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*rolls in* dunno if I'm supposed to be here yet, but I'm taking this class again. SOOO much fun.

Also wants in, regardless of whether or not he is supposed to.

Also, why is Forza a popular teacher? he's violent and crazy.

Oh, wait. I think i just answered my own question there.

I noticed this as well. The gap between Genin and Jounin seems almost frighteningly small sometimes, which it shouldn't be. Honestly, most of the Genin I've seen are basically Chuunin that haven't demonstrated leadership skills and such, or in certain cases (*ahem*) haven't been around long enough for a Chuunin exam to have taken place yet.

While most Genin in Gaioh are far more powerful than they have any right to be, I have one simple counterargument: it's not fun being forced to RP a character with only one jutsu worth mentioning (or NONE if you're Sakura) for months on end until someone decides that you're awesome enough to learn something new. We'd have an incredibly high attrition rate for new members.

As for the whole "I RPed training it so I know it" thing goes, I think it's a simple matter of how powerful the technique is and how often you can do it. Nekage cracks down on anyone pre-Jounin trying to do a decent summon for a reason; if you're only Genin, it's way too powerful. Hell, Naruto himself can't summon much more than a talking mascot character without drawing on the Kyuubi, and he's allegedly got quite a bit of chakra stamina even without it.

Well, I think i'll take this class to since my whole team is here.

To touch on Shin's argument. You should have more power than regular genin, it's like a Team Guy situation where they were a year ahead of Naruto's team, and therefore better. But you shouldn't be fresh chunnin level because your skills in the chunnin exams weren't evaluated as such. I think Westly has pretty much covered everything else I was gonna say...

I would like to take this class too if that’s ok.

I agree with both Althor and Sean, but particularly Mara. When a majority of the genin are powerful you want your character to be powerful too. If they aren’t then your character is weak and unmatched with your peers. A hope-on-the-bandwagon kinda thing.

I suppose that depends. I mean, are you looking for someone who's a better writer than you? razz

You're correct in your assumptions that being a good writer is better than having more techniques, but you believe this for all the wrong reasons. You're still thinking in terms of beating your opponent. That's not going to be a consistent possibility. When you get right down to it, you don't win unless your opponent says you win, and whatever the rules here in Gaioh are, most people don't want to admit this. It's nice when they do, but it's hardly guaranteed. Have you ever seen the movie "Thank You For Smoking"? Wonderful line from that movie on the more practical art of debate.

Joey: "But you didn't convince me."
Nick: "Because I'm not after you. I'm after them. *gestures widely towards an 'audience'.*"

Manndar's Round 1 fight is a perfect example. Manndar's very good at clearly and explicitly defining what taijutsu maneuvers his character is performing, and he has enough real-life background knowledge about martial arts to put people in some fairly deadly holds that are difficult to escape... but his opponent just didn't seem to care. If I remember correctly, Chaos and Nekage BOTH stepped in and mod-slapped the guy.

Being a good writer won't always make your opponent admit defeat, but ultimately, you don't need to convince them, you need to convince the fine folks here that adjudicate reality. THAT is why being charming and well-written pays off.