I have a suggestion for the jutsu system since at the moment it is quite annoying to type out a jutsu while moving around and it favors people who can reach around their keyboard with one hand. I am going to propose a possible alternative system that might rectify the issue.
I would like to point out that I thought of this over 1 week, so any comments and criticisms are very much welcome.Lets start with the basic guideline:
1-1-X-X = Fire
2-2-X-X = Wind
3-3-X-X = Lightning
4-4-X-X = Earth
5-5-X-X = Water
X can only go from
1-5, which should be easy for anyone to type out while holding on a movement key(WASD). Of course you can make it go from 1-6 or however much you want (preferably below 7 so we don't start with the same issue) but 5 seems proper as there are 5 main chakra types.
This allows for
25 single chakra-type jutsus which, in my opinion, seems sufficient (and fits the limit for 20 on release). If required, you can add a
fifth number for 125 possible jutsus which will definitely be enough.
Kekkai Genkai:
Now, the reason for repeating numbers is to allow for kekkai genkai. Let’s take lava release for example, which is earth based and fire supported (or vice versa)
4-1-X-X = Lava
Or/And
1-4-X-X = Lava
In theory, if we make 1-4 and 4-1 interchangeable then we will have
25 jutsus available, however if 1-4-2-2 is a different jutsu from 4-1-2-2 then we can have up to
50 lava jutsus with this implementation.
Now, for kekkai tota, if they will be implemented, they will need 3 main chakras thus leaving
5 or 30 combinations depending on which method you go with.
Dust release for example can go 6 ways:
1-2-4-X
1-4-2-X
2-1-4-X
2-4-1-X
4-1-2-X
4-2-1-X
These can either be all the same jutsu depending on the X or different dust release techniques. I would believe that making them all different will allow for a nice variation of jutsus.
I am hoping for this to make combat more fluid and less strained feeling
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