Mega Man Battle Network 6, as a roguelike

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  Through the gate

  Lan's HP, where every run begins and comes home, has a gate to a Net Square on a server. Your run waits at the gate, and only a chip you trade comes home with you.

• Meet

  Phrases and emotes from a fixed list, never free text. Say one together round the landmark, and the Square cheers.

• Trade

  One spare chip for one at Trade Central, BN5's too, or an offer on its board with what you want for it.

• NetBattle

  MegaMen as they are: folder, NaviCust, Crosses and Souls. Rollback keeps it to 2 frames of input delay on a good connection.

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  Watch

  The referee calls every battle in the channel. Watch one from the stands, from its first frame, and cheer.

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  The week's DeepNet

  Every Monday each server opens one net, the same for all, from the same start. The Board ranks the deepest dives.

1. Lan's room

   

   Jack in

   A run begins at home. Lan's PC jacks MegaMan in to the Endless Net, whose paths change every time.

2. Layer 1

   A new net every run

   Three layers an act, each in the style of one of BN6's areas, with its viruses, Mystery Data, Net Dealers and Mr.Progs.

3. Every layer

   BN6's own battles

   Run by the game itself, and growing with the depth, not the area.

4. Off the way

   BN6's set pieces

   Rush's gaps, Link Navi obstacles a Cross clears, security cubes and teleports, each guarding data.

5. Layer 3

   A guardian ends each act

   A copied Navi in his arena, and a chip at the Net Dealer that answers him. His data: HP, his chip, his Cross.

6. Between acts

   Home between acts

   Central Town remembers the run. AsterLand orders any chip the Library holds, three people post a request, and Lan's HP has the gate to the Net Square.

7. Layer 10

   

   The Nest

   After three acts, the Cybeast Nest. Its guardian's fall wins the run.

The run is won. And it opens what lies below.

The endless net

Nineteen layers through the Undernet and the Graveyard to the Cybeast's den, then around again, harder. Bass waits in the Secret Area.

Battle Network 5 and 4

Put Team Colonel (USA) beside BN6, and BN5's areas, viruses, chips and Navis join the runs, fought in BN6's engine. Beat one of its Navis for his Soul, and UNITE with it in every battle after. Put Red Sun (USA) there too, and BN4's areas, viruses, chips, Navis and tournament join them. Online, the two fill your NetPass.

Runs leave options

Not power: every run starts as strong as the first. A folder, a Cross, ten threat rungs, and Dad keeps your record.