Re: General chat: Talk about literally anything because you do anyway.

by invisibleTerrarium Tue Apr 29, 2014 5:04 pm

If we're only talking about people who actually post, it was probably me or Sharpedo, whoever he is.

by cephalopodAscendant Tue Apr 29, 2014 5:09 pm

I just glanced over the member list, and Air12473 is the most recent person to join who's actually made more than one post (other than Crobat, who we're not counting). We've also got a fair number of people who've joined but never posted.

by kotakun Tue Apr 29, 2014 5:17 pm

seriosuly noone new since febuary noone who has posted since october and noone who has been active since august we need to step it up and do something thatll make everyone in the other thread come here

i suggest some sort of event with pokemon that can only be done here like join the forums win a great pokemon prize like your favorite song redone in the rse soundfont that might draw in some interest to get more people coming over here
or we could kidnap a mod though that might be worse for us it would be more noteworthy

by cephalopodAscendant Tue Apr 29, 2014 5:19 pm

How about we save the whole "kidnapping a mod" thing for April Fools Day? That way we have plausible deniability should things go horribly wrong.

by Dregadude Tue Apr 29, 2014 5:23 pm

d_what wrote:OH OH OH DIBS

==> Retrieve ARMS I mean SHARPEDOS!! Retrieve the SHARPEDOOOS!!

:D

General chat: Talk about literally anything because you do anyway. - Page 17 Sharpedo

You cannot retrieve SHARPEDOOOS as you do not have a name yet! Before anything else you must name this SHARPEDO.

Spoiler:

by kotakun Tue Apr 29, 2014 5:28 pm

cephalopodAscendant wrote:How about we save the whole "kidnapping a mod" thing for April Fools Day? That way we have plausible deniability should things go horribly wrong.

you mean when things go horribly wrong because the best plans are ones where that is included also thats like eleven months away itll be ages before we can enact that cant we just run over and grab say wesfoxx or kier they posted recently there theyre sure to be noticed

by d_what Tue Apr 29, 2014 6:11 pm

OH OH I KNOW I KNOW!!

==> Señor Rufflekinston I!

(His father was Señor Rufflekinston II, and his father was Señor Rufflekinston III, and his father was Señor Rufflekinston IV... there was an accident with a contraceptive and a time ma... i can't do this)

by Spark Eletran Tue Apr 29, 2014 10:54 pm

guys :OOO

this counts as news right
ish

by Dregadude Tue Apr 29, 2014 11:30 pm

d_what wrote:OH OH I KNOW I KNOW!!

==> Señor Rufflekinston I!

(His father was Señor Rufflekinston II, and his father was Señor Rufflekinston III, and his father was Señor Rufflekinston IV... there was an accident with a contraceptive and a time ma... i can't do this)

That sounds stupid. You'll keep the name SHARPEDO.

Your name is SHARPEDO. As was previously mentioned it is your SHARPEDO. A number of SHARPEDOs are scattered about your SHARPEDO. You have a variety of SHARPEDOs . You have a passion for SHARPEDO. You like to program SHARPEDOs but you are NOT VERY GOOD AT IT. You have a fondness for SHARPEDO, and are an aspiring AMATEUR SHARPEDO. You also like to play SHARPEDO sometimes.

What will you do?

Spoiler:

by d_what Wed Apr 30, 2014 8:26 am

I'd have bought it 5, maybe 6 years ago. Not now, though. Wouldn't be much point. I already have Colors!3D and I don't use it TOO much, but can still draw Pokemon on it if I want.

But I'd recommend it for those tutorials if any of you guys want to learn to draw. Nobody's really born an artist, everyone can do it if they try to learn properly.

Or buy a book.
http://www.drawright.com/

==> Equip Strife Specibus

Edit:
Topic fueled by curiosity: Assume I was making a Pokemon rom game and all of you guys were in it as important NPCs (whose role would be decided later). The twist in the game is that each and every trainer team has a relatively obvious gimmick, whether it's a battling one, or something in design. Not every NPC has to have a full team of 6 and in fact most wouldn't.

What team would you like to have? Doesn't have to be special or anything. Assuming different game versions, it could change, or swap completely if it was a pre- and post- storyline version Gym Leaders or Elite Four, or Tower/Subway/Maison guys.

I'd have a cameo in it as some guy in a swamp somewhere, with a team of Life Orb Seismitoad, Leftovers Toxicroak, and a Damp Rock Politoed. With an option of Greninja or Poliwrath maybe.

by invisibleTerrarium Wed Apr 30, 2014 10:32 am

Something really stupid.
Like a bunch of smearges or something.

by d_what Wed Apr 30, 2014 11:01 am

Actually that was one of the ideas I had Neutral

You can do an awful lot with them, each one with it's own bizzare moves. Obviously ones with Legendary Signature moves would be in the game somewhere, and they would be absolutely terrible.

I also thought of having a team of Dittos. But against any remotely stall-ish team they'd lose hard and fast. So. 4 Dittos, Gothitelle, and Gengar. For trapping and surgical wall removal.

OH and then I'd have a guy in there. Just a guy. A faintly annoying guy with no interesting personality, just a guy that shows up EXACTLY where the points during gameplay that you don't want interruptions during and the points where you've completely forgotten him cross over. He'll have different Pokemon each time... but each time, all of his Pokemon will be the exact same. Which is fine when they're all Magikarp but pretty sucky when he's spamming Scarf Garchomp.

by Captain Wed Apr 30, 2014 1:00 pm

I think our main problem is that as a forum, we only have like one thread that is frequently used, and that's this one. It's more a skype for people who dont use skype (as in, keeping in touch with friends) than actually discussing Pokemon in much detail, I feel. The only other threads I frequently see updated at all are the replay thread and like some odd individual threads (like OJ's sigquote thread).

by Sharpedo Wed Apr 30, 2014 2:46 pm

Dregadude wrote:
Your name is SHARPEDO. As was previously mentioned it is your SHARPEDO. A number of SHARPEDOs are scattered about your SHARPEDO. You have a variety of SHARPEDOs . You have a passion for SHARPEDO. You like to program SHARPEDOs but you are NOT VERY GOOD AT IT. You have a fondness for SHARPEDO, and are an aspiring AMATEUR SHARPEDO. You also like to play SHARPEDO sometimes.

>ELABORATE ON THE RULES OF 'PLAYING' SHARPEDO

by cephalopodAscendant Wed Apr 30, 2014 2:48 pm

GUYS THAT MARIO KART 8 DIRECT THE HYPE I CAN'T EVEN

by d_what Wed Apr 30, 2014 4:13 pm

Umm, just wondering, but.. Why?

Gotta say, I am genuinely worried about the Wii U. For so many reasons, but mostly... I feel it isn't gonna pull through and won't be worth what I spend on it.

by cephalopodAscendant Wed Apr 30, 2014 4:53 pm

Because the game looks freaking amazing? And I got mine a while ago, so I might as well enjoy it.

by Spark Eletran Wed Apr 30, 2014 5:25 pm

dude, dwhat
the wii u is amazing
its big problem is the lack of proper marketing and third-parties yeah but the actual system and its games are MARVELOUS
and i can only say one thing about the mario kart 8 direct
...okay two
1- DESTROYING BLUE SHELLS
2- IS THAT THE FUCKING DEATH STAR ON RAINBOW ROAD OR WHAT
I'M PRETTY SURE THAT'S LIKE THE FUCKING DEATH STAR

by cephalopodAscendant Wed Apr 30, 2014 5:30 pm

AND THERE'S A BLOOPER SPACESHIP.

Also the retro tracks have gotten massive bumps in visuals and music, and in most cases layout.

But yeah, the Wii U is just having the same issues that the 3DS did at launch. I think Smash Bros. is really going to draw people in, and Mario Kart 8 definitely won't hurt.

by Spark Eletran Wed Apr 30, 2014 5:41 pm

hell ye
was anyone expecting wario stadium for the ds to show up btw? i sure wasnt
ALSO IS THAT NEW SNOW LEVEL A TROPICAL FREEZE-THEMED ONE
IT SHOULD BE

by d_what Wed Apr 30, 2014 6:07 pm

But the timeframe is completely off:( the 3DS was slow to start, yes, but the wiiU is positively glacial by comparison. Also, it could ride on the DS's coat tails; the Wii wasn't entirely popular by the end of it a life cycle either. Also, the 3DS (besides mobile games, which don't really count) didn't have a major competitor. Vita didn't do well. The Wii U has TWO, both of which are both superior in specs and genuinely doing well. Meanwhile, Nintendo shows no signs of doing anything differently - we were always gonna get a SSB and a Mario Kart.

Le sigh.

Good games I bought for the Wii:

Galaxy 1 and 2
mk Wii
Brawl
PKMN battle revolution (shite, but it WOULD sway me to get a console anyway)
Sin and Punishment 2
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Crystal Bearer
World of Goo (heheh Very Happy

)

And then came either the shovelware or games I just did not like (Mario Party, Sonic and the Secret Rings).

If I had the Wii U, would I buy the same set of games? Assuming I ended up with the same amount of games in my collection, which is likely. I don't buy too often. But yeah, I would. They were all fun to play.

But would I buy the console if I knew those were the only games I ended up liking? No. My Wii went largely unused between game releases. Nothing wowed me enough to get me to buy unknown games. I was still on the fence about Monster Hunter, to be honest. And I don't know if I'd buy Bayonetta or X or the wonderful 101 if it came down to it.

Which is worrying! Nintendo should at the very least have my support if not a stranger's. But they act almost as though we should be thanking them for the meagre fare they provide, treating every release as a gift from god. If we act like that it's only because there are so few worth reacting over :/

by phantasmalDexterity Thu May 01, 2014 5:13 am

Does any of you have a Stealth Rock, Thick Fat Swinub?

by d_what Thu May 01, 2014 5:28 am

I have a thick fat swinub iirc but it probably doesn't have SR, don't even know if it's female. I can have a look and try to make one happen if you want but you'd be better off trying yourself also because I don't know how long it will take.

Question though, why Stealth Rock? SR is great on the lead mamoswine set but that one really wants Endeavour (and oblivious probably). The offensive sets need all the moveslot they can get.
Edit: OH AND 29 HP IVs! If you're using Life Orb it'll reduce the damage from it and from stealth rock. Wow breeding mamoswine sure is complicated.

by phantasmalDexterity Thu May 01, 2014 6:44 am

SR is a good move to have. I've just started with the planning of this team, so I'm just contemplating my choices.

by d_what Thu May 01, 2014 6:55 am

Good idea. Best to have all options available rather than regret working on a useless pokemon later.

On that note, should I try to get a swinub with Icicle Spear too? Whatever egg I hatch is gonna have Thick Fat, SR, Freeze Dry, Icicle Crash and a jolly nature just because it's convenient, but I can work in Icicle Spear too with relatively little inconvenience if you want.

(I actually want a Mamoswine myself, but... Tutors Sad

)

For those interested: http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/mamoswine.3495112/#post-5104632

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