Denied Mana/Energy system

[Sshawarma]

Sooooo, recently i had an idea that we could have an (optional) mana/energy system incorporated into the rpg plugin. It would work sort of as a tiredness level, where big moves use up more of your energy (all configurable). As you bend more and "level up" you gain more "energy capacity/experience". Moves would keep cooldown so that they cannot be spammed still. The energy bar can be refilled slowly over time, or maybe faster with a potion or something (<-- just rambling). I like the idea and want to know what the staff think about it.

 

[BryanPlays]

This has been suggested countless times. It has been denied countless times.

 

[Vahagn]

Doesn't chi have an exhaustion feature in the plugin?

 

[Sshawarma]

oh.......why has it been denied though?

 

[Sshawarma]

....searched mana on forums....there were arguments....deleting...... (just saying, in my opinion, benders do use up energy like any other physical movement when they bend, they can't just do a huge move over and over again as if it is nothing)

 

[Sshawarma]

okay.......can't delete thread, whatever ._. saw people getting into arguments about how bending uses up energy and how you get physically exhausted from bending.

 

[MeskenasBoii]

....searched mana on forums.... here were arguments....deleting...... (just saying, in my opinion, benders do use up energy like any other physical movement when they bend, they can't just do a huge move over and over again as if it is nothing)

That's what cooldowns represent. I do wish there was a
new config.yml option for every ability, where you can change the value of it to set on how many times can be the ability be performed without a cooldown before reaching that number.

 

[Sshawarma]

yeah, now that i think about it, a mana system for bending would make it too complicated/slow and may not work well with bending. I think it would also be kinda useless, seeing how there is the cooldown.

 

[MeskenasBoii]

Mana concept or term doesn't exist in avatar universe as far as my knowledge goes. Energy term does fit, since it is a thing that classifies in general on how much the person has physical power to do a certain physical work.

 

[Sshawarma]

yeah, i wanted to say mana to explain to people what i meant by energy

 

[MeskenasBoii]

Mana covers a mystical/metaphysical concept, unlike energy. In the show, the only time when benders stop bending is when they become physical exhausted, not drained out of mana or of a similar thing like tat/

 

[Sshawarma]

So they never become tired from bending unless from the physical effort of doing the move? How come boomi gets tired when he lifts huge rocks then?

 

[Sshawarma]

Or how come they yell sometimes when they do a move......if it takes no effort?

 

[Sshawarma]

And when Katara has to part the ocean when going across the serpent's pass, she get tired, so aang makes them go in a bubble instead (since its easier to maintain)?

 

[MeskenasBoii]

Probably his arms were straining to much while thrusted to lift the humongous statue.

 

[Sshawarma]

Sorry if i sound attacking/rude.......i just want to know your perspective on how bending works.

 

[Sshawarma]

I have an idea....a compromise. Maybe bending HUGE things is beyond their capacity/chi capability. But doing moves within their capacity does not drain "energy" since their chi does not get used up, only taken away or blocked.

 

[MeskenasBoii]

And when Katara has to part the ocean when going across the serpent's pass, she get tired, so aang makes them go in a bubble instead (since its easier to maintain)?

It's not that she was tired, but she asked more for a team effort - the group was to big and she wanted to expand the bubble on a little more. Benders have limits to what they can do, which depends in what condition they are in and how advanced they are in their particular bending field.

 

[Sshawarma]

Or....maybe bending takes away their physical energy, not from their chi energy. Sort of like how in eragon (the book) doing magic used physical energy.

 

[Sshawarma]

this is an interesting topic