Board Thread:Versus Battles/@comment-31165326-20190511233438/@comment-34993922-20190512032308

Oh damn, Austerus got on a tight spot this time. This is interesting.

Hmm, as Valev says, the generals biggest issue for our alien guy is their absurd speed amps, and the fact that it's not only one opponent, but two.

Thankfully, i can say that Austerus has handled a multi-opponent fight, curiously in the same spot as he is now (Antígrafo), which had the mutation to duplicate, and were as well two beings instead of one.

The thing is, he had to pull out all the stops in there; if not, that would mean his doom at the hands of the other alien. That's an experience edge, albeit just a single one.

Regarding what i just mentioned, unlike on the other fights on the tourney, Austerus would most likely pull out the "Dim-Mak" technique, aka the "pressure-strikes". In realization that he is outnumbered, as well that his opponents hit comparably to himself if not as equally... well, it will be time to do so. I can see the elves don't have regeneration in this key, so that's big relief for the foreign veteran.

Shifting to that, regeneration will also give some survivality to Austerus if he gets wiped hard with the True Damage skills; considering the elves aren't big peaheads, they'll probably try pulling out something else in regards of the heal ability in their opponent.

Oculinani is out of the way, considering the "Fluctlight" thing.

Worth pointing out, Austerus has healing and restoring stuff (injections, bandages, etc..), although i can't see the usability of these in the fight unless the Elves have some regeneration-negation stuff i'm unware of.

...really, i don't know what to say. This is a very, VERY close match.

Some of the things i can see viable is:


 * Austerus quickly shifting to the Dim-Mak style, then targeting the very vital "connections" of the elves in regards of body parts. This would be an issue, since they are... quite fast, and won't let themselves get hit.
 * Playing stealthily. While Austerus main strength isn't stealth (not a spy, or even formerly working as one), he does have knowledge of so in the field, so it can be attempted to pull out point 1...?
 * Try to outlast. I'm pretty sure SAO avatars/enemies have nigh-infinite stamina reserves, but since their profile list them as "unknown", Austerus could probably get use of his large resilience pool and then target the elves at their weakest state (If DMUA could point out anything of this, it would be welcomed).

So, in conclusion: Firepower - Both have comparable capabilities, although Austerus has an slightly better initial feat, this would not really matter for such a small gap. Speed - Elves, for obvious reasons. Austerus will have a REALLY bad time in this field if he does not get prepared within time. Endurance - I'd advocate for Austerus, but i'm not sure on the elves stamina. If it's a point for the alien, then that'll come in handy considering the sheer amount of techniques he'll need to resist in consideration of their speed. Regeneration is also nice. Arsenal - It wouldn't be fair to say this belongs to Austerus, as the elves pretty much lost any record of their immense amount of previous abilities thanks to the GM. Should be equal.

Christ, if Austerus manages to win this, it would be a high-diff for sure. Will wait till i get some vague information of the other two opponents.