High School DxD Light Novel - The Rating Game

[relentlessflame]

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[itisp]

So what type of Rating Game would you like to see.

I want to see one that is based on an actual chess game. The kings take turns commanding their pieces to move, and should two pieces end up on the same square, they battle to see who the winner of that square is.

[G147]

That could only work if both side has the same amount of pieces which is almost impossible since many have different number of servants.

[itisp]

True, but stronger servants should be able to compensate for numbers. Unlike the board game where you win a square by kicking the previous piece out, it is a battle for each square.

For example, Issei as the only pawn should be able to take out several pieces as he journeys across the board, even if they come after him (and they would, they wouldn't want him to get to the end of the game field and achieve promotion, cause then he could move about like a queen for example).

[kusabireika]

^ Kiba is now over power servant who has 2 sacred gear balance breakers & and 5 Demonic Swords for 1 normal knight piece

[jopjopjop]

That is almost the same as the Dice Figure rule.

[sunsengnim]

Originally Posted by jopjopjop

That is almost the same as the Dice Figure rule.

that's the same thing i thought as well + this kind of chess game would be sadly boring since everyone would always just send their strongest pieces forward.

since how itisp explains it it would just be a battle of who has the strongest peerage and it would have nothing to do with chess except for the movement of the pieces wich would just be silly.

it's actually really hard to come up with interesting rules for a rating game...

[lived_1714]

Do we ever have huge Rating Game? Like 1 leader controlling 8 Kings?

[G147]

Originally Posted by lived_1714

Do we ever have huge Rating Game? Like 1 leader controlling 8 Kings?

No, we don't have such a Rating Game.

[Lord of Agarest]

Originally Posted by itisp

So what type of Rating Game would you like to see.

I want to see one that is based on an actual chess game. The kings take turns commanding their pieces to move, and should two pieces end up on the same square, they battle to see who the winner of that square is.

I thinked the same

Originally Posted by sunsengnim

that's the same thing i thought as well + this kind of chess game would be sadly boring since everyone would always just send their strongest pieces forward.

since how itisp explains it it would just be a battle of who has the strongest peerage and it would have nothing to do with chess except for the movement of the pieces wich would just be silly.

it's actually really hard to come up with interesting rules for a rating game...

I don't think so.
You should use strategy: for example for to stop Ise it could be enought to move in front of him another Pawn.
During the battle with Rias's peerage, Sona's peerage used strategies against a superior (in stregth) enemy and almost win

"Dice figure rule" is more based on luck, and the King usually exit for last in their team
"Chess rule" can last short, if 1 king cannot defend himself

[jopjopjop]

Originally Posted by Lord of Agarest

I don't think so.
You should use strategy: for example for to stop Ise it could be enought to move in front of him another Pawn.
During the battle with Rias's peerage, Sona's peerage used strategies against a superior (in stregth) enemy and almost win

"Dice figure rule" is more based on luck, and the King usually exit for last in their team
"Chess rule" can last short, if 1 king cannot defend himself

Then that's just the same as playing a normal chess.

And if strategy is what you want, there's already the normal type of Rating game and the Scramble Flag rule.

[G147]

Just a random idea, how about a battle royal style Rating Game like Rias vs Sona vs Sairaorg vs Seekvaira.

[NeutralZero]

since the rating game is based on chess,
then it is possible...
after all there's a 3 way and four way chess...
but with those power house team
going to expect the game to have some sort of power or move restriction that will certainly give Sona's team some advantage...

[assmdxd]

hii
didn't you agree with me that rias team become too strong to play rating game now

[Chris38]

^ Nope, since there are always restrictions that can be put on a team in a Rating Game, that prevents them from using their full power.

Not to mention, most of their new moves / powers are OHKO's that surpass the retiring system of the Rating Game, which they can't use in a Rating Game.

Basically ... as it has been stated in the novels (if I remember it correctly) an actual live combat battlefield is quite different compared to a Rating Game.

[aw454wtr]

Originally Posted by Chris38

^ Nope, since there are always restrictions that can be put on a team in a Rating Game, that prevents them from using their full power.

Not to mention, most of their new moves / powers are OHKO's that surpass the retiring system of the Rating Game, which they can't use in a Rating Game.

Basically ... as it has been stated in the novels (if I remember it correctly) an actual live combat battlefield is quite different compared to a Rating Game.

This is the reason why rating game fights (except for saiaorg) are always going to unfair to the gremory group,

prehaps the devils can improve the retirement systems to the point where even getting hit with longinus smasher can be survivable thus negating the need for restrictions alltogether, though that will screw over sona's group badly

[jopjopjop]

The Gremory team can just scare the living shit out of the opponents.

Give them the choice to retire themselves or die.

[NeutralZero]

What the Ggremory group really needs is a sound tactic that rely not just on power but with techniques and wits.
It is only natural to put a handicap on them in it.
Other wise it is like playing with an opponent whose pieces are all queen.
And rather than just OHKO to the enemies
it'll be an OTK esp with Rias or Isse.
And even if they are just a team of muscle/power, if they can use it in a creative way, they can circumvent the limitations given to them.

[XFire]

Something alot of people seem to ignore is that the reason the Gremory team is "handicapped" is to simulate actual battle conditions. In vol 7 and 9, they fought under more or less the same conditions as the Sitri match, and Ise even mentioned that the match was good experience for those situations.

[jopjopjop]

Vol. 7 & 9? How can that be the same condition as the Sitri match? The power of the Gremory team isn't held back to minimal at those battles.