McDonphan's [Chat Thread]

[Techy]

Looks like those who get the game right from the release date (like I shall) will have to figure stuff out in the way of moves as we play the game.
It'll take some time, but we can probably do it. Then we can probably transfer what we know to ASB mods and stuff.

That conversation made my day!

[Oslo]

Speaking of Pokememes...



This one had me almost crying with laughter.

[BTPoke]

Yeah, I'll admit that all the images I've put in here has been from pokememes, pretty much xD

such a fun site

"still not confirmed still not confirmed still not confirmed still not confirmed"

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

Sorry to interrupt your great discussion, but there's something that bothers me in Solstice Tree. Mods and veterans refuse to take offered bundles and other gifts because they have too many Pokemon already or something. What happened to 'Gotta catch 'em all'?

But perhaps it's just me being silly, it's none of my business.

[Emerald_Gen.3]

*Has almost all his bundles* Yeah guys WTF

[RaZoR LeAf]

It's a mixture of refusing them for having big teams, and giving the new members a chance to get bigger teams. As has already been discussed in this thread, it's hard for new members to accumulate points to get new pokemon quickly, with a random egg being their only option for a quick pokemon. If they don't ref, then winning battles is the only way to get points, and if you only do 1 on 1 and you lose, then that's an income of 1 point for a week or two of battling.

Mods/Vets whatever have large teams, and it gets hard to keep using those pokemon regularly to warrant having them. I like a lot of the pokemon I have, and have either given them tutored moves, or customised their sprites to show it. But I have a lot of other pokemon I have never or very rarely used. Heck, some of them are from the last tree. I've got to the point that I only want certain pokemon on my team now, ones that I am purposefully looking for in the Safari Zone. If they appear for offer in the tree, then I may get them then, but I don't want to fill my team with lots of random pokemon I may not want or never use.

Don't think it's a blight on you who are offering me bundles, I really appreciate that you think highly of me to want to buy eggs or items for me. But in the long run, I would rather see them go to someone who will get more use out of them, than to see your hard earned points squander at the back of my VS Seeker with little to no experience.

[DarkestLight]

It's a mixture of refusing them for having big teams, and giving the new members a chance to get bigger teams. As has already been discussed in this thread, it's hard for new members to accumulate points to get new pokemon quickly, with a random egg being their only option for a quick pokemon. If they don't ref, then winning battles is the only way to get points, and if you only do 1 on 1 and you lose, then that's an income of 1 point for a week or two of battling.

Mods/Vets whatever have large teams, and it gets hard to keep using those pokemon regularly to warrant having them. I like a lot of the pokemon I have, and have either given them tutored moves, or customised their sprites to show it. But I have a lot of other pokemon I have never or very rarely used. Heck, some of them are from the last tree. I've got to the point that I only want certain pokemon on my team now, ones that I am purposefully looking for in the Safari Zone. If they appear for offer in the tree, then I may get them then, but I don't want to fill my team with lots of random pokemon I may not want or never use.

Don't think it's a blight on you who are offering me bundles, I really appreciate that you think highly of me to want to buy eggs or items for me. But in the long run, I would rather see them go to someone who will get more use out of them, than to see your hard earned points squander at the back of my VS Seeker with little to no experience.

This is more eloquent than I would have put it. If you happen to figure out what we may want, then that's more than enough for us. Don't feel bad. We really do appreciate it. In time, we'll soon have small teams too, and then those bundles will seem attractive again.

[Emerald_Gen.3]

This is more eloquent than I would have put it. If you happen to figure out what we may want, then that's more than enough for us. Don't feel bad. We really do appreciate it. In time, we'll soon have small teams too, and then those bundles will seem attractive again.

You want my Lloyd in the bundle I was gonna give you huh :U

[DarkestLight]

No.

I got something in store once my Gym is updated....

[Cynder]

New Pokemon revealed again! I don't like this one very much, you'll find it on Serebii. HOWEVER I stumbled on these earlier, and they look pretty official!




Pleasepleaseplease be real, I love that Fennekin evolution to bits!

[Oslo]

Kyubimon ain't pleased. :x



EDIT: Oh mah gawd, the new sword Pogey is Steel/Ghost! I've been wanting that type combination for ages! Cofagrigus didn't provide but this thingy will!



Ten bucks says it makes it onto DL's Gym squad.

[RaZoR LeAf]

Is that... a sword pokemon...!? I think I am going to die from AWESOME overload.

Ten bucks says it makes it onto DL's Gym squad.

No deal.

[Puma]

Yeah, it looks pretty cool, although I wished so hard that these be the real ones:

Well, they are not, but still look pretty awesome!

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

The tail is opening?!?

[MeLoVeGhOsTs]

Yeah, it looks pretty cool, although I wished so hard that these be the real ones:

Well, they are not, but still look pretty awesome!

They are pretty cool, especially the grass one. I adore the water one too, freaking sick mate!

Too bad.

[Oslo]

Yeah, that thing is crazy awesome. With a wicked design and optimal typing (only one weakness if it has Levitate!), I think it might end up being pretty common around here. I'm willing to forgive the underwhelming name. wait we don't know its english name

[DarkestLight]

>.> ??

Steel/Ghost needed to happen in Gen III.

I mean....it's a damn ghost sword. But it still doesn't' do anything to get me excited...

Maybe when I see its movepool, I'll get happy happy about it. Still underwhelmed by X/Y

[Oslo]

I mean....it's a damn ghost sword. But it still doesn't' do anything to get me excited...

[Rossymore]

I want these games more and more with every passing day. This might be my favorite generation since Gen V, which is my favorite generation since Gen IV, which is my favorite genera- yeah, you get the idea. I'm still interested to see more evolutions of previous gen Pokemon and some more legendaries. I think there'll be less legendaries then previous gen, hopefully less than 7.

Also, DL, what would impress you about this upcoming gen? Since I'm so hyped for these games. Am I just easily impressed, easy to catch?
I just wanted to use that emote.

[Emerald_Gen.3]

I think there'll be less legendaries then previous gen, hopefully less than 7.

EDIT:



Maybe if the Ghost Sword was modeled after this maybe DL would have as much of a nerdgasm as us. #TalesofSymphonia

[RaZoR LeAf]

Maybe if the Ghost Sword was modeled after this maybe DL would have as much of a nerdgasm as us. #TalesofSymphonia

Soul Calibur you mean.

Also, it has an English name now. Honedge. Kinda cool. It's a sword possessed by a spirit that drains the life force of those who wield it. Much like afore mentioned Soul Calibur.

[Blademaster]

Ghost Pokemon once again being crazy awesome. It won't be long now before we start combining Pokemon like these and making supersoldiers.

Imagine a Hariyama wearing a Golurk and wielding a pair of these things.

[Aerbrodactyl]

Not too fussed on the new 'mon, guess Pokémon that are actually cool looking I don't like.

[Knight of Time]

lol, the floating sword idea is something I definitely approve of. As a player of many RPG games (not just the Legend of Zelda series), I have seen quite a few floating swords (including one in Phantasy Star II that can be deadly to an unlucky comrade even if he or she is at full health)...because of that, I am fairly sure this Pokemon will be quite interesting to add to my team once X/Y are out in North America...it's certainly a Pokemon I'd consider choosing for our future X/Y Pokemon giveaway, once that event rolls around.

[Oslo]

Grey names the new Pokemon from now on. I will send an email to GameFreak to inform them of this personnel change.

[Knight of Time]

If Honedge stays as the name of the new sword Pokemon, I think Hexcalibur might actually fit well as a nickname just incase someone here gets one by the time of the X/Y giveaway. That's just my two cents on the issue anyway.

[RaZoR LeAf]

Kusanaghoul?

It's certainly looking like the most popular at the moment. I still love Chespin. I really hope his evos don't disappoint like many have recently.

[DarkestLight]

>.> If it looked like Soul Edge, I'da been suspect about it. But #TalesofSymphonia? You lose points for that hashtag #abuse.


To answer that question about what would entice me..I'm not sure.

I feel like the series is doing what it needs to do-a generation or two late. All of the innovation we are seeing are fine and dandy, but seriously, swarm tactics should have been in place in Platinum (Zubat alone..) Yes, we needed more multi-place hitting moves, but we got enough of them by Gen 4 to make it worthwhile. Sky battles have been long coming since Ranger II, and a new region was necessary for this global franchise.

So-none of these innovation are making me go "YES!" It's more like "Finally!" So, I am not sure what it is going to take. I think also, that I'm excited for everyone else to enjoy the games for these same innovations-and to bring to light things I may not initially see and vice versa. The learning and culmination of understanding this game is going to bring me the most joy.

>.> Now if they have a Pokemon called Meteoroth that evolves when holding Honedge and call it Wingblade...then we might get somewhere #FFVIIallday

[DarkestLight]

Wtf. I've seen the sword'mon unsheathed.

It looks like Soul CALIBUR :/ Suspect, Gamefreak. Suspect.

[BTPoke]

Just looks like a regular sword to me

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

[RaZoR LeAf]

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

You won.

[Oslo]

btw, Oslo knows he's behind on a few reffings/battles and will try to have his shit together tomorrow. :3 In the meantime...



What the eff? D: Is it just me or is that tentacled penguin creature the ugliest thing in the entire universe? Probopass and Garbodor look like they could model for Ralph Lauren by comparison. It's even worse because it's apparently Dark/Psychic, which is a type combo I've wanted to see for a while. Now we've got it and... ugh. :/

[Underscore]

I honestly think Probopass looks worse and it seems more like a squid than a tentacled-penguin creature. Water/Dark or Water/Psychic, I think, is more fitting. And I wonder how that Sword thing would attack using Sword like move (e.g. Slash, Cut).The only reasonable way I could think of is to levitate up side down and swing its butt-side.

[RaZoR LeAf]

It's a bird/quid/penguin/parrot thing. I can't decide if it's horrible, or if I want it!

[BTPoke]

Reminds me of Ursula from The Little Mermaid

[Emerald_Gen.3]

Reminds me of Ursula from The Little Mermaid

Speaking of Ursula

[Cynder]

Far more excited for THIS thing:



It's a plague doctor! (healer ability, perfume pokemon, etc.) I REALLY want this to evolve into a badass looking evil pink plague doctor, give me this one nintendo ohpleaseohpleaseohpleaseeee ((considering getting Y purely for this little cutie :3))

[RaZoR LeAf]

It looks like it could turn into a flamingo