About the Contests

[PurplePoot]

Trace: No idea what it's supposed to mean.
Life using: Pretty much Double-Edged Sword.
Certain Unit: Maybe..
Combination: Pretty nice
Slash: Maybe..
Modes: So basically a special metamorphosis?
Push Back: Kind've cliché, and 'movement' already covered it.
Luck: Maybe, I think there is already Chance though.
Size: Too restrictive
Team: Hmm..
Instant: Maybe too broad?
Temporary: Again, probably too broad
After Death: Not bad
Unit ability: No one said you couldn't already
Teleportation: Hmm.. Too broad, maybe? Or maybe not.
Devour: Too restrictive
Life based: Too specific
Sacrifice: Again, basically Double-Edged Sword
Long range: Rather too vague
Morph: Pretty much the same as Modes.

 

[donut3.5]

Unit ability: No one said you couldn't already

Considering we have to have multiple levels, I think it has to be a hero ability.
Although I don't understand the difference myself.
--donut3.5--

 

[PurplePoot]

Oh look, they do! I never noticed it, it must have been one of the old rules

I suppose that's for compatibility more than anything though. You could make a one-level ability that still supported multiple levels...

 

[Just_Spectating]

@ Herman, Whats MtG?

some more ideas XP

Speed - ability has to do with speed
Collision - The ability uses Collision
Steal - Instead of like Double-edge, its the opposite, it will do a positive effect to the spell caster
Video-Game - An ability from any Video-Game, including the name of it as well as a link of an example.
Explosion - i forgot, if we did this but explosion?
Healing effects - Does some type of healing
Creative - the most creative spell wins. (Kinda way too broad huh..)



For now.

 

[PurplePoot]

J_S, Magic: The Gathering.

Speed: Eh, kind've vague.
Collision: Again, rather vague
Steal: Nice
Video-Game: Kind've vague, and rather... non-warcraftey?
Explosion: Destruction is pretty much the same
Healing Effects: Could do
Creative: Erm, no >>

 

[Kwah]

OK, I have a couple idea's for themes. . .

1) Blood -any spell which manipulates blood in any way this could be defensive or offensive.

2) Bolster -defensive spell which helps the caster or casters allies.

3) Transformation - turns some unit into another unit or the same unit with special abilities.

 

[Eccho]

I have perhaps 2 ideas:

-> Lightning - your spell has to be created (based on) with lightning effects.
-> Realistic - your spell should be coded in the way of physics (etc) trying to create a spell as realistic as possible.

 

[donut3.5]

I liked the spammable-stacking effect idea. It seems really cool.
--donut3.5--

 

[Just_Spectating]

^ that was one of my ideas,


heres one

Global - the ability is Global

 

[GhostWolf]

I have perhaps 2 ideas:

-> Lightning - your spell has to be created (based on) with lightning effects.
-> Realistic - your spell should be coded in the way of physics (etc) trying to create a spell as realistic as possible.

Lightning effects are a WAY to create spells. They are not spells by themselves.
You guys are saying a lot of things that shouldn't be clasified as ideas for spells, but as ways to make them.

And I don't think that most of the people here can do real physics.

Global - the ability is Global

Eh ?

 

[Just_Spectating]

Trap - Sets a trap that will do a certain effect when enemies walk over.

 

[donut3.5]

I think trap would fit in this category, what about ward?
Creates an immobile summon which has an array of abilities or effects.
--donut3.5--

 

[Just_Spectating]

hmm not too much you could do with a ward.

 

[donut3.5]

You could do pretty much anything with a ward.. You could make a trap, for instance, or something that attacks, activates a spell, etc.
--donut3.5--

 

[-Berz-]

i sudgested trap a long time ago(idea stealer) (joke)

 

[Herman]

Yeah, I actually really like ward

There is a great number of possibilities, although I would suggest taking a second classification when doing ward, as there can be a ridiculous number of possibilites (from poison serpents to stun traps that cast flying pandas)

 

[Eccho]

So, what is it we are waiting for, to get the next spell contest up and running ._.?

 

[Just_Spectating]

gotta wait for Poot to decide.

 

[PurplePoot]

Steal?

JS's suggestion, basically like Double-Edged except it provides a positive effect for you rather than a negative one.

 

[Kwah]

How about "Epic".

It could be anything as long as it is "Epic".

More of a theme but hey. . .

 

[Just_Spectating]

^ too broad..

Spread - sort of like disease cloud, where the unit has a buff and it will spread amongst its allies.

 

[terradont]

What about Nature/Tree spells. Spells like these isn't very common, and is often not very special. *looks at DotA's furion and Rooftrellen*

 

[Razorbrain]

*puts flamesuit on*

enhanced DotA spell

 

[Silvenon]

I think this is an anti-DotA forum, or at least I think it's stupid to make spells that are already been made, it's not original.

 

[Razorbrain]

you realise i wasnt serious, right? hence the "*puts flamesuit on*"

anyhow, to make up for it, here is a serious idea

Escape

The user uses a trick or a magical power to try to escape

 

[Just_Spectating]

hey guys, contest 14 is out now, so lets all participate.

 

[spiwn]

For me, "Idea" seems kind of an important marking factor. Not only originality should be considered, but also the proportions of the ability.
For instance, when someone makes a very very simple spell, no matter what his other scoring is, he should get reduced "Idea". And when someone creates something really massive and hard to make, he should get bonus for "Idea" (up to the maximum ofcourse) even if all his other scoring is bad(but it followed the idea - he has done some effort to make the ability, and not just putting empty triggers).
Coming up with a theme is kinda hard - recently, what I thought of were ability ideas, but I realized them, so putting them as a suggestion would be just cheating

 

[-Berz-]

Shomething with frost and lightning together?

 

[Just_Spectating]

thats elemental and we still havent done that..


hes one.

Repulsive - the spell is "Repulsive"(disgusting), (e.g. Barfing, Farting, throwing shit everywhere, blood.)

 

[PurplePoot]

About themes being hard to pick, that's why I comment when you whine about the theme

About idea... I'm not sure, simple spells are often far better than complicated ones... I guess it's mostly a matter of opinion. In many ways, simple spells are far nicer just because they don't confuse the user, which is an important factor in usability.

 

[Eccho]

How about a theme like time?

Edit: I should have read the first post >.>

 

[Zuma]

How about a theme like time?

Edit: I should have read the first post >.>

Time stopper bang bang,,, dont thinks its possible to stop time for one person only though

 

[-Berz-]

Time stopper bang bang,,, dont thinks its possible to stop time for one person only though

And what does stormbolt do?

 

[Eccho]

Yeah but then, stormbolt buff could be erased by another stun, since the buff is used globally for all stuns. Meh that wouldnt be the problem perhaps

 

[Kwah]

I have a couple:

Phase
Space
Alien
Technology
Transport.

 

[Just_Spectating]

care to explain your ideas?

 

[-Berz-]

Stealth - it haves something to do with stealth like bonus damage when breaking Wind Walk
Wave - Shock Wave/Carrion swarm, but with other effects(stun, slow, dot)
Cinematic - Do i need to explain? And yeah channel time from (10-30?)(if we do this we must decide what is max. casting time)

 

[Eccho]

I have a couple:

Phase
Space
Alien
Technology
Transport.

Maybe you should explain it too?
Space and Alien should maybe both fit as Sci-Fi?

 

[Just_Spectating]

we should do

[LAAAZZZUUURRSSSS!!!!] - Ima FIREN MY LAZZUUURRRR

 

[Kwah]

Maybe you should explain it too?
Space and Alien should maybe both fit as Sci-Fi?

I suppose. . .

Phase - Not completley sure. Something involving, "phasing" in and out, like with Farie Dragons(?)

Space/Technology - Sci-Fi. Stuff. Eg: LAAZZZUUURRRSSS!!!

Alien - Any kind of alien life form. Spell should be ALIEN (different from standard human spells)

Trasport. Anything that's main goal is movment, wither of the Hero or other untis.

 

[Just_Spectating]

[Skillz] - the spell is ground targetable only and requires some skill in order to hit someone.

 

[-Berz-]

Two spells, one relating to the other - Chen.Dragon breath and drunken haze, something in this way.
GUI! - whatever, but all spells must be GUI! xD
Blood - something involving blood(in real meaning of word)
Nuke - mass AoE, with nice effects(lets just say thunder clap with AoE 1500)
Fun - spell is fun (not like "it deals 50 damage") spell can be used in many situations(some random stuff) I hope you all know what fun spell is

 

[Just_Spectating]

1. thats synergy
2. too broad
3. im pretty sure that was suggested (also thers elemental blood)
4. not much you could do with that
5. broad.

 

[-Berz-]

Purp is back, so what are we going to do(i mean spell theme)?

 

[Herman]

Offtopic - Where did the spells&systems hall of fame go???

 

[PurplePoot]

Linked to in this thread.

 

[Just_Spectating]

so do you still need more ideas? or can u pick one and start it.

 

[PurplePoot]

Well, if you guys want to nominate five or so for me to pick from for next week's contest, then go ahead.

Hopefully that will at least tone down the amount of displeasure with the themes.

 

[Eccho]

I think elemental is a good idea. But I also liked when it was Double.
Other suggestions, air or night (if moon (Elune) counts here)

Anyways, Ill probably join it no matter what, if nothing else comes in the way

 

[Razorbrain]

aslong as there is a theme, i will join