Proving Grounds: Godlike Quarters 4

[Dhyerwolf]

Results
Kharg 54.5% (18-15 (7-10, 10-7))
Kartikeya 50% (16-16 (2-14, 14-2))
Hugo 47.2% (25-28 (4-23, 21-5))
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Sync 44.2% (19-24 (4-18, 15-6))
Worker 8 41.7% (25-35 (8-23, 17-12))

Kharg, Karti and Hugo came into the field neck and neck, so it was fitting that they all moved on.

This Week
4. Ben- 4th?! Hopes for more stauts bait.
6. X- Hopefully will outperform Zero.
7. Lloyd- May still be worse than his wannabe gf...
12. Marcello- Refuses to be jealous of his dog based breathen.
18. Clarissa- Prays for the slow.

The Matches
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Elc (ATL 2)
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   PD (PS 4)
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Marino (MMXCM)
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Malik (WA 3)
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Emily (S3)
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Purim (SoM)
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Sabin (FF 6)
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Steiner (FF 9)
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Zapdos (Poke)
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Bruiser (ToD)
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Lilka (WA 2)
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Cecil (FF 4)
      
X (MMXCM)   vs   Elc (ATL 2)
X (MMXCM)   vs   PD (PS 4)
X (MMXCM)   vs   Marino (MMXCM)
X (MMXCM)   vs   Malik (WA 3)
X (MMXCM)   vs   Emily (S3)
X (MMXCM)   vs   Purim (SoM)
X (MMXCM)   vs   Sabin (FF 6)
X (MMXCM)   vs   Steiner (FF 9)
X (MMXCM)   vs   Zapdos (Poke)
X (MMXCM)   vs   Bruiser (ToD)
X (MMXCM)   vs   Lilka (WA 2)
X (MMXCM)   vs   Cecil (FF 4)
      
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Elc (ATL 2)
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   PD (PS 4)
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Marino (MMXCM)
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Malik (WA 3)
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Emily (S3)
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Purim (SoM)
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Sabin (FF 6)
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Steiner (FF 9)
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Zapdos (Poke)
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Bruiser (ToD)
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Lilka (WA 2)
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Cecil (FF 4)
      
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Elc (ATL 2)
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   PD (PS 4)
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Marino (MMXCM)
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Malik (WA 3)
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Emily (S3)
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Purim (SoM)
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Sabin (FF 6)
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Steiner (FF 9)
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Zapdos (Poke)
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Bruiser (ToD)
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Lilka (WA 2)
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Cecil (FF 4)
      
Clarissa (WA:XF)   vs   Elc (ATL 2)
Clarissa (WA:XF)   vs   PD (PS 4)
Clarissa (WA:XF)   vs   Marino (MMXCM)
Clarissa (WA:XF)   vs   Malik (WA 3)
Clarissa (WA:XF)   vs   Emily (S3)
Clarissa (WA:XF)   vs   Purim (SoM)
Clarissa (WA:XF)   vs   Sabin (FF 6)
Clarissa (WA:XF)   vs   Steiner (FF 9)
Clarissa (WA:XF)   vs   Zapdos (Poke)
Clarissa (WA:XF)   vs   Bruiser (ToD)
Clarissa (WA:XF)   vs   Lilka (WA 2)
Clarissa (WA:XF)   vs   Cecil (FF 4)

[Jo'ou Ranbu]

Ben (FFMQ) vs. Elc (AtL2) - I remember Monkey mentioning physical status gets through Invincible. That's... game.
Ben (FF MQ) vs. Profound Darkness (PS4) - Phase 3 kicks in and melts his face off with the physical, and other forms keep him heal-locked until then.
Ben (FFMQ) vs. Malik (WA3) - Yeah.
Ben (FFMQ) vs. Emily (S3) - ID.
Ben (FFMQ) vs. Purim (SoM) - ID.
Ben (FFMQ) vs. Sabin (FF6) - ID.
Ben (FFMQ) vs. Steiner (FF9) - See above.
Ben (FFMQ) vs. Zapdos (Poke)
Ben (FFMQ) vs. Bruiser (ToD)
Ben (FFMQ) vs. Lilka (WA2)
Ben (FFMQ) vs. Cecil (FF4) - Cecil immunes ID! It doesn't matter at all.
     
Rest later.

Lloyd (LoD) vs. Elc (AtL2) - Invincible cheese.
Lloyd (LoD) vs. Profound Darkness (PS4) - Um. Lloyd blows up.
Lloyd (LoD) vs. Malik (WA3) - No spoiling for you, Malik.
Lloyd (LoD) vs. Emily (S3) - I guess. Whoever goes first wins, and Emily isn't quite two SDs above average.
Lloyd (LoD) vs. Purim (SoM) - I guess he locks Purim down well enough.
Lloyd (LoD) vs. Sabin (FF6) - Lloyd just does what Sabin does faster. >_>
Lloyd (LoD) vs. Steiner (FF9) - Steiner isn't great.
Lloyd (LoD) vs. Zapdos (Poke) - I guess. Zapdos needs a 2HKO here, and I'm sorta kneejerking against it.
Lloyd (LoD) vs. Bruiser (ToD) - Yeeeeah.
Lloyd (LoD) vs. Lilka (WA2) - EDIT: Giving Lilka the benefit of doubt on the Quick => lap thing. Honestly, it feels like Lilka's been rather sorely underrated in the past. She's actually a solid enough Heavy. >_>
Lloyd (LoD) vs. Cecil (FF4) - Cecil is a terrible Heavy.
     
Marcello (DQ8) vs. Elc (AtL2) - Dispel+thwacking on intervals deals with Invincible cheese. Since I also decided to apply the "average after turn one" clause to AtL2 besides SMRPG (both are basically the same in terms of turn-based system, speed doesn't matter after the first turn), Elc can't keep the pressure up for long.
Marcello (DQ 8) vs. Profound Darkness (PS4) - She has about 4x the durability and better damage. A middling speed edge ain't changing the match around.
Marcello (DQ8) vs. Malik (WA3) - Sexy Pearly Gates.
Marcello (DQ8) vs. Emily (S3) - Goes first, 2HKOs.
Marcello (DQ8) vs. Purim (SoM) - Dispel does horrible things to Purim, and Marcello can keep pressure otherwise.
Marcello (DQ8) vs. Sabin (FF6) - Um, yeah. >_>
Marcello (DQ8) vs. Steiner (FF9) - Sexy staff beatings. Steiner is just sorta unimpressive anyhow.
Marcello (DQ8) vs. Zapdos (Poke) - Problem: Thunder gets resisted. Drill Peck 4HKOs Marcy, which... isn't quite enough, I think.
Marcello (DQ8) vs. Bruiser (ToD) - More Thunder walling shenanigans. Granted, Bruiser gets 2HKOed anyway.
Marcello (DQ8) vs. Lilka (WA2) - EDIT: But then, Marcy doesn't one-turn, Lilka is faster and laps him with a single Quick. She can keep this up forever.
Marcello (DQ8) vs. Cecil (FF4) - More of that "Cecil sucks" thing.

[Dhyerwolf]

Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Elc (ATL 2)- Elc. Faster+Invincible. If I counted a battle arena sidequest against Elc, he'd lose though.
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   PD (PS 4)- PD
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Marino (MMXCM)- Marino. Faster. Chain murdering.
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Malik (WA 3)- Ben. Appears to ge the relevant status.
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Emily (S3)- Ben. Takes a hit
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Purim (SoM)- Ben
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Sabin (FF 6)
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Steiner (FF 9)
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Zapdos (Poke)
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Bruiser (ToD)
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Lilka (WA 2)
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Cecil (FF 4)- Ben beats all the Heavies.
     
X (MMXCM)   vs   Elc (ATL 2)- Elc
X (MMXCM)   vs   PD (PS 4)- PD
X (MMXCM)   vs   Marino (MMXCM)- X. Faster.
X (MMXCM)   vs   Malik (WA 3)- Malik
X (MMXCM)   vs   Emily (S3)- Emily.
X (MMXCM)   vs   Purim (SoM)- Purim
X (MMXCM)   vs   Sabin (FF 6)- X
X (MMXCM)   vs   Steiner (FF 9)- X
X (MMXCM)   vs   Zapdos (Poke)- X. Zapdos would take it…if Ice Buster didn’t exist.
X (MMXCM)   vs   Bruiser (ToD)- X
X (MMXCM)   vs   Lilka (WA 2)- X, I would assume.
X (MMXCM)   vs   Cecil (FF 4)- X.
     
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Elc (ATL 2)- Elc
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   PD (PS 4)- PD
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Marino (MMXCM)- Lloyd
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Malik (WA 3)- Lloyd
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Emily (S3)- Lloyd. Think she misses a 2HKO to me.
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Purim (SoM)- Lloyd. Now if she could double cast anti physical and anti magical spells…
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Sabin (FF 6)- Lloyd
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Steiner (FF 9)- Lloyd
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Zapdos (Poke)- Lloyd
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Bruiser (ToD)- Lloyd
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Lilka (WA 2)- Lilka. Think she can slowly control the match w/ Reflect
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Cecil (FF 4)- Lloyd
     
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Elc (ATL 2)- Elc
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   PD (PS 4)- PD
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Marino (MMXCM)- Marino. Barely, I think.
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Malik (WA 3)- Marcello
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Emily (S3)- Emily. Faster, 2HKOs.
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Purim (SoM)- Marcello
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Sabin (FF 6)
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Steiner (FF 9)
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Zapdos (Poke)-
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Bruiser (ToD)-
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Lilka (WA 2)- Lilka. Dual Cast. He beats all the other Heavies though.
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Cecil (FF 4)
     
Ben 9-3 (3-3, 6-0)
Lloyd 9-3 (4-2, 5-1)
Marcello 7-5 (2-4, 5-1)
X 7-5 (1-5, 6-0)

[Random Consonant]

Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Elc (ATL 2) - Well, if physical status gets past Invincible, then, yeah, that's game.  That and I think Ben can just outlast otherwise, I don't have a huge amount of Elc respect.
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   PD (PS 4) - Too damaging
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Purim (SoM)
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Sabin (FF 6)
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Steiner (FF 9)
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Zapdos (Poke)
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Bruiser (ToD)
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Lilka (WA 2)
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Cecil (FF 4)

*sigh* So many people who eat Life cheese here.

Abstain on Lloyd, as he fails at memorability.  I... think he was fast, at least.

[Pyro]

The Matches
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Elc (ATL 2): Physical status does not go through Invincible in AtL2. No, I don't care what it does in some bonus arena game and neither should anyone else. Cure All also works for me.
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   PD (PS 4): Too durable?
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Malik (WA 3): I assume he statuses him out.
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Emily (S3)
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Purim (SoM)
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Sabin (FF 6):
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Steiner (FF 9)
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Zapdos (Poke)
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Bruiser (ToD)
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Lilka (WA 2): Dragon Claw gets her. Bah humbug.
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Cecil (FF 4)
     

Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Elc (ATL 2)
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   PD (PS 4)
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Malik (WA 3)
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Emily (S3)
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Purim (SoM): I'm not too sure on this. I assume he doesn't get raped by her reflect gimmick?
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Sabin (FF 6)
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Steiner (FF 9)
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Zapdos (Poke)
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Bruiser (ToD)
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Lilka (WA 2): Buff->heal->smite.
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Cecil (FF 4)
     
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Elc (ATL 2): Divide works with the durability/counters for physicals. Even disregarding Invincible.
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   PD (PS 4): Yeah, PD.
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Malik (WA 3)
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Emily (S3): EMILY SMASH works pretty well for me.
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Purim (SoM)
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Sabin (FF 6)
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Steiner (FF 9)
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Zapdos (Poke)
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Bruiser (ToD)
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Lilka (WA 2): Think she's sliiightly faster? Infinite healing works.
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Cecil (FF 4)
     
Clarissa (WA:XF)   vs   Elc (ATL 2): ITD. I think she's a bit faster which seals it!
Clarissa (WA:XF)   vs   PD (PS 4): Uh yeah. Thinking maybe one Sacrifice won't be enough here <_<
Clarissa (WA:XF)   vs   Malik (WA 3): Uh... depends on whether or not she OHKOs. Probably not? Unless he was status-vulnerable.
Clarissa (WA:XF)   vs   Emily (S3): Ouch.
Clarissa (WA:XF)   vs   Purim (SoM): Ouch!
Clarissa (WA:XF)   vs   Sabin (FF 6): Ouch!
Clarissa (WA:XF)   vs   Steiner (FF 9): Ouch!
Clarissa (WA:XF)   vs   Zapdos (Poke)
Clarissa (WA:XF)   vs   Bruiser (ToD)
Clarissa (WA:XF)   vs   Lilka (WA 2)
Clarissa (WA:XF)   vs   Cecil (FF 4): Every single victory is the same. Rob-turn->Sacrifice->Sacrifice.

[Dark Holy Elf]

X (MMXCM)   vs   PD (PS 4): Doesn't have enough Hyper Mode turns for this!
X (MMXCM)   vs   Marino (MMXCM): Slightly faster.
X (MMXCM)   vs   Malik (WA 3): Spoilage.
X (MMXCM)   vs   Emily (S3): Kills (for good) in 3 attacks, X doesn't kill in 2.
X (MMXCM)   vs   Purim (SoM): Guess that physical wall thing works?
X (MMXCM)   vs   Sabin (FF 6): Well ITD is a good start, but...
X (MMXCM)   vs   Steiner (FF 9)
X (MMXCM)   vs   Zapdos (Poke): Think he manages this, at least.
X (MMXCM)   vs   Lilka (WA 2): Don't think Lilka can buff up fast enough here?
X (MMXCM)   vs   Cecil (FF 4)
     
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   PD (PS 4)
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Marino (MMXCM): I think Lloyd's evasion barely saves him here. Wouldn't if Marino got even 5% more WE from her Hyper Mode so she could use Hawkeye!
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Malik (WA 3)
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Emily (S3): Whoever's faster wins? I'll vote Lloyd since his 2HKO is guaranteed (POST LLOYD NUMBERS, DHYER).
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Purim (SoM): 2HKOing boss who can hit both defences is not Purim's friend. Speed makes it particularly unpalatable.
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Sabin (FF 6)
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Steiner (FF 9)
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Zapdos (Poke)
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Lilka (WA 2): Lilka isn't fast enough to instant double with Quicken (1.1x first turn, 2x second turn loses to 1.5x both turns), and Reflect doesn't work against non-PC spells. Boom.
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Cecil (FF 4): Wow, impressive run by Lloyd.
     
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   PD (PS 4)
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Marino (MMXCM): Now if Marcy had Lloyd's evade, he might win too!
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Malik (WA 3)
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Emily (S3): Pretty straightforward.
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Purim (SoM): Wears her down.
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Sabin (FF 6)
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Steiner (FF 9): Elemental walling makes this interesting, but ultimately, Steiner needs three turns minimum to win, and six Marcello physicals handle him fine.
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Zapdos (Poke): Zapdos... well. 3HKOs, goes first, so needs to survive four Marcello physicals? (he halves wind) Mm, don't think he quite does.
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Lilka (WA 2): Fast... er? Well, even if she isn't, the gap is so negligible, and having Quicken does help even when it gets dispelled (so that she is never doubled). Dualcast to victory from there.
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Cecil (FF 4)
     
Clarissa (WA:XF)   vs   PD (PS 4): Nope.
Clarissa (WA:XF)   vs   Marino (MMXCM)
Clarissa (WA:XF)   vs   Malik (WA 3): Isn't OHKOed.
Clarissa (WA:XF)   vs   Emily (S3): Faster.
Clarissa (WA:XF)   vs   Purim (SoM)
Clarissa (WA:XF)   vs   Sabin (FF 6)
Clarissa (WA:XF)   vs   Steiner (FF 9)
Clarissa (WA:XF)   vs   Zapdos (Poke)
Clarissa (WA:XF)   vs   Lilka (WA 2)
Clarissa (WA:XF)   vs   Cecil (FF 4) - Clarissa sweeps the rest, too lazy to bold. Smashy smashy.

Lloyd 9-1
Clarissa 7-3
Marcello 6-4
X 6-4

[superaielman]

Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Elc (ATL 2)- Arc arena? Bzzzzzzzzzzt no.
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   PD (PS 4)
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Marino (MMXCM)
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Malik (WA 3)
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Emily (S3)
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Purim (SoM)- Sweep from here.
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Sabin (FF 6)
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Steiner (FF 9)
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Bruiser (ToD)
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Lilka (WA 2)
Ben (FF MQ)   vs   Cecil (FF 4)
     
X (MMXCM)   vs   Elc (ATL 2)
X (MMXCM)   vs   PD (PS 4)
X (MMXCM)   vs   Marino (MMXCM)- Marino's slower than X? Really?
X (MMXCM)   vs   Malik (WA 3)
X (MMXCM)   vs   Emily (S3)
X (MMXCM)   vs   Purim (SoM)
X (MMXCM)   vs   Sabin (FF 6)- Sweep.
X (MMXCM)   vs   Steiner (FF 9)
X (MMXCM)   vs   Bruiser (ToD)
X (MMXCM)   vs   Lilka (WA 2)
X (MMXCM)   vs   Cecil (FF 4)

Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Elc (ATL 2)
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   PD (PS 4)
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Marino (MMXCM)
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Malik (WA 3)
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Emily (S3)- I kneejerk Em as faster but the evade screws things up just enough.
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Purim (SoM)
Lloyd (LoD)  vs   Sabin (FF 6)
Lloyd (LoD)  vs   Steiner (FF 9)
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Bruiser (ToD)- No evade problesm for Bruiser but he's not fast.
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Lilka (WA 2)
Lloyd (LoD)   vs   Cecil (FF 4)
     
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs  Elc (ATL 2)- Don't let Dispel break Invincible.
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   PD (PS 4)
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Marino (MMXCM)- Pending a MMXCM stat topic check.
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Malik (WA 3)
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Emily (S3)
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Purim (SoM)
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Sabin (FF 6)
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Steiner (FF 9)- Should have enough HP to wall.
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Bruiser (ToD)
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs   Lilka (WA 2)
Marcello (DQ 8)   vs  Cecil (FF 4)- Cecil doesn't get wind.
     
Clarissa (WA:XF)   vs   Elc (ATL 2)
Clarissa (WA:XF)   vs   PD (PS 4)
Clarissa (WA:XF)   vs   Marino (MMXCM)
Clarissa (WA:XF)   vs  Malik (WA 3)
Clarissa (WA:XF)   vs   Emily (S3)
Clarissa (WA:XF)  vs   Purim (SoM)
Clarissa (WA:XF)   vs   Sabin (FF 6)
Clarissa (WA:XF)   vs   Steiner (FF 9)- Steiner's the only PC in the game with notable Mevade. Odds are Clarissa's either going to wiff with one of the sacrifices or miss on Rob Turn.
Clarissa (WA:XF)   vs   Bruiser (ToD)
Clarissa (WA:XF)  vs   Lilka (WA 2)
Clarissa (WA:XF)   vs   Cecil (FF 4)

[Dhyerwolf]

Update tomorrow.