Tag Climax Category
5 years ago
Netherlands

I'd like to suggest, and am also wondering if people are interested, in a Tag Climax category. The rules for this would look like this:

Category: Tag Climax Subcategories: 6 cards & All Cards, and 0 Stars & 3 Stars Difficulty 2 players, second player can be either human or CPU controlled All characters allowed No Restrictions Timer starts on starting the first card, and stops when the medal jingle of the last card's verse result screen plays Emulators are banned Video is required for submission

Quick rundown on the rules,

  1. 6 cards is just one round of TC and you gotta select the cards that are gonna be the fastest. All Cards is about 9 rounds of TC. (the last round, should you do them without dying, is only 5 battles)
  2. I chose 0 stars and 3 stars, because 1 and 2 stars are basically the same as 0 stars, except enemies are just harder to kill and do more damage. 3 Star difficulty however, gives you more enemies to beat, making the fights different and more difficult. It also cuts down on the subcategories. (This rule is up for debate, though)
  3. Human or CPU controlled partner, because maybe you wanna go at it alone, or your internet might not be the best. (This rule is also up for debate).
  4. All characters allowed, because some might be faster than others, and on 3 stars, you might choose survivability over power.
  5. No Restrictions because the amount of accessories you can use is already limited in TC (Balder and Rodin cannot even equip accessories)
  6. Not too sure about the timing rules, but at the top of my head this seems like this seems alright. If anyone knows a better way to time it, lemme know.
frolkin02 likes this
Russia

I think CPU controlled player is going to lose a lot of time, because it's going to die a lot. I think rule 3 should be changed to just Human partner. I would really like to see this category become a reality someday

Edited by the author 5 years ago
Netherlands

CPU partner run will probably lose some time, yes. But not everyone might have the option to play with someone else. Also, this would make it easier for people to get a run on the board, should they choose to run this. I wouldn't count it out just yet.

Russia

And I think 0 and 3 stars should be changed to 1 and 3 stars, because there should be at least some challenge to this run, 0 stars should be a Meme subcategory

Netherlands

I suppose, a slight bit more of a challenge wouldn't hurt. You have to know though, that doing 1 star, has you bet halos, and will make you lose a slight bit of time, each time after the battle ends to show the winner, which is also why I only put 0 star on there (also to rush through TC as fast as possible). But you do have a point of not making the run too easy, should definitely be considered.

Edited by the author 5 years ago
Russia

But if you already have 3 star, which also has you bet halos, it won't be something bad

Netherlands

3 star also has you fight extra enemies, changing the duration and the difficulty of the fights. I will probably take a quick look on how much a difference the stars make in terms of the enemies attack speed/ frequency/ damage etc at a later date. Mostly because I'd like this main category to not be overrun with too many subcategories, at least the 3 star should be in there, because of its difference to the lower star difficulties.

Netherlands

Alright, so after running Tag climax on the different difficulties. I have to say, that aside from 3 star as a category, the minimum lower one should be at least 1 or 2 stars. Because even on a 3 star, 6 card run, I managed to get through it in less then 5 minutes with the AI, so I have to agree with frolkin that at least 1 or 2 stars should be good for that.

However, for an all cards run, 2 stars might be too much in the long run, so I'm sorta thinking about 1 star, but that might still be a bit too easy. I'd like to know what others think about this.

Also, I do want to add to the character rule: switching around during the run is allowed (same with accessories). so you would be able to do early/ easier cards, with a faster character, but have survivability for harder cards.

And a better way to stop the timer at the end of 6 cards, would be when the screen shifts to black.