Naruto Arena

1/25/10 Balance Change:
Rework: Orochimaru (Cursed Seal Technique)
Boost: Lee (Fiery Spirit)
Boost/Rework: Iruka (Sealed Bombs Square Formation)
Class Correction: Sakon (Parasite Demon Technique)

Luapman





Hello old friends of Naruto-Arena, it has been a while has it not? It has been just a little more than a year now in fact since we were given birth from the loins of Naruto-Arena and were thus brought about. That first year we managed to go through many phases. When the game was first released we were on a high, and on top of the world. In that first half of the year we enjoyed a good amount of success but we then ran into some tough times in the last part of the year. Luckilly we managed to get our own dedicated coder, similar to what Luapman does here, we now have Spirit_In_Black to code for Soul-Arena.

So with that nice little summary allow us to describe a bit of what Soul-Arena as a game is. We are the little sister of Naruto-Arena, a game similar to it, but based off the manga/anime of Bleach. The engine is the same as Naruto-Arena uses but things such as classes, wordings, effects and others are different to match Bleach over Naruto of course. As a game we have 52 characters and 55 missions and our list is evergrowing.

That of course is in addition to our new event that will also be beginning today. Everybody loves Bleach but there are many other animes, shows and games out there that we also love. Hence our new event. Once a month, for 1 week we will put up a poll on the main page with a variety of characters, from different sources, animes, movies, games, etc. The members will vote on who they want to see and the winner of the poll will be coded and entered in the game for 1 week.

So hey, what are you doing just sitting there reading this? Head over and play Soul-Arena today!

Soul-Arena

The S-A Staff
Spirit_In_Black
Kostas
ZelosWilder

Thanks to BankaiIchigo for creating the above image.

One major change and three minor ones tonight:

COMPLETE REWORK: Lee
Boosts: Orochimaru, Iruka, Yamato

You can look at specific changes here and discuss game balance here.

Luapman

 This is now fixed. ~ SiB

 PLEASE REFRAIN FROM USING KAKUZU FOR THE TIME BEING UNTIL THIS ENGINE GLITCH IS FIXED. THANK YOU.


LAST BALANCE CHANGE OF THE YEAR!
12/31/09 Balance Changes:
Boosts: Temari, Kankuro-s
Nerfs: Lee-s, FourTails, Sakura-s, Iruka

Luapman

12/21/09 Balance Changes:
Boosts: Haku, Shikamaru, and Temari

Also the submission thread has been closed for now with 30 pages of submissions, I have plenty on my plate to go over for now.

Luapman


"Plan A" Haku proved too much of an over-nerf in an effort to curb the abundance of AoE stun teams; thus, I have implemented "Plan B" Haku, a complete rework of how he operates, which is not AoE at all and is truer to the character presented in the manga/anime. Temari and Kimimaro also have been given slight boosts.
Boosts: Kimimaro, Temari
Reworks: Haku

Also, if I find that submissions for young Kakashi, Obito, and maybe Rin are good enough, I may implement them as base characters.

Luapman


Ello all! There were some balance changes done:
Nerfs: Kankuro-s, Naruto, Haku
Reworks: Kimimaro, Temari
Boosts: Kisame

The list of changes are here, and they can be discussed here.

Also the Official Character Submission thread has been reopenned. Please be sure to read the first couple posts before submitting a character.

Luapman

11/02/09 Balance Changes:

Nerfs: Kankuro(S), and Sakura(S)
Boost/Rework: Kabuto(S)

Luapman

9/30/09 Balance Changes:

Nerfs: Izumo/Kotetsu

Luapman

Nerfs: Kankuro(S)
Boosts: Kisame, Hinata(S), Chouji(S), and Izumo/Kotetsu

Also in about a month, give or take depending on how far the anime progresses, I will reopen the character submission thread for further characters.

Luapman

9/9/9 Balance Update:
Nerfs: Kankuro/s, Aoba
Boosts: Ino/s, Kabuto/s, Yugito, Izumo and Kotetsu

Balance changes can be seen here and discussed here.

Luapman

Gametester Update: A bug not logging Hinata's mission for some people has been fixed.

Gametester Update: The goals for all these missions are now correctly updated. Sorry for the inconvenience!.

Finally they are here! Ten characters in all where selected from the submissions and their original designers have been credited. There is a small balance change accompanying this release and is listed at the bottom.

After nearly three years, Chouji has grown into a reliable ninja and is now a chuunin. His appetite has grown and so has his body, but now he is truly mastering the Akimichi clan techniques. Original Design: WHIE and Kakashi_36


In the past couple years Ino(s) has become a chuunin and improved her ability with her family's mind control techniques. During this time she also began learning rudimentary medical techniques. Original Design: pobnetr


Hinata(s) has taken the lessons she learned during the chuunin exam, and Naruto's words of support to heart in the last couple years. She has matured greatly as a ninja, the heir to the Hyuuga clan, and as a woman. Original Design: sasuke1616

After many years of training while Naruto was away, Shino(s) has mastered the use of his loyal bugs, a style of fighting only the Aburame clan has mastered. Original Design: FalcoVet101


Over the last couple years both Kiba(s) and Akamaru have grown considerably, and they have become a formidable fighting unit together. Original Design: RBD BOY



Yamashiro Aoba(s) is a special Jounin from Konoha and a member of the Nijyuu Shoutai. He specializes in summoning crows to distress his enemies, and in the art of taijutsu. Original Design: FalcoVet101


Part of the Nijyuu Shoutai, Izumo and Kotetsu are almost always found together and work together excellently as a combat team. Original Design: SkySkyNoNo



In the last couple years Kankuro(s) has become a Jounin and has created a new puppet. He is now able to harness three puppets at once and is a more versatile combatant. Original Design: Yaseen16


A kunoichi from Kumogakure, Nii Yugito hold withing her the two-tailed beast. She has full control over the bijuu Nibi, and is able to transform into it and use its powers to fight. Original Design: lder


Kabuto(s) is the loyal servant of Orochimaru and is a very dangerous missing-nin. He is a calculating individual who is both accomplished at combat and healing. Original Design: Oreacharound



8/31/09 Balance Change:
Nerfs: Kyuubi Naruto

Luapman