So you've got mecha, you've chosen an opponent,and you've queued a fight. But now that it's been opened, what now? This is where you [b]deploy[/b] into the battle. There's 2 main forms of deployment, [b]Blind[/b] and [b]Open[/b], which this thread will outline.


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[b][color=red]Blind Deploy[/color][/b]

Blind Deploy is the deploy method of both Simulation Chamber boards, and is the default method for Parallel Assimilator or Virtual Stadium battles. It is called "blind" because in this method, no player knows what the others are bringing until the battle begins. Within Blind Deploy, there is also 2 different styles of deployment; Blind Unit and Open Unit. The difference between these schemes is that in Open Unit, both players declare the unit they will use in the battle, while in Blind, the players only list a range of units (such as "Any Mobile Suit", "Any Rank 10 or lower", etc), with no player knowing what is chosen until the battle begins.

So how exactly do you deploy, then? In order to deploy, each player must send a Private Message to the fight mod who opened their match containing the pilot class(es) of the unit(s) used, the unit(s) used, and any items installed on those units. Please refer to any other appropriate rule for more details. Once all players have sent their deploy message to the fight mod, then the moderator will repost the deploys in the fight thread in the order received, and then start the fight.



[b][color=red]Open Deploy[/color][/b]

For the most part, Open Deploy is the same as Blind, the only difference is that instead of sending their deploys to the fight mod, they post it directly into the fight thread. Once all players have deployed, the fight mod will start the fight.

In Parallel Assimilator and Virtual Stadium matches, Open Deploy is an optional deploy method that can be chosen by the players or event GM.