The Power Advantage DBZ RPG News Archives: December
Updates/News
12/28/01 - Hey all, just added alittle something to the tournament. If your in the tournament and your power level is drastically lower than your opponent for the round, you will be give a stat boost or an item to use during that battle only. That makes the battle more fair because the range of power level limits are large for each division. Next tournament, there will be more divisions. Remember that even if you don't meet the minimum suggested Power Level of division, then you can still join it, and you will just get a bonus as I was talking about. Remember that the bonus won't be drastic enough for a 20,000PL fighter to take on a 400,000PL. Just enough to give you a chance. Remember to be online before the tournament starting time. If you wish to join the tournament at the last minute, IM me when I get online. You will be charged 200 Credits instead of 100 due to it being Tournament day and you didn't pre-register. If you did pre-register but found that you can't make it to the Tournament, then E-mail me or IM me before the tournament starts, and you will be given a refund. If you've pre-registered, and the tournament starts without you, then you just wasted 100 Credits. Within reason, you may be still allowed to be in the tournament if you make it close to starting time. I know it is in short notice, but I will need some Ref's to certain battles, just in case any questions come up. The tournament set-up will be explained in more detailed when the tournament starts.
-MCrashinNow
12/25/01 - Hello, just wanted to wish everyone a Merry X-Mas, a Happy New Year, and good luck to those in the tourney. Also I updated (and I want everyone to know that Paikuhan had a perfect opportunity to cheat, but he took the high road and told the truth. He's an honest member and I thought you all should know that), well see you all later.
- Android 17
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the world
Something was amiss, noticed the boys and girls;
And although they pondered and reasoned so long,
They still could not puzzle out quite what was wrong;
They checked out their closets, windows and doors,
They searched every and cupboard, bedroom and drawer;
They checked over and under the Pudding Parfait,
When they realized the answer was just a mouse-click away,
To the computers, the children sprang in a flash,
In fear of a virus, trojan, or crash.
When all seemed fine, they had to look twice,
For this problem was keeping everyone enticed.
They checked their Desktops, Folders and all
While nearly to sleep, they were ready to fall,
When they all remembered Power Advantage,
They had to check it out; they just could not chance it,
With a click and a drag, and the tap of a key,
They noticed there was no Lander Z.
They searched even harder, they just had to, now,
But they also couldn't find MCrashinNow;
"Where have they gone?!" Shouted children dismayed,
For on this cool game, they could not have played,
Without these two figures, the head ones at that!
They had to find them soon; they had to get them back!
They turned from the webpage, over to their AIM,
And spoke to one another, to discuss this claim,
Many people threw out some ideas that were Merry,
While others brought up topics that were quite the contrary.
And then, without warning, a voice did speak through,
All the yelling and shouting, bringing the truth.
"What if they planned this," The voice inquired,
"And we're here for a reason", It finished, inspired.
The silence that followed would be once per Blue-Moon,
For this made everyone present feel like a bufoon;
They stopped, however, after a moment, and turned,
To notice at once that the voice had adjurned!
What could this mean, was the question unasked,
When they figured they'd better gather the facts.
No LanderZ, no 'CrashinNow, but all else seems fine,
They realized their answer would be nothing divine;
Although He did notice the small things like this,
It's not like Him to do something when something's amiss;
There's much bigger problems, there's pain and there's grief,
People hungry and crying, some living on the street.
It was after this thought, that they all felt ashamed,
Of being so selfish, they knew who was to blame;
They were trying to find help for themselves, not for others,
They were thinking one-minded, not for sisters or brothers;
They began to file out, they were sure of what had happened,
LanderZ and MCrashinNow had left them abandoned,
When all of the sudden, a noise turned them around,
LanderZ and MCrashinNow, smiling and proud!
"It seemed that the spirit was being lost in you all,
So we fooled you all, to return it, and we did fool y'all,
And it seems that this farce worked well, set things right,
So get back to bed, and have a Good Night!"
12/24-25/01 - Well, our ranking is up to 148, an all time high, and every site got bad hits yesterday, heh. So, you'll be wondering if you get any gifts, right? Well, you got my time, for one thing. That poem took me an hour!!! Secondly, me and 'Crash came up with something, separately, but identical, and it's on the members pages. I hope you enjoy it; it'll make the pages easier [for you] to navigate. Harder to update, but easier to view. Lastly, the store/trainings are having a sale, at 25% off all items/trainings. Round down to the nearest 00/50, with a minimum of 50 (Some person is bound to find some 50 credit item and demand infinite amounts of it without that min.), and rounded down means that even at 1499.99 credits from the math would be rounded to 1450, not 1500. This sale is ONLY for Christmas and Boxing day purchases. For anyone dead/lost in space, they have an ADVANTAGE in that they can purchase any of these, and need not be in the 'proper' location to do so, as not to deprive them of this opportunity. Jeice, Karthias, Paikuhan, Gokan, and someone else I remember having spoken to had some purchases asked for, and I replied most of them saying to wait a few days. Well, you can send in your forms now, and get that rebate. A note, however, is that I hope to fix Freedom Fighters Sanctum today or tomorrow, with some luck, so that it is better worked within this RPG setting. All in all, I hope you all have a great Christmas, and I hope you all enjoy the gifts!
One last thing, there will be a letter of gratitude started on the forums soon, so check them and don't hesitate to sign it for their great publicity of the site!
-LanderZ & MCrashinNow
12/23/01 - Crashin here, The other day I went to the Handbook to go check on something, and noticed that it was pretty hard to read and find what you would need so I tried to make it easier to navigate. I also reworded a lot of stuff because as I was adding the html code, I read the handbook and realized that some of it can be hard to read or would be better if I reworded it. There is some more stuff I did also but just check out the handbook and find out. This is just the beginning of what Lander and Me will be doing. We have a lot of plans to carry out now thanks to many people's suggestions. Hopefully we will be able to give credit to all the people who gave us any suggestions. A sidenote: More people need to join the tournament in the Featherweight and Lightweight divisions. There are only a total of 5 fighters in both divisions combined which is a bad thing. If your worried that your not strong enough to win the tournament, that's fine because just participating in the tournament will get you some stat bonuses and who knows, you might win something. As an example of a person without the highest PL winning a tournament, refer to the previous tournaments. Links to them are located on the tournament page of course.
-MCrashinNow
12/22/01 - Alright everyone there has be some misunderstanding on the Tournament it isn't this week. It is next week on Saturday (12/29/01). Other then that all is good (please start sparring people). Peace out.
-Brolli
12/20/01 - Hey guys, sorry for not updating in a while. I just have had enough time online to actually update. I'm finally having enough time to work on the quests and I'll have all the stats done quickly. My new boss will be hard because of the huge load of quests you guys sent in. Hehehehe. We need more people to join the tournament, join on in! Who knows what may happen. This will the first tournament of it's kind in this RPG. The first to occur in one day, plus we have some extras to go along. There is a new poll on the forum. The choice of having a small but annoying add appear when you leave the website. It will bring a lot more hits to the site, but is it better to have it? I really hate those things that pop up after I close something so I vote against it. But if you guys want it to bring more hits to the rpg, then it's your choice. I am also in the process of adding something to the members page to make it easier to find a character.
-MCrashinNow
12/17/01 - Hi all, I know I was late on the updates for last week. They are update now if you noticed it is wrong email me about it or if i'm online im me. Another note is I am not pleased at how active everyone is when I first started I got about 30 to 50 emails a week, now I am hardly getting even 20 email a week for spars/moves. So come on get more active people. Peace out.
-Brolli
12/17/01 - Well, it's been found! A book with the Power Advantage article in it has been found and scanned. I'm unsure whether this is Dragonabll Quarterly, or what, but I'll be asking Paikuhan for more details about what the rankings were, and what they were for.
...
Whoops, I gave away who sent it to me, didn't I?
Aw well, Paikuahn merits the 800 credits, and deserves every penny of it. I'll write out what it said, as well as show the LINK:
Number Five:
The Power Advantage Dragonball Z RPG
http://www.angelfire.com/dbz/poweradvantage
Here's the best organized , most phenomenally popular online DBZ Role Playing Game ever! It utilizes AOL's Instant Messenger (AIM) program, so games played here know no geographical boundaries! Since AIM is free to download, anyone online anywhere cam play, almost any time of day or night! All battles take place in AOL or AIM chatrooms. Links to the rules and game play procedure and joining info cam be found in the left frame and on the main page (you may need to scroll down past the ads to get to them). Winning battles can earn you credits to buy weapons, vehicles, armor, power upgrades, and scads of other virtual goodies in the assorted plant stores. You can join a clan if you wish, or create your own. If you're up for it, you can jump right into a tournament, or sign up for a quest (quest winners get wishes, naturally). Not for beginners, Sagas a long, drawn out battles with storylines that make players feel like they're actually in the show. Occasionally, contests pop up with credits prizes, and can be lots of fun. The Power Advantage hasn't been around for a long time, but has become one of the most visited sites on the web!
Nice, ain't it? The ads are being looked into, so maybe we can do better, next Quarter. Also, ours hits are skyrocketing, with 108 individuals today, 120 yesterday, and 125 2 days back, putting us at 1.01% of the top individually-hit Dragonball site's hits (And in a place of 156 on the Dragonball Z Top 100). The times for the upcoming 'tournament' is 12:00 PM PST this coming Saturday, so that's 1:00 PM Mountain, 2PM Central, 3PM Eastern, and 4PM Maritine, and I think 4:00 AM Australian (Sorry, Gokan). I hope to see everyone preparing for it! I also hope to have the 7 or 8 new members in my inbox updated on thursday, as I work every day this week, and have concerts/archery until then, so I'll work hard at fixing that ASAP, and having these people in. As for the remaining 200 people trying to join (Or at least 200 forms), read the rules! Even better, check the member pages to see what it is we're looking for!
[NEW NOTE: Piccolo Daimao is no longer on suspension. I hope you get back into the swing of things and keep up with the RPG.]
-LanderZ
12/17/01 - Change of plans. Since so many people are complaining about the tournament date. It's going to be changed to next Saturday(12/29/01) at 12:00pm Pacific. If anyone else has a problem with this time, email me. When sending in your entry for the tournament. SAY YOUR RACE, NAME, CLASS(Warrior, Swordsmen, Weaponmaster), AND DIVISION YOUR IN(Featherweights, Lightweights, Heavyweights). In your subject, say that your joining the tournament.
-MCrashinNow
12/16/01 - Hey all, Crashin here to just tell you guys about the Tournament. It's going to be this Friday(12/21/01) at 4:00pm Pacific. Why this Friday? Why not Saturday? Because people are going on vacation or going to see their families and such if they haven't already left. This way we can catch them before they leave, hopefully. Why 4:00? Because even though it's strange, some people still have school and we need to give them time to get home. Now that the time is stated, maybe people will start signing up for the tournament. More people should be signing up for this tournament even though it's close to the holiday's. This one shall be a good one.
-MCrashinNow
12/16/01 - A few quick notes for this midnight update. I have 5 or 6 good join forms sitting in my inbox, and the remaining 150 were deleted due to being sent like 13 teams each, or having massive mistakes. Also, 125 individual hits, yesterday! Lastly, does anyone know the the "Best of Dragonball Quarterly" is? I hope you like the snow, and have a Merry Christmas and holidays!
-LanderZ
12/12/01 - I must say, I am pleased with the hits. 73, then 83, then staying in the 60-75 range. I am proud of that. Also, more information of our RPG's feature int he magazine; There was a ranking system, and apparently we were ranked FOURTH best DBZ RPG on the internet; I say that that is pretty good.
News on the tournament is light; you can pre-pay/join it, but the times are not set, yet. I'm thinking perhaps next Saturday, but it depends if 'Crash can be there, or not. You can also be a 'drop-in' entry, but that may mean you cannot join; it's a chance you'll have to take, if you feel you need to. You may also participate in a higher category than your own, but may still only be in one category. I also hope you have been enjoying the new banner; It's a bit of a change for the season, as you'll see that I am very Christmas'y every few years. I hope to see everyone continuing training, checking the site and forums, preparing for the tournament, and saving some cash for the possible Christmas discounts the stores may receive...
-LanderZ
12/10/01 - I updated the tournaments page so now the info for the next tournament is up...kinda. People who sent in Dragonball Quests, it'll be a while before you guys can quest because I'm very busy and I still have to make up the stats before I can have other people do the quest for you guys. For other people, please refrain from sending in Dragonball forms. For people who have sent them in, it'd be great if some of you guys decide to hold out on your quest still further notice. It'd bring a lot of relieve from my troubles. Just email me or talk to me. For the tournament, to join, send me an email telling me your name, race, division, class, and that your joining the tournament. At least mention that in the subject.
-MCrashinNow
12/10/01 - Updated some HM's. No real news, just intrigued at what's gunna happen at the tourney that I'm going to win :P . Oh yes on another note, Vegeta's comp has been down for a while, but he's back so that's good. Well that's about it, I'm off in search of more people to HM and get all there money.
- Android 17
12/08/01 - I am still alive, however busy, in case any of you were wondering. I am pleased to see an average of 45-50 hits per day over the last few days; that enthused me enough to skip my much-needed 20 minute nap and come and update some more. I updated all the new members that had good forms; tonnes of people with Good saiyans, or bios that were 1 sentence or terribly grammaticized. I've also updated the Dende's Healing stuff: Once you get to 45HP or higher being healed, you need to roll a 1d3 when you use the attack. on 3, the heal backfires and heals you 0HP. This doesn't add to your limit-per-match, but does make you wait 2 more turns before you can heal again. On the same tone, I think we've delayed enough to get ready for the next RPG-group-activity!
An announcement, shown internationally over the Planet Earth on television and radio, declares that a new tournament is starting. It will be an all-or-nothing tournament; you go in, and if you lose a match, you're out. It costs 100 credits to enter, and there are 3 divisions: Under 150,000PL, 151,000PL to 280,000PL and 281,000PL and over. The announcement is cut short, one day, however, by the sounds of crashing, screaming, and growling, before silence falls.
This Tournament will be mostly run by MCrashinNow, as I won't have much time until Christmas. This will be a ONE-DAY tournement; you all show up one day, and after 2-3 hours, the tournament and everything will be done. I will need be present, for supervision and other things, but MCrashinNow will be more-or-less in charge of it. He will post possible times/dates next time he updates (I suggest a Saturday afternoon, myself). I hope this will keep people active for a time until things smooth over and we can continue strongly again (I'm planning on purchasing 6 months worth of issues of Bennett's DBZ Magazines to find our site in them). So, until then, keep training, checking the site, and checking the forums!
-LanderZ
12/05/01 - Hello there, I guess that my other email wasn't working so I had to change it (obviously). You can now email all of your honor matches to PAHonorMatch@yahoo.com I didn't see any complaints from anyone about HMs not being updated so don't IM me and say "I honor matched ____ for ____ credits and you never updated because your email didn't work". If you do ill ask LZ about you being penalized because basically, you cheated, or attempted to. Well that's all for now c ya later.
-Android 17
12/01/01 - I have no news except to encourage you all to HM, there is even a rule to mak it even easier to do so. I wtched a hard fought HM tonight as KV (King Vegeta) lost to his older brother Vash in a 400 Credit battle. Thats about it, I'll see you all around.
-Android 17
12/01/01 - Yes, I am alive. And no, I am not pleased with the activity while I've been busy. Hits have dropped, but it's alright. Why, you ask? Well, I was checking out my email, and looking through join-forms, today, when I saw something that caught my eye. Someone was joining as Chibi Gohan. That, in itself, isn't big news. However, I looked at the recruiter field:
Recruiter:None, I saw it in the B------ DBZ Magazine.
You heard it; we've apparently been put into a DBZ Magazine for some odd reason (Who told them about us?!) and we're getting recruits because of it. Well, upon seeing this, I got back to work, and I've been working on an attack description page, that gives every attack in the text you'll see on the member page, and I also updated the purchases and most of the new members from the past week. I hope the activity goes up again; once it grows enough, we'll move on to the next Saga/Tournament.
-LanderZ