Questions from the general thread!
What element do you hate the most and why?
I hate no element - the one I have the least love for, however, is probably Gravity. There's just not a lot there that appeals to my playstyle unfortunately.
What does your element represent and mean to you outside of the gameplay? What has it done for you, and what would you do for it as a Master?
Water has always felt comfortable to me. Even though I never learned to swim, I loved being around water from a young age. I spent a lot of winters outside in the snow and a lot of summers outside in the rain, simply because it was comforting to me.
I got to a point where everything began feeling meaningless pretty early in life. The one thing that never failed to make sense for me was water - I knew that I could sit by the lake for a while, and at least for that time everything would feel peaceful again.
Admittedly, though, I abandoned water when things got really dark. I spent much less time around it than I once did - stopped walking around the lake, stopped going fishing, stopped swordfighting with icicles. Some might recall, when I became active here, I considered my favorite elements to be aether and death. Considering I was only a few months removed from attempting suicide, and was using Elements to assist in my recovery, the two elements most related to the afterlife were really natural to me.
Eventually, as should be evident, I found my way back to water and I haven't left it since. I never miss a chance to go out in the rain anymore. As for giving back to it, I think I've been moderately successful representing it so far. I still have a long ways to go, but the foundation is there.
If you win Trials, will you lead your team into the upcoming war?
If not, please explain why.
If so, please describe your leadership style and how you will organize and motivate your team members.
Truth be told, I'm not positive I'll lead War this time. I've taken a year off of school and I start again in the fall, and before then I'll have to get a job, so my free time will be more spread out than normal. Most likely, though, I'll make it work, because I definitely love war and I feel there's a lot of uncovered territory in regards to Water in war, especially with changes the current WMs have teased.
My leadership revolves around building a solid team. I prioritize activity and personality above all else, and I've built two very enjoyable, hard-working teams in War 8 and Brawl 4, with relatively successful results. There's always something to be done better, though, so we'll see if War 9 is even better for us.
If your element has never won a war, why do you think that is? (underpowered elements, bad generals/team, bad rng, etc)
A large part of it is that Water has a gaping hole in the form of PC, which I've addressed to hell and back already. However, there've been some very promising water teams, that, while they weren't going to win the event, could have had very strong showings, but factors such as inactivity, carelessness, and simply bad luck have constantly plagued them. I don't believe a top 4 finish is unrealistic for us, although it has yet to happen, but it's require a really solid team with the proper amount of luck to happen.
brawl, where do you stand on it and do you think you will be able to be a brawl boss?
I generally enjoyed Brawl 4, and I'd like to lead a team again, but the issue of impending adulthood I mentioned above is present. It's very possible I'll participate in Brawl again, but it's by no means a sure thing.
Good question, might I add: Do you think masters should represent their elements in Brawl?
I don't think they necessarily should or should not, but I like that they're given the option to lead teams before anyone else, and personally I enjoy seeing masters lead Brawl teams. The issue is that there's a lack of connectivity between Trials and Brawl, so it's not as common as I wish it was.
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