u/OGDanaGreen

MMA Warriors

Playable Link: mma-warriors.com

The Concept:

• 3 Fighters per side — draft your roster, deploy them one at a time
• Positional gameplay — Standup, Clinch, Top Control, Bottom — just like real fights
• Real MMA rules — Submissions can only be thrown from certain positions (RNC is top-only, like it should be), knockdowns drop you to bottom position, Ground & Pound requires top control
• Smart combat — Every move is unique. Leg Kicks reduce all your next strikes. Body Shots drain your cardio. Teep Kicks keep you at range. Each card matters.
• Deck strategy — 85-card deck with rarity-based distribution; reactions (Block, Parry, Slip) cost energy to bank and use — energy management is the core tension

Adjust difficulty — Easy (random AI), Medium, Hard, Nightmare (+1 to all opponent stats)

Status: Brand new and actively being balanced. I'm releasing this publicly to get feedback and catch bugs I haven't found yet. I apologize in advance for any game-breaking or inconvenient bugs that disrupt gameplay — this is a living project, and your reports will help me refine it.

Looking for:

• Bug reports (especially edge cases or softlocks)
• Balance feedback (does any card feel too strong/weak?)
• Clarity issues (do the rules make sense?)
• Suggestions for future mechanics

Check it out: mma-warriors.com

Let me know what you think!

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I just launched MMA Warriors (mma-warriors.com).

The Concept:

• 3 Fighters per side — draft your roster, deploy them one at a time
• Positional gameplay — Standup, Clinch, Top Control, Bottom — just like real fights
• Real MMA rules — Submissions can only be thrown from certain positions (RNC is top-only, like it should be), knockdowns drop you to bottom position, Ground & Pound requires top control
• Smart combat — Every move is unique. Leg Kicks reduce all your next strikes. Body Shots drain your cardio. Teep Kicks keep you at range. Each card matters.
• Deck strategy — 85-card deck with rarity-based distribution; reactions (Block, Parry, Slip) cost energy to bank and use — energy management is the core tension

Adjust difficulty — Easy (random AI), Medium, Hard, Nightmare (+1 to all opponent stats)

Status: Brand new and actively being balanced. I'm releasing this publicly to get feedback and catch bugs I haven't found yet. I apologize in advance for any game-breaking or inconvenient bugs that disrupt gameplay — this is a living project, and your reports will help me refine it.

Looking for:

• Bug reports (especially edge cases or softlocks)
• Balance feedback (does any card feel too strong/weak?)
• Clarity issues (do the rules make sense?)
• Suggestions for future mechanics

Check it out: mma-warriors.com

Let me know what you think!

Growing up I “did everything right.” I excelled all throughout school, always on the A-honor roll. I went to a good university and graduated magna cum laude in 2023 with a BS in Computer Science. I choose that major because it was all the rage back then and I loved being able to create things based on my ideas. I had one software related internship in college, but haven’t been able to land anything real since. I have quite a few very impressive projects on my resume and am certain I have a resume that’s significantly above average in that regard compared to other CS graduates. I have basically given up on the field and have accepted the reality that the degree isn’t what it once was.

I recently have applied to a couple of trades and plan on applying to more that interest me. I’ve never considered myself much of a handyman though, so I worry I won’t make the greatest candidate.

I know a lot of people are in the same exact position as me, and I’d like to hear what you guys are doing or would recommend that I do.

I’m looking to move to Las Vegas, Nevada and have already applied for one apprenticeship there so far. I have been using AI a lot to ask questions about the trades but wanted to hear from you all.