Credit to Rowan, who I stole the majority of this OP from
We are going to start community teambuilding sessions in #rarelyused on IRC. This should be a great opportunity for newer players to get experience with teambuilding for RU and to learn useful teambuilding tips. It's also a great way to become integrated with the RU community :)
(the next part of the OP is shamelessly copied from Electrolyte) (Which I stole from Rowan)
Here's how this is going to work:
These sessions will occur probably twice a month, maybe more or less depending on our schedules.
In these sessions, we will gather as a group and collectively create a team around a pre-determined, well-defined concept or idea. (In a CCAT fashion, basically.) Once that team is made, I (or one of the other hosts) will make a post in this thread summarizing the discussion, providing an importable for the created team, and adding explanations for the chosen aspects of the team. From then, this thread will be open for discussion on how the team works, ways to improve it, ways to use it, and matches it has undergone in the ladder, etc.
All are free to join in! Remember to have fun!
Coming Up With Team Starting Points
Usually, we will update this thread about a week or so in advance so that the community has time to choose a specific starting point to build the team around. There will be time given to submit ideas and then time to submit votes.
Idea Submission tips:
~Support your idea with reasoning! Keep in mind that the reason for building a team around an idea is just as important as what the idea is.
~Remember that the point of these workshops is for the community to grow and gain experience in building solid competitive teams, so NO GIMMICKS.
~Keep your starting points simple yet concise, so that there are many different paths to explore. However, avoid being too vague (like don't just say "offense!"). The point is to start off with an idea or a core to base the team around. (Ex: *This type of weather* with *insert Pokemon here.* or Team made around *this famous core* or Team designed to help *this Pokemon* sweep.)
We are also looking for people to lead these sessions; people that are able to arrange a time easily, people that are competent team builders, and preferably (but not necessary) have some sort of authority in our PS room. If you want to lead a session be prepared to make a post afterwards explaining the team-building process for anyone who can't make it. If you are interested in leading a session, please PM me.
NO CORE IS GOING TO BE BASED ON SOMETHING THAT IS ALREADY KNOWN TO BE VERY EFFECTIVE. we have the teambuilding thread for that where the cores are generally very effective and common, so this should be more for a creativity experience. That being said the core shouldn't be TOO gimmicky, if you want to make a team based on a spike stacking Glalie and Pawniard, you should hang out with Molk or complete legitimacy and not in this thread.
First session: Preemptively scheduling it for Friday, August 8th at 3 PM GMT -5 (4 PM EDT)
If no one is available at that time, feel free to suggest a better time, but I will have to do it Friday, Saturday or Sunday and I'm not about to ruin muh weekends with this ;o (ie not after 5 pm except on Sunday).
For those of you who are new to IRC click on this, enter a user name, and press go to chat with us in #rarelyused, even if a team building session is not in progress feel free to stop by and chat!
We are going to start community teambuilding sessions in #rarelyused on IRC. This should be a great opportunity for newer players to get experience with teambuilding for RU and to learn useful teambuilding tips. It's also a great way to become integrated with the RU community :)
(the next part of the OP is shamelessly copied from Electrolyte) (Which I stole from Rowan)
Here's how this is going to work:
These sessions will occur probably twice a month, maybe more or less depending on our schedules.
In these sessions, we will gather as a group and collectively create a team around a pre-determined, well-defined concept or idea. (In a CCAT fashion, basically.) Once that team is made, I (or one of the other hosts) will make a post in this thread summarizing the discussion, providing an importable for the created team, and adding explanations for the chosen aspects of the team. From then, this thread will be open for discussion on how the team works, ways to improve it, ways to use it, and matches it has undergone in the ladder, etc.
All are free to join in! Remember to have fun!
Coming Up With Team Starting Points
Usually, we will update this thread about a week or so in advance so that the community has time to choose a specific starting point to build the team around. There will be time given to submit ideas and then time to submit votes.
Idea Submission tips:
~Support your idea with reasoning! Keep in mind that the reason for building a team around an idea is just as important as what the idea is.
~Remember that the point of these workshops is for the community to grow and gain experience in building solid competitive teams, so NO GIMMICKS.
~Keep your starting points simple yet concise, so that there are many different paths to explore. However, avoid being too vague (like don't just say "offense!"). The point is to start off with an idea or a core to base the team around. (Ex: *This type of weather* with *insert Pokemon here.* or Team made around *this famous core* or Team designed to help *this Pokemon* sweep.)
We are also looking for people to lead these sessions; people that are able to arrange a time easily, people that are competent team builders, and preferably (but not necessary) have some sort of authority in our PS room. If you want to lead a session be prepared to make a post afterwards explaining the team-building process for anyone who can't make it. If you are interested in leading a session, please PM me.
NO CORE IS GOING TO BE BASED ON SOMETHING THAT IS ALREADY KNOWN TO BE VERY EFFECTIVE. we have the teambuilding thread for that where the cores are generally very effective and common, so this should be more for a creativity experience. That being said the core shouldn't be TOO gimmicky, if you want to make a team based on a spike stacking Glalie and Pawniard, you should hang out with Molk or complete legitimacy and not in this thread.
First session: Preemptively scheduling it for Friday, August 8th at 3 PM GMT -5 (4 PM EDT)
If no one is available at that time, feel free to suggest a better time, but I will have to do it Friday, Saturday or Sunday and I'm not about to ruin muh weekends with this ;o (ie not after 5 pm except on Sunday).
For those of you who are new to IRC click on this, enter a user name, and press go to chat with us in #rarelyused, even if a team building session is not in progress feel free to stop by and chat!
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