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Topic: How do you defeat better players?
In: Boards: General
() tOPcOP (Original Poster)
Posted On Aug 30th AW98:
Hello there, everyone.
I'm quite new at the game, and I find myself getting absolutely destroyed by most of the experienced players. All of this perfectly understandable considering that I'm new, but I still find it annoying.
How do I stop this?
What can I do to start winning against all the more experienced players in this game?
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() VAAC_victoryatallcosts_VAAC
Replied On Aug 30th AW98:
simple u cheat.
() tOPcOP (Original Poster)
Replied On Aug 30th AW98:
I meant, without cheating, I don't want to ruin the game for others simply because I want to win.
() ScreamStream04
Replied On Aug 30th AW98:
Is there even a way to cheat in this game?
It's not like, it's a first person action game that could be broken with wall-hacks or aim-bots.
() Just07Guardian
Replied On Aug 30th AW98:
not that I'm aware of
You shouldn't think about cheating anyway, it makes the game less fun.
() TopNObottoM
Replied On Aug 30th AW98:
Getting back to the question, I think you should just hope for better teammates and hopefully learn fomr them.
() LowerHuntsman008
Replied On Aug 30th AW98:
Are you seriously suggesting getting carried?
() TopNObottoM
Replied On Aug 30th AW98:
HEy you need to get better at the game somehow, right? Playing with better teammates could be that way.
() LowerHuntsman008
Replied On Aug 30th AW98:
you're stupid.
() TopNObottoM
Replied On Aug 30th AW98:
no u
() XXStephsStarsXX (Verified Tester)
Replied On Aug 30th AW98:
Shut it, guys.
OP, if you're trying to get better, then look up some video guides on the net. A lot of them are still from the mod version of the game, but they will work just fine if you're decently new.
() tOPcOP (Original Poster)
Replied On Aug 30th AW98:
Are there any particular video creators you would recommend watching?
() XXStephsStarsXX (Verified Tester)
Replied On Aug 30th AW98:
I recommend watching BuggyNuggy, they are experienced player, who often uses games with the Winning Team as their examples.
They also are decently entertaining.
() BuggyNuggy (Veteran Member) (Verified Tester)
Replied On Aug 30th AW98:
Thank you for recommending me, good friend.
() TheBuggyNuggy (Unverified Tester)
Replied On Aug 30th AW98:
thnks, for the rec.
Don't trust the guy above he's fake.
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(...)
Blake Belladona wasn't sure what to think of her partner.
In theory, they should get along with each other more than fine. Both of them had relatively similar personalities; they were both competent fighters, and they even fought in quite a similar manner, as well.
Surely, they should have breezed through the initiation without any hurdles.
As the test proceeded, however, Blake quickly found out that spending time with someone who shared some of your worst personality traits wasn't exactly the best idea.
They've spent the majority of their time looking for the relics in silence.
Neither of them seemed to be particularly interested in starting a conversation, no matter how minor or light-hearted it might have been.
Usually, she would have said that she didn't mind the silence. It was what she had always said to all the White Fang recruits that she couldn't be bothered to have a proper talk with. It was also something that she wholeheartedly believed too.
She genuinely thought that silence was something enjoyable.
She couldn't have been more wrong.
While travelling through the Emerald Forest, she had realised that she never actually had to endure a proper silence.
All the times she thought she was enjoying the quiet jobs with the White Fang, she actually just enjoyed the tension from sneaking around. Furthermore, whenever she was quiet on the more violent missions, she was actually listening to the boisterous and highly charismatic speeches of her ex-boyfriend, Adam.
Even when she was enjoying the peace and quiet completely alone, she always had a book or two to read and busy herself with.
Those were the actual reasons that she enjoyed the silence.
Unfortunately, it wasn't the case here.
They weren't sneaking around to avoid the SDC patrols, nor were there any passionate speeches she could listen to from her teammates.
She didn't even have any books with her to pass the time, either!
It was just her, her partner, and the boring ambience of the nearly empty forest around them. There weren't even any Grimm for them to slay, as they didn't manage to find a single enemy since they entered the forest for some reason.
There was nothing worse than that.
Blake slumped.
Why did she have to partner with someone quieter than her?
The only real conversation they had with one another had been about the boy's childhood friend and his desire to be on a team with them. It was really just her partner asking her whether she would be okay with forming a team with that supposed childhood friend, but it was still something.
Of course, she agreed.
She didn't particularly care what people were going to be on her team. As long as the Schnee heiress or the two brainwashed employees that girl kept as her entertainment weren't part of her team, she would be fine.
In the end, she only came here to accomplish her goals.
Trying to make friends or playing nice with her temporary team wasn't going to help her bring real equality between humanity and faunuskind. It wouldn't help her atone for her crimes as a White Fang member, either.
Any attempts at making friends would actually make accomplishing her goals harder, if anything.
That was why she was going to treat her teammates as basic co-workers in the future, nothing more, nothing less.
A distant rustling sound caught her attention and brought her out of her musings.
"Something's approaching us." She said with a frown, as she heard the rustling increase in tempo. "It's also accelerating; we should probably move aside in case we're stuck on its path."
Ren nodded his head quietly.
They instantly spread out to the sides.
There was no doubt in Blake's head that the thing she heard was a Grimm. As far as she was aware, there weren't any giant animals roaming around in the forest. The rustling sound was far too intense for it to be made by a human, either.
It couldn't be anything else than some type of giant Grimm.
With a slight worry, she cast a quick glance at her partner.
Would they be able to take it on their own?
She didn't doubt their skill—she had plenty of experience from her life as a White Fang member, and Ren didn't appear to be a slouch either—but she certainly was concerned about their firepower.
It was impossible to kill a Leviathan with a needle, after all, no matter how precise it was.
Before she could continue her musings, however, she was interrupted by a person barrelling through the air towards them from the direction the Grimm were approaching.
"Argh!" The person groaned in pain as they landed.
Blake glanced at who that person was.
A wince formed on her face.
Great, it was one of the Schnee lackeys; the blond boy, to be specific. She had no idea what his name was. Despite that, she couldn't help but feel a slight bit of pity towards him; he must have been ordered to fight some powerful Grimm by that stupid heiress.
"Are you alright?" Ren asked.
"Yeah." The blonde grunted. "Thanks for asking."
Ren hummed.
A loud screech echoed through the forest.
The very next moment, a giant Nevermore revealed itself from behind the trees.
"Do you want help dealing with it?" The calm boy asked, rather quickly.
"I would appreciate it." The blonde boy said. "We are already trying to deal with it, together with Nora and Ruby, but that annoying bird refuses to stay still for a single moment. I swear we tried almost everything to deal with it."
A subtle smile formed on Ren's face as he heard those words.
Blake couldn't help but frown a little when she saw that.
Was that childhood friend of Ren's an acquaintance of the Schnee people?
She would rather not deal with that.
With reluctance she turned towards the giant Nevermore.
Still, she would be a pretty terrible huntress if her personal opinion was going to stop her from doing her job and killing Grimm. In the end, the biggest threat right now was the beast in front of them.
There would be time to ensure she wasn't with the Schnee on a team after the threat was over.
The beast flung itself at them.
Its wings were wide open, and its claws were as sharp as knives. A mere hit would have been enough to take down an ordinary person, and even huntsmen and huntresses like them had to take it seriously.
Blake substituted herself with a clone of hers as she dashed towards one of the Nevermore's wings.
With a swift movement she tried to clip one of the wings, but before she could touch it, the giant bird had already dived further, escaping her reach. Her attempt was nothing more than a waste of her energy.
"It's not going to work!" A sudden shout echoed from behind her.
A loud gunshot followed it.
She turned towards the sound.
A young dark-haired girl with a giant red scythe arrived next to her. The girl looked exhausted; they must have been fighting the Nevermore for quite some time already, or she had really terrible stamina.
Now that she thought about it, the blonde boy didn't look nearly half as tired.
"We've already tried something like that before." The girl explained her previous words before she could comment on it. "It's simply too slippery to catch off-guard like that, and it almost never lands on the ground."
Blake grunted.
"Yeah, I noticed," She said.
The girl smiled.
"I'm Ruby, and my partner is Nora; she should be here with us very soon." Ruby extended her hand in a greeting. "She's preparing some big explosives to deal with the Nevermore. Supposedly, it should blow it up."
An explosion suddenly echoed from the distance.
Blake winced in response.
Great, it seemed that one of her future teammates was as quiet and reclusive as her, while the other was so loud she was already fearing their sanity. The next four years were already looking like an interpersonal mess.
At least the younger girl seemed reasonable to work with.
"My name's Blake." She said, grasping the younger girl's hand. "It looks like we will be teammates in the future; my partner had already decided to form a team with Nora. They are childhood friends."
The younger girl's eyes sparkled.
"Well, it's nice to meet you, future bestie!" Ruby said excitedly in a rapid fashion. "I can't wait to take this school by storm with you. What weapon are you using? I saw that it uses some form of fabric as a connection, doesn't it? Would you let me take a deeper look at it later?"
Blake's eye twitched a little at the barrage of questions.
Of course, the only teammate she thought was reasonable turned out to be like that. She couldn't have nice and ordinary teammates that would mind their own business without excluding her too much. That would have been too much for her.
A sigh escaped her.
Was this the punishment for her time in the White Fang?
A loud screech from the Nevermore behind her almost interrupted her thoughts. However, it was quickly overtaken by an even louder explosion stemming from the same place, as whatever concoction of Dust Nora had come up with collided with the giant bird.
Blake took a deep breath.
It could be worse; she could have always been forced to be on a team with Schnee and her lackeys.
The beast quickly revealed itself again from the giant dust cloud left by the explosion. It appeared battered and dishevelled, but it was nowhere near dead yet. Furthermore, it was already charging at them.
As the giant Grimm flew towards her, Blake had to stop herself from groaning in anger.
Why couldn't that bird have died from that explosion?
It would have at least solved one of her immediate problems.
With a scoff, she jumped out of the beast's way.
She was already regretting choosing to come to this school in the first place.
(...)
Nora Valkyrie was living the dream.
The Beacon initiation was one of the best things that had ever happened to her. Not only was she allowed to pull off crazy stunts like flying on a Nevermore to find the relics, but she was also actively encouraged to cause as much mayhem as possible.
It was almost like the initiation was made solely for her.
The only thing that could have made it better was if she could do all of that with Renny at her side.
Unfortunately, she didn't manage to find him yet. The rule about becoming partners solely through the eye contact made it pretty difficult to actually partner up with the person she wanted.
It would have taken extraordinary amounts of luck to actually partner with Renny, and she wasn't exactly the luckiest of people.
She wasn't going to let that hold her down, however!
Sure, her partner might not be her precious childhood friend, but Ruby was still an incredibly fun person to partner with. They hit it off with one another almost immediately! In fact, the girl operated on such a similar wavelength to her that she barely even had to explain her plan of using a Grimm as a mode of transportation to her. The younger girl practically came up with it on her own.
They were truly the greatest of partners.
It wasn't like she was separated from Renny, either.
She would simply have to form a team with him.
Of course, with the team formations being the last chance for her to remain with her greatest friend for the duration of Beacon, she couldn't exactly afford to actually leave it up to chance.
That's why, when she had been asked to prepare a big explosion to deal with the Nevermore, she used that chance to sneakily snatch two copies of the same chess piece to ensure they would form a team together.
Although, considering that Weiss—who was the only person here with her—didn't particularly care about that, she probably didn't need to do it all stealthily like that.
There hadn't been an explanation of how teams would be formed, but the fact that the relics were chess pieces and every piece appeared to have two copies made it pretty obvious.
She might not have been a genius, but even she could recognise a simple pattern like that.
As long as she gave one of her copies to Renny, she would have the team she wanted without any issues.
A loud screech echoed through the forest.
Nora winced.
She would have to deal with that pesky bird first, though.
How did that thing survive her explosion?
There had been enough Dust in the grenade she used to level an entire building. She could hardly think of any Grimm that could somehow survive the thing, let alone shrug it off like that!
A subtle frown formed on her face.
Did she accidentally use the Wind Dust instead of the Gravity Dust to compress the explosion?
"It wasn't enough." Weiss remarked from the side, as she observed the giant bird from afar. "Do you perhaps have Dust for one or two more grenades like that? I'm sure we would be able to defeat it with that."
Nora sighed.
"No, I don't." She said.
Although it might have seemed surprising coming from her, considering just how gleefully she tended to use her explosives, she was actually rather restrained with her use of explosions like that.
The reason for that was rather simple; it was because the Dust was expensive.
She wasn't some rich city girl that could afford to throw around Dust filled explosives like they were nothing. If she had ever decided to use her explosions like that, she would have ended up broke in a matter of seconds.
In reality, she could scarcely afford to make even the simplest grenades for her grenade launcher without having to save her money beforehand.
That was the reason why she was always so excited to actually use them in a fight. Every time she fought in a proper battle, she was quite literally throwing her money away like it was nothing.
It was both a money-intensive and an incredibly liberating experience.
A sigh escaped her ally.
"Of course, you don't have any more resources." Weiss complained. "I could lend you some Ice Dust if you want to make another explosive right now. Though, I don't think a little bit of Ice Dust would do us any good now."
Nora looked at the battle in the distance.
The giant Grimm was still flying around while being near impossible to hit.
If they managed to hit it with a proper ice grenade, they could potentially finish the fight this very moment. All of that could only happen under the condition that they managed to actually hit the thing first, however.
Although it wasn't exactly common knowledge, the different types of Dust tended to implode differently.
It might have sounded obvious—especially since all types of Dust explode with different elements—but the differences in explosions included such things as speed of the element spread as well as its range.
As it turned out, Ice Dust made one of the smallest explosions when ignited, and you needed a lot of it to make it impressive.
There was a reason why the Schnee family was so often associated with using ice of all the elements, after all. If anyone else tried to use as much Ice Dust in combat as the Schnee sisters did, they would have ended up broke in no time.
Were they to make an explosion of mostly ice, they would have probably made one of the smallest explosions possible.
It would have been next to impossible to hit a flying enemy with such a thing.
Nora couldn't help but grimace a little as she thought of all of that.
Weiss noticed.
"Yeah, I figured." The white-haired girl said. "It seems we will have to go with plan B then. I hope we will be able to implement it rather quickly, though. This long fight might affect our evaluation in the end."
Nora raised her eyebrow questioningly.
"We have a plan B?"
Weiss nodded.
"We do; it requires Ilia to work, however."
Nora slightly tilted her head to the side.
"Your other friend?"
Weiss nodded once more.
"Yeah, she's the one we need." The heiress said. "Hopefully, she will be able to find us soon. Although, considering how our fight is currently going, I think we shouldn't worry too much about that. It's not like we are trying to hide here."
Nora looked at the battered Nevermore in the distance.
They needed someone to find them and help them in order to deal with this thing. It shouldn't be too impossible considering how big the thing was and the fact that they were currently right next to the relics, which were the goal of every potential huntsman and huntress in the forest.
The forest was deceptively huge, though, so finding them might actually be harder than it looked.
She thought about it some more.
Well, she did cause a giant explosion just now, so they should be fine, probably.
(...)
It was surprisingly easy to traverse through the forest if the destination of one's journey was already known.
There was no need to take detours, wonder whether the streets actually connected the same way they did on the map, or ask strangers whether the thing they were looking for was actually still around.
Ilia could get used to that.
It certainly beat trying to find her way in the maze of streets that was the city layout of Mantle.
Unlike that place, which was a nightmare to navigate, the only obstacles she encountered here were odd packs of Grimm and occasional fallen trees. It was nothing bothersome for a huntress in training like her.
A soft smile formed on her face as she watched the invincible girl defeat another small Grimm that stood in their way.
The red-haired girl really didn't mess around with her opponents, even if they were only some weak Grimm that could be found everywhere in this forest.
With a teammate so powerful, she genuinely believed that even if she were to come here completely untrained, she would have still been able to pass this initiation thanks to that girl's skill alone.
If she also considered the fact that her friends had already found the relics and had essentially told her where she could find them, then this test felt passed already.
She only needed to find her friends, and she was set.
Thankfully, even that task had been made significantly easier. It was because not a moment ago there had been a giant explosion in the place her friends were probably staying at right now.
It did mean that her friends were probably fighting against something right now, but she wasn't too worried about them.
She knew they could handle themselves. On top of that, with Pyrrha and her quickly approaching to support them, they for sure would be able to deal with any enemy without any issues.
A loud screech echoed above them.
Pyrrha looked up from her defeated foe.
"It seems that we are close."
Ilia nodded her head.
"Yeah, let's get going." She said as she took off in the direction of the screech. "We should probably hurry up and get there as soon as possible. We wouldn't want to miss the fight, would we?"
Pyrrha laughed a little.
"No, we wouldn't."
They rushed towards the noise, and soon they saw their friends struggling to fight against a giant Nevermore that was far too nimble for its size.
The beast might have looked battered, and the forest around it was wrecked as well, but it was obvious that it wasn't going down anytime soon. To the contrary, it actually looked to be doing quite well.
"Ilia! You're finally here!" Weiss called out upon noticing their arrival.
Ilia turned towards Weiss, and her expression brightened.
Her friend appeared to be fine.
Although she was never truly worried about her friends' safety—she knew just how skilled they actually were—it was still a relief to see them unharmed when dealing with Grimm like that.
There was always a possibility that something bad could have happened in the end.
"I'm happy we found you, Weiss." She said, before quickly looking around in search of other people. "Where's Jaune? Is he fighting against that stupid bird right now? Don't tell me he's actually doing it."
A wry smile formed on her friend's face.
"He's certainly trying to."
Ilia chuckled a little.
Yeah, she could see her other friend failing miserably at battling a Grimm like that. Jaune might have been a decent fighter, but he really didn't have any tools to deal with flying opponents.
They were lucky that she could help them with that.
"Alright, we've just got here." She said. "What's the situation, and what can we do to help? I know we can use my whip to try and hold it in place, at least from what I'm seeing there. You do have a plan to use that, right?
Weiss quickly nodded her head, her expression turning serious.
"We're fighting a giant Nevermore that seems to be dodging all our attempts at dealing with it. We've already tried to blow it up with explosives and clip its wings before. Those two plans didn't work." The heiress said, pointing at the battle. "Do you think you would be able to hold it down with your whip?"
Ilia looked at the giant bird.
"I can try."
Weiss smiled.
"That's great."
Ilia turned towards the battle and began to prepare her weapon.
If she wanted to grab onto the beast, she would first need to find a way to get close to it. It wouldn't be impossible, but she would certainly have to put some effort into catching up to that thing.
A grimace formed on her face.
She could already tell it was going to be annoying.
"I'll join the fight and try to get the Nevermore's attention." Pyrrha chipped in suddenly, no doubt noticing Ilia's conflict, before rushing towards the fight. "You two just wait here and be ready for the Grimm!"
Hearing Pyrrha's words, Ilia opened her mouth to say something. Before any words could come out of her, however, the red-haired girl was already busy trying to catch the giant bird's attention and wouldn't be able to hear anything.
It would have been pointless to say anything now.
"She seems eager to fight." Weiss remarked.
Ilia nodded.
"Yeah, our team will be the best."
Weiss snorted.
"I thought it wasn't even a question to begin with." The heiress said, before pausing for a moment and adding,. "Don't worry about the relics. Jaune has picked two already, and we will give you one after we defeat this bird."
Ilia let out a hum.
"Alright, you know I trust you." She looked at the battle. "Oh, Pyrrha's coming back with the Nevermore. Let's deal with this giant stupid bird and pass this initiation already. I'm tired of this forest."
Weiss laughed a little as she moved to the side.
With the enemy approaching, Ilia shifted in place to take a more combat-orientated position.
The only thing she needed to do was grab onto the beast and hold it in place; her friends would take care of everything else. It wasn't the most difficult task given her weapon, but it didn't mean she could afford to treat it lightly.
No matter the complexity of her job, she was still fighting Grimm; it was dangerous.
"We're coming!" Pyrrha shouted as she ran towards them with the Nevermore flying behind her and three people running next to her. "I hope you are ready, because we can't slow down now!"
Ilia nodded her head and prepared herself.
Pyrrha ran past her.
The Nevermore flew right above her.
With gritted teeth, she launched her whip at the giant bird and wrapped her weapon's end around the bird's leg.
A smile formed on her face.
"I've got it!" She shouted.
The very next moment, however, she felt a strong pull as the bird started to fly away from her and began to drag her.
Her face immediately turned pale in panic.
Oh no, it was stronger than her!
Her friends noticed it as well.
Jaune and Pyrrha instantly moved to grab her and hold her in place, while the rest began to barrage the giant bird with attacks to finish it off as soon as possible. It was a desperate attempt to deal with it as soon as possible.
The Grimm was pushing through all of it.
"Ruby, aim for its head! Nora, bombard it with your weaker explosives; focus on its wings! Jaune, Pyrrha, keep helping Ilia! Blake, Ren, wait for it to get lower before striking! You'll be only wasting your ammunition otherwise!" Weiss quickly commanded, turning the chaotic situation into something more organised. "We won't be able to defeat it with messy attacks like that!"
"Got it!"
The battle shifted as everyone implemented Weiss's strategy.
When Ilia had grabbed onto the Nevermore's leg and felt herself dragged by it, she had thought their attempt at defeating the beast would have ended in failure. The barrage of messy attacks had only enforced that thought.
Thankfully, she was proven wrong.
With everyone following the plan, it didn't take long for the beast to be taken down and defeated.
"We did it." Ruby let out a breath of relief as she collapsed onto the ground.
"Yeah." Ilia followed soon.
"Good job, everyone." Jaune said as he sat down next to Ilia. He then proceeded to pull something out of his pocket and casually throw it towards her. "Here's the relic, Ilia. With that we can be the team after we return from the forest."
Ilia caught the relic.
"Thanks."
From the corner of her eye, she saw something similar happening between Nora and Ren, as the girl gifted the boy the relic.
A satisfied smile formed on her face.
It looked like their teams had already been decided.
"Alright, everyone, let's bring those relics back to the cliffs." Weiss suddenly said. "We still have to pass the initiation. The feat of defeating this Nevermore will not be enough for that."
Their groans echoed through the forest.
There wasn't a single person here who wasn't annoyed because of that.
Although one of them did look a bit more distracted than the others.
"Is something wrong, Ruby?" Ilia asked.
Ruby glanced at the forest around them.
"There's nothing wrong." The younger girl answered absent-mindedly. "I'm just checking to see if my sister's nearby. I haven't seen her since the initiation began; I wonder how it went for her."
Jaune raised his eyebrow as he overheard their conversation.
"Do you think she might be hurt?" The boy asked.
"Nah, Yang's strong; she'll be fine." The younger girl answered immediately, dismissing any worries with a wave of her hand. "I'm simply curious what type of team she ended up with while we were fighting the Nevermore."
"Her team's no doubt worse than ours!" Nora suddenly chipped in. "We're the best!"
Weiss scoffed.
"You mean second best, of course."
A loud gasp escaped Nora.
Ilia began to laugh.
It seemed her team had found themselves a rival.
There was no doubt in anyone's minds what their teams were going to be in the end. They have essentially guaranteed their team members after all. It was alright to feel a little proud because of those teams.
The academy was going to be theirs.
They only needed to bring back the relics first.
Thankfully, it wasn't going to be a challenge at all.
(...)
The Beacon auditorium was filled with people.
Dozens of huntsmen and huntresses that have retrieved the relics from the Emerald Forest had gathered here under the headmaster's orders and were currently awaiting their evaluation.
It was a very tense moment as everyone present wondered how they would be judged by the headmaster himself. Multiple people contemplated whether they would be the ones chosen to lead their hastily formed teams.
Despite the tense atmosphere, however, there wasn't a person here who didn't belong in this school.
All of them had passed the initiation, and everyone here was more than ready to become proper huntsmen and huntresses in training.
Weiss stood to the side with a proud smile on her face.
They made it.
It was the team formation ceremony; the only thing they had to do right now was await being named by the headmaster.
They wouldn't have to wait for too long, though, as multiple teams have been named already.
"Yang Xiaolong, Cardin Winchester, Sky Lark, and Dove Bronzewing, for retrieving the black bishop pieces, the four of you will form Team YWLD — or Team Yelled — led by Yang Xiaolong!"
Cheers erupted in the hall, the same way they did after all the previous teams were announced.
No matter what team was being named here, it was a cause for celebration. In the end, a team being admitted to Beacon—no matter what kind of team—meant four more professional huntsmen working to keep the world together in the future.
If that wasn't a cause for celebration, then almost nothing was a cause for one in this dangerous world they lived in.
In spite of the celebratory moment, however, the newly named team YWLD was still forced to move aside as the next team was ushered to the stage to receive its name.
There was only so much time for applause, after all.
"Ruby Rose, Nora Valkyrie, Lie Ren, Blake Belladonna, for retrieving the white knight pieces, the four of you will form Team RVRB—or Team Reverb—led by Ruby Rose!"
Applause once more erupted in the hall.
This time, however, Weiss and her friends applauded far more intensely than usual.
Team Reverb did help them during the initiation, after all.
It was only natural to support them.
They didn't have to applaud them for long, though, because they were the team that was about to be formed next.
With excitement and anticipation coursing through them, all four of them confidently made their way to the centre of the auditorium.
The headmaster stood in front of them, a gentle smile decorating his face, as the world's greatest huntsman looked upon the four of them with a knowing yet satisfied look. It wasn't a secret that the man had most likely seen through their attempts at bending the rules of the initiation to their advantage.
Despite that, though, he still decided to allow their strategies, and now he was proudly admitting them to his school.
Weiss couldn't help but smile.
All the training she had forced herself and her friends through, all the tests that they had worked their way through during the last couple of hours, all of that had been for this very moment.
It was finally their time to shine.
"Weiss Schnee, Jaune Arc, Pyrrha Nikos, and Ilia Amitola, for retrieving the white rook pieces, the four of you will form Team WJNI—or the Winning Team—led by Weiss Schnee." The headmaster's voice echoed through the hall. "I hope you will do your new team name justice."
The hall erupted in cheers.
A smile on Weiss's face turned wider than before.
The Winning Team, huh?
It looked like they weren't going to separate from their team name even at Beacon.
Good, she wouldn't have it any other way.
And cut!
THERE WE GO, THE WINNING TEAM STILL HERE! FORESHADOWED FROM THE VERY BEGINNING! AND I'M THE BEST FANFICTION WRITER THIS SIDE OF THE CONTINENT!1
Okay, seriously though, I know that those team names might be a bit of a stretch, but I really couldn't think of any better.
Yeah, Yang was forced to be on a team with the CRDL boys, I wonder how that will go for her...
Also, no, Ozpin's not a gamer here, Doctor Oobleck might be though.
Anyway, that's it for now, see ya!