Text ♫ Combat Links PSA

[fiddlestick]

Hey guys!

So a lot of you know me from my enchanted food (still on sale by the way), but that's not only thing I can do. In my other life, I was part of a test program with some other military students for this technology (or magic-technology, I guess) called combat linking. Basically, it allows two people to sync up during battle and be aware of their partner's status and intent at all times during a fight.

Last April, that tech showed up in Retrospec. It's part of a free downloadable app called CLS. I've spent the past month doing test runs on it (thanks to everyone who helped!), and it seems to be pretty close to the real thing, though I did notice it gave a boost in power that my other self didn't seem to get. Which since this city and the other regions can get pretty dangerous sometimes, I think it could really be a useful tool to give people an edge in a fight.

That said, the tech isn't perfect. It only has a range of a 100 yards, and it won't work if your phone isn't on, or if you're not training or fighting for some reason. The link doesn't work so well if you don't know someone or don't get along with them. It can also be pretty distracting the first couple times you use it, since you're picking on someone else's emotions and stuff, so I really recommend practicing before doing it in a real fight. And I could've sworn that on the phone version (I have a different device from Retrospec), I picked up on a few stray thoughts like those partner links in February -- but maybe I was imagining it. But at least unlike February, you can turn these links off at anytime and choose your partner, thank goodness.

Anyway, I just wanted to bring it up since I think it could be useful for people, and John expressed interest in utilizing it in the coalition group. If you have any questions, I can try to answer them? I'll also be practicing with it this month if anyone wants to join me...once I find a good location that can handle magic spells being thrown around, anyway.

Thanks everyone!

[OOC: More info on combat links can be found here!]

Comments

[usurpers]

I think I found a place.

[nachetanya]

What about that one big stadium on the far side of town?

But huh...

I'm not sure I get this! It sounds interesting, though.

[complementing]

finally, an app that we can CHOOSE to download

[invocate]

Huh. I remember those partner links from February. They were pretty weird. But when you explain it like this, they make a lot more sense.

I kind of want to try it out with someone.

[openhanded]

Whoa, that's cool! It sounds kind of like how I fought in my other life, except with less magical contracts. I just installed the app.

The dojo's not the best place for magic, and my real sword techniques are kind of unsafe for small spaces... Sorry I don't have any ideas on that front.

[megatechbody]

Does this only work with people who know magic, or does it work with anyone, so long as they're partnered up?

[strawberrypunch]

It works with anyone?

[Whoa...]

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[naught_again]

You seem to have skipped pretty fuckin quickly over the whole military test program thing.
Was that really not a huge deal for you?
Didn't expect that from a musician and all.