OK People, Chris and I have been chatting and we've come up with some ideas we think would be best to bounce of you first. Now in the ASB of Old, there were Gym Leaders. You'd challenge them, and if you won, you'd get a Medallion, and a special TM. Of course since Sig moves have been done away with, a TM is out of the question. But instead of Gym Leaders, what about the Battle Frontier?
If you're not familiar with Pokemon Emerald (like myself, so bare with me if I make an error here), it's a series of battles like a mixture of Gyms and Tournaments, with seven individual frontier brains, each with specific ways of battling. Now we've had a few ideas about this, so i'll knock out the main two for you to comment on.
Idea One
The brains are represented for the time being by myself and Chris. Anyone can challenge the Brains, and if they win, they receive a medal representing that brain. They are required to collect all seven medals before they challenge a brain for a title match. If they win, they take on the title themselves and become a Frontier Brain.
Idea Two
A mini tournament is held for each brain. A series of short rounds is run to determine a person who reaches the brain at the end. Now in Emerald, each Brain has a particular style of battling, or a certain way of reaching them. These will be dictated in the tournament.
At the end of the tournament, the last remaining battler fights the Brain, who will be represented by myself or Chris. Should that person win, they will take on the title of the Brain. Then, battles in the future follow the same as before, with a person requiring all 7 victory medals before they can challenge a brain to a title match..
Now, there's a lot left to be decided. If this gets all sorted out, and it works, then we may petition for a Battle Frontier Subforum, and have the archive moved to where all the other archives are located (which is at the bottom of the main forum) after all that would be four sub forums and we don't want to look greedy >.> <.<
But what we really need now is feedback. Absolutely anything you have to say on this subject even if it's just "Chris, Dan.. this idea sucks". So please. Provide.