Howdy. So RBY UU has gone through a lot of changes recently, and the opinions people have on these changes are quite diverse. Some of the more recent changes were the APT Ban (June 2022), the Sleep Ban (September 2022), and the introduction of Lapras (November 2022). All these changes, especially the last two, have significant effects on the way RBY UU is played. Additionally, the community of players around RBY UU has shifted, with new players coming along and old players fading out. So in brief, this RBY UU is not the same as what was played even just a year ago.
The RBY Discord has seen a lot of rumbling about RBY UU. As a councilmember, I have heard a lot of complaints about this tier and suggestions on how to make it better. The original plan I think most of us, especially the RBY UU Council, had in mind was to simply Suspect Test Lapras and call it a day, at least until something else problematic emerged. However, the sheer volume of complaints I have received leads me to believe such a course of action will not satisfy the larger RBY UU Community. While much of the Community has Lapras on their radar, much of the Community has their eyes set on other Pokemon as well or instead. For the sake of being fair, I wanted to make this thread to get a more clear perspective on what the Community wants, as I think a thread like this may allow for more organized thoughts to emerge, at least compared to the chaos of Discord. So I encourage you to post your thoughts on RBY UU and how you would approach improving it. Additionally, while discussion isn't a bad thing, I'd rather just field ideas right now as opposed to fight about them, so try not to spark any arguments and just state your points for everyone's sake. And finally, if you have any experience with this tier (Ladder, Tournaments, Analyses, etc.), please let me know in your post so I can get a better idea about from where your ideas might be coming.
Here are some of the suggestions I have heard recently. Note that some of the suggestions may go together; you do not need support just one.
I will not be sharing my thoughts on these ideas at this time. If I do, I'll save it for a separate post.
I didn't get approval for this thread (yet), but I'm assuming it's fine because I've been talking about it for a while an no one ever opposed it.
The RBY Discord has seen a lot of rumbling about RBY UU. As a councilmember, I have heard a lot of complaints about this tier and suggestions on how to make it better. The original plan I think most of us, especially the RBY UU Council, had in mind was to simply Suspect Test Lapras and call it a day, at least until something else problematic emerged. However, the sheer volume of complaints I have received leads me to believe such a course of action will not satisfy the larger RBY UU Community. While much of the Community has Lapras on their radar, much of the Community has their eyes set on other Pokemon as well or instead. For the sake of being fair, I wanted to make this thread to get a more clear perspective on what the Community wants, as I think a thread like this may allow for more organized thoughts to emerge, at least compared to the chaos of Discord. So I encourage you to post your thoughts on RBY UU and how you would approach improving it. Additionally, while discussion isn't a bad thing, I'd rather just field ideas right now as opposed to fight about them, so try not to spark any arguments and just state your points for everyone's sake. And finally, if you have any experience with this tier (Ladder, Tournaments, Analyses, etc.), please let me know in your post so I can get a better idea about from where your ideas might be coming.
Here are some of the suggestions I have heard recently. Note that some of the suggestions may go together; you do not need support just one.
- Suspect / Ban Lapras
- Suspect / Ban Hypno
- Suspect / Ban Tentacruel
- Suspect / Ban Persian
- Suspect / Ban Dragonite
- Suspect / Ban Wrap (or Partial-trapping)
- Unban Sleep
I will not be sharing my thoughts on these ideas at this time. If I do, I'll save it for a separate post.
I didn't get approval for this thread (yet), but I'm assuming it's fine because I've been talking about it for a while an no one ever opposed it.
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