So...in the spirit of moving along, I put up the activity rules in the first post and would now like for us to discuss Challenger responsibilities.
If there is some objections to this, then we can go back and discuss the activity rules again until that objection is settled before moving on....at any time.
So...what are the responsibilities of the challenger? Any ideas on this?
So! Let's talk about characters that are OP.
If you have not seen the newest movie, Boruto: Naruto the movie, then I suggest you do so, or at least look up some clips of it so you have a bit of source material for what I am going to be talking about.
This movie really puts into perspective how very DBZ this show has become. At one point, there is a massive chakra beast fight that rivals the size of a gundam battle with Naruto skins slapped onto it.
In the Last Toneri is able to cut the moon clean in half with a single technique. That is a mind boggling feat to say the least.
Like it or not, the Naruto-verse has evolved to a much grander scale than one could ever imagine when compared to Part one Naruto. While I am not so quick to say the old school players need to evolve, but you cannot deny that the world around you has grown to great heights.
Of course with these amazing advancements, the people who play SL will be quick to use all of the new material to the best of their creative ability, and we cannot fault them for that. At the same time, we cannot go about placing limits on what they can create unless they obviously break rules or regulations in doing it.
Going to the situation with Yujo, it is very obvious he has a firm grasp on how to be a ninja considering his numerous acts of deception in order to achieve his goal, but at the same time Naruto is no longer about being a ninja. It's a Dragon ball Z imitation with massive explosions and flying beings that can have inter-dimensional space battles and destroy planetary bodies with a single technique.
To ask someone who has created their character around these things is literally asking them to fight with both hands tied behind their back with a blindfold on. While I have no doubt he could do the fight, it's about the principal of the thing.
It was known from the start that the preference list for fights was not set in stone. I could have put in my list that all of my fights will be in the most beneficial zone to me with a number of traps already set for whomever braves my land. A challenger is under no obligation to accept those conditions, instead it is a suggestion that will allow the fight to go more smoothly OOC. Eiko's request for an all taijutsu battle is paramount to asking for a handicap in my eyes and by no means do we have to abide by that.
Now, when talking about people who are OP only being the ones who have beasts, I am at a loss. Of course I think your skill should reflect if you have a beast or not, and if your not skilled enough to take on whomever has the beast before you, then I am sorry. Though there is the trend of only powerful people having the beasts. Well, I attribute that with: "Those are the people who were strong enough to defeat their predecessor."
Just because you actively limit your character, once again does not mean other must do the same. I think that if you have intentions of collecting a tailed beast, then you must prepare to fight the crem dela crem, and if you can't quite fit the bill, then you were not ready for that responsibility.
I am sure there is more that I could say in this regard, but I want to know what your thoughts are so far so I can get a different perspective.