Bankai Discussion/Feedback Thread

[Neji]

Pls post this here 

[Shigeo]

While I haven't obtained it yet -- at power level nine, currently -- so far it seems to be a good system. The gold and gem requirements are hefty, and perhaps not the method I would have chosen, but they do work for the site. The last part of the training is...demonic. Cruel. In short, classic Neji. I hope to overcome it soon so I can see just how powerful Bankai is, even at this incomplete stage.

[Neji]

Thanks so far I always take more feedback.

Demonic?  aww, not really 

But yes, you need to pull off a lot of things. I increased the last fight quite a bit off my test version.

I'd wanted a more great outline, but then I thought: "Heck, why would someone have to collect 'ingredients' for a bankai... it simply comes down to two things: money+time."

So I put time=money and made that an option.

Because: people saved a lot of gold here ... in the time no bankai was available. So now they had a full load sitting for bankai. And now it is used.

The gem cost also was done as I overviewed existing accounts and made up a value to having bankai is worth it.

I have prepared a picture module for  bankai (and shikai) so I might add avatar pictures like you already have for bankai (and shikai) ... to give the weapons a more unique look.

The form/type should be "choosable" for a price.. that's another project lined up.

[Shigeo]

Well, now that I have it, I can see that the solution isn't quite as hidden as I thought. I greatly enjoy the boost to power that Bankai brings; it certainly is accurate to the series, and I'm sure the attack that comes with the buff will be intense as well.

The idea of being able to let everyone see my Shikai/Bankai is an interesting one; looking forward to the implementation.

The ability to select the form and type of zanpakutou is something I've been DYING to have for a long while; I'm sure the price will be worth it.

[Phantom]

 
I'll personally thank Neji for having me empty my Bank, going into debt and even taking out several loans I'll never be able to pay back...

Auctioning off all my valuable possessions, my sanity, my half-chewed bubble gum, and even my Shikai... all for Bankai training. 



On a more serious note.
The Bankai training system was quite worth the effort and the wait.
I'd agree, fully, on the gold required and for the exhilarating battle.
I personally think the gems required for it doesn't give it justice, but that's probably just my opinion.

The buff is nice and can help me survive some battles which would spell certain death with just Shikai.
So if it's helping my character, it's probably doing wonders for other characters on LoB. 

The attack will definitely be the clincher for me though.


Avatars for Bankai and Shikai, and the possibility of changing the form and type in the future... I may just faint when it happens. 

It'll be an awesome addition to LoB, no doubt.

Can't wait to see what the future brings for LoB now.

[Kinji]

Like so many before me, I am stuck on level 9. But I think the gold and gem requirements are spot on. I'm glad I decided to horde my gems instead of buying that Raku xD
Well, anyway, I better get back to being torn to shreds by a thunder god.

See you guys later!

[Neji]

Bankai was, as a buff, intentionally overpowered

But, I will soon put a balancing in, either by nerfing bankai - or by pushing up enemies when encountering bankai users.

(to make it still fun)

Though the boost was expensive, so I won't be too harsh 

[Shigeo]

I see no reason to alter the Bankai buff at all; I can still get killed easily by Hollow groups if I'm not careful, regardless of if I have Bankai up or not. Nerfing it would make it seem...well, it would be a bit of an empty victory in getting it. I don't even want to think about stronger enemies in the forest.

Besides, right now the Bankai buff fits the canon description of Bankai, being that it boosts the user's power by up to ten times.

[Kinji]

I also think the buff is just fine at the moment. Perhaps it should be nerfed if/when a Bankai attack is introduced, but not before.

[Neji]

I will evaluate the powers, especially on the fitting levels.

The point is not to make things too easy and not too hard, I put the price label high, so yes: you are entitled to have a strong power to fight with =)

I am more concerned about the final tests and not so much about the forest fights per se.
As they use the hollow version of bankai, I might (when a user goes bankai) recognize that in the enemy AI and ... use their version on the highest level. Or I might just buff them, so that having no bankai will be some kind of smaller wall going beyond XXX final tests.

[Shigeo]

I think I like the "use Bankai = enemy response" idea better. If you require people to have Bankai after a certain number of FTs to even have a hope of advancing, it would certainly drive people away.

[Neji]

Once I have some time, I will experiment with that idea.

Leaving the balance for non-bankai-wielders the same.