7.12 Arena

An arena is a simulated reality environment where you can practice your various skills against another player without suffering the actual consequences of dying.                                                  

To see the arenas and view their status:
   ARENA LIST
   ARENA SHOW <arena>

To join an arena event:
   JOIN <event> <arena>

Faction leaders can start an event with: 
   ARENA INIT <arena> <event>
*Note: This will charge your Faction's account! 

There are currently three arenas: one on Omni Station, one in the city of Agog on Gunurash III, and a final seasonal one in the Winterflame Fairgrounds. There are several different activities you may engage in while there. To use one the standard arenas, head to "Within the chaos of neon-ringed fighting pits." on Omni Station or "The entrance to the Grand Arena." on Gunurash III. The seasonal Winterflame arena is located at "A flag-lined clearing in an icy forest."                   


ARENA EVENT OPTIONS

Spar
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This is a one-on-one duel between two people. To enter the arena for a spar, both players need to be at the staging area. One person should CHALLENGE <person> and the other will need to AGREE. Then you will both be transported to the arena, where you try to kill each other! Once one of you dies, you will both be ejected from the arena.      

Crew Spar
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This is a crew-vs-crew contest between two sets of people. You will need to have each side crew up and stand at the Arena entrance in order to initiate this. Each crew must have at least two people. When one crew's team has been completely eliminated, everyone will be ejected from the arena and the contest will end. 

Bot Spars
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You can botspar solo or with a crew. This allows you to practice your combat skills against an AI bot of a specific class and kill strategy. Options are listed in the ARENA syntax. Be advised that BRUTAL+ will literally cheat - Defeating these bots will take tremendous skill, and arguably even more luck. 

Free-For-All (FFA)
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This is a fight-to-the-death event where unlimited players can enter the arena and try to kill each other. When you die in the arena, you are    
ejected from it. The winner is the last one standing! This event must be initiated by an Admin.                                                  

Rampage
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This is similar to a FFA, but there are two distinct stages in the event. First is the bloodbath, a period in which dying does not eject you from the arena. Instead, if you die during the bloodbath you respawn at another location and can keep playing. The second part is the finale; once that begins it is a fight to the death, with victory going to the last one standing. This event must be initiated by an Admin.            


SEASONAL EXCLUSIVES
In the Winterflame Arena exclusively, you can optionally compete in two unique modes. 

Snowball Fight 
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The arena is covered in snow, which you'll need to use to your advantage. Make a snow fort to defend yourself against the onslaught of frosty balls coming your way, then LOB snowballs of your own at foes. In this timed event you score a points every time you hit another player with a snowball, and the winner is the person with the most points at the end.

Snowball Royale
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Keep fighting until you take 10 hits, then you're out! The last spacer standing wins.