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Kexruct nonarySpade from Vvardenfell Since: Mar, 2011
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#1: Jul 3rd 2011 at 7:08:01 AM

They're both essentially the exact same thing. Maybe we should lump them together and rename them something along the lines of "Combat Rock-Paper-Scissors".

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MagBas Mag Bas from In my house Since: Jun, 2009
#2: Jul 3rd 2011 at 7:15:47 AM

First paragraph in Elemental Rock-Paper-Scissors: "Many video games (and anime set in a Role-Playing Game 'Verse) use traditional magical "elements" to assign and define the powers of various characters. Energy for attacks or defense are based on these elements, and thus subject to the differing strengths and weaknesses. "

First paragraph in Tactical Rock–Paper–Scissors: " A common way of arranging matters in Strategy games, both Turn-Based and Real-Time, is to divide units into three types, each of which is most effective attacking one other type and most vulnerable to the other."

...are not identical. The only similarity, actually, is a Rock–Paper–Scissors gameplay system used in combat.

edited 3rd Jul '11 7:17:34 AM by MagBas

Kexruct nonarySpade from Vvardenfell Since: Mar, 2011
nonarySpade
#3: Jul 3rd 2011 at 7:26:25 AM

They are identical mechanics, though. Maybe there would be two different kinds of it on the lumped page: Tactical and Elemental.

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Madrugada Zzzzzzzzzz Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: In season
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#4: Jul 3rd 2011 at 7:37:49 AM

Look at the size of both pages. Lumping would serve only to make one humongous page (nearly 500 lines long (and each individual example counts as a "line", by the way — most of the examples take up 2 to 4 actual lines on the screen) to no real purpose.

edited 3rd Jul '11 7:39:12 AM by Madrugada

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MagBas Mag Bas from In my house Since: Jun, 2009
#5: Jul 3rd 2011 at 7:40:20 AM

Well, already exists a supertrope(Rock Paper Scissors System) in the YKTTW.

Kexruct nonarySpade from Vvardenfell Since: Mar, 2011
nonarySpade
#6: Jul 3rd 2011 at 7:45:24 AM

Alright, nevermind then. Someone lock this.

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