Approved by AM
OP based off of other BOTW threads
It's back! Welcome to the Overused Battle of the Week! Every week, you, the community, will have the opportunity to vote for and watch well known Overused competitors battle it out for everyone to enjoy. Make it happen right here!
What is this for?
This project is a great way for newcomers to the OU Metagame to get involved, as these people can vote for their favorite battlers and witness the best minds of our community and top strategies at work. Veterans will have an opportunity to showcase their battling skills, as well as their creativity with teambuilding. Who knows, you may see a future top threat being used in one of these battles!
How does it work?
This project consists of three parts, the Tier's Voting Stage, the Player's Voting Stage, and the Battle Stage. This process will be repeated weekly (roughly). Each step is detailed here:
Tier's Voting Stage - During this stage, each member of the community will nominate up one tier between DPP OU, BW OU, ORAS OU, ADV OU, RBY OU and GSC OU. This stage will last from Tuesday to Thursday, and nominations will be tallied around 11 PM EST Thursday.
Player's Voting Stage - During this stage of the process, everyone will vote for the persons they want to see in a battle the most. This stage will take place on Friday to Sunday, with voting ending around 11 PM EST on Sunday night. At that point, the two players with the highest number of votes will be announced. If, however, there is a tie for second most votes, a "runoff" will happen on Friday to determine the 2nd competitor. During this stage, each member of the community will nominate up to three fellow community members which are in the list that they would like to see in the battle at the end of the week. You cannot nominate yourself and it is recommended that the users you do nominate have been active within the past two weeks. From there will be asset the game and both players will have one week to play.
Battle Stage - The best stage, of course! Ideally, the battle stage will take place on the following week. One of the competitors or I will announce the time that the battle will take place. Anyone who can make the day and time of the battle is more than welcome to join in watching the battle live. However, if you aren't able to make it, fear not! Replays of the battle will be posted here in the thread so you can watch at your own convenience. The battles will be a best of three series, which should help minimize the impact of hax, as well as allowing competitors to show off three of their best teams. The competitors are also encouraged to share their thoughts of the battles in this thread (turning points, crucial misplays, clutch predictions, etc). Once the Battle Stage is complete, the process will start again from the Nomination Stage.
What do I get out of it?
This project has something for players of all experience and skill levels. Newcomers get to witness and learn about battle strategies that experienced players talk about used in live battle situations. Experienced players get to show off their battling and teambuilding prowess. And, of course, we all get an exciting series of battles to watch (or take part in) every week!
Rules and Miscellaneous Info
Week 1: PDC vs ben gay => http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-ou-65016 / http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-ou-65012
Week 2: BKC vs Stathakis => http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen4ou-68650 / http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen4ou-68651 / http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen4ou-68654
OP based off of other BOTW threads
Battle Of The Week
It's back! Welcome to the Overused Battle of the Week! Every week, you, the community, will have the opportunity to vote for and watch well known Overused competitors battle it out for everyone to enjoy. Make it happen right here!
What is this for?
This project is a great way for newcomers to the OU Metagame to get involved, as these people can vote for their favorite battlers and witness the best minds of our community and top strategies at work. Veterans will have an opportunity to showcase their battling skills, as well as their creativity with teambuilding. Who knows, you may see a future top threat being used in one of these battles!
How does it work?
This project consists of three parts, the Tier's Voting Stage, the Player's Voting Stage, and the Battle Stage. This process will be repeated weekly (roughly). Each step is detailed here:
Tier's Voting Stage - During this stage, each member of the community will nominate up one tier between DPP OU, BW OU, ORAS OU, ADV OU, RBY OU and GSC OU. This stage will last from Tuesday to Thursday, and nominations will be tallied around 11 PM EST Thursday.
Player's Voting Stage - During this stage of the process, everyone will vote for the persons they want to see in a battle the most. This stage will take place on Friday to Sunday, with voting ending around 11 PM EST on Sunday night. At that point, the two players with the highest number of votes will be announced. If, however, there is a tie for second most votes, a "runoff" will happen on Friday to determine the 2nd competitor. During this stage, each member of the community will nominate up to three fellow community members which are in the list that they would like to see in the battle at the end of the week. You cannot nominate yourself and it is recommended that the users you do nominate have been active within the past two weeks. From there will be asset the game and both players will have one week to play.
Battle Stage - The best stage, of course! Ideally, the battle stage will take place on the following week. One of the competitors or I will announce the time that the battle will take place. Anyone who can make the day and time of the battle is more than welcome to join in watching the battle live. However, if you aren't able to make it, fear not! Replays of the battle will be posted here in the thread so you can watch at your own convenience. The battles will be a best of three series, which should help minimize the impact of hax, as well as allowing competitors to show off three of their best teams. The competitors are also encouraged to share their thoughts of the battles in this thread (turning points, crucial misplays, clutch predictions, etc). Once the Battle Stage is complete, the process will start again from the Nomination Stage.
What do I get out of it?
This project has something for players of all experience and skill levels. Newcomers get to witness and learn about battle strategies that experienced players talk about used in live battle situations. Experienced players get to show off their battling and teambuilding prowess. And, of course, we all get an exciting series of battles to watch (or take part in) every week!
Rules and Miscellaneous Info
- If you are on the 5-person ballot for the Voting Stage, but know you won't be able to participate in the battle at the end of the week, then please let me know. I won't get on your case about irl stuff, but if you can let me know about it in advance, then we won't be forced to skip battles and it will be smoother for everyone.
- The two competitors from the previous week's battle can't be nominated for the following week. For example, if AM and Reverb battled in Week 2, they can't be nominated for Week 3. This is in place to try and keep the battles from getting too stale and having the same competitors over and over again.
- Do not nominate or vote for yourself. This is a community-driven battle; if the community wants to see you in a battle, they'll vote for you. Everyone will have their opportunity to battle sooner or later.
Reymedy
BKC
Tele
MetalGro$$
AM
Marshall.Law
Pokebasket
Get Backer
-Clone-
praj.pran
Tomahawk
TheEnder
Destiny Device
Bad Ass
PDC
Cosine180
H-C
Stathakis
Toxzn
Blunder
Lyconik
Nova
FLCL
Jirachee
boudouche
Taylor
ben gay
Tesung
Lavos Spawn
Mizuhime
Tokyo Tom
Bluwing
Reverb
Tsunami
Zebraiken
Cristal
daftmau5
Valentine
Xtra$hine
Golden Sun
Steve Angello
Sugarhigh
papai noel
Vinc2612
ArchPhantom
TDK
Cicada
Trinitrotoluene
BKC
Tele
MetalGro$$
AM
Marshall.Law
Pokebasket
Get Backer
-Clone-
praj.pran
Tomahawk
TheEnder
Destiny Device
Bad Ass
PDC
Cosine180
H-C
Stathakis
Toxzn
Blunder
Lyconik
Nova
FLCL
Jirachee
boudouche
Taylor
ben gay
Tesung
Lavos Spawn
Mizuhime
Tokyo Tom
Bluwing
Reverb
Tsunami
Zebraiken
Cristal
daftmau5
Valentine
Xtra$hine
Golden Sun
Steve Angello
Sugarhigh
papai noel
Vinc2612
ArchPhantom
TDK
Cicada
Trinitrotoluene
Week 1: PDC vs ben gay => http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-ou-65016 / http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-ou-65012
Week 2: BKC vs Stathakis => http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen4ou-68650 / http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen4ou-68651 / http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen4ou-68654
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