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SHUCKLE MAN · Apr 6th, 2009, 10:15:27 AM

Yeah, Donphan still hanging in there. :) It's quite amazing how it just marginally escapes UU month after month. I'm not saying it should be UU, it's just quite amazing that it doesn't fluctuate more.

Yeah, if too many people have an issue with the concept of Pokemon like Marowak being 'NeverUsed', we should probably change the name.

I don't care what the name is personally, because it doesn't mean anything in terms of the gameplay, I'm just thinking about everybody else. Also, I don't know what we'd use to name a usage tier lower than 'NeverUsed', so changing the name might be a possibility. I don't really care either way.

And with regards to Pokemon like Sudowoodo, the idea is that we'll have usage tiers to give all 500 or so Pokemon a metagame they can excel in. There'll be tiers lower than NU, where Pokemon such as Magcargo, Machoke, Togetic and Masquerain can have their fun.

However, with every usage tier we decrease by, the amount of interest in that tier will likely decrease too, hence, there may be so little interest once we get past, say, 4 usage tiers, that we won't bother going through the effort of making more.

Apr 6th, 2009, 10:15:27 AM	#29
SHUCKLE MAN Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,084	Yeah, Donphan still hanging in there. :) It's quite amazing how it just marginally escapes UU month after month. I'm not saying it should be UU, it's just quite amazing that it doesn't fluctuate more. Yeah, if too many people have an issue with the concept of Pokemon like Marowak being 'NeverUsed', we should probably change the name. I don't care what the name is personally, because it doesn't mean anything in terms of the gameplay, I'm just thinking about everybody else. Also, I don't know what we'd use to name a usage tier lower than 'NeverUsed', so changing the name might be a possibility. I don't really care either way. And with regards to Pokemon like Sudowoodo, the idea is that we'll have usage tiers to give all 500 or so Pokemon a metagame they can excel in. There'll be tiers lower than NU, where Pokemon such as Magcargo, Machoke, Togetic and Masquerain can have their fun. However, with every usage tier we decrease by, the amount of interest in that tier will likely decrease too, hence, there may be so little interest once we get past, say, 4 usage tiers, that we won't bother going through the effort of making more. __________________ Shedinja fainted! Last edited by SHUCKLE MAN; Apr 6th, 2009 at 10:22:23 AM.