I kind of had to say it in v3 multiple times, i.e. during every single bossfight and every other time one player got gangpiled on by three or so others; I figured making it an official rule here would just speed things up, assuming people read the rules.
Thanks to the lack of a hard limit on what you can bring in, people are using more powerful villains, which leads straight to a melee involving them and every non-Evil character in the thread, which leads straight to a big pile of confusion, ninjas, and people blowing their stacks because they were just ignored for the third time in a row because everybody's spamposting and the poor sod who's currently nose-deep in do-gooders is being given no time to read and respond.
This constitutes about every third fight or so, by the way.
EDIT: It's not like people have to stay in a particular turn order; each dogpiler makes one post, then the dogpilee makes one post, in which they respond and react to each attack. That's as complicated as it gets, as complicated as it needs to be, and nowhere near as complicated as the alternative.
edited 11th Jul '14 9:35:22 PM by Knowlessman
i care but i'm restless, i'm here but i'm really gone, i'm wrong and i'm sorry, babyShinjiro and Subaru, in combat
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◊, land in the arena with a thud.
"Ratchet says our STARS will arrive in the arena soon," Shinjiro mutters quickly to the other Japanese, taking a stance with both swords out and ready.
"Subaru believes they may not even be necessary." Subaru smirks, snapping open two steel fans with a flourish. The duo stand back to back, surveying the arena.
Avatar from http://x0whitelily0x.livejournal.com/7486.html"Enemy sighted. Orders?" Subaru's voice was calm.
Shinjiro frowned.
"...he looks kind of confused," the teen offered, taking a half-step forward.
"Shinjiro Taiga of the New York Combat Revue here," he said politely.
"Subaru believes this to be merely a tactic to lead us into an ambush." The fan-wielder sounded annoyed.
Avatar from http://x0whitelily0x.livejournal.com/7486.htmlSubaru sighed, lowering one of their fans. Shinjiro interrupted them before they could speak.
"I don't think you want to be here unless you want to fight," he said sheepishly, scratching his head.
"That goes for you, too, hawk," Subaru added, directing their words at the circling bird.
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At the fire, I assume?
Torri backflips off of the Pyro. Still in the air, she summons and fires her minigun at the Pyro.
edited 11th Jul '14 8:14:35 PM by Ventus-Vanitas
"The Keyblade War will begin!"