Halloween Bash 1st Round Match - GrandShadow vs summonerBWM

Alright, time for me to get my judging pants on... (WARNING: I might not be able to get to all of my points, and will hit on the biggest issues I see).

@GrandShadow - All i really have to hit on with you here is a bit of mechanical issue. Particularly, I didn't quite see, early on the battle, how a blade forged of blood was able disperse a wall of energy. A minor thought in the long run, but still, some food for thought. And again, for future battles, make sure that you have all techniques you wish to use already defined prior to the battle, so you don't have to pull things from nowhere.

@Summoner - I'll have to say this: I'm seeing some definite improvement in your writing, and a bit in your RPing. Don't get me wrong, you've still got a ways to go, but it seems like you're getting there. However, I do feel that you've taken to a rather overbearing level of "rinse, wash, repeat" with your strategy. A lot of teleporting to new floors, summoning mist+illusion, and using an attack. It just seemed like you went very far out of your way to avoid taking much damage. The teleporting is something to cut back on, since it gets to be a rather cheap maneuver when used repetitively.

As for you're mist, you stated in Gramn's profile that it "has a longer time in spell casting." This would appear to mean that it would take time to summon said mist, yet throughout the battle, you seemed to have had it summoned and covering an area within a relatively short amount of time. I'd suggest, if you want to simulate a longer casting time for a spell, separate the spell into two posts (one being before your opponent's next move. and another after they've made it).

Lastly, there were two obvious situations in which you powerplayed (in auto hitting form). This brings me to the final post. Despite what I said regarding your improvements, I still have to wonder exactly what you were thinking. Yes, I can see how the attack would be extremely difficult to evade. BUT, it doesn't change the fact that within that post, you both forced the hit on GS' character, and ultimately assumed your own victory... which is, in the big picture, unprofessional of an RPer.

The Judgment - Given the above analysis of the battle, I will have to give this battle to GrandShadow, not because his character was a clear cut victor, but because they, as an RPer, comes off as a stronger customer. It is, in this case, a matter to sticking better to the basics of RPing, having a firmer grasp on battling, and being more ready to take hits and take risks.