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Versus as in the board, not the site (well, technically, if it's a thing with a board of the site, it's a thing with the site)
But I digress
One thing that always kinda got on my nerves were the restrictions in versus matches. Or to be more specific, restricting things of versus matches. The following rules are what I'm talking about:
"Although versus threads involving more than two characters are allowed for the sake of entertainment, they are not allowed to be added to any profiles, as they tend to be misleading."
Firstly, that's blatantly false. The fact that they're misleading, I mean. I honestly have no idea what it even means? If say, Goku and Vegeta as a team have a win against like, Seiya (bear with me, it's just an example), it has no chance of being misleading. It simply means that Goku + Vegeta > Seiya in more scenarios than not. It's no more misleading than speed equalized matches. If anything, it's less so.
"It is not encouraged to create versus threads featuring more than one round, as they are too complicated for summarizing the results to the respective character profiles in a simple manner."
This one is less nonsensical (for lack of a better word) than the other. For example, a match where one character wins one round and the other wins the other round. Of course, rounds where a character wins regardless should be added, and there's no reason why it shouldn't. For the former, there's easier solutions. Simply add the round that generates the most discussion.
"It is fine to restrict abilities in a versus matchup. However, matches that are arranged this way should not be added to the character profiles, as they don't involve their full potential, and are only intended for casual entertainment. An exception would be if the restricted ability/technique has a separate tier from the main one. In this case the match can be added."
I was always against this one from the start. Idk why I didn't contest this when it was proposed. The "full potential" argument is stupid. Like, it's not okay to restrict Medaka from using All-Fiction, but it's okay to restrict Goku from going Super Saiyan. Or, a more nonsensical example, restricting Super Saiyan is okay because it traverses tiers, but restricting Kaio Ken isn't. Goku staying in base isn't at his full potential after all. Now I've heard the argument that it practically neuters the character who's being restricted, and makes virtually a different character. That's also just as nonsensical. Firstly, nine times out of ten, the hax ability being restricted (and let's face it, it's always hax) is rarely the determining factor in a fight in their respective canon. If someone took Hypno, are they really telling me that if someone restricted his mindhax, it's pretty much no longer Hypno? Or Seadramon without absolute zero is pretty much a different character? Or that they wouldn't be at their full potential (For the latter, "full potential" means 3-C, just saying)? For both of those beings, we know for a fact that they quite often enter fights where they don't mindhax or their ice doesn't freeze on an atomic level. Take Mega Man X. Restrict Dark Hold? He still has dozens of options, some that he's more likely to use than Dark Hold in the first place. Now, there are cases where this is true. That would be people like Professor X. Also, restricting abilities like Fire Manipulation is stupid. Not claiming that's the case for people, but it's bound to be brought up. But disallowing restrictions of abilities for the sake of adding matches onto profiles doesn't make sense.
Sorry if this offended anyone. Not my intent.
But I digress
One thing that always kinda got on my nerves were the restrictions in versus matches. Or to be more specific, restricting things of versus matches. The following rules are what I'm talking about:
"Although versus threads involving more than two characters are allowed for the sake of entertainment, they are not allowed to be added to any profiles, as they tend to be misleading."
Firstly, that's blatantly false. The fact that they're misleading, I mean. I honestly have no idea what it even means? If say, Goku and Vegeta as a team have a win against like, Seiya (bear with me, it's just an example), it has no chance of being misleading. It simply means that Goku + Vegeta > Seiya in more scenarios than not. It's no more misleading than speed equalized matches. If anything, it's less so.
"It is not encouraged to create versus threads featuring more than one round, as they are too complicated for summarizing the results to the respective character profiles in a simple manner."
This one is less nonsensical (for lack of a better word) than the other. For example, a match where one character wins one round and the other wins the other round. Of course, rounds where a character wins regardless should be added, and there's no reason why it shouldn't. For the former, there's easier solutions. Simply add the round that generates the most discussion.
"It is fine to restrict abilities in a versus matchup. However, matches that are arranged this way should not be added to the character profiles, as they don't involve their full potential, and are only intended for casual entertainment. An exception would be if the restricted ability/technique has a separate tier from the main one. In this case the match can be added."
I was always against this one from the start. Idk why I didn't contest this when it was proposed. The "full potential" argument is stupid. Like, it's not okay to restrict Medaka from using All-Fiction, but it's okay to restrict Goku from going Super Saiyan. Or, a more nonsensical example, restricting Super Saiyan is okay because it traverses tiers, but restricting Kaio Ken isn't. Goku staying in base isn't at his full potential after all. Now I've heard the argument that it practically neuters the character who's being restricted, and makes virtually a different character. That's also just as nonsensical. Firstly, nine times out of ten, the hax ability being restricted (and let's face it, it's always hax) is rarely the determining factor in a fight in their respective canon. If someone took Hypno, are they really telling me that if someone restricted his mindhax, it's pretty much no longer Hypno? Or Seadramon without absolute zero is pretty much a different character? Or that they wouldn't be at their full potential (For the latter, "full potential" means 3-C, just saying)? For both of those beings, we know for a fact that they quite often enter fights where they don't mindhax or their ice doesn't freeze on an atomic level. Take Mega Man X. Restrict Dark Hold? He still has dozens of options, some that he's more likely to use than Dark Hold in the first place. Now, there are cases where this is true. That would be people like Professor X. Also, restricting abilities like Fire Manipulation is stupid. Not claiming that's the case for people, but it's bound to be brought up. But disallowing restrictions of abilities for the sake of adding matches onto profiles doesn't make sense.
Sorry if this offended anyone. Not my intent.