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I have a problem I swear

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For @mstaury, one set of sprites.

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Well at the moment, Spades Slick plays with a mixture of his weaponry from the Midnight Crew intermission, including the horsehead stick thing (hitcher?), the rapier wit, occam's razor, and various other blades.  He also uses the red miles, and some shadow magic from his Problem Sleuth appearance.

Diamonds Droog is a heavy keepaway player.  He's got heavy projectile use in the form of multi-hit anti-air and anti-ground pistol shots, a straight forward assault rifle barrage, the use of his cuestick and long limbs, and DD's invisibility from the golden ring.  His supers include a saxophone (that's all I'll say, but it's one of my favorites) and more red miles. As opposed to Slick's single controllable tentacle, Droog has two waves of them that travel forward from the floor and then back.

Clubs and Hearts play together.  Hearts is the main fighter and does the brunt of the attacking, while Clubs tags along and runs behind him, occasionally offering additional confusion with an attack of his own.  He fits into the "Pet" category of partner.  Clubs can be damaged and stopped from attacking, which also hurts Hearts' lifebar overall.  Hearts attacks with powerful strikes and his axes, while Clubs assists with explosive traps and low strikes with blunt weaponry.  A wave of Eggs and Biscuits time duplicates rushing across the screen acts as one of their supers.  Sadly, this pair is not in the game's main build and will show up sometime after the game's release in a pair with Snowman.

Were you curious about Snowman as well?  Also, if anyone would like to ask about favorite characters of theirs and how they fight, I would really love to answer this. :)  So feel free, ask away about ANYTHING actually you're curious about.

How the Midnight Crew Characters Play (Answer)

How would the midnight crew play like in the games current state ?

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Well we're not actually going for a party fighter style.  We're going to be working in a traditional one on one style and I decided that because the one on one fighter would allow us to show off the characters themselves more and work on more themes and overall show off what we felt the character was capable of.  The second question was insane to work on.  I had some of my original crew (only two others) scour the entirety of Homestuck with me as well as the MSPA wiki and find examples and limits of what the characters could accomplish and do.  I then tried to push the limits of their weaponry, borrow from Sound updates and other updates, and use the character's personality in the way they might act when fighting.  I also used previous experience with the massive amount of fighting games I'd played in the past and looked to existing characters and moves for inspiration.  Are there any specific characters you might be curious about?

How did you decide to make the game in a party fighter style instead of a traditional one on one and also how did you determine how certain characters would play.  

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For @mstaury, one set of sprites.

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Ashley - tenaciousSpirit/ The Chief of Hope

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Player 13: Jay?

Jay

Page of Zen (Provides others with tranquility)

Color: Dark Green

Symbol: Peace Sign

Chumhandle: whimsicalRenegade

Strife Specibus: Guitarkind

Planet: Land of Marbles and Borealis

Objective: To calm the Borealis’ erratic colors and patterns.

Associated Consorts: Dogs (Bec Noir)

Associated Material: Cobalt

Denizen: Iris

Server Player: Unknown

Weapons: Sawed-Off Guitar, Battle-Axe Stargazer, Shredder Hell of Terror (SHOT) / Enchained Melody

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Quick Master List of chumhandles & titles

whimsicalRenegade / WR - Jay - Page of Zen

utilitarianAesthetic / UA (pumpkin) - Jam - Knight of Light

ultramarineAorta / UA (white) - Snow - Queen of Blood

anonymousAnarchist / AA - Freddy - Ace of Keys

colloquiallyChromatic / CC (purple) - Tyler - Soul of Form

counterfeitChrysomallus / CC (maroon) - Mads - Bard of Mind

graphonomicTypist / GT - Jessica - Maid of Heart

tenaciousSpirit / TS - Ashley - Chief of Hope

astuteBoob / AB - Foley - Sylph of Void

skeletonJoker / SJ - Kiwi - Thief of Time

sweetAddiction / SA - Kat - Rogue of Blaze

cognitiveCosmos / CC (blue) - Erika - Monk of Space

steelboundHeaven / SH -  Ryan - Star of Life

We do not have: spark/fiend/agent, heir, seer, mage, or sage of breath, doom, or rage.

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Ryan - steelboundHeaven/ The Star of Life

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Ms. Mads - counterfeitChrysomallus/ The Bard of Mind

http://veelafreckles.tumblr.com/post/21279113492/your-name-is-madison-andrews-and-you-should-really

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Class Explanations

Rogue- A rogue is the passive counterpart to a thief. Like a thief, a rogue is a sneaky and clever class that deals with stealing. The translation of rouge would be "one who lets others steal x" However, while a thief steals for their own advantage, rogues steal or let others steal to benefit the team. Rogues are basically Robin Hoods. They could also turn other people's powers against them. If we're also adopting the speculation that your roles are granted to challenge you, and that you must learn something through the role that you are granted, then a rogue would have to learn either control or independence. Or both.

Thief- A thief is the active counterpart to the rogue. It translates into "one who steals x" Basically, they steal their aspect and use it to benefit themselves. A thief would have to learn to trust others and become less image focused. A thief would use their powers and power gained from stealing their aspect to gain advantages over everyone and everything.

Monk- A monk is a non canon active class, and is the active counterpart to a sage. Monk translates into "one who becomes x." or "one who emodies x" Monks usually have full control of their aspect as opposed to their passive counterpart. A monk would have to learn to balance between and teach others. While monks are active, and their powers of embodying and becoming their aspect benefit themselves, they also have to learn balance, and a part of that is using their powers to help others.

Knight- It's not mentioned whether a knight is passive or active, but I believe it would be a passive class. Knights are said to be strong warrior classes that exploit their aspect as a weapon. The knights in the comic so far have done things using their powers to benefit their teammates. It would probably translate into "one who allows others to exploit," or "one who helps others exploit." A knight would probably be the passive counterpart to the maid, in which case, knight could also translate into "one who defends others with x," Knights have to learn to stand by their friends and remove the mask they put on for others.

Maid- It isn't mentioned whether maids are active or passive, but judging by the actions of both maids in the comic, it can probably be categorized as active. They could also probably be the active counterpart to the knight. A maid could probably translate into  "one who defends or counters with x" While maids are active, they can also use their power to help their friends, if they so choose to. Maid can also be a play on words, saying that a maid player would be literally "made" of their aspect, since maids are supposed to have a full grasp and understanding of their aspect. Maids have to learn to help others, even if they go unnoticed. 

Ace- The Ace is the male counterpart to the witch, and it's not known whether it's passive or active. However, I think it would probably be a passive class, based on the actions of both witches in the comic. Aces's abilities would probably also include augmenting or shrinking their aspect. It can be translated as "one who manipulates x to the benefit of others," Aces have to learn to inspire and motivate, as well as stay optimistic.

Soul- The Soul is the active counterpart to the spark. Soul translates into "one who utilizes their potential with x." Souls, being active, would utilize the potential of their aspect to create things to power themselves up and hurt/debuff their enemies. A soul wouldn't directly harm their opponent with their aspect, and they wouldn't directly power themselves up, but they would use their imagination to create something with their aspect. Souls are spirits who embody the creativity of their aspect. They also have to learn to focus and expand/utilize their creativity.

Sylph- Not much it known about the slyph. We know that it's a magic based class, and based on the actions of both both of the known slyphs, slyphs are probably a passive class in the sense that they use their benefit to help others. Slyphs would probably translate into "one who heals others with x" Slyphs have to learn to care for others with their inner strength and power. They would also use their aspect to maintain order.

Queen- A queen is the female version of prince. It's the active counterpart to a bard. This is a highly powerful and a class centered on destruction. It translates into "one who destroys x." or possibly "one who destroys via x." A queen has powerful offensive abilities, and they use their aspect to cause incredible amounts of harm to either their enemies or their allies. It is speculated that they can channel their aspect in a physical form to use for destruction. Princes/Queens have to learn to be less image focused and less narcissistic.

Chief- The chief is the passive counterpart to the Star. They are commanders who use their aspect to lead. They center around focus and the demand for focus. Chief translates into "one who allows x to demand focus," or "one who invites others to use the distractions of x." The chief would use their aspect and powers to support the team through distraction. Chiefs would probably directly attack the enemy or disorient them in some way to the rest of the team can attack. Chiefs have to learn to channel their aggressive nature producetively and to coordinate others.

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Player 12: Jam

Jam

Knight of Light (Uses light as her weapon)

Color: Pumpkin What pumpkin?

Symbol:

Chumhandle: utilitarianAesthetics

Strife Specibus: Staffkind

Planet: Land of Depth and Locomotion

Objective: Get the entire planet moving.

Associated Consorts: (Tavros)

Associated Material: Coal

Denizen: Cetus

Server Player: Ashley

Weapons: Colossal Bachi, Three-Part-Staff

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Player 11: Snow

Snow

Queen of Blood (She destroys via blood)

Color: White

Symbol: Yin-Yang

Chumhandle: ultramarineAorta 

Strife Specibus: Scissorkind

Planet: Land of Tempests and Snow

Objective: Stop the snowstorms from persisting.

Associated Consorts: Seals (Gamzee)

Associated Material: Diamond

Denizen: Chione

Server Player: Ryan

Weapons: Frost Fangs, Red Raze, Yin-Yang Scissors

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Player 10: Freddy

Freddy

Ace of Keys (charms and uses keys to solve problems)  

Color: Navy Blue

Symbol: Headphones

Chumhandle: anonymousAnarchist

Strife Specibus: Glovekind

Planet: Land of Locks and Tunnels

Objective: Unlock the gate’s door.

Associated Consorts: Red Panda (Kanaya)

Associated Material: Ink

Denizen: Janus

Server Player: Tyler 

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Player 9: Tyler

Tyler

Soul of Form (Embodies the creativity of form)

Color: Dark Purple

Symbol: Eyeball

Chumhandle: colloquiallyChromatic

Strife Specibus: Umbrellakind

Planet: Land of Atoms and Carousels

Objective: Stop the erosion of your planet.

Associated Consorts: Elephants (Feferi)

Associated Material: Gold

Denizen: Trimurti

Server Player: Mads

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Player 8: Mads

Mads

Bard of Mind (Invites destruction using mind)

Color: Maroon

Symbol: One-Winged Eagle

Chumhandle: counterfeitChrysomallus

Strife Specibus: Crochethookkind

Planet: Land of Thunder and Thread

Objective: Untangle the clouds and restart the thunder.

Associated Consorts: Bats (Terezi)

Associated Material: Wool

Denizen: Chrysomallus

Server Player: Jessica

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Player 7: Jessica

Jessica

Maid of Heart (Provides herself with heart to defend herself from enemies)

Color: Fuchsia

Symbol: Butterfly

Chumhandle: graphonomicTypist

Strife Specibus: Smallbladekind

Planet: Land of Spectrum and Cotton

Objective: Stop the killing of cats.

Associated Consorts: Cats (Nepeta)

Associated Material: Pearl

Denizen: Yaldabaoth  

Server Player: Jam