Vortex Wars

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.

"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.

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.

who would start off with the champion race then?

me of course

oh right, thats a bit harsh on speedy

he doesn't play anyway

oh, i wonder why not

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

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.