Racial Ability Brainstorming

[Chess435]

This thread is for the discussion of giving various races different +/- abilities. Here's a couple I've worked out:

Elves - Strength in Numbers

Elves base defense is only 90%. However this is modified +5% for every adjacent territory the player controls. So 2 adjacent territories = normal defense, and 3 = 105% defense.

Robots - Upgrade

Robots begin the game at 90% strength for attack and defense. However, for every enemy territory they capture, the robots steal some technology, giving +.5% to attack and defense power for the duration of the match.

Ninjas - Assassination

Ninjas are easily caught by surprise when on the defensive, reducing their defense by 10%. However, at the end of the ninja player's turn, each enemy territory with more than one unit in it has 10% chance of having a single unit killed. The number of units killed cannot exceed the number of units gained that turn. (So a single ninja can't go around and randomly stab 6 enemies in a turn.)

Any other ideas out there? Also, Lopdo, let us know if any of this would be too difficult to program, and we'll come up with alternate ideas.

[Ratburntro44]

"Racial" Ability? Nice naming.

New Race Ideas:
Champions - Special Race

Only one person can have this race as a time. Anyone who beats a person with it gets this race, and they lose it. If you have the race for 48 hours without playing, it defaults to a random user who as played in the last 24 hours. This way it ensures it will be played. Guest players can never use it.

Easter Egg - I'll edit to add description later.

[rouge ace]

thats a good idea (champions) but i think theres too many players to do that. If we were to do that we would have to have like a 'underdog match' or something where people go there just to win the race(kinda like a boxing championship belt), but at the same time, people who dont want to compete can go to a whole different lobby to play regular. Now there would still be to many people so we would have to do your 48 hour rule along with, if u dont win the race you cant try again for 24 hours or something.

[Joshua]

who would start off with the champion race then?

[Lopdo]

me of course

[Joshua]

oh right, thats a bit harsh on speedy

[Lopdo]

he doesn't play anyway

[Joshua]

oh, i wonder why not

[Ratburntro44]

He doesn't psot much on the forum either...

[Norman Bates]

I can't believe nobody has suggested a race for the #1 person on the leaderboards. It wouldn't have much special ability, but it would earn much respect.