Updated with new information:
Process Guide Calendar by Deck Knight
List version of Calendar:
Phase I: 7 Days + Spillover
- Main Type (2 Days)
- Secondary Type (1 Day)
- Style Bias (Offensive/Defensive/Mixed) (2 Days)
- Begin Art Submission Thread
- Build Bias (Physical/Special/Mixed) (2 Days)
Phase II: 12 Days + Spillover
- Stat Ratings Rank Poll (2 Days)
- Overall Stat Spread (2 Days)
- Finalization of Art Submissions (1 Day)
- Art Selection (2 Days)
- Begin Sprite Submission Thread
- Begin Main Ability Discussion Thread (1 Day discussion before polling)
- Begin Movepool Discussion Thread
- Begin Name Submission Thread
- Main Ability Selection (2 Days)
- Secondary Ability Selection (1 Day)
- Name Poll (1 Day)
Phase III: 2 Days + Spillover
- Begin Pokedex Entry Submission Thread
- Movepool Specifics (1 Day)
- Begin Analysis Thread
- Sprite Poll Thread & Pokedex Poll Thread (1 Day Total, simultaneous threads)
- Etc (Pre-Evolutions, Height, Weight, Finish Analysis)
- Complete
Average time of project, not counting spillovers:
21 Days.
Specifics / FAQ:
What is the "Step [Y] Discussion Thread"?
The Discussion thread is a thread created at various points throughout the creation of a given Pokémon. It is a thread that is used to discuss any given step of a poll, before the poll is created. Multiple steps can use a discussion thread such as this, including "Overall Stats", "Ability", and "Name". These threads are used for gaining submissions, gathering ideas, and general think tanking before a poll begins.
Before, these threads would not receive their own threads, and would instead be done in the thread of the current poll. This would make things hard to follow, and ideas could be easily overlooked. Examples of how threads such as these would be used include the previously used "Art Submission", "Movepool Discussion", "Pokedex Submissions", and "Sprite Submissions" threads.
What is Spillover, and why is it included in the timetable?
Spillover is a general term for when the end of a thread's normal timetable allotment does not reach a conclusive result. A prime example of this would be if, during the main typing thread, two types end up with a total vote in the general area around 40%. Another thread would then be created to determine which result would be the final choice. This thread would be the spillover thread, and must be completed before the next step can begin.
What are the various polling choices?
There are 4 ways to poll.
First is the "standard poll", where you use the basic board options to set up a poll for up to 10 choices. This is the most basic, and can easily be used for the majority of polls.
Second is the "check poll", where you use the board options to set up a poll for up to 10 choices. The difference between the "check poll" and the "standard poll" is how many choices you can vote for. In a "standard poll", only one option can be voted on. In a "check poll", any number of choices can be voted on. This is mostly used on polls where the outcome has multiple options, or doesn't matter as much, such as with the Pokedex Poll thread.
Third is the "bold poll", where the voters must make a post with their votes cast in
bold font. Make sure that, in a poll based on this method to make it clear that no one is to post the current tally of votes. Only the Topic Leader is to do this, if they wish to at any point up to the end of the vote.
Fourth is the "preferential poll", where the voters must make a post with their votes cast in preferred order, in
bold font. This style of voting has the voter rank their top 25-40% of the available choices. This is then done with a weighted system. The numbers for each rank depends on the number of overall options available, and the Topic Leader chooses how many ranks the voter chooses. The voter should not have more than 4 ranks available to choose. Here's a short table for how to rank each option based on the number of choices:
2 Choices:
___Rank 1 - 3 points
___Rank 2 - 1 point
3 Choices:
___Rank 1 - 6 points
___Rank 2 - 3 points
___Rank 3 - 1 point
4 Choices:
___Rank 1 - 10 points
___Rank 2 - 6 points
___Rank 3 - 3 points
___Rank 4 - 1 point
The option with the most points at the end of the voting period is declared the winner.
The Topic Leader is allowed to use any voting option they desire for a poll, as long as it fits with the options available to vote on.
What are the Stat Ratings?
The process, created by X-Act, can be found here. Here is a temporary Java Applet for this process. This is a much more effective process than the previous BST options.
What are the Style Bias and Build Bias polls?
The Style Bias is based on the Offensive/Defensive Balance, as seen here. Offensive is an OSB rating of 5 or more, granting "Slightly towards Offense". Defensive is an OSB rating of -5 or less, granting "Slightly towards Defense". Between -5 and 5 grants a balanced style.
The Build Bias is based on the Physical/Special Balance, as seen here. Physical is an OSB rating of 5 or more, granting "Slightly towards Physical". Special is an OSB rating of -5 or less, granting "Slightly towards Special". Between -5 and 5 grants a balanced build.
What is the Stat Ratings Rank Poll?
As seen here, the Stat Ratings Rank ranges from Horrible to Exaggerated. This poll is for voting on which number range the Pokemon should fall into, and what it's overall effectiveness will then be. Exaggerated and Too Good can be left off of the polling options, as everything in Exaggerated is either Uber or is completely restricted by it's ability, and there's nothing in Too Good to compare to (but many of the most powerful Pokemon still appear in the Fantastic column). Both of those options would basically eliminate a CaP Pokemon's ability to be usable in OU, which is the overall goal.
How are the Overall Stats chosen?
The Topic Leader chooses the method in which to choose the stat spreads. The TL can either create a submission thread for anyone to submit spreads, or ask specific members to create spreads. Generally, the TL will choose members to create the spreads and have them submitted by the end of the Base Stat Total poll. The option is there, however, to have the general populace create spreads if the TL chooses to.
All spreads would need to have reasons for the given stats. At least some of the stats have to have specific reasons, such as being able to live through a specific attack, OHKO/2HKO something with a generic attack (for generic, think 80BP STAB or 70BP without STAB). The other stats can have more vague reasoning, stating which stats could change if need be to fit the Base Stat Total, which would be polled on during this time as well.
The TL then chooses which spreads to use for the Overall Stats poll, or how to adjust the submitted spreads if they don't fit.
When is the Pokemon's purpose, or concept, discussed?
This can be discussed as early as the Main typing thread, or as late as the Movepool Discussion thread. There's no set time for when people can start formulating ideas on what to do, but the purpose is cemented by the time the Movepool is complete. This means it should be discussed earlier, so that the stats, ability, and movepool can fit the theme of the Pokemon.
What do I do if the polls are close? How close is close enough for a spillover poll? How long should a spillover thread last?
This is up to the discretion of the Topic Leader. Generally, the "close enough" point would be within 10% or so of the leading vote, but this obviously cannot be the definitive statement for all polls. If it's a large optioned poll, make a spillover poll with those who were leading, and then continue until an option has at least 50% of the votes, or is a clear cut winner. A clear cut winner would need to have at least 10% more than votes than second place. Spillover threads should last a single day, as discussion should have already occured prior to the spillover thread.
What is the difference between a Offensive/Defensive/Balanced Pokemon? What about the difference between a Physical/Special/Mixed Pokemon?
Using the Stat Rank System, this is easily calculated.
The applet will tell whether a spread is offensive or defensive, physical or special, and by how much any bias might be.
If a Pokemon's style is voted as being balanced, how would I go about polling it's build?
If a Pokemon is voted to be of
balanced style, then during the Build poll you would have voters pick a build for both it's offensive and defensive sides. This would be done with a
bold voting method, with voters casting one vote for either Physical or Special on the Offensive side, and one vote for either Physical or Special on the Defensive side. The possible voting choices are each on seperate lines, and the possible outcomes are:
Offensive: Physical
Defensive: Physical
Offensive: Special
Defensive: Physical
Offensive: Mixed
Defensive: Physical
Offensive: Physical
Defensive: Special
Offensive: Special
Defensive: Special
Offensive: Mixed
Defensive: Special
Offensive: Physical
Defensive: Mixed
Offensive: Special
Defensive: Mixed
Offensive: Mixed
Defensive: Mixed
Questions, comments, concerns, suggestions?
