capefeather
Looks like it's getting neck and neck here...
Looks like it's getting neck and neck here...
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CAP 15 CAP 4 - Part 1 - Concept Poll 2
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capefeather
Darn, hate it when real life prevents me from voting for my favorite in the first poll.
Anyway, both are good concepts. However, I'll have to go with capefeather's submission. I believe that the risk concept can be done very well, with little to no flaws. However, I do think that there's more risk (irony much?) in picking Birkal's concept. As with Voodoom, there's the risk of not finding the perfect nemesis for that concept. Even though Voodoom did end up finding a perfect mate, I think that it's entirely possible that a CAP with Birkal's concept might fail completely and not find a perfect nemesis at all. Plus, for reasons stated in this post by Pwnemon, I think that Birkal's concept would teach us less about the metagame.
While I still believe that Birkal's idea would be a good concept, I think that cape's would suit us better.
(Sorry for buzzkilling, Birkal)
Darn, hate it when real life prevents me from voting for my favorite in the first poll.
Anyway, both are good concepts. However, I'll have to go with capefeather's submission. I believe that the risk concept can be done very well, with little to no flaws. However, I do think that there's more risk (irony much?) in picking Birkal's concept. As with Voodoom, there's the risk of not finding the perfect nemesis for that concept. Even though Voodoom did end up finding a perfect mate, I think that it's entirely possible that a CAP with Birkal's concept might fail completely and not find a perfect nemesis at all. Plus, for reasons stated in this post by Pwnemon, I think that Birkal's concept would teach us less about the metagame.
While I still believe that Birkal's idea would be a good concept, I think that cape's would suit us better.
(Sorry for buzzkilling, Birkal)
Birkal
Seeing as to how risky the metagame is already, I don't think another hit-or-miss pokemon would add anything we don't already know.
Seeing as to how risky the metagame is already, I don't think another hit-or-miss pokemon would add anything we don't already know.
capefeather
Capefeather
capefeather
as I stated in Poll 1, I really think diving into 'high risk-high reward' would best advance our knowledge of strategy and the metagame. BW2 has risks, yes, but not many and few are very big- in fact, 99% of them concern accuracy of moves- 150 BP for 50% acc? Or 75 BP for 100% acc? Although there are certainly other factors that come in to play, the consideration itself is definitely worth looking into.
Though, the only problem here is how we're going to attempt this. Because much of risk/reward involves either 1. Accuracy or 2. Prediction, and because it will be hard to actually make a pokemon that messes with prediction, then accuracy is the only way to go. With Accuracy, there are also two ways to go- abilities, or movesets. That sort of confines us a bit, but that's what CAP is for, right?
as I stated in Poll 1, I really think diving into 'high risk-high reward' would best advance our knowledge of strategy and the metagame. BW2 has risks, yes, but not many and few are very big- in fact, 99% of them concern accuracy of moves- 150 BP for 50% acc? Or 75 BP for 100% acc? Although there are certainly other factors that come in to play, the consideration itself is definitely worth looking into.
Though, the only problem here is how we're going to attempt this. Because much of risk/reward involves either 1. Accuracy or 2. Prediction, and because it will be hard to actually make a pokemon that messes with prediction, then accuracy is the only way to go. With Accuracy, there are also two ways to go- abilities, or movesets. That sort of confines us a bit, but that's what CAP is for, right?
capefeather
Birkal
capefeather
Birkal
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capefeather
tough choice
tough choice
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