Plague von Karma
Banned deucer.
Approved by FriendOfMrGolem120
Effective from this post, I'll be stepping down from all my auth positions on Smogon. It's been a long time coming, but with me likely venturing into streaming and the new year arriving, it's best I head off now. There's a lot more to it mentally, but let's keep this positive, alright? For me. Anyway, I'll still be hanging around, just not in an administrative capacity, and it'll probably be more limited in general.
When I decided to quit lurking, I had one agenda in mind: give RBYers a stable area to inhabit for the foreseeable future. I have thoroughly succeeded in that goal, and it was in a way I couldn't have imagined better. I'm incredibly proud of what I've achieved on this site during my tenure, and I'm glad I finally came out of my lurker shell to fix problems the community was experiencing at the time. Naturally, this couldn't have been without the very impressive effort of a close-knit community that loves to hop across various websites. Hehe, you all taught me so much, and I've made some amazing friends along the way!
In 2019, we were on the verge of being cut from SPL, suffering from painfully outdated resources, and areas to gather and talk were minimal. There was very little left and we were entering a dark age...the anger of a certain Korekiyo-pfp-wielding man I admire was the sole thing keeping it together. Entering 2022, the Strategy Dex has been almost completely revamped, the on-site articles are seeing a facelift, lower-tiers are seeing legitimate development, tournament representation is at an all-time high, and god, this is the least of it! Like, look at this! A proper forum! This was the stretch goal on my end! Despite all the people who told me this was a fruitless endeavour and that I should give up, we, together, reunited ourselves and put our extensive knowledge of the game to paper. It has never been an easier time to get into RBY.
You people are some of the most fantastic, intelligent, welcoming people I have ever met. The fact that you accepted me for who I am, not just my work, is something I will eternally thank you for. I think this is the only community I've ever been in that's done that. Like, look at me. Hardly any tournament-level success, only really seen on mid ladder on a fleet of alts, was largely a lurker prior to working on some of Sceptross's old analyses...but here I am. You lot are nuts, accepting someone like me, one who was initially seen as an invader, but you did! Thanks to that, together, we've proven to even some of the most unshakeable naysayers that this generation is far from dead, and is in fact one of the most popular past gens out there. People may deny our existence, but I'm glad I could sit down and utilise my many skills to aid in pushing our interests. Smogon may have turned its back on RBY a few years ago, but I like to think it's turning back around to embrace us harder than it ever previously did. What do you think?
Attached is a text file featuring my entire Showdown builder to this point, featuring numerous teams spanning various phases of metagame development. There's enough here to get any youngin up to speed with the tiers RBY has to offer, as well as a few other gens of interest. It's an incomplete archive, as I did switch computers a while back and lost some newer-gen teams in the process, but it should suffice, no? There's well over 200 teams here, last I checked.
Diolch am eich amser!
Mae fy enaid wedi hollti, ond bydd fy nghalon yn stopio mewn llawenydd~
Effective from this post, I'll be stepping down from all my auth positions on Smogon. It's been a long time coming, but with me likely venturing into streaming and the new year arriving, it's best I head off now. There's a lot more to it mentally, but let's keep this positive, alright? For me. Anyway, I'll still be hanging around, just not in an administrative capacity, and it'll probably be more limited in general.
When I decided to quit lurking, I had one agenda in mind: give RBYers a stable area to inhabit for the foreseeable future. I have thoroughly succeeded in that goal, and it was in a way I couldn't have imagined better. I'm incredibly proud of what I've achieved on this site during my tenure, and I'm glad I finally came out of my lurker shell to fix problems the community was experiencing at the time. Naturally, this couldn't have been without the very impressive effort of a close-knit community that loves to hop across various websites. Hehe, you all taught me so much, and I've made some amazing friends along the way!
In 2019, we were on the verge of being cut from SPL, suffering from painfully outdated resources, and areas to gather and talk were minimal. There was very little left and we were entering a dark age...the anger of a certain Korekiyo-pfp-wielding man I admire was the sole thing keeping it together. Entering 2022, the Strategy Dex has been almost completely revamped, the on-site articles are seeing a facelift, lower-tiers are seeing legitimate development, tournament representation is at an all-time high, and god, this is the least of it! Like, look at this! A proper forum! This was the stretch goal on my end! Despite all the people who told me this was a fruitless endeavour and that I should give up, we, together, reunited ourselves and put our extensive knowledge of the game to paper. It has never been an easier time to get into RBY.
You people are some of the most fantastic, intelligent, welcoming people I have ever met. The fact that you accepted me for who I am, not just my work, is something I will eternally thank you for. I think this is the only community I've ever been in that's done that. Like, look at me. Hardly any tournament-level success, only really seen on mid ladder on a fleet of alts, was largely a lurker prior to working on some of Sceptross's old analyses...but here I am. You lot are nuts, accepting someone like me, one who was initially seen as an invader, but you did! Thanks to that, together, we've proven to even some of the most unshakeable naysayers that this generation is far from dead, and is in fact one of the most popular past gens out there. People may deny our existence, but I'm glad I could sit down and utilise my many skills to aid in pushing our interests. Smogon may have turned its back on RBY a few years ago, but I like to think it's turning back around to embrace us harder than it ever previously did. What do you think?
Attached is a text file featuring my entire Showdown builder to this point, featuring numerous teams spanning various phases of metagame development. There's enough here to get any youngin up to speed with the tiers RBY has to offer, as well as a few other gens of interest. It's an incomplete archive, as I did switch computers a while back and lost some newer-gen teams in the process, but it should suffice, no? There's well over 200 teams here, last I checked.
Diolch am eich amser!
Mae fy enaid wedi hollti, ond bydd fy nghalon yn stopio mewn llawenydd~
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