Murderous Psychopaths Needed!

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http://steamcommunity.com/app/230070/discussions/0/490123197946992902/

Murderous Psychopaths Needed

How would you like to immortalize your fighter and bring pain on thousands of players who'd curse your name with their characters' dying breath?

Our next update will add several title challengers. You see, being the Arena Champion doesn't mean that the title is yours forever and ever. It will attract those who seek fame - who wouldn't want to brag that they killed the champion and stomped him into the mud?

So if you're a murderous psychopath with at least 100 confirmed kills, post your combat build (character screen and inventory). We'll select the most interesting builds and faithfully recreate them down to the hair style. Maybe we can even talk our artist into drawing a custom portrait (based on the hair style not what you look like in real life) to capture that murderous fire in your eyes and Vince into writing a backstory.

- We'll keep the looks, stats, and skills.
- We might change the name to be more lore friendly. I'm sure that Balls Stomper is a great name but...
- We'll keep the equipment except for unique weapons and sky metal. Crafted equipment will keep their crafting level but it will be done with blue steel instead of sky metal. Uniques will be replaced by crafted weapons or new uniques.
- The challengers will be able to use poison, sharpened weapons, neurostymulants, antidotes, nets and bolas.

Looking forward to your submissions.

 

[JudasIscariot]

Hmmmmm....

How long will this last? And is this open to GOG players as well?

 

[Lurker King]

http://steamcommunity.com/app/230070/discussions/0/490123197946992902/

Awesome!

 

[Goral]

Hmmmmm....

How long will this last? And is this open to GOG players as well?

Elhoim Vault Dweller
I assume that it is, right? And how long will you wait with that? I'm trying to make a REAL psychopath with as many kills as possible. This won't be a creative character stats wise but I've already done some things I've never done before to increase mu body count and it shows. It's going to be glorious :].

 

[Goral]

My bodycount after arriving to Maadoran:

Is there anyone with higher number? :D

 

[Darth Roxor]

- We might change the name to be more lore friendly. I'm sure that Balls Stomper is a great name but...

but is Lo Wang appropriate enough?

 

[Vault Dweller]

Elhoim Vault Dweller
I assume that it is, right? And how long will you wait with that? I'm trying to make a REAL psychopath with as many kills as possible. This won't be a creative character stats wise but I've already done some things I've never done before to increase mu body count and it shows. It's going to be glorious :].

We're aiming to release the update by the end of the month. The "contest" is open to all, but we're looking for interesting builds rather than highest bodycount, otherwise each challenger would be the same, basically.

 

[Pope Amole II]

To repost from that topic, my offer is this:

If I understand the game's flow correctly, it should be a rather trolly build against many usual player combos (though, of course, it'll still go down to nets, bombs and firewalls).

 

[Lurker King]

VD, you should select the most deadly build in a one-on-one fight, like a crossbow or throw build with high alchemy.

 

[Goral]

(...) we're looking for interesting builds rather than highest bodycount, otherwise each challenger would be the same, basically.

I know but I was going under assumption that the higher body count the higher combat skills due to recent change in SP for combat builds (all skills should increase with every 10 kills or something like that). And it was fun to pursue, I haven't played that way yet.

 

[Tigranes]

Rolled a new mercenary to kick off my psychopath breeding program. So far able to save Vardanis and get into the IG without spending a single SP or gold beyond starting stats. Not too bad.

 

[John Yossarian]

Right before being used as a toothpick by Cthulu looking dude.

 

[Goral]

Heh, and I thought I was good:

I was wrong with ~220 dead bodies cap... very wrong, I think its my record, hehe)
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=536811800
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=536811745

...and Photo with Big Bro! \m/
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=536811688

Critical strike allows for additional kills through dialogues, I wanted to make a build like this actually but I don't even have time to finish the psycho I'm playing currently. Anyway to this player (he also has 108 of 109 achievements).

 

[John Yossarian]

Critical strike allows for additional kills through dialogues,

Shit, that's how! I knew of about 20 or so more people I could have got, and there might have been a few quests i missed (e.g., I never found that Silvanus dude), but from that to 300? OTOH, most of the people you can kill through dialogue CS, you can also kill in combat, so I'm still a little mystified at that number. I'm gonna do a few other playthroughs to learn the game better then try again, with a Red Viper of Dorne char

 

[Bubbles]

Heh, and I thought I was good:

Critical strike allows for additional kills through dialogues, I wanted to make a build like this actually but I don't even have time to finish the psycho I'm playing currently. Anyway to this player (he also has 108 of 109 achievements).

So the biggest kill count doesn't require any defensive skills? Now I feel tempted to try that.

 

[Cyberarmy]

Heh, and I thought I was good:

Me too. Damn man, dat psycho killer made mine look like a clown...

 

[Lurker King]

So the biggest kill count doesn't require any defensive skills? Now I feel tempted to try that.

That is very counter-intuitive, but makes perfect sense if you think about it. I was thinking about trying this with a two-handed spear, since it pushes your enemies back, and poison, to compensate for the lack of damage. Maybe it will work.

 

[Lurker King]

This one would be an awesome challenger!

 

[Bubbles]

I keep seeing successful skill loadouts where I think: "how could this possibly work?" Sign of a good game, I suspect.

 

[-Root]

Final stats of Wuld, the Guardswoman who killed an alien tentacle god

Spoiler

Equipment:

and a selfie with her last opponent:

I didn't have the psychic protection thingamajig so it was a tuff fight. P satisfying. Btw Elhoim in the end, my ending slide was that Paullus didn't have a need for a Legatus who rose through the ranks thru political manipulation instead of battlefield valour. As you can see, I did nothing but kill people on the battlefield. So not sure if bug or if that's the standard end for all Guardsmen who go with Paullus?

You can do better than that! You are me!

 

[Darth Roxor]

Yesterday I kind of realised that this contest is ultimately somewhat pointless. That is, even if someone uploaded a Mr Awesome with 10 in every single stat and skill, he'd still get murdered like a chump with head (e)bola + repeated aimed torso strikes. But on the other hand, if Messrs Awesome appear in duos, they might just as well end up unwinnable.

 

[hivemind]

Yesterday I kind of realised that this contest is ultimately somewhat pointless. That is, even if someone uploaded a Mr Awesome with 10 in every single stat and skill, he'd still get murdered like a chump with head (e)bola + repeated aimed torso strikes. But on the other hand, if Messrs Awesome appear in duos, they might just as well end up unwinnable.

I think it was mostly put in place to showcase that strong combat builds are possible for the new people who are struggling with surviving in the first fight.

 

[ZagorTeNej]

Final stats of Wuld, the Guardswoman who killed an alien tentacle god

Spoiler

Equipment:

and a selfie with her last opponent:

I didn't have the psychic protection thingamajig so it was a tuff fight. P satisfying. Btw Elhoim in the end, my ending slide was that Paullus didn't have a need for a Legatus who rose through the ranks thru political manipulation instead of battlefield valour. As you can see, I did nothing but kill people on the battlefield. So not sure if bug or if that's the standard end for all Guardsmen who go with Paullus?

I managed to do it without psychic protection as well, but without PA too? Kudos.

Yeah that ending slide was a bit odd though it might have been meant as in you didn't prove yourself as a commander on the battlefield ( "political maneuvering instead of battlefield victories") which is different from being just a pure killing machine I guess.

 

[Lurker King]

Yesterday I kind of realised that this contest is ultimately somewhat pointless. That is, even if someone uploaded a Mr Awesome with 10 in every single stat and skill, he'd still get murdered like a chump with head (e)bola + repeated aimed torso strikes. But on the other hand, if Messrs Awesome appear in duos, they might just as well end up unwinnable.

But that's precisely why they should select a bow/crossbow build with high alchemy and the highest combat initiative possible. Before the player would have any chance to use these tricks, the challenger could drop a super bomb and poisoned arrows on your fucking legs, causing knockdown, poison damage and movement penalty.

 

[hivemind]

that's just pointless and unbeatable cancer tho