02-23-2017, 04:33 PM | #4551 |
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I really struggle to believe that they don't suspect Pokémon just to keep their preferred playstyle in favor.
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02-23-2017, 07:02 PM | #4552 |
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At least they've admitted Pheromosa is an S Rank mon finally instead of throwing it down to fucking A-.
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02-24-2017, 02:08 PM | #4553 |
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I have been doing some light investigation over the last 48 hours about the state of VGC 2017, and in so doing I have come to discover:
It looks like Nationals this year is to return to good ol' Indianapolis, Indiana. I'm stoked for that, and I might make a (very) late run bid to attend. We'll see.
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02-24-2017, 04:10 PM | #4554 |
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B-but it's so fragile! You can kill it easily! It's not a good sweeper because you can just one shot it with anyone!!!!!
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02-24-2017, 05:21 PM | #4555 |
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In regards with Trainer Tower. I've been referring to that site for a while now and can attest to how useful it is. Worthy of note for those who regularly use damage calcs is that its damage calculator is already set with the vgc 2017 metagane in mind, which is rather convenient for the sake of efficiency.
In regards with the balancing of the game... it is to my understanding that the game's balanced arouned doubles and that they basically gave up on trying for singles? I'm not really surprised to find the likes of Pheromosa dominating the OU singles front and nor do I really care since it is still very manageable in doubles. For that matter, I find none of the UB's are really that ridiculous under that format at all. The same kinda deal applied with plenty of the megas back in XY/ORAS. I mean, you would use them because they were undeniably good... but vgc is also the kind of format that makes running a friggin Pachirisu viable at the same time. |
02-25-2017, 12:46 AM | #4556 |
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Nugget Bridge got hacked and also was dying so those two things just kinda shut it down, which is unfortunate. Trainer Tower is p good
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02-25-2017, 02:37 AM | #4557 | |
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But the staff's explanations for why they made the change have softened the blow for me. Mostly, the age-old "We grew up ^^;" answer. "We no longer have the time to commit to the site that we did in the glory days. We have jobs, families, and other activities that demand our time. Sorry not sorry, this is life. ^^; " Paraphrased, of course, but essentially this. It makes me sad, but the writing was on the wall when good old Scott Glaza retired. While Trainer Tower's spot pieces on seven of the biggest names in VGC have been quite enjoyable to read over the past few days, what I'm really hoping for and looking forward to are articles of similar depth and flavor about the ongoing meta. I'd like to see a more detailed article perhaps written about the final round of the Anaheim Regionals (or IC, as the 2017 case is), not just the "here's a list of the winners" we were given. I'd enjoy an op-ed about the VGC 2017 meta, what has surprised people and what hasn't, why certain things are flourishing and why certain other things aren't, etc. I hope to see Trainer Tower (or if not them, then at least some other site) picking up the reins where Nugget Bridge left off and hosting some draft-style tournaments where the players are in a league. (Much like what our own kingofthestone did a few months ago right here on UPN.) I dunno. "We'll see," we'll see, we'll see. That's all I can really say. The death of Nugget Bridge is so recent -- hell, more accurate to say that it's still ongoing -- that it's still too soon to say with certainty who is going to fill the various voids left by their absence. Could just as easily be r/stunfisk or Showdown's VGC community as it could be a site like this.
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02-25-2017, 02:04 PM | #4558 |
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https://www.twitch.tv/onenationofgamers
I missed it yesterday and so far most of today too, but it looks like the two-day tournament being advertised by Geico on Trainer Tower is still ongoing if anyone would like to tune in and watch. The break just ended! EDIT: Correction -- rather than the Geico tournament, it looks like they're airing an actual official VGC tournament? O-o It's not the 8-man private tourney, it's an actual Regionals/IC or some such. Huh.
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02-26-2017, 01:21 AM | #4559 |
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So, Day 1 of the ONOG Pokemon Invitational just ended, and they were all amazing games. Also, top keks for Wolfey's commentary and Ogloza's Quick Claw Mudsdale. Remaining games are tomorrow starting at 5pm EST, and I'm definitely looking forward to that. The tournament can be restreamed as of right now, so in case anyone missed some of the games, be sure to check them out!
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02-28-2017, 01:17 AM | #4560 |
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(Part of?) Day 2 of the ONOG tournament has been uploaded to their YouTube channel here. About to go to bed so I'm not able to watch it all right now, but I have skipped ahead to a certain match that begins circa 2h22m ...
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02-28-2017, 08:21 AM | #4561 | |
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02-28-2017, 10:29 AM | #4562 | |
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Spoiler: show Anyway, confusion aside, you're clearly right that these games are from Day 2. Which then leaves us without any Day 1 games, but oh well. EDIT: Man, my confusion extended farther than I even recognized ... reading this article, I've only just now discovered that I was mistaken even about the natures of Groups A and B. I had thought that all eight players started off in Group A based on my misinterpretation of the tables I saw when tuning in to Alex vs. Markus a few nights ago, but it now is clear to me that Groups A and B are the two lobes of a bi-lobed Winners Bracket. Man. Did not realize this. Spelling it out for everyone who might have been confused by my earlier misinformation ... (SPOILERS!) Spoiler: show The only thing that confuses me about this is ... while it seems to kinda sorta be a double elimination tournament, it appears from what I've witnessed so far that the losers of Day 2 Group A+B Round 3, who each only had one tournament loss, were knocked out of the tournament then and there. Is that the case? If so, it seems really unfair. If not, cool, more confusion on my part. :')
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02-28-2017, 03:26 PM | #4563 |
Sarasaland represent!
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lame title is lame
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02-28-2017, 09:08 PM | #4564 |
'Munds of fun
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04-23-2017, 05:00 PM | #4565 |
Sarasaland represent!
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04-27-2017, 09:01 AM | #4566 |
CAN'T BELIEVE KH3 IS HERE
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05-07-2017, 02:16 AM | #4567 |
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05-12-2017, 05:24 AM | #4568 |
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05-30-2017, 09:06 AM | #4569 |
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I'd Say This Isn't Too Bad For One's First Gen 7 Match...
But that would imply that there were more Alolan 'mon than the Bulu in the front, no? |
06-06-2017, 09:46 AM | #4570 |
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So, Baton Pass gets a suspectless boot from OU entirely. Thoughts and opinions, if a little late, and predictions on when the fuck lion genie will get banned?
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06-06-2017, 11:22 AM | #4571 |
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TDK stop being a fucking five year old and run a meta correctly.
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06-06-2017, 11:59 PM | #4572 |
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lol he finally achieved his dream
But for real it's weird as fuck having a guy I was somewhat friends with be the head of OU or whatever he is.
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06-14-2017, 03:25 AM | #4573 |
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06-19-2017, 10:51 PM | #4574 |
Sarasaland represent!
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08-03-2017, 12:10 AM | #4575 |
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Uhhhhhh ... (Just skip to Turn 9.)
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