The Secret Time Out Files Part 1: The Slowpoke years

[MarbleZone]

Originally Posted by Talon87

If only the default Haxorus had been some other color than a variant of pea green. Then maybe. Maybe. I also would've liked him to be Dragon/Fighting. [/DUAL TYPE ALLLLLL THE POKÉMON! :D]

If it was Dragon/Fighting maybe I'd look for one in here, and even then Fraxure>Haxorus in design, imo. Don't know why, it just didn't click with me as much as I thought it would, and I ended up liking every other Gen V dragon line more. :P

[DaveTheFishGuy]

Yeah I never clicked with Haxorus. Druddigon all the way.

Also my ASB Druddigon is Dragon/Fighting!

[Talon87]

Druddigon's a bit of a mess. I want to like him, but he feels like "Talon's UPN Skin - The Pokémon!" with that color scheme. Then there's the fact that he doesn't evolve. Then there's the fact that he's a boring monotype Dragon. As a middle stage evolution in a three-stage family, he looks amazing. As the final stage in such a family, he looks too short and stocky. And then he's not even the final stage of a three-stage family. He's the only stage of a single-stage family. I dunno. I don't hate Druddigon, but I really, really wanted to like him much more than I've ever been able to.

Would I pick Druddigon over Haxorus? Hard to say. Not a fan of Haxorus's design. (That neck. That bipedalism. That distinct lack of wings.) But I dunno, I don't really hate Haxorus either. Like Druddigon, I'm just sort of neutral towards him. I can see a lot to hate, I can also see a lot to love.

Gen 5 favorites ... Galvantula and Volcarona pretty much take the award home for Team Bug all on their own, but I think that Lilligant, Whimsicott, and Ferrothorn politely cough and ask them where they're taking Team Grass's trophy, and Minccino and Cinccino remain two of my favorite Pokémon designs of all time, so even all by their lonesome selves they do a good job representing Team Normal. I found a few designs and concepts to really love in Gen 5, but in the end it probably remains for me the single greatest swing and a miss of all time for Pokémon designs. So many bad ones. So many terribly, terribly bad ones. Definitely optimistically excited for Gen 6. Here's hoping they learned their mistakes from Gen 5 and they give us three starters whose final stages are all bitchin'. (I'm going to go curl up in the corner and cry if the Fire starter winds up being a furry humanshape. Then again, depending on the execution I might laugh my ass off. )

[Missingno. Master]

And as Zangoose day approaches, remember to give your bloodstained beasts with long claws (yet they can't learn Cut, what's up with that?) their gifts... while I do my best to keep Marvolo as far away from the calendar as possible.

[Raves]

Oh, wonderful.

Mine wanted some goodies anyways.

[Gemini Spark]

Originally Posted by Missingno. Master

And as Zangoose day approaches, remember to give your bloodstained beasts with long claws (yet they can't learn Cut, what's up with that?) their gifts... while I do my best to keep Marvolo as far away from the calendar as possible.

Yeah, which reminds me... Amethyst? Amethyst??

: *is already in hiding behind the Calendar shop door*

Aw, crud, she conveniently disappeared somewhere...

[lilboocorsola]

Druddigon always makes me think of the snap-dragonfly from Alice Through the Looking Glass.

Spoiler: show

That head is a raisin burning in brandy btw. And its body is made of plum pudding.

On a totally random note, I just discovered last night that The Ballad of the Goddesses from Skyward Sword is Zelda's Lullaby reversed. Mind blown.

[jolteonjak]

Lilblue, morg, please check in. Boston area colleges are shut down due to the manhunt over night.

[Slash]

I was concerned about my little buddy when I heard about the bombing a few days back, but I texted him and was relieved to learn he lives a full hour away.

In other news, I've had a swollen eye for about 2 days now.

[Ex-Admiral Insane]

An unofficial question, so I'll post it here rather than the FAQ since the answers will most probably depend on personal opinions.

I've read what needs to be done in order to apply for being an updater, but I'm certain there must be other unofficial criteria that must be filled such as at least 2 years of experience, at least so X amount of replies to updates, at least X amount of completed adventures, etc. What would these be? (in your opinion if must be)


Other question (posting this in the FAQ), I remember reading that you can't capture shiny Pokémon in adventures. That seems logical, for the same reason I expect you can't capture shadow Pokémon, legendaries or evolved forms. Where are these restrictions actually listed? because I'm betting there must be a few more rules like 'what type of items are allowed', 'to what extent you can have adventurers be able to capture a Pokémon', etc.

[Rakurai]

Seemed to me like the only real requirement for being an updater is to be able to write updates of good length and quality.

I don't think how long you've been a member is relevant, as someone could have lots of past writing experience from fan fics and other RPGs.

As far as the number of replies and completed adventures goes, seeing as that's tied to how often you're getting updates, that also doesn't seem like something that would be taken into consideration.

[DaveTheFishGuy]

I can't shake the feeling that the Casino is going to eat all of my money.

[Celebii151]

Originally Posted by Ex-Admiral Insane

An unofficial question, so I'll post it here rather than the FAQ since the answers will most probably depend on personal opinions.

I've read what needs to be done in order to apply for being an updater, but I'm certain there must be other unofficial criteria that must be filled such as at least 2 years of experience, at least so X amount of replies to updates, at least X amount of completed adventures, etc. What would these be? (in your opinion if must be)


Other question (posting this in the FAQ), I remember reading that you can't capture shiny Pokémon in adventures. That seems logical, for the same reason I expect you can't capture shadow Pokémon, legendaries or evolved forms. Where are these restrictions actually listed? because I'm betting there must be a few more rules like 'what type of items are allowed', 'to what extent you can have adventurers be able to capture a Pokémon', etc.

They were probably listed in the old FAQ.

Also, Rakurai has the criteria down. I became an updator after about 2 months, let alone years and had nearly zero writing experience.

[The Morg]

Still shut down. :<

[lilboocorsola]

Originally Posted by jolteonjak

Lilblue, morg, please check in. Boston area colleges are shut down due to the manhunt over night.

I'm here.

[SoS]

So I now own Fire Emblem: Awakening.

There go any chances I had of replying to my base/Cortoza this weekend :3

[Kindrindra]

Originally Posted by Son_of_Shadows

So I now own Fire Emblem: Awakening.

There go any chances I had of replying to my base/Cortoza this weekend :3

GOOD MAN

I'm about to finally get the stars in place to purchase my youngest sister a copy. Then we can all play and BWAHAHAHAHA

[Pest]

It's Rufflet day.

... Does anyone even have a Rufflet? I know there are like eight people who want one, but I've never seen one here.

[Gemini Spark]

No Rufflet around here, unfortunately. Quick, everyone hatch Flying Eggs so I can get one!

[SoS]

Originally Posted by Son_of_Shadows

So I now own Fire Emblem: Awakening.

There go any chances I had of replying to my base/Cortoza this weekend :3

And now I'm hungover. YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!

[Green Zubat]

Originally Posted by Talon87

Druddigon's a bit of a mess. I want to like him, but he feels like "Talon's UPN Skin - The Pokémon!" with that color scheme. Then there's the fact that he's a boring monotype Dragon.

Good, we need more fully-evolved pure-Dragons. You know there weren't any before Gen V, and even now there are only two (Druddigon included).

That distinct lack of wings.

Good, we need more Dragon-types like that too. Again, Haxorus & Kingdra are the only dragons that don't (even counting legendaries).

Then there's the fact that he doesn't evolve.

I'm starting to think you just hate novel type designs, now.

[...]

As a middle stage evolution in a three-stage family, he looks amazing. As the final stage in such a family, he looks too short and stocky.

I disagree. For a non-evolving Pokemon, Druddigon's about the right height and weight. I mean, I wouldn't mind seeing then given a prevo & an evo, like with Magmar and Rhydon and Jynx, but their good on their own too, like Mr. Mime before Jr. Mime stepped in.

Gen 5 favorites ... Galvantula and Volcarona pretty much take the award home for Team Bug all on their own,

Mmm, I dunno. I really like those two as well, but I personally value originality in designs more, and as such I think Accelgor & Escavalier take the biscuit for Gen V Team Bug. I mean, I'm not saying Volcarona & Galvantula are unoriginal, just that I feel like they're a bit overrated. I'm mean, Galvantula is basically just Electric Ariados.

Originally Posted by MarbleZone

If it was Dragon/Fighting maybe I'd look for one in here, and even then Fraxure>Haxorus in design, imo. Don't know why, it just didn't click with me as much as I thought it would, and I ended up liking every other Gen V dragon line more. :P

Me and several friends actually thought Haxorus would be Bug/Dragon when it first came out, and were a little disappointed it wasn't. Still love Haxorus, though, and can't wait to see what a real Bug/Dragon will look like.

[Celebii151]

Originally Posted by Green Zubat

Good, we need more Dragon-types like that too. Again, Haxorus & Kingdra are the only dragons that don't (even counting legendaries).

>Only dragons that don't have wings

Rayquaza, Garchomp, Dialga, Palkia and Arceus say hi.

Also, my favorite Dragon has got to be Flygon, but Druddigon is starting to grow on me.

[Talon87]

Originally Posted by Green Zubat

I'm starting to think you just hate novel type designs, now.

Wow. "Let's FLIP OUT, quote-reply to EVERYTHING he said, and throw personal attacks his way we have absolutely no evidence for." Because I clearly must hate novel type designs, what with me and my hatred of Groudon the Uncharacteristic Ground Type Design, Giratina the Uncharacteristic Dragon Type Design, or Chandelure the Uncharacteristic Ghost Type Design ... oh waiiiit ... [/heavy and at you] Relax. I didn't say I hate Druddigon, so you don't need to lash out with an impassioned defense of the guy like I'm Public Enemy #1. If you can't handle this ridiculously narrow level of difference in enjoyment, then this is all the more reason why people should quit fangushing about specific species in the TO.

[Green Zubat]

@Talon: If you think I'm "lashing out", I think you should take a look at your own reply just now. I wasn't personally attacking you in my post. You said some things about Druddigon I disagreed with, I wanted to share my reasons, all of which I did support with evidence (when presented as facts, not my opinion), btw. Also, I didn't quote-reply everything you said. Barely even half, in fact, not replying to anything after "Team Bug", just the bits I had stuff I wanted to talk about prior to that. I wasn't upset when I posted that, even with the "I'm starting to think you just hate novel type designs", it was just a joke.

If you're still upset, however, then PM me and we can talk about it

Originally Posted by Celebii151

>Only dragons that don't have wings

Rayquaza, Garchomp, Dialga, Palkia and Arceus say hi.

I was thinking non-legends when I posted that, which includes Garchomp; the fins on it's arms are called wings by the Pokedex several times. Though, for what it's worth, Palkia has wings on its back too.

[Toyo]

Also Arceus isn't technically a Dragon so w/e