Preliminary #1 Review

Ok, this was a tough one to decide.  I think Zidane was fair about his speed avoiding attacks, but didn't really dish out a whole lot of damage in comparison to the other 4.  Silv is hard to judge because she was absent half of the thread, but when she was there she did dish out a couple heavy attacks that ultimately missed the mark.  Morne had plenty of powerful attacks, but a lot of the attacks missed their mark.   James seemingly had a ton of good shielding abilities to protect himself, but again there wasn't much offense.  Sark had some devastating attacks, but took a ton of damage as well.

Judging fairness, I'd say Zidane almost dodged too many attacks.  Yes, it was well within character to be nimble, but in all fairness there probably should have been at least one or two more hits on him. Silv was very fair, but there was a lot she didn't react to because she missed posts.  Morne didn't really take a whole lot of damage, but his mouth made him a huge target.  He did excellent by rolling with the punches, but that one tidbit lost him a lot of points in my book.  James did well here by taking a couple hits early on before putting his guard up in the latter half of the thread.  Sark is a clear winner in the back half for taking nearly everything thrown at him, and easily dealing just as much out.

If the fight were to go on, Sark would probably end up losing here due to the heavy damage he took, but I can only judge what was written.  Morne was writing himself into a victory, but he had also made himself a target.  Chances are, once Sark went down, Zidane and James would team up to take him out before finishing the battle themselves, but, again, I can only judge what was written.

Zidane killed it here, but that's no surprise if you know the character.  Silv didn't really do a whole lot, but did showcase a few skills.  Morne had attack after attack to throw at everyone, and did well to vary it up.  James made good use of his shielding abilities, but his offensive use of skills fell flat.  Sark, man he made excellent use of his limited skills to make a big impact.

Zidane and Sark are definite front runners here, mostly due to how they used the skills.  I really took note of Zidane disarming James early on and the Mug on Sark at the tail end of the fight.  Morne used a lot of different abilities here, but one of my pet peeves is calling out your attacks.  That anime trope makes your attacks a thousand times easier to dodge, and loses a lot of style in my book.  Zidane used his abilities to keep himself at advantage, even if they weren't all doing damage, and Sark devastated everyone with the few abilities he did showcase.

Again, I think this mainly goes to Sark, Zidane, and James but for different reasons.  Descriptive Writing is very well done by Zidane here, and he painted a clear picture with his abilities.  However, he also dodged a lot of techniques, making it difficult in the Sportsmanship department.  Sark easily defined his actions with fewer words, and did well to make sure he was almost overly fair about taking everyone's damage.  Morne was also descriptive about his strikes, but didn't take a whole lot of damage.  Its hard to judge Silv on this because she missed a bit, but her attacks did seem descriptive, but she didn't take a lot of damage in the posts she did write either.  James was very fair with his writing, but it wasn't the most descriptive of the lot.  This category is very hard to judge after my top two.  I'm torn between Morne and James for the third place.  Both did was fairly well, while lacking in another.  Therefore, I will award a third place tie for the two of them.

In my opinion Morne and Sark were probably the best when it came to inflicting damage (in regards to both power and frequency of attacks, even though Morne started at a slower pace), with Zidane coming next (he was very quick with his attacks). I thought James was more on the defensive then the offensive (defense isn't a bad thing, but sometimes it can dampen the flow of a fight. He had good attacks though.), and I also find it very hard to judge Silv since she stopped replying. She had some very good attacks though when she was in the fight. Morne and Sark were definitely the big guns in the fight, but also they both took some heavy hits from each other. I think Sark probably took the most damage and would have been soon defeated. Morne was doing well, but I think he would have met his end soon after Sark because of the damage inflicted. Zidane, James, and Silv were balanced with damage inflicted and taken. 

Sark took the cake with this one. I mean he broke a building, pulled a Power Rangers "make my monster grow" move, and was shocking people left and right. But seriously, even though he has a limited skill set he still excelled in utilizing that to do maximum damage. Kudos! Morne comes in behind him. Morne has some intricate skills that he performed to a T and even though at first I thought the showmanship was annoying I came to realize that that is a part of Morne and it sort of enhances his ability. He talks big, but he can back it up with skill. Zidane and James both displayed an array of skills, but I believe Zidane had more of a dynamic than James did. Again, James's defensive plays hurt him in this category. I really enjoyed what Silv had going and I wish there could have been more to see. 

Ohhh this one is hard. Descriptively, I really enjoyed Sark and James the most. They were well written and described their actions very well. Morne was also very well written and had good descriptions, but at times the pompousness was a bit much. Zidane had very good descriptions and was in character, but at times I found it hard to read the post. Sometimes things ran together and it was hard to pull information out. It was a blur. SILV! I LOVED SILV. I found her funny and loved her posts. I wish she had more. 

When it came to damage fairness Sark also had that one, easily. He had some wallops and reacted accordingly. For Morne I think he should have acted like he was taking the damage that he was taking. Sark hurts, man. You need to act like it. James and Zidane were reacting properly to the amount of damage that they were taking.