OzAndrew's April-Esque Cafe of Corruption, Bitchiness & Crying Children (Chat Thread)

[Andrew]

I blame the lack of posts on the SHITTY TITLE!

Um... what else to say.. Drawn Together... is AWESOME

[Blademaster]

I blame the lack of posts on Andrew's negative attitude scaring away the customers.

[Chris 2.1]

Ok so does anyone have a Psyduck or Golduck they want to trade/sell? If not I'll catch my own, I just thought I'd check since a few people have them.

[Greyfox]

Ok so does anyone have a Psyduck or Golduck they want to trade/sell? If not I'll catch my own, I just thought I'd check since a few people have them.

I may decide suddenly to "hand over" my golduck, if you'd like. Depends on the price, however.

-Grey

[The_Missing_Link]

I may decide suddenly to "hand over" my golduck, if you'd like. Depends on the price, however.

-Grey

He already caught a Psyduck, I believe

[Silencer]

I blame the lack of posts on Andrew's negative attitude scaring away the customers.

Nah, that's a crowdmagnet, everyone wants to see the village idiot (hope that doesn't come back to bite me in the ass)

[Andrew]

Banned. Fucker.

[Blademaster]

Nah, that's a crowdmagnet, everyone wants to see the village idiot

(hands clamped over mouth; making choked laughing-noises)

I'd say it's funny because it's true.... but.... eh, I dunno how to end that sentence. :p

[MeLoVeGhOsTs]

Woooooow! MOTM! Hurray Hurray Hurray!! Thanks for liking me. *runs off with points*

[Elec Man EXE]

Congrats on MotM MLG (ugh, too many abbreviations!).

[Silencer]

Ok so it did come back to bite me in the ass.

So 5 free points for MOTM huh? Could always be usefull... Where do I sign up for buttkissing?

[Chris 2.1]

Lol you get member of the month by being a good member; not spamming up the Generic Chat Thread, not being an impatient whiny b!tch when matches are slow, being polite and whatnot and being a good ref. Those are all individual factors we would take into consideration when choosing a member of the month.

and yes, you can win it twice.

[Silencer]

Lol you get member of the month by being a good member; not spamming up the Generic Chat Thread (damn) , not being an impatient whiny b!tch when matches are slow (50-50) , being polite (does most of the time count) and whatnot and being a good ref (approve me then ). Those are all individual factors we would take into consideration when choosing a member of the month.

and yes, you can win it twice.

I'm spamming up the chat thread since I get bored easily, ok I whine sometimes but that's when I can't get a ref (or I have to wait over a month, and that only happened once), I'm pretty polite besides my last remark about Andrew. And a ref I'm not yet. Or does unapproved count?

[Chris 2.1]

I wasn't specifically reffering to you there haha. Unapproved refs do count since you still ref. Just keep wearing that smile and I'm sure it'll pay off.

[Elec Man EXE]

So guys... I'm thinking of implementing stats in my future reffings, but in a limited fasion. Something based on the highest and lowest stats of the pokemon in question, as far as Attack stats and Defense stats, and HP. Speed is already considered in attack order and whatnot, so thats exempt.

For example, a Jolteon. Best stat is Sp. Attack. So all special attacks used would get a 1-2% power boost. Worst stat is defense, so all physical attacks against Jolteon would do 1-2% more damage. A Slowking would get a Sp. Defense boost and take 1-2% less damage from special attacks, while also having a lower attack, 1-2% less damage using physical attacks. A Wailord would get 10% extra HP (for 110% at full health), while having lowered Special Defense (since both D and SD are the same, I just pick the one that makes the most "sense" to me).

Just a little something to further differentiate pokemon from one another, other than just moveset or speed.

Good idea? Bad idea? Idea thats going to get me chased with pitchforks and torches?

[Chris 2.1]

It's a nice idea but very complex. It might become a little too much. I can't see it being implemented into standard reffings but if you want to do it, go ahead.

[Silencer]

Seems good by me except for the HP... Having a pokémon get a bonus because of that isn't really fair IMO.

[Elec Man EXE]

I thought so at first too Silencer, but then I started thinking. A physical defense boost (at 1-2% damage reduction per attack) potentially gives a pokemon just as much extra "HP" as the health boost itself, just in a different form. Just depends on how many physical attacks get used.

[Chris 2.1]

I think, seeing as the main ASB Tourney is finishing soon, we should perhaps consider the next Tournament. The Tiny Tourney is nearing the finals as well so yea.

Now I for one like the idea about the Random Tourney; in which you are given a team of random Pokemon and fight against each other.

Obviously we're pitching ideas. And these initial ideas are pretty, well, initial. So we don't have to get too in depth here because we'll start going in circles.

How many spaces should we have? We had 16 for the first ASB Tourney and it's taken over a year. 8 is quite a small amount. I think 16 would work if we made sure refs were efficient and fast, and so were the battlers.

[Ultimate Charizard]

I agree that 16 is do-able as long as the whole process is more efficient than the last one. (Reffings on time) etc.
All i could suggest is that to anyone wanting to be a ref for this, havea good think. If you know your not going to be able to be upto date dont offer to ref just for the sake of being a tourney ref.

One thing id like to suggest, rather than a Random pokemon tourney id say a Random arena tourney would be better (kinda the next level of the Indigo League Finals)

Each round the arena would change to something increasingly more difficult. For example the first round could be a Volcanic island where only types resistant to heat can fight, the second would be in the middle of the ocean and therefore water types or flying/floating pokemon could battle. The next could be set way up in the air for a flying battle....
If the tournament battler has no 'compatible' pokemon such as no Flyers for the sky battle then a random pokemon will be assigned etc....

[Silencer]

How about 12 entrants?

4 groups of 3 people. The underling matches will decide (2 points for win, 1 for tie and 0 for a loss). The people with the most points win. You might add something like KO'd pokémon incase 2 trainers get 3 points each (tie eachother and won against the other person)

[Chris 2.1]

UC: It's a cool idea, but you can have whatever arena you want in normal matches. I do like the idea of a Volcanic arena though.

[Elec Man EXE]

I like the aforementioned Random Tourney (pokemon) the best. Get people out of their "comfort zones" and force them to learn about some new pokemon. Might also want to make sure that they don't get any of the pokemon on their normal team (just repick another random pokemon if they do), so that people don't have an unfair advantage as far as having something they're familiar with.

[Ultimate Charizard]

See the thing is since theres very little difference between the pokemon (such as stats) then all the random Pokemon choice means is they have to look through a different Movepool than they normally would. Its not so much a Random pokemon Tourney more of 'who gets the better movepool'. Though infact thats all ASB is. There wont be a person here who has said at one point or another 'I really like (random pokemon) but this one has a much better movepool'.

If someone normally uses a Ninetales but gets an Arcanine in the Tourney then they still get the Standard Fire type moves with a few differences.

[Blademaster]

Sorry to interrupt, but I have a question.

I want a Shedinja, but not a crummy Ninjask. How would I work that? Can I just get a Nincada, have it battle, and then evolve it? Can I have it battle and then give it away? Does it have to battle at all? I'm totally confused...

[Chris 2.1]

You get both upon evolution. So you get 2 Pokemon from one. If you don't want the other then trade/sell it, or leech it onto someone at xmas.

[Silencer]

I'd love a Ninjask if you want someone to lose it to

[Blademaster]

So you get 2 Pokemon from one.

O_o

Does that mean one of them is free?

[Chris 2.1]

Umm well I suppose it is if you put it like that.

Shedinja becomes two Pokemon so you simply pay the 3 points to evolve it and get both. Since Shedinja is like an empty cocoon. Ninjask emerges from the back of the cocoon after evolution, and the cocoon is given life

[The Blue Avenger]

I thought the way it worked was that you had to have double the EXP and the points.

Edit: ...as it says in the Approval Tower.

[Chris 2.1]

Really? That makes sense. Umm has anyone noticed how I get everything wrong in here?

[Blademaster]

I thought the way it worked was that you had to have double the EXP and the points.

Edit: ...as it says in the Approval Tower.

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OK, you need to be quiet now.

(gets the sledgehammer)

[Ultimate Charizard]

Makes very little sense though.
Paying for a pokemon you simply dont want? Making it battle twice for double XP?

[The_Missing_Link]

Makes very little sense though.
Paying for a pokemon you simply dont want? Making it battle twice for double XP?

That's only if you want both of them though. If you want one, you just battle once

[Greyfox]

But... but... golduck's better...

*shrug* No matter. I like mine anyway... if I ever get back to battling, that is...

-Grey

[The Blue Avenger]

Hey! Look who's back... again!

I wouldn't mind having a Golduck. It'd go well with my gym arena.

[Andrew]

Ducky really doesn't strike me as being too rad.... but sure! Get one!

[Ultimate Charizard]

Hmmm ok, new board....we've lost alot of stuff guys. Infact i cant see alot on the Tourneys board. Wheres the November contest gone?
And on further inspection....the Approval Tower and pretty much everything except the Bank.

Good job you can get back to see the old board.

[Silencer]

also it seems that the posts made during the last week are gone aswell. I can notice off my battles

[Pichu Luver]

Ello people, if you look in annoucemtns the link to the SMF board is there. I also put it in my sig though, cause I didn't realize it at first either, and I was er, amused.

PS Silencer-You dont' have to PM me again as I have the PM of yours there.