Where are you all finding these posts from Liesik?
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Pokemon VGC 2010 DATES / rules announced for the US!
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He posts on another forum - pokegym, I believe. M_Liesik in the username.
On the Pokegym, yes M_Liesik is his username
Pokegym is not where i get it from - i get it from the Pokemon Organized Play official forums.
Mike Liesik
http://forums.pokemon-tcg.com/
(You have to be affiliated with Pokemon USA to become a member - judge, league leader, or any other sort of affiliation.) I am a professor, judge, and have worked for them since 2005.
Michael Liesik
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Figured as much - Mike Liesik is very casual in his responses. I am sure he would fit in here very nicely WHEN he gets an an account here. (He lurks here all the time - it is part of his job.)
I've had some bad experiences with Ray. As you said, he is somewhat on the frail side. I prefer Palkia because of his higher base speed, his ability to take water attacks like a pro, and his ability to work in rain.
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Yes, I received that in my inbox yesterday.
No, that was the entire e-mail.
It was in response to my inquiry about events in Canada.
Well, hopefully the key details that are getting ironed out is the elimination of the lottery. I am glad though that Mike said something quick, it shows that they are on the ball with things; I just suppose they need to get something straightened out. Even though I really want to know when the stops are, I would rather have the competition be solid and wait a few more days to see when they are instead of getting them now, but then something going horribly wrong at an event and it ends up being a waste of my time. :/ So I am glad they are taking time to make it straight, despite my yearning for dates and locations.
Yeah, that and I'm hoping they decide not make players sign up for the tournament to get the Shiny Eevee. Last year, a lot of garbage players got in and wasted player slots, even though all they came for was the Milotic.
After hearing this I would be even more bamboozled if they kept the lottery system. This has been complained about consistently in pretty much every VGC-related thread you'll find on this forum, from war stories to threads like this. If I were a coordinator of these tournaments I don't think I'd have the stones to incite that kind of backlash from the most prominent Pokemon community on the internet.
What I mean is, the judges could say RNG abuse is cheating. And yeah cossack they do have the same PID; I did actually say that you know. :P
I just want all the bases covered. Even demonstrating the RNG probably wouldn't change the opinions of a judge playing strictly by the book who I imagine would still disparage RNG abuse as cheating with an external device. We have to remember that the judges aren't all going to be in the same mindset as most Smogonites, and may hold the opinion common with a lot of casual players that RNG abuse is cheating.
And I think acting clueless and saying I soft resetted for them is pretty far-fetched given the IVs and everything. So I'm not sure how to handle it. I could also maybe give a flowery description of RNG abuse, ala "Well you see, every possible individual Pokémon has a certain time it appears at..." which seems the best option at the moment if I get picked up on anything.
I just want all the bases covered. Even demonstrating the RNG probably wouldn't change the opinions of a judge playing strictly by the book who I imagine would still disparage RNG abuse as cheating with an external device. We have to remember that the judges aren't all going to be in the same mindset as most Smogonites, and may hold the opinion common with a lot of casual players that RNG abuse is cheating.
And I think acting clueless and saying I soft resetted for them is pretty far-fetched given the IVs and everything. So I'm not sure how to handle it. I could also maybe give a flowery description of RNG abuse, ala "Well you see, every possible individual Pokémon has a certain time it appears at..." which seems the best option at the moment if I get picked up on anything.
Let's be logical for a second, Zog. Last year the National champ had all shiny RNG'd Pokemon and there was no problem. The World champ had five RNG'd shinies and there was no problem. Many of the Japanese Regionals players competed with RNG'd shinies this year and it only makes sense that their "ubers" were RNG'd too. I don't see why there would be a problem. Of course, if you're really willing to sacrifice IVs to feel safe, that's personal call.
Yeah, and the same Pokémon were used by GEC at the London qualifier where they dq'd him for "having too many Grass Knot TMs" which was obviously a bullshit excuse to exclude him based on the suspicion of cheating.
One of the most important issues this year will be the strict application of the ruleset because last year the application of the rules was somewhat arbitrary.
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Last year was more luck than skill just to get in, and if you were like the Philadelphia winner last year it was mostly luck that he accomplished the Ash Ketchum timely achievement. As far as things to look out for, perhaps an alternate location if you don't succeed in getting in the first time.
Like the Belgium Junior player with the "breeded" Togekiss @Tri-attack at the London VGC which has obviously been detected as hacked.
He has been able to get in after he changed his Pokémon, after his brother talked a bit with the judges... %)
He lost in Finals, and won a trip to the Worlds for both him and his brother.
Not sure about the strict application of the rules :P
Hey froggy weren't you one of the unlucky 4 who didn't get to play at London? That must've been... harsh. Especially with your travel and everything. I felt so bad for the people who didn't get through the lottery.
"NO USE OF ANY EXTERNAL DEVICES TO MODIFY YOUR POKEMON WILL BE ALLOWED"
"Oh hey, 511 EVs? That's cool, it doesn't affect your stats. We'll just pretend that we never made this rule about not allowing external devices lolololololololol"
I find it interesting that Jirachi is banned, but not Mewtwo. lol
I guess they are not fond of flinch hax.
I guess they are not fond of flinch hax.
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