chessboard thingies

GENERAL IDEAS

Any upgrade (rank, weapon, etc...) can be placed on hold by the player.

Even though upgrading your rank changes the players' battle outfits automatically, the player can still choose to wear past outfits.

Once a player enters a game they are not allowed to leave until it ends. 

After a certain rank (haven't decided on ranks yet, but something pretty high up), players are forced to play with others of the same rank or above. Until then, they are allowed to enter battles with low-ranked teammates - it doesn't benefit them much, though.

STATS

Pion -> Pion is the default class. None of the stats are enhanced in the beginning, making them all average. However, if a Pion chooses to not switch their class, as their rank progresses they are allowed to choose which stats they wish to upgrade - they will be given the option to switch classes with every upgrade (as long as their experience doesn't go below the minimum rank to switch classes). Once upgraded, the player has a choice to become a healer instead of a striker.

Tour -> Tour players' strength is greatly increased, in spite of whatever their physical appearance might be.

Cavalier -> Cavalier players are gifted with extraordinary stamina and physical dexterity, allowing them to move swiftly and with precision (their avatar also changes to a centaur).

Fou -> Fou players are blessed with powerful magic and excellent aim, allowing them to be able to strike from afar.

Roi -> Roi players are assigned randomly, and hold no real advantages. The players aren't gifted any sort of power, other than the fact they are excellent dodgers.

Dame -> Dame players' stats are all enhanced, making it a powerful and balanced class. This class requires the most amount of experience, making it the strongest out of all of them. However, a Dame must be strong enough to withstand all of the responsibility placed upon them...

As a player's rank progresses so do all of their stats - depending on their class some stats are more enhanced than others.

WEAPONS

Though some weapons fit some classes better than others, players are allowed to choose which weapon they desire, regardless of their stats or class. Any weapon is allowed - from hammers to swords to crossbows. Healers can also choose whatever weapon they desire, though instead of dealing damage, the weapon will act as a healing device of sorts.

At the beginning, all players are given the default Pion Hammer but as they rack up experience and rank, new weapons are available to buy. The player can also choose to simply keep upgrading their Pion Hammer. 

Weapons have a maximum of 5 upgrades, changing appearance at rank 3 and 5. Upgrades are made on the account of how many battles the player has won. Losing a battle won't decrease the upgrade gauge. A player can also choose not to upgrade their weapon at ranks 2 and 4. Fou players are given exclusive rights to have their weapons upgraded to rank 5+1.

OUTFITS 

[BATTLE]

Although every class has a different outfit, that outfit is default to all players of that class - its colors, like the outfit itself, cannot be changed. It changes appearance based on rank (though the player can choose to still wear past outfits). 

[CASUAL]

Players are allowed to use whatever they want when they aren't in battle. Once a battle starts, their outfit is automatically swapped - they can't take any accessories.

[OTHER]

Though it is a virtual world, players will feel as if it's real life - any pain inflicted on them will feel real, and the same applies to everything else (alcohol ingestion, touching other players' clothes/skin/hair, eating food, drinking any fluid, etc..), except for, obviously, elimination/death, which just results in the player becoming a spectator. Body injuries will apply (gashes, losing limbs, concussions, you name it) ONLY during the match. Once out, the player will return to normal.

They don't need to take care of their body, like bathing or brushing their teeth or the like.

The player's in real life appearance has no influence on their online avatar. They are free to fully customize their appearance as they wish.

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i havent come up wit more ideas yet so. . . wip. . .