Post by Roin on Apr 6, 2015 23:27:22 GMT -5
Alright, I'm going to open the can of worms.
I sincerely believe we need to have every old Devil Fruit brought up to date and REAPPROVED.
That being said, I have a very simple idea for it and it's clear that this is a topic that needs to be addressed. Without going into the example, there has been a situation where an out-of-date Devil Fruit didn't fit for fairness sake... and seeing that happen has made it clear that this is a problem that is VERY real, rather than just some after-thought.
As a person who's RPed for 15 years (almost 16 now), I've seen my fair share of "recalls" and do-overs on situations. I've seen an RP rebooted with characters using fresher, newer looks but everything else was the same... I've even seen entire reboots with everything exactly the same. And then there's the times I've seen RPs become completely different... but the people more or less stayed because it was a setting they enjoyed. Where I'm going with this is simple...
I don't think your fruit's continuity in prior threads matters.
Shoot me, hate me, whatever... but it's a fact I honestly believe. We're here for FAIR RPing. People join this site to RP with OTHER PEOPLE. Lynx explained this to me when she initially joined, which is why I set about making us one of the largest, most diverse crews in a long time. Ever since it formed, I've been seeing the site in a much bigger light... specifically interaction with other groups. It's another topic entirely, so I'll bring it back to the focus of why I introduced this.
Devil Fruits are one aspect that likely stop interaction.
Why? Because we have fruits that were made so long ago that they don't scale in power (so they're generally either REALLY powerful, balanced, or REALLY weak). On top of this drastic range of scaling (while the new Devil Fruits are more or less in a much smaller range of power/use), we have the fact that fruits DIDN'T have tons of detail. We have fruits that seemingly combine older concepts as well as just being kinda overboard. The first example that springs to mind is that some Logia ARE OP. Aubs has an Acid Fruit (which is similar to Magellan's "melting" poison already) that seems to burn through nearly everything, while z0 has an ash fruit that IMMEDIATELY starts out at nearly volcanic temperatures. So on top of heat, his fruit also has "weight" and the ability to bury/trap people in heated ash.
Both of these are Logia examples, I know, but they're valid to the point that old Devil Fruits NEED to be updated. I'm not saying they can't be things still, since we try to grandfather older fruits, but... seriously guys, just because your fruit might be capable of melting something and it gets scaled back... why should that matter? Our characters have histories that seemingly don't matter as to where we start out... yet you're worried about reading over a previous thread and seeing your fruit doesn't match? Previous threads are in the past. You don't need the old fruit to remember it nor do you need the same abilities. People will shy away if they see people running around with OP, older fruits that just aren't taken into account for an update.
My TLDR
I want every Devil Fruit that's still being used to be updated to the new format, potentially even reviewed for fairness. It's not only fair to new members, but it's showing that we don't show favoritism just because you've been here for years. No matter how long members are on Bon Voyage, they should be equal to the new guys walking in the door when it comes to the rules.
Post here if you think differently, if you agree, whatever... because this is a topic that seriously IS important, even if people don't agree so.
I want every Devil Fruit that's still being used to be updated to the new format, potentially even reviewed for fairness. It's not only fair to new members, but it's showing that we don't show favoritism just because you've been here for years. No matter how long members are on Bon Voyage, they should be equal to the new guys walking in the door when it comes to the rules.
Post here if you think differently, if you agree, whatever... because this is a topic that seriously IS important, even if people don't agree so.