Gamer Badge . . .

The gamer badge is designed similar to XBL's Dashboard with sleekness of a Yahoo! widget. The badge will contain all the info each gamer in the system. Players will be able to challenge other gamers via this badge as well as adding Battle Buddies. The badge will include the player's Wins, Loses, Global Rank, Local Rank, Battle Buddies, User Name, City & State.

Meet Mary Ann . . .

Fuego.

Travis . . .

TheDC can't run itself so we need a operator. I decided to immortalize one of my favorite drummers and one of the luckiest guys on the planet; Travis Barker. Travis will be in charge of TheDC. He will handle all the transactions and provide brief hints/tips for every player. Fuego.

Mary Ann Outline . . .

I'm still amazed at Roc's superhuman ability to bring these characters to life. Notice the slight drunken stance, the single rubber glove, the strong grip on the bottle and the coffee mug. I have no complaints. Time to move forward with the coloring. Fuego.

Mary Ann . . .

The next character brought to life will be;

Name: Mary Ann
Origin: Pickett Fences of Pleasantville
Background: Mary Ann is a red-headed drunk soccer mom. She is a master of the Drunken Kung-Fu fighting style, a style similar to Shun Di's technique in Virtual Fighter 4. She wears an outfit typical to the housewives of the 40s, 50s and 60s. An apron, polka dot sun dress and a pearl necklace. Mary Ann is an amazing fighter and becomes better the more alcohol she comsumes.

Death Match . . .

I know Death Match is completely cliche but the words suit the game's atmosphere. Death Matches will occur if gamers achieve three consecutive Draws. A Death Match will consist of a 30 command face-off using the rules of the Deciding Factor to determine the winner of each exchange. The player with the most exchange wins will be the victory and be reward with an Annihilations animation of the loser. In the rare instance a Draw occurs during a Death Match, the result will be a tie. Neither player will register a win or lose. The fight will simply end. A very unlikely scenario but I have to consider it.

Cancel My Order . . .

Think back on the Deciding Factor scenario. I forgot to address what would happen if both players choose the same initial attack. Let's say Player A chooses High-Punch and Player B chooses High Kick, the result would be called a "Cancel Attack". Meaning neither player strikes first but both players strike simultaneously. A Cancel Attack can also result in a Draw if performed at the end of a battle. With that said, what happens if players achieve consecutive Draws?

300 . . .

The maximum number of Battle Buddies a player can store is 300. I decided players will rarely challenge more than a handful of other players so there was no need for unlimited storage. I capped the number at 300 to show a little appreciation to the Spartans. *best spartan voice* Tonight we dine in hell.

The Deciding Factor

The above image displays what I like to call "The Deciding Factor". This diagram is used to determine which player strikes first in any given exchange. Translated into a readable form, the image means; High Punch & High Kick beat Mid-Punch & Mid-Kick, Mid-Punch & Mid-Kick beats Low-Punch & Low Kick and Low-Punch & Low-Kick beat High-Punch & High Kick. Think about the game rock, paper, scissors if you're confused. Rock beats Scissors, Paper beats rock, so on and so forth.

Unlockable Content . . .

What if, besides unlocking characters by meeting certain criterias, gamers could unlock game content? Like new songs, new backgrounds, new hub layouts or new avatars. Would be a easy way to sneak in some of my favorite artist too. Fugeo.

Krav Maga . . .

Remember Bruno? Brad Pitt's inspired character? He will be a specialist in one of the more dangerous fighting techniques; Krav Maga. Krav Maga is the self defense system of the Israeli Defense forces. A very dangerous and powerful counter attack system. Meant to be fatal not for escape artist. I plan to enter school in the near future. Not to hurt anyone but with the current state of the ecomony you never know.

Boombox . . .

The in-game boombox will be used to stream exclusive music during the game and while in the Gynamisum hub. Players will not be able to change tracks during actual gameplay but they will be able to browse all the music content while in the Gynamisum Hub. The boombox will be present in every area and players can listen or change any track at any time. I wonder if Steve will let me sell the soundtrack on iTunes or DJMixtapez.com?

Plus One . . .

The total number of available characters has been increase from 30 to 31. No particular reason. I just liked the way it looked on paper. Fuego.

Place Your Bets . . .

The "Side Bet" option has been created to generate addition income outside of the normal battles. I think my gambling habit contributed to this thought. Nonetheless, my hardcore gamers should welcome the idea. The side bet option will only be available to the challenger. So if I challenge you, I establish the terms of the bet. You can choose to accept/decline the offer but you will not be able to increase/decrease the terms. I decided against a bidding war because it would take away from the gameplay. The challenger was given control of the wager as an additional tool to entice higher ranked players to accept their invite.