Council posted - RU Stage 14

***Oglemi**** · Jan 28th, 2013, 12:12:25 AM

midnight screenshots

All identify yourselves (I was going to do just top 50 but the next scroll gave me everyone above 1800 so *shrug*)

Congratulations to called me superman for getting #1 on the ladder!

Only post in this thread if your alts are one or some of the above!

Simply make a post bolding which alts are yours.

Also remember, just because your alt is listed above DOES NOT mean you'll be on the Council (unless you are called me superman). I have to weigh in the other factors as well for picking the two misc seats!

This thread will close when voting starts really soon, so identify yourselves ASAP please! Voting will take place sometime on this following weekend, and the Pokemon to be voted on is Nidoqueen.

DTC · Jan 28th, 2013, 12:13:03 AM

Might as well.

Professor Smeargle

**Molk** · Jan 28th, 2013, 12:14:14 AM

Reporting in as Manly Team, Manlier Team, and Stall Sucks

Also, because hes too lazy to log onto the forums, Raikoo is user: Get on my level http://www.smogon.com/forums/member.php?u=141642

Texas Cloverleaf · Jan 28th, 2013, 12:14:39 AM

Helios
Aggron Smash
gaaraxhinata012
Quebec

col49 · Jan 28th, 2013, 12:15:19 AM

Confirming as whatever reqs ^_^

**blarajan** · Jan 28th, 2013, 12:15:53 AM

uhhh

hurricane kingdra but i decayed a lot etc

TropiOUs · Jan 28th, 2013, 12:16:34 AM

Basilicock

Windsong · Jan 28th, 2013, 12:19:08 AM

called me superman

ciele you were still awake when i passed you v_v

Cherub Agent · Jan 28th, 2013, 12:24:01 AM

BakedBean

my max was 1978, but due to my stupid internet i lost quite a few matches in a row because i timed out (not PS! lag, my own) which really sucks

Nails · Jan 28th, 2013, 1:02:00 AM

prada den
end da rap

Bad Romance · Jan 28th, 2013, 1:43:08 AM

Halle Lockhart, Sia and Misery Business

**kd24** · Jan 28th, 2013, 1:53:51 AM

kd24

Level 51 · Jan 28th, 2013, 5:40:15 AM

i need reqs
...yeah but I guess I won't be getting them
i h8 decay btw

complete legitimacy · Jan 28th, 2013, 6:24:36 AM

once in a lifetime

shiranai · Jan 28th, 2013, 7:42:09 AM

Shiranai

Ciele · Jan 28th, 2013, 9:18:29 AM

Wow, Windsong stole my #1 spot while I was sleeping. I am willing to bet anything that Folgorio is not able to fathom this act of rudeness >:(

All joking aside, Natural Puppy

zdrup15 · Jan 28th, 2013, 10:21:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fat Ciele

Wow, Windsong stole my #1 spot while I was sleeping. I am willing to bet anything that Folgorio is not able to fathom this act of rudeness >:(

All joking aside, Natural Puppy

I feel your pain Ciele, windsong did that to me too a year ago xD

Also, I'm nanananana

august · Jan 28th, 2013, 11:34:34 AM

fuck five oh
sceptile kid2

**Limitless** · Jan 28th, 2013, 11:39:36 AM

One Song, One Song II, Come Alive.

One Song was rank 4 and One Song II was rank 12 at the same time roughly two days ago, but I decayed like 150 points on each account (molk and dc can confirm), so I didn't feel like making that up. Midway through the round I was also rank 2 with an account called The Raver.

jrrrrrrr · Jan 28th, 2013, 4:38:03 PM

hahaha look at all you sissies using alts

jrrrrrrr reporting in

speed ghilliesniper · Jan 28th, 2013, 7:39:53 PM

Confirming speedg.

HippowHurr · Jan 30th, 2013, 3:01:46 PM

I be HOLLA AT ME but Ive dropped quite a bit due to hax and not being able to play as much

**DittoCrow** · Jan 30th, 2013, 7:14:29 PM

tide

***Oglemi**** · Jan 31st, 2013, 12:34:58 AM

Here's the council in order of the seats:

Windsong
Ciele
Bad Romance
Molk
SilentVerse
blarajan
Texas Cloverleaf
august
Nails
DittoCrow
Limitless

As you can see I added two seats this round. The reason being is that a lot of people have made a strong effort this round, and this vote is particularly controversial. I figure the more voices we have will be more representative for what is wanted for this vote. I also want to congratulate everyone lately for having such a strong presence on IRC, and for actually debating in the Suspect thread (however flawed some of the arguments may have been 9.9).

Also, because of the nature of this vote, I need the voters to answer these two sets of questions as they think about their votes and to also discuss these with the other voters either on the forums or on IRC:

Is Nidoqueen absolutely required to have in order to have a successful RU team? Is not running Nidoqueen immediately put you at a disadvantage? Are there any hard counters to Nidoqueen?
Does Nidoqueen legitimately make playing with stall inviable? Is it possible to have a successful stall team in this metagame? Is Nidoqueen the sole reason for this trend?

I also need to make the following statement: This vote will be the last vote until another major shift in the metagame occurs. Or more simply put, no matter how this vote turns out I'm calling RU a balanced tier. There will be no more votes to take place until a strong metagame shift occurs; nothing else currently in the tier is remotely close to being broken. Whether this shift comes from usage stats or the release of the last few remaining Dream World abilities remains to be seen. But until then, RU will have no further votes after this.

Also, this vote will take place in Blind Voting forum in PR. I've done the accepting votes via PM method for a while and just personally am not a fan (plus Nails is a butt and keeps bugging me to go back to BV). I now have the ability to allow people access to the forum so it'll just be 110% simpler to just do it that way. I'll open the voting thread on Friday night, which will give you guys a while to discuss the questions I presented and finalize your arguments.

Thanks for your time and happy voting.

Jan 28th, 2013, 12:13:03 AM	#2
DTC Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 1,069 Mentor	Might as well. Professor Smeargle __________________ Pokemon Showdown! #pokemon

Jan 28th, 2013, 12:14:14 AM	#3
Molk Recipe for disaster Moderator Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,238 Long Island	Reporting in as Manly Team, Manlier Team, and Stall Sucks Also, because hes too lazy to log onto the forums, Raikoo is user: Get on my level http://www.smogon.com/forums/member.php?u=141642 __________________ 16:46 <TLCNU> Esca literally is 2HKO'd by Stoutland Fire Fang 10:33 skylight molk put me in your sig

Jan 28th, 2013, 12:14:39 AM	#4
Texas Cloverleaf meh Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 5,352 Ottawa	Helios Aggron Smash gaaraxhinata012 Quebec __________________ C&C/Smog work

Jan 28th, 2013, 12:15:19 AM	#5
col49 the Jack Black Pokemon Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 760 planet fickle	Confirming as whatever reqs ^_^ __________________ Tehy: like i get the feeling you're pro or something Tehy: but Tehy: on this ladder Tehy: it's so fucking hard to tell

Jan 28th, 2013, 12:15:53 AM	#6
blarajan no abuse pls Moderator Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 2,730 Mentor	uhhh hurricane kingdra but i decayed a lot etc __________________ Team Babby: Little Cup in Ubers RMT

Jan 28th, 2013, 12:12:25 AM	#1
*Oglemi I crashed my car into the bridge, I don't care Super Moderator** Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 5,532 ~(^.^)~	Council posted - RU Stage 14 midnight screenshots All identify yourselves (I was going to do just top 50 but the next scroll gave me everyone above 1800 so shrug) Congratulations to called me superman for getting #1 on the ladder! Only post in this thread if your alts are one or some of the above! Simply make a post bolding which alts are yours. Also remember, just because your alt is listed above DOES NOT mean you'll be on the Council (unless you are called me superman). I have to weigh in the other factors as well for picking the two misc seats! This thread will close when voting starts really soon, so identify yourselves ASAP please! Voting will take place sometime on this following weekend, and the Pokemon to be voted on is Nidoqueen. __________________ <shade> what an intense scrotum

Jan 28th, 2013, 12:16:34 AM	#7
TropiOUs Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 419 North Korea	Basilicock __________________ 16:46 <TLCNU> Esca literally is 2HKO'd by Stoutland Fire Fang

Jan 28th, 2013, 12:19:08 AM	#8
Windsong you know you loved me, xoxo Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 817 elsewhere	called me superman ciele you were still awake when i passed you v_v Last edited by Windsong; Jan 28th, 2013 at 3:28:19 PM.

Jan 28th, 2013, 12:24:01 AM	#9
Cherub Agent I may be dead, but I'm still pretty. Which is more than I can say for you Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 2,246 intimidatingly cute Mentor	BakedBean my max was 1978, but due to my stupid internet i lost quite a few matches in a row because i timed out (not PS! lag, my own) which really sucks __________________ (16:08) <@skylight> BUT I DID NOTHING WRONG (16:08) <@skylight> CHERUB (16:08) <@skylight> i will FUCK YOU (17:20) <@skylight> ill luvdisc your ass Last edited by Cherub Agent; Jan 28th, 2013 at 12:32:04 PM.

Jan 28th, 2013, 1:02:00 AM	#10
Nails I wanna be a red panda when I grow up Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,255	prada den end da rap __________________ reyscarface: nails unluckiest man alive Eternal: no ghosting Das

Jan 28th, 2013, 1:53:51 AM	#12
kd24 Surprise Mother Fucker Moderator Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 4,769 HOME	kd24 __________________ My YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheLemondrop7

Jan 28th, 2013, 5:40:15 AM	#13
Level 51 barely clinging on Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 756 Location: Singapore ^.^	i need reqs ...yeah but I guess I won't be getting them i h8 decay btw __________________ Back to school, gg contribution rate [15:59] <&@chaos\|away> i hence forth make it official: im better than arcticblast [15:59] <&@chaos\|away> spread the word

Jan 28th, 2013, 6:24:36 AM	#14
complete legitimacy fearless in the face of danger Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 895 VM me for a RU QC / GP check.	once in a lifetime __________________

Jan 28th, 2013, 7:42:09 AM	#15
shiranai Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 114	Shiranai __________________ The Monotype Challenge Psychic - Steel - Dark

Jan 28th, 2013, 9:18:29 AM	#16
Ciele Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 617	Wow, Windsong stole my #1 spot while I was sleeping. I am willing to bet anything that Folgorio is not able to fathom this act of rudeness >:( All joking aside, Natural Puppy

Jan 28th, 2013, 11:34:34 AM	#18
august testin testin i told her smith n wesson Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,827 endlesshighways.tumblr.com	fuck five oh sceptile kid2 __________________ (00:06) main: nice flinch hax (00:06) main: also fuck you (00:06) The other party left the server, so the window was disabled. PROUD MEMBER OF CRYSTAL SOLDIERS #1 POKEMON MEXICO CLAN Marth: august is shit i can take that guy in any tier

Jan 28th, 2013, 11:39:36 AM	#19
Limitless Success is the best revenge. Moderator Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,377 Michigan	One Song, One Song II, Come Alive. One Song was rank 4 and One Song II was rank 12 at the same time roughly two days ago, but I decayed like 150 points on each account (molk and dc can confirm), so I didn't feel like making that up. Midway through the round I was also rank 2 with an account called The Raver. __________________ YouTube Account: http://www.youtube.com/user/Arrow2you?feature=mhum#p/u

Jan 28th, 2013, 4:38:03 PM	#20
jrrrrrrr wubwubwub Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 3,119 wubwubwub	hahaha look at all you sissies using alts jrrrrrrr reporting in __________________ NIGMAN: JRRRR IS A SHIT NIGMAN: HO ESLE THINK IT??

Jan 28th, 2013, 7:39:53 PM	#21
speed ghilliesniper Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 96	Confirming speedg.

Jan 30th, 2013, 3:01:46 PM	#22
HippowHurr Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 5	I be HOLLA AT ME but Ive dropped quite a bit due to hax and not being able to play as much

Jan 30th, 2013, 7:14:29 PM	#23
DittoCrow Moderator Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,138 Mentor	tide __________________

Jan 31st, 2013, 12:34:58 AM	#24
*Oglemi I crashed my car into the bridge, I don't care Super Moderator** Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 5,532 ~(^.^)~	Here's the council in order of the seats: Windsong Ciele Bad Romance Molk SilentVerse blarajan Texas Cloverleaf august Nails DittoCrow Limitless As you can see I added two seats this round. The reason being is that a lot of people have made a strong effort this round, and this vote is particularly controversial. I figure the more voices we have will be more representative for what is wanted for this vote. I also want to congratulate everyone lately for having such a strong presence on IRC, and for actually debating in the Suspect thread (however flawed some of the arguments may have been 9.9). Also, because of the nature of this vote, I need the voters to answer these two sets of questions as they think about their votes and to also discuss these with the other voters either on the forums or on IRC: Is Nidoqueen absolutely required to have in order to have a successful RU team? Is not running Nidoqueen immediately put you at a disadvantage? Are there any hard counters to Nidoqueen? Does Nidoqueen legitimately make playing with stall inviable? Is it possible to have a successful stall team in this metagame? Is Nidoqueen the sole reason for this trend? I also need to make the following statement: This vote will be the last vote until another major shift in the metagame occurs. Or more simply put, no matter how this vote turns out I'm calling RU a balanced tier. There will be no more votes to take place until a strong metagame shift occurs; nothing else currently in the tier is remotely close to being broken. Whether this shift comes from usage stats or the release of the last few remaining Dream World abilities remains to be seen. But until then, RU will have no further votes after this. Also, this vote will take place in Blind Voting forum in PR. I've done the accepting votes via PM method for a while and just personally am not a fan (plus Nails is a butt and keeps bugging me to go back to BV). I now have the ability to allow people access to the forum so it'll just be 110% simpler to just do it that way. I'll open the voting thread on Friday night, which will give you guys a while to discuss the questions I presented and finalize your arguments. Thanks for your time and happy voting. __________________ <shade> what an intense scrotum