r/whowouldwin • u/feminist-horsebane • Apr 05 '21
Event New Debate Tournament: Dual Character Argumentation Undertaking (DCAU) Sign Ups, New Users Welcome
NEW BATTLEBOARDING DEBATE TOURNAMENT, NEW USERS WELCOME: Introducing Dual Character Argumentation Undertaking (DCAU)
What is this?
In the same vein as Great Debate Tournament, Clash of Titans, and Adequate Argument Contest, Dual Character Argumentation Undertaking (DCAU) is the first of a new series of debate tournaments wherein users submit teams of characters and debate amongst each other whose team would be more likely to win a fight.
How Do I Enter?
Comment with a team of three characters (two primary submissions with one backup character) you feel are able to reasonably fight- ranging from an unlikely to a likely victory- our tier setter. Provide a succint justification for their tier status.
The required formatting for doing so is:
| Character | Series | Match Up | Stipulations |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Character | |||
| Second Character | |||
| Third Character/Backup |
For people who do not use RES
Character | Series | Match-Up | Stipulations---|---|---|---||||||
Sign ups will last from April 5th to April 16th. In this period of time you are free to alter your characters, stipulations, or anything else. Alterations to sign ups after 4/16 will not be allowed barring judge permission. From April 16th to April 18th, we will review the sign ups and then post the initial round at Monday, April 19th, roughly 00:00 EST.
Of important note: No duplicate characters allowed. First come, first served! This includes same persons but from differing arcs in the same story and alternate universes with no different feats; NO. DUPLICATES.
Who is the Tier Setter?
Say hello to DCAU Superman, here to pound your ass for Truth, Justice, and the American Way. Of note:
- DCAUMan’s striking power is generally middle to high end building busting, varying based on how much power he is able to put into them.
- DCAUMan’s lifting is in excess of hundreds of tons, with the ability to surpass these limits by way of flight.
- DCAUMan is able to fight his physical equals for long periods of time even while heavily damaged.
- DCAUMan’s speed is equalized to a relatively normal human being physically, with the added ability to fly up to 3-12x faster than he runs.
- DCAUMan has a ranged attack that has both a concussive force and a heat component.
All entrants will be bloodlusted against the tier setter, meaning they will act fully rationally and put down their opponent in the quickest, most efficient manner possible regardless of morality, utilizing any and all possible techniques/tactics/attacks if necessary. The bloodlust does not give any foreknowledge of the tier setter.
Directly altering characters to fit tier must be kept to a minimum. Directly altering stats is a no go. On the other hand, using a character from an earlier story arc where they're weaker or adding / removing equipment they are shown to use are good. For example, using "Kid Goku from the World Martial Arts Tournament" could be good if he were to fit a hypothetical tier, using "Current Goku with stats nerfed to fit tier" isn't. Alternatively, if someone has equipment that is otherwise good, though has one or two weapons that push them out of tier, removing said gear is fine. Other balance changes are left to Tourney Organizers' discretion to approve / disapprove.
All submitted characters must have a Respect Thread. This is not up for debate; they must have a faithful RT that does not misinterpret the character willfully or leave out information on said character. Of note is the user who created a characters respect thread has first dibs on running that character.
How does this work?
- Every round will feature a maximum of two characters, with the exception of finals as a 3 vs. 3. Round One is a guaranteed 2 vs. 2, with Round 2 being a guaranteed 1 vs. 1. Expect the subsequent rounds to follow this pattern.
- Write an introductory response of up to 10K characters detailing why you feel your character/duo is able to beat your opponents, and submit it via reddit to the judges. These will be due 36 hours after a rounds start.
- Wait for your response to be submitted alongside your competitors, read each others responses, and write up to 25K characters between three comments. These will be due 48 hours after initial responses.
- At the end of a five day debate period, allow two days for judging. When results are in, the winner will advance to the next round.
- Extensions will not be granted for the first two rounds and must be agreed upon between parties.
- Rough Schedule:
- Round posted Sunday Midnight Est.
- Introductory 10K response due Tuesday Noon EST.
- Rebuttal 25K due Thursday Noon EST.
- Conclusions 25K due Saturday Noon EST.
Where are we fighting?
- Our arena is the Metropolis Park.
- Metropolis Park is 5x4 City blocks in size. For our purposes, we will assume this makes the arena roughly 1000ft x 1250ft.
- The arena is boxed in with a whowouldwinium dome inside a whowouldwinium cube. We assume the highest point of the map reachable is also 1250ft.
- Opponents start 500ft away from one another in the parks center.
What else should I know?
- All rounds are single elimination.
- Your team must be in tier vs. a duo/trio of DCAUMen respectively for team matches.
- Speed is equalized for this tier. However, a character with the ability to boost their speed from their normal levels maintains that ability, in the same way that DCAU Superman can boost his speed with the aid of flight. Projectile speed maintains relative velocity compared to the reactions of the combatant it originates from.
- There is not a ranged rule for this tier.
- If your stipulations for your characters are not easily understandable to outside parties, they are invalid.
- All combatants are aware of the basics of their allies' combat abilities but are in the blind on their opponents (unless they have canon knowledge of said person via sharing a fictional universe).
- Every combatant starts each round being 'teleported' into the arena, knowing full well whomever they face down needs to die or be incapacitated in order for they themselves to advance and win and will do so. All combatants begin without any weapons drawn or abilities active, hands idle at their sides, weapons holstered, and the moment they teleport in they can begin combat. All combatants are in-character for the tourney itself.
- Each user will be granted three "out of tier" requests at the start of the tournament. If you believe your opponent has argued their character as out of tier, I.E. cannot reasonably lose to DCAU Superman as outlined in a bloodlusted match, submit an explanation as to why alongside your response, totalling no more than 2.5K characters (this does not detract from your character count for the response itself). Your opponent then gets a response of equal length to defend their characters tier status. The judges will evaluate these independently of the match itself. Successful out of tiers result in the character in question being removed from the roster and the tournament. Unsuccessful out of tiers detract from the total number of requests you have at the tournaments start. The judges reserve the right to submit our own out of tier requests independent from the users. Don't pull bullshit.
ALTERATIONS FROM HYPE POST, PLEASE READ
- To reiterate from above, the deadlines for response times are being altered as follows. The purpose of this alteration is to allow each party to have in excess of one full day to write a full, adequate response.
- R1: 10K Characters MAX due Tuesday, Noon EST.
- R2: 25K Characters MAX due Thursday, Noon EST.
- R3: 25K Character MAX due Saturday, Noon EST.
Each 1v1 round will, instead of featuring two characters fighting separate 1v1 fights, feature a singular 1v1 character. Inform the judges prior to your round which of your two characters you would like to use. Users who fail to do this will default to the first character in their sign ups being used in their 1v1. The purpose of this alteration is to prevent a hypothetical situation involving a tie.
Please reach out with any questions or concerns to the judges:
/u/MyNameIsJeffHarrison DCAU Expert
/u/GuyOfEvil The Most Electrifying Man in Debating
/u/Qawsedf234 currently wishing this was Smallville tier
u/IAmNotAChinaBoo Stephanie Meyer in disguise and the guy putting this tourney on
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u/HighSlayerRalton Apr 05 '21 edited Apr 15 '21
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