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je suis d'ailleurs
i dont do what i want, approved by cutie Spirit
taken over and OP by 49
old thread here
taken over and OP by 49
old thread here
>>credit to brightobject for the amazing banner, be sure to check out his his thread<<
Introduction
the overlying goal of this project is to encourage users to escape their useful 'comfort zones' as builders by utilizing pokemon less often seen or utilized effectively, perhaps due to perceived competition in its role, lower-tier status, or something else entirely. in doing so, one might hope for users to escape their respective 'comfort zones' as builders, making use of pokemon of lesser use, as well as perhaps introducing a pokemon that deserves more usage than it receives.
while i don't have any intention of pandering to anyone here, b.c frankly nobody wants to deal with that, i would like to lay down a basic idea of what one should be honing in on for this project:
while i don't have any intention of pandering to anyone here, b.c frankly nobody wants to deal with that, i would like to lay down a basic idea of what one should be honing in on for this project:
- what significant niche(s) do the pokemon in question fill?
- what kind of competition do these pokemon face in their particular role (if any), and if yes, then what traits allow them to distinguish themselves?
- does the current metagame tend to favour these pokemon? if not, what ways can these pokemon adapt such that these issues can be mitigated?
generally speaking, each round will be posted around sunday evening and subsequently end in the following sunday. theorymonning is definitely welcome, but let's strive to keep things grounded, and whenever possible, supporting your ideas via calcs, replays, and so forth are very much appreciated. again, i don't want to patronize anybody here, and it'll be that much easier to avoid it when everybody's remaining cool n collected.
as with previous iterations of this project, a laddering challenge will be incorporated here, with the prize being sorted at this time (usually half-ops in #rarelyused is the safe bet here), and your name and findings being stored in the ever-so-prestigious hall of fame. simply post the alt and pokemon you willing be using, along with at least one post at the end of the week documenting your experiences with it / them (though, of course, we actively encourage you to post additional information), and based off the standings at the end of the week, you could win. also, for the badge fiends out there, the ru mod team does indeed take notice to the active posters in threads such as these, so participation in this can play a role in netting a pre-contributor, or eventually full community contributor badges.
happy posting
as with previous iterations of this project, a laddering challenge will be incorporated here, with the prize being sorted at this time (usually half-ops in #rarelyused is the safe bet here), and your name and findings being stored in the ever-so-prestigious hall of fame. simply post the alt and pokemon you willing be using, along with at least one post at the end of the week documenting your experiences with it / them (though, of course, we actively encourage you to post additional information), and based off the standings at the end of the week, you could win. also, for the badge fiends out there, the ru mod team does indeed take notice to the active posters in threads such as these, so participation in this can play a role in netting a pre-contributor, or eventually full community contributor badges.
happy posting
