Noticed this -- max+ ice beam 2hkoes, just saying.Lord of Bays said:and any Kyurem lacking HP Fire (which you'll find is the case with 9/10 Kyurem-Bs) is walled by Ferrothorn entirely.
Noticed this -- max+ ice beam 2hkoes, just saying.Lord of Bays said:and any Kyurem lacking HP Fire (which you'll find is the case with 9/10 Kyurem-Bs) is walled by Ferrothorn entirely.
No consideration should be given to lower tiers when making bans in higher ones (sadly, but it needs to be that way). A perfect example of this would be Gothitelle. RU voted to keep it in the tier (by a very convincing 7-0 vote, might I add). However, UU banned it because it was deemed broken there, as they should have. The tiering system will simply not work if higher tiers have to take lower tiers into consideration when making their bans.Technically ou was established as the standard tier which will have its interests taken foremost into account
But that^ is also BS in a lot of cases, especially when the pokes in question (blaziken, kabutops, torn-t, etc.) would be valuable threats in the lower tiers.
Yeah, G-Von said the same, but at that point I feel like you're compromising on his crazy physical prowess and now he's just a pretty good mixed attacker, of which we have plenty.Noticed this -- max+ ice beam 2hkoes, just saying.
On the contrary -- mixed Kyurem-B is the best wallbreaker in the game right now. Stall is forced to run weird stuff because of it, and it can break literally every wall.Yeah, G-Von said the same, but at that point I feel like you're compromising on his crazy physical prowess and now he's just a pretty good mixed attacker, of which we have plenty.
I'm going out on a limb and just going to start talking about how fucked the system is. It's based on two groups of people; the "cool kids" and then regular users. So the "cool kids" think they're so right about everything, they know the most, they play the most. They think that Pokemon A is a little annoying or maybe it's just a bit good. Since this pokemon was introduced to the metagame earlier, it's easy to see how they might think it is broken.
Then the "cool kids" complain about Pokemon A being too good for the metagame. Giving (poor) argument after (poor) argument. Eventually it's going to be suspected. The "cool kids" don't even give it a chance -- they battle so they get reqs and then ban it.
This is how it goes. Suspecting is generally a sentence to banishment to Ubers.
Now the only real solution is to completely change how we do suspect. Community and group votes, while fun, isn't a good way to go about it. Back in BW1, before the hell of BW2, we had the council, who basically controlled the tier.
I support a method like this. A number of people whom we trust to make the correct calls for us. Yes, we lose the suspect test, but we probably get a better metagame over all. I don't think I'd find anyone who disliked the end result of BW1 (except weather haters) and that was mostly due to the council's good work. Is it a perfect system? Probably not, but it is still leagues ahead of the current one.
No, I support his "cool kids" theory.
One of them even came out on Gamefaqs and blatantly admitted that he voted to ban Landorus-I from OU because he was tired of seeing Mamoswine everywhere. And Lando-I was banned with less than 60%. You do the math.
Being successful at climbing the ladder in order to get a chance to vote and being a total asshole who wants to shape the metagame based on his completely selfish beliefs aren't mutually exclusive things.
Alright I want to bring something has been mentioned by Jukain and others in the Pony topic, how many ladder matches is enough to prove skill and experience on both OU ladders?
It seems to me that first 65 +/- dev then lowering it further to 60 hasn't done anyone any favors since all it does is force very good players to just forfeit tens of matches while other players have to slave there way to the very end. The Council wanted to impose a W/L ration to prevent forfiets (someone managed to get 2000 glicks with more L than W) or 2:1 ration but I think that doesn't solve the problem completely.
I personally think 30 matches (and it's equivalent in deviation) should be enough with 2000 Glicko and 2:1 W/L ratio on both ladders, anyone else who wants to play more to satisfy these requirements is free to do so.
Edit: Let's focus on quality not quantity
Hi there everyone! I am just going to throw the idea of in Gen 6 testing Giratina-O. Giratina-O is unique among formes as it is forced to hold the Griseous Orb, which gives it a 1.2x multiplier to its STABs. Giratina-O also is rather slow at base 90, and not terrifyingly strong, like the other dragons in OU, especially Kyurem B. The Speed draw and the inability to hold an other items is a huge point against Gira-O, but it does have several good qualities. For one, its bulk. If 130/100/90 ticks people off, than 150/100/100 must be aggravating. Gira-O can also run several potent wallbreaking sets. SubCM would be a bulkier Latias, but without Recover and much slower. Its stats scream Mixed Attacker, and its access to key moves like Draco Meteor, Shadow Sneak, Aura Sphere, and Outrage. However, I feel it would be better if I listed it as a pros and cons idea.
Why might not be broken
-Middling Speed
-Forced to Hold Griseous Orb
-Comparative lack of power to most OU pokes
-Lack of reliable recovery
-Common weaknesses,(its no Kyurem B in this department, but most of these weaknesses are common, spare Ghost)
Why it might be broken
-Huge Bulk
-Great mixed attacking sets, making it similar to Kyurem B in this regard
-Great ability in Levitate can make it a great pivot
(Kinda running a blank here, could use a few more reasons ;) )
Now, as a community, what do you think of this idea. Does it seem logical, or am I gonna look like a idiot for posting this XD?