Board Thread:Role Plays (AU)/@comment-24617443-20170525163000/@comment-25924729-20170528062548

Phaze brings up some good points, but i'd like to point out a few of my own.

While i agree that Alala's ranged weaponry outclasses Dalton's, it does not state on his page the amount of ammo he carries, therefore it cannot be assumed he has more ammo than Dalton. Additionally, the first pargraph of Alala's weapon section states that his weapon is "A Censer-flail with a mechanism that turns Dust, from Dust rounds, into smoke" This implies that the Dust he uses to create smoke is taken directly from  his shotgun ammo. Meaning  when he creates smoke  he is also quickly depleting his own limited supply of Dust and shotgun ammo.

Its also stated from Lux's reply to Amil above that creating smoke also drains Alala's aura, with him being able to produce smoke continuously for a maximum 15 minutes without rest. If he uses too much smoke, Alala risks draining too much aura and weakening himself.

I agree it is difficult to trap smoke with glass walls, but the glass can still act as an obstacle which smoke cannot pass through, and must instead flow around. Several well placed glass sheets can block and slow Alala's movements, forcing his to navigate around them, which requires producing more smoke. As stated above, by forcing him to use more smoke, Dalton can indirectly deplete Alala's Dust, ammo and aura.

In the environment factor, Alala's semblance may give him an advantage in a closed space, but this also negates his weapon's ranged advantage over Dalton, whereas Dalton's buckshot shotgun deals devastating damage at close range. Conversely in an open space, his guns would have an advantage over Dalton's but his smoke will dissipate more quickly. This means he would not have an overwheling advantage over Dalton regardless of terrain.