.

I actually really like the boss battle theme and what you used for the menu confirmation sound effect. Everything else looks pretty good so far too. Keep up the good work! I'll be checking up on this every once in a while, okay?

What’s up with the strange music selection for this demonstration video anyway; it sounds like something out of a company recruitment video. And how come you’re not showing this off with any sound effects in the background either? Is this song going to be in the game as well??? Either way, this just seems like a strange choice to me to not include all of those things in it to show it off.

First off, I do like how the flowers scatter about when the enemy comes out of the shrubs to meet and greet the hero, as it’s a nice looking effect before going into battle. And the map of the forest isn’t too shabby either. The battle H.U.D. is quite nice and looks quite clean to me, although I don’t know if I like the idea of having two different indicators for a current action and a turn action, as it’s probably best to just have one altogether (although I do admit that you get kind of used to this the more that you look at the demonstration video, so it’s probably fine). Also, I do like the zoom-in effect at @ 2:04 of the video when the hero goes in for an attack. I know I’ve seen this script or technique used before somewhere in other RM games, but I can’t remember where exactly…

It’s a shame about the music selection being used here because it almost completely makes the whole video rather unbearable to watch because of it, as this is a nice looking game with a pretty decent battle system overall. Yeah, nothing too special at the moment about it...but that’s okay.

I hope you can show more of this game off in real time with everything included in it in the future, as I do wanna see more of it myself.

author=kory_toombs
Can't Shinan get a possible 8 points if he guesses the correct number of games for the Bruins? I'm not sure how I can compete with that, if that happens. Assuming the Bruins win, he's at 21 points (25 points if it goes to 6 games.) We both voted for the Blues in 7, so it doesn't matter what happens with that.

Yep, that’s right; he would have 24 points, 1 point currently back of you, if Boston wins in six, and he would have 21 points, 4 points currently back of you, if Boston wins in four, five or seven, regardless of what happens in the other series.

Now, if Shinan’s currently 4 points back of you going into the finals, and you decide to both pick Boston in the end, then Shinan would need not only a Bruins victory but also successfully predict the correct number of games as well to have any chance in order to leapfrog you, ‘cause you would get 2 Points from a Bruins victory and he would get 8, which is a 6 point increase for Shinan, and he would then beat you by 2. Of course, you could also pick the same number of games as him as well if you wish, which in this case the best result for Shinan would be a tie for 1st place with you.

However, if Boston manages to win their series against Carolina in six, then he would only be 1 point back of you and all he would need then is either a Bruins series win of any kind, successfully predict the correct number of games (if the Blues or Sharks win the Stanley Cup, and depending on what Narcodis, or Kentona, if they’re both still alive does) or have the Sharks win if Shinan decided to go for the Sharks if you decided to pick Boston.

author=Shinan
EDIT: Also I notice how no one is as excited to post every day anymore now that the Bruins are the best. :D

Hey, those guys haven’t won anything yet! Carolina can still do the improbable and at least win one game! (…Seriously, I need them to win at least one game otherwise my tanking strategy will backfire on me, assuming the Sharks don’t take care of business against the Blues.)

author=kory_toombs
If the Bruins do a sweep it works out better than going to 6 games cause you get less points. If the Blues don't win against the Sharks I don't know how my chances of winning this thing are looking.

Okay, so here how things go…

If the Blues manage to win their series and the Hurricanes manage to come back from 3-0 down to beat the Bruins, then Kory automatically will clinch 1st place and take home the title, as no one will be able to touch him after that, regardless.

However…if Boston manages to win the series in either a sweep, five games, or seven games, combined with a St. Louis series win of any kind, Kory will then be 4 points up on Shinan, and as long as he picks the same team that Shinan does, in this case Boston, then regardless of what happens at the end, Kory’s got this. However, a Sharks series victory combined with a Bruins series victory that’s not in 6 games then has a three way race between Kory, Shinan and Narcodis, who then makes things VERRRY interesting depending on who picks who in the finals, as it’s theoretically possible for any of those guys to win, or at least in Narcodis’ case a tie for 1st place.

If Boston DOES somehow manage to win a Game 6, regardless of the outcome of the Blues and Sharks series, then Shinan will then only be one point back of Kory going into the finals. Even if Kory manages to pick the Bruins as well as Shinan, all Shinan would need to do have a Bruins win of any kind, or predict the correct number of games that the series would go to if Kory doesn’t pick the same number as him, and he’ll have a one point advantage in the end to take the title. Of course, Narcodis could pick the Sharks (assuming that they make it) and snipe it from both Kory and Shinan if he manages to pick the Sharks and guess the correct number of games as well if both of them are picking Boston in the finals… I think he needs to pick both the Sharks AND the correct number of games to have any chance at all.

And as for Cap_H and Kentona? Well…that’s what tonight’s game will decide.

So although both Cap_H and Kentona are still mathematically alive and have a chance to - AT LEAST - tie for 1st place (depending on how things go in the end), they would still need a LOT of help afterwards.

Cap_H has the worst odds of pulling off any miracle as he needs BOTH the Blues to win in five games and as well as the Bruins to win in seven in order to stay alive. Anything else would officially eliminate him.

Kentona has…slightly better odds, as all he needs is the Sharks to win in five games and that’s about it! It doesn’t matter that much if the Bruins or Hurricanes win; he just needs the Sharks to win in five in order to mathematically stay alive.

So…basically, all you need to know is this: If St. Louis manages to win tonight, then Kentona is officially eliminated. If the Sharks win, then Cap_H is eliminated.

- Let the mayhem begin!

EDIT: And as far as it goes for the battle for the basement, there’s still lot of things left that can still happen, but right it’s now it’s mainly between myself and GreatRedSpirit for the dubious distinction of suckatude (although Kentona still has a bit of outside chance).

Hmmm…what to do...

The main dilemma here for me is do I still play for pride, or just go straight tanking for that number one overall pick Eugene Melynk Award, since I got no chance to win otherwise...

…F**k it! WE’RE GOING TANKING, BOYS!!!



Blues over Sharks In 4
Hurricanes over Bruins In 4