#11: imas234 the Guardian of the OM Room!
Hey imas
Hey
Can you give some information about yourself?
As most of you should know, i'm from bangladesh. I'm 16 years old and am currently doing my A levels. And imas is my irl name backwards. Yes my name is Sami.
How did you get into Pokemon?
It was actually pretty recent. I never owned a nintendo device (still don't). Late 2013 or earlier I downloaded the gameboy emulator and played emerald which was the most downloaded GBA rom. I immediately fell in love with it, and after some time got into PS. I've played tons of romhacks since then, finished emerald a ton of times and even made a really bad romhack thing, but, the only games i actually finished are emerald and heartgold. I discovered natures and stuff, and it became a big deal to get the right natures and all that. I ended up getting bored halfway through the game trying to EV train/find the right nature.
How did you get into Other Metagames?
Well when I first joined PS I'd just play randbats and the lobby would stay open. So, one day I see a button in the lobby saying join for randbats tour. I clicked it and here i am, a huge tour with a bunch of people. My first tour in fact! I lost first round of course, but that was the first time in the OM room. I actually forgot which room it was after i left that day and only found it again when another button showed up some other time. manu 11 was the first friend i made here. and him along with other friends i made here along the way made me keep coming back.
What is your favorite OM?
Don't really have one, but I'll say Almost Any Ability since I play that the most. No idea why I like it actually, it's the only tier I ever did decent in, maybe that's the reason. I also like messing with abilities so that could be another one. I always find myself wishing certain 'mons had certain abilities, and AAA lets me have that.
What's your favorite underrated thing to use in AAA?
I'd say band Tough Claws Genesect. Genesect itself is used quite a bit, but not that set. Also, Regenerator Eviolite Magneton!
What's in your opinion the best forgotten OM?
Adrian Marin's meta Type Control. It had a huge following at one point and it was pretty cool finding new types and new threats. Was a really diverse meta. I don't know what happened to it, it just died at one point.
What do you like about the OM Room on PS?
Everything! I love the community, the tours and the OMs. This place is basically my PS home, i know almost everyone here and they know me. Also it helps that this is the only room I ever really spend time in.
Regarding that, a while ago you said you had no friends here. What happened to that statement?
Friends to me are people I actually know and talk to IRL, as much as you guys are my friends i don't know most of your real names or know what you look like. So, yeah.
Snaquaza note: We know his! Look at the introduction.
What would you advice to people new to the OM room?
Be nice, try to help out and try not to act superior to other guys if you win vs someone or know the meta better than them. I see that way too much and i don't get it. I basically got to where i am for being nice to people lol so that should be solid "advice".
Who do you think is the best contributor to OMs right now?
Right now, I'd say you. You have all these cool projects running right now and you're always getting new oms out there. Inheritance is like the most popular new OM right now, I don't know how you handle all this shit.
Who is in your opinion an underrated PS OM contributor?
I'd say
Chopin Alkaninoff, he leads lots of meta related discussions here, but people don't really know him much since he's usually quiet.
How do you like being staff in the OM room? What responsibilities come with it?
I love it! I think the hardest part is to know where to draw the line and finding appropriate punishments. I usually find myself second guessing my decisions. Also running tours with very little people sucks!
What do you think of the drama there has been around OMotM?
I think it kinda comes with the territory. You're obviously going to ask your friends to vote for your meta and they will vote for it. No use getting mad about it. Just play whatever get's selected that month and who knows maybe you'll even like it!
Any final words?
Ladder OMs more guys! If you never ladder thinking it's dead it actually will be :[