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Season 0 was a time of change, to say the least. We have been through a lot as a site and I dare say that the vast majority of it has been positive. We have had some unfortunate departures, exciting debuts, and even the occasional return since the site started back up in April. I would be lying if I said Season 0 ended perfectly, but I do believe it has set us up to have a compelling plotline going forward. Allow me to offer a brief summary.

Ika has succeeded in his vengeance against Demise and as such the Gotei has been left in the hands of Captain Kokoro Nashi. The resolution is by no means perfect, but for now, Ika feels it is time he steps away from the spotlight. The duopoly of power that defined the world previously has been interrupted with the introduction of the Coalition, a Human-Quincy alliance funded by the Vatican and various world governments to combat spiritual activity. The Espada and the Gotei both find themselves in rebuilds, both having lost a leader to either death or abandonment, and yet their respective military might feels largely uncompromised.

Below you will find a brief paragraph defining the expectations and goals for each organization written by those who will be leading us into Season 1.


The Gotei under Kokoro will be given a face-lift and will no longer be the imperialistic entity it was; Vizards will have the same rights as any other member of the Gotei and will be researched due to their combat abilities. The Maggots Nest will be scoured for prisoners who can potentially contribute to the Gotei’s mission and the political structure of the Gotei will be re-established. There will be an emphasis towards developing the next generation of leaders within the Gotei, training threads designed specifically to accommodate new-found up and comers, and Kokoro will have a close eye towards any potential conflict that may occur in the Human World.


The Espada have decided to correct a brutal fact of life. Hollows are, generally, incapable of reproduction outside of very rare circumstances. This, of course, means that the only way for Hollows to regain their numbers and populate Hueco Mundo is to kill off powerful humans and tear out their Chains of Fate. Obviously, the Quincy are an obstacle to this, given they can't become Hollows and generally hate them as a whole.


Following a successful crusade into hell to destroy the cursed city of Babylon, Viktor plans to scour the globe for all those with the power and the will to protect humanity. Following the construction of a towering structure in the ruins of New York, the Coalition is formed. Utilizing the Inquisition's already vast global network the new members are tasked with becoming first responders to any hollow threat that may emerge. Research into safely dispatching of hollows without unbalancing the soul cycle has begun in earnest, to prevent drawing ire from the Gotei and ensure the continued existence of this new organization.


It makes the most sense to bring in balance changes for the site now as opposed to incrementally, and so I’m going to outline some of the recently approved changes here.

1. Fewer abilities--As you may have seen we lowered the amount of abilities characters can have through all forms. In the past, it has been possible to front-load applications with as many as 20 abilities but going forward we have decided to impose a limit: You can have 14 abilities as an absolute maximum, and only up to 10 by your Bankai equivalent. This doesn’t mean you necessarily have to reach this number, but that is the maximum allowed.
   
2. Ransotengai nerfs--Ransotengai is very overloaded and as such nerfs are 1000% necessary. Having Ransotengai will take up 2 ability slots on Quincy lowering your available ability slots to 12, and the duration of the technique is being lowered to 3 posts. Of course, this also means you can ignore all damage for 3 posts as a racial, so that’s probably more than fair.
   
   
3. Cero and Bala--Arrancar will now be held to stricter Cero and Bala numbers being capped at one Cero per post and up to 5 Bala.
   
4. Humans--Will be allotted one extra strength to compensate for their lack of racial abilities.
   
5. Toukai--Toukai and all equivalents will be limited to 0 tiers exclusively from here on out.