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Yarnus of Bethany · Feb 4th, 2013, 12:19:03 PM

There really needs to be more discussion and fewer submissions. Here's my take on these concepts.

Heart of Stall
Seems like a good idea, but very difficult. For stall to become viable, this one mon would need to counteract all the boosts to hyper offense that came in the 5th gen. How can it do this without becoming overpowered?

Climate Control
Way too specific; given that most of the CAP community (not me, though) dislikes custom abilities, Arena Trap is the only option, which isn't allowed. Maybe if you took out trapper from the general description and only left it in Explanation? In any case, it doesn't seem like it could teach us much besides seeing "What would happen if weather was weaker?", in which case a more general concept would work here.

The Big Dipper
I like this one: It's general, informative, and yet not vague. Such a nice change from the last few concepts in BW.

Number Cruncher
Whoa! This one will definately get my full support. It has all the positive details of the above, but one extra, important feature: IT'S CREATIVE! There's nothing more boring than reading through 10 different submissions with pretty much the exact same point. None of the previous Cap projects have deadly with something like this, and the questions it can answer are fundamental to Pokemon, not BW2 OU, a metagame that will soon be gone.

Chill Pill:
Like HeartOfStall, but even more difficult and vague. I like the idea more, though.

Compact movepool:
Another good submission I would be glad to see on CAP5.

Type Equalizer:
A concept I've been hoping for ever since I joined. Pokemon really needs more balance in the type department. Even if the project fails, we could see which types are good due to the type chart, and which are only good because of the metagame/users.

Ability Matchmaker: see Cyclohm

Priority Abuser:
A few problems with this one: it mandates Steel/Ghost typing, all priority moves, and doesn't have very much potential to teach. I think you can fix it, though. Just find out what you're trying to figure ot about priority, and focus your submission on that.

Weather Balancer
Easily the best of all the weather-based: it has broad questions and specific goals. I'd vote for this one.

I'm tired; I'll finish later. Hope i'm not ninja'd.

Feb 4th, 2013, 12:19:03 PM	#29
Yarnus of Bethany Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,827 In the world, but not of the world	There really needs to be more discussion and fewer submissions. Here's my take on these concepts. Heart of Stall Seems like a good idea, but very difficult. For stall to become viable, this one mon would need to counteract all the boosts to hyper offense that came in the 5th gen. How can it do this without becoming overpowered? Climate Control Way too specific; given that most of the CAP community (not me, though) dislikes custom abilities, Arena Trap is the only option, which isn't allowed. Maybe if you took out trapper from the general description and only left it in Explanation? In any case, it doesn't seem like it could teach us much besides seeing "What would happen if weather was weaker?", in which case a more general concept would work here. The Big Dipper I like this one: It's general, informative, and yet not vague. Such a nice change from the last few concepts in BW. Number Cruncher Whoa! This one will definately get my full support. It has all the positive details of the above, but one extra, important feature: IT'S CREATIVE! There's nothing more boring than reading through 10 different submissions with pretty much the exact same point. None of the previous Cap projects have deadly with something like this, and the questions it can answer are fundamental to Pokemon, not BW2 OU, a metagame that will soon be gone. Chill Pill: Like HeartOfStall, but even more difficult and vague. I like the idea more, though. Compact movepool: Another good submission I would be glad to see on CAP5. Type Equalizer: A concept I've been hoping for ever since I joined. Pokemon really needs more balance in the type department. Even if the project fails, we could see which types are good due to the type chart, and which are only good because of the metagame/users. Ability Matchmaker: see Cyclohm Priority Abuser: A few problems with this one: it mandates Steel/Ghost typing, all priority moves, and doesn't have very much potential to teach. I think you can fix it, though. Just find out what you're trying to figure ot about priority, and focus your submission on that. Weather Balancer Easily the best of all the weather-based: it has broad questions and specific goals. I'd vote for this one. I'm tired; I'll finish later. Hope i'm not ninja'd. Last edited by Yarnus of Bethany; Feb 4th, 2013 at 12:32:45 PM.