Shoblongoo Posted February 21, 2018 Author Share Posted February 21, 2018 messaged @Michelaar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelaar Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Right. Milotic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerson Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 @DisobeyedCargo is up next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DisobeyedCargo Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Aerodactyl @X-Naut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-Naut Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Snorlax @Shoblongoo bring on the next round! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoblongoo Posted February 21, 2018 Author Share Posted February 21, 2018 (edited) Next Round: michelaar x-naut shoblongoo nym ether disobeyed cargo emerson deltre deltre emerson disobeyed cargo ether nym shoblongoo x-naut michelaar @Michelaar; you're up again Edited February 21, 2018 by Shoblongoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deltre Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 1/448. I'm out. Statistically, I'm twice as likely to boot up Binding Blade right now and get a perfect level up with Marcus. That's fact. No ill will to anyone participating, just giving y'all the heads up so you can sort it out now. Bottom line, there's reasonable doubt for me that the RNG happens to drop my name dead last 3 times in a row, combined with passive aggressive comments made by the TO because he was politely challenged. Not the kind of thing I want to participate in. If I'm wrong so be it, but from my perspective, this smells. Peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoblongoo Posted February 22, 2018 Author Share Posted February 22, 2018 2 hours ago, Deltre said: 1/448. I'm out. Statistically, I'm twice as likely to boot up Binding Blade right now and get a perfect level up with Marcus. That's fact. No ill will to anyone participating, just giving y'all the heads up so you can sort it out now. Bottom line, there's reasonable doubt for me that the RNG happens to drop my name dead last 3 times in a row, combined with passive aggressive comments made by the TO because he was politely challenged. Not the kind of thing I want to participate in. If I'm wrong so be it, but from my perspective, this smells. Peace. I've been randomizing it each time. And I set it up 2-picks-per-round with the orders for second picks reversed so that no one gets screwed by "bad" RNG; there's always going to be an equal number of people drafting before and after you regardless of whether your numbers are 8/9, 5/12, or 1/16 (8/9 actually gives you the advantage of knowing exactly what you're second pick is going to be when you take your first pick, and accordingly draft synergetic pairings. That's situationally better then getting a first pick, and taking that pick with incomplete knowledge of what teammates are still going to be available 15 picks later). Sad to see you go and hope you'll reconsider. If you're leaving though: we need an 8th player to replace you. Spread the word guys (any idea who among the member base could potentially sub in?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DisobeyedCargo Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 1 minute ago, Shoblongoo said: I've been randomizing it each time. And I set it up 2-picks-per-round with the orders for second picks reversed so that no one gets screwed by "bad" RNG; there's always going to be an equal number of people drafting before and after you regardless of whether your numbers are 8/9, 5/12, or 1/16 (8/9 actually gives you the advantage of knowing exactly what you're second pick is going to be when you take your first pick, and accordingly draft synergetic pairings. That's situationally better then getting a first pick, and taking that pick with incomplete knowledge of what teammates are still going to be available 15 picks later). Sad to see you go and hope you'll reconsider. If you're leaving though: we need an 8th player to replace you. Spread the word guys (any idea who among the member base could potentially sub in?) I can ask Ronnie if he's willing to join. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoblongoo Posted February 22, 2018 Author Share Posted February 22, 2018 (edited) And bruh--not for nothing. But you got pick #2 and drafted the best Pokémon in the format the only round where early seed picks actually matter (i.e. round 1 OU--the round where you can grab Landorus). I'd rather have that RNG then every early pick from UU down. Edited February 22, 2018 by Shoblongoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelaar Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 What exactly am I picking from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerson Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 5 hours ago, Michelaar said: What exactly am I picking from? Still RU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-Naut Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 I don't see what's so bad about draft order RNG; most drafts I play only randomize order once and continue to snake from that. People at the bottom can put together teams just fine, and in fact there are advantages to having an end space because once you have a draft plan in mind you can make one-two picks without the threat of being sniped in-between. And when you do? You have the biggest window to work out a backup plan. Middle positions may get the most consistent pick times but they have the most to worry about the competition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelaar Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Shaymin. @X-Naut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-Naut Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Virizion @Shoblongoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoblongoo Posted February 22, 2018 Author Share Posted February 22, 2018 (edited) ...I could have just left the pick orders from Round #1 intact for the entire draft, and let the reverse-picks for the second half of the round even everything out Settlers-of-Catan Style. I did RNG because randomness adds an extra element of fun to it. w/e. I'm not gonna harp on it. He's welcome to stay if he wants to keep drafting. If not I just hope we don't get held up to long looking for a sub. I'll do a stipulation that I must reroll RNG in the next round until @Deltregets the 1/16 pick--since he did roll 8/9 in the past several rounds, and statistically that shouldn't have happened--if he feels like he's been unfairly disadvantaged by those numbers. (1st pick in NU probably matters more than RU and UU. Since the first few picks can actually make for some really nice additions to the pool, but after that pick quality is going to start dropping off really fast) Acceptable? 1 hour ago, X-Naut said: @Shoblongoo Meloetta @Nym Edited February 22, 2018 by Shoblongoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nym Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Umbreon @Ether Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ether Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Galvantula @DisobeyedCargo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoblongoo Posted February 22, 2018 Author Share Posted February 22, 2018 13 minutes ago, Ether said: Galvantula ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh shit move over mega-zam; we got sticky webs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DisobeyedCargo Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Tsarenna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-Naut Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 (edited) Okay so my mind is still stuck in Gen VI and I thought Virizion was still RU when it's a tier down. Soooo @Shoblongoo can I change my pick to Araquanid and we'll be done with it? Edited February 22, 2018 by X-Naut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoblongoo Posted February 22, 2018 Author Share Posted February 22, 2018 20 minutes ago, X-Naut said: Okay so my mind is still stuck in Gen VI and I thought Virizion was still RU when it's a tier down. Soooo @Shoblongoo can I change my pick to Araquanid and we'll be done with it? kk. I'll swap it out before it gets too messy. Please be careful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoblongoo Posted February 22, 2018 Author Share Posted February 22, 2018 lol so this is the round where everyone remembered oh shit. we need grass types. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerson Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Shoblongoo said: lol so this is the round where everyone remembered oh shit. we need grass types. Not everyone! Also, Necrozma. @Deltre, er, I guess it would be..? We'll see. Edited February 22, 2018 by Emerson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoblongoo Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share Posted February 24, 2018 ...so it looks like we're on indefinite hiatus until we get a sub. I'm getting a lot of Pokémon related questions in my interview thread. I'll throw out an ad there and see if anyone else wants to come in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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