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Old 2013-08-10, 11:00   Link #115
Sunder the Gold
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Originally Posted by Tusjecht View Post
Lime Bell may have no potential left for a system-given offensive ability.
Is that any different from saying Silver Crow's wings left no potential for better hand-to-hand fighting ability, armor or any ranged attacks?

It's true that at Level 1, his avatar had no potential left for such things, but such things were exactly his choices for Level 2.


On the other hand, none of his choices featured anything like Citron Call, nor a close-range Enhanced Armament.

So, there is clearly a difference between starting potential (your abilities at Level 1) and theoretical potential (the range of abilities you can choose as you level up). (Also practical potential, which is the range of abilities you can actually have at one time.)

It may very well be that Lime Bell will never offer a direct-damage Special Attack as an option, but only upgrades to her armor or mobility, or new forms of tactical, indirect powers.


For example, Chiyuri might have the choice to ACCELERATE a target's time. This might cause them to take more damage from "damage-over-time" effects, or reduce the duration of certain effects or abilities (like a super-mode). It could also speed up respawn-time. Used in a duel, perhaps the ability could wind down the timing remaining in the duel.

Or she could gain a shield to hold in her other hand.

Or give her cape an alternate, grasshopper-wings mode which boosts her jumps and helps her run faster.
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