Ether Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Hmm... when is this starting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Kamon Posted November 12, 2013 Author Share Posted November 12, 2013 (edited) From Thursday 11/14 you'll have one week of time to prepare your teams. So the tournament will begin on Friday 11/22. For round 1, you'll have to battle against all the others within 4-5 days max (Scenario A) or 2-3 days (Scenario B). Edited November 12, 2013 by Alfred Kamon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinumi Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 I'll participate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruity Insanity Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 (edited) You can ask Fruity Insanity. He made an evasion double team but it wasn't invincible and it didn't rely entirely on luck. He mostly lost to players who had some great and quick firepower, or combos that ignore evasion like Hail + Blizzard. It's still really annoying if I get enough time to set up. I've had more than a few people disconnect on me. D: But it's not good enough to be a reliable team, no. As long as you hit fast and hard, evasion isn't really a problem. Edited November 12, 2013 by Fruity Insanity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AssassinSevera Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Sign me up! NOOOOO! I wanted us to choose our partners! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gcubedude Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 I'm in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinigo Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Would make it But vacation I can't wait to watch the battles though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Safyrya Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 I am DOWN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungXehanort Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 I'll join in, this will be fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Lightning Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Now that I've had a day to sulk and mourn over my hard work in IV breeding going to waste.... I'm joining! Gonna try to feel optimistic about this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Kamon Posted November 13, 2013 Author Share Posted November 13, 2013 Now that I've had a day to sulk and mourn over my hard work in IV breeding going to waste.... I'm joining! Gonna try to feel optimistic about this! Who knows, maybe you'll pair up with someone who agrees to make use of the pokémon you have already trained, or if you're lucky enough, with the person (LuxSpes I suppose) you were willing to be in team with. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruity Insanity Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Question: When we get paired up, can we strategize with our team mates beforehand, or are we informed immediately before battling, thus rendering strategizing useless??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuxSpes Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Who knows, maybe you'll pair up with someone who agrees to make use of the pokémon you have already trained, or if you're lucky enough, with the person (LuxSpes I suppose) you were willing to be in team with. :) Nah, we agreed that we would not use the pokemon that we bred for our team with other people. We worked hard on it so that our respective 3 pokes worked well with the other half of the team. May seem kind of weird that we restrict out use of the few comp worthy poke we have, but after we planned it together, would feel bad to use it with someone else and/or against each other. And I'll be joining too. I'm still a bit butthurt that the vote of non-participant were counted and that I have to re-plan a whole new team, but the idea of a tournament is fun. Just hope I'll have the time to play. End of semester is coming pretty fast (Only 2 more weeks before exams ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintessence Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 I won't be joining 8( I'm doing finals between this week and the next two so I won't have room for this, although I'd love to join :) Also, I lack a full team, so yeah... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruity Insanity Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Also, I lack a full team, so yeah... But you only need three Pokémon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintessence Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 But you only need three Pokémon... Still not the appropriate ones. I only have Gardevoir and 2 Lucarios, and I won't be battling with such. I'm training other pokes though but won't be in time for the tournament u.u Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Kamon Posted November 14, 2013 Author Share Posted November 14, 2013 Today is the last day to sign up~ As of now we've 18 people, meaning 9 couples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NathanNova Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 I join. what do I do now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Kamon Posted November 14, 2013 Author Share Posted November 14, 2013 I join. what do I do now? Wait for tomorrow when the couples are made, then you and your partner can decide how to build your team. The tournament starts next week. (everything is written in the first post, btw) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anacybele Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 I wish I could join, but I'm afraid I don't have a team that's worth using in this since it seems to mostly be competitive. Also, you'll need a number of players that's divisible by 4, not 2. So you have enough to fill every battle. 9 pairs won't be enough, as you'll have one team leftover if you divide them up for battles since 18 is not divisible by 4. You'll need 10 pairs at the soonest, meaning 20 players. Two more people should join this before it starts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Kamon Posted November 14, 2013 Author Share Posted November 14, 2013 (edited) I wish I could join, but I'm afraid I don't have a team that's worth using in this since it seems to mostly be competitive. Also, you'll need a number of players that's divisible by 4, not 2. So you have enough to fill every battle. 9 pairs won't be enough, as you'll have one team leftover if you divide them up for battles since 18 is not divisible by 4. You'll need 10 pairs at the soonest, meaning 20 players. Two more people should join this before it starts. It is, in fact. But wouldn't this be a great chance to start building a competitive team with someone? It surely helps a lot in improving your skills and all~ If you're willing to give your best I don't think the person you team up with will see you as a weight even if you have no experience in competitive battling yet. By the way. . . In Scenario A, we don't need to be divisible by 4, since everyone battles anyone in any case. And Scenario A definitely won this. Though I came up with an idea to better the whole situation: What about having Scenario A for the first round and Scenario B for the second one? For example: - Beginning of the tournament: 10 couples - Every couple fights with the other 9 - The 4 couples who won the most pass to round 2 - Round 2 is basically a Scenario B where you have couple1VScouple2 and couple3VScouple4. - Round 3 is the final match between the two winning couples. What do you think? In my opinion going through Scenario A for the whole tournament will make it VERY repetitive. Edited November 14, 2013 by Alfred Kamon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ether Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Yeah, that's actually what I thought it would be from the start. Round Robin until we have a top 4, swiss style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylphid Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 I wish I could join, but I'm afraid I don't have a team that's worth using in this since it seems to mostly be competitive. Also, you'll need a number of players that's divisible by 4, not 2. So you have enough to fill every battle. 9 pairs won't be enough, as you'll have one team leftover if you divide them up for battles since 18 is not divisible by 4. You'll need 10 pairs at the soonest, meaning 20 players. Two more people should join this before it starts. I don't see how not having a team prevents you from joining, since everyone has a week to build a team. If it's building a competitive team that's scaring you away, you could just decide what general strategy and pokemon you want to use, and get those pokemon without caring about EVs, IVs and so on. That shouldn't take too much time, right? Wouldn't having 4 battles in the first round be enough? For example, randomly divide the 10 pairs into 2 groups, everyone in that group battles each other, and the two with most wins advance to a basic knockout tournament style round 2? 9 battles could get hard to accomplish, considering timezones and that everyone needs sleep. Although the cool guys don't need sleep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuxSpes Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 It is, in fact. But wouldn't this be a great chance to start building a competitive team with someone? It surely helps a lot in improving your skills and all~ If you're willing to give your best I don't think the person you team up with will see you as a weight even if you have no experience in competitive battling yet. By the way. . . In Scenario A, we don't need to be divisible by 4, since everyone battles anyone in any case. And Scenario A definitely won this. Though I came up with an idea to better the whole situation: What about having Scenario A for the first round and Scenario B for the second one? For example: - Beginning of the tournament: 10 couples - Every couple fights with the other 9 - The 4 couples who won the most pass to round 2 - Round 2 is basically a Scenario B where you have couple1VScouple2 and couple3VScouple4. - Round 3 is the final match between the two winning couples. What do you think? In my opinion going through Scenario A for the whole tournament will make it VERY repetitive. I agree with this, it would be very repetitive otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Kamon Posted November 14, 2013 Author Share Posted November 14, 2013 Wouldn't having 4 battles in the first round be enough? For example, randomly divide the 10 pairs into 2 groups, everyone in that group battles each other, and the two with most wins advance to a basic knockout tournament style round 2? 9 battles could get hard to accomplish, considering timezones and that everyone needs sleep. Although the cool guys don't need sleep This is a great idea, thanks Sylph. ;) I second this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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