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Other Games / Re: A Thread about the Pokemans: MYSTERY DUNGEON REMAKE
« on: January 14, 2020, 04:18:28 pm »
Sorted my thoughts som I'm going to chime in.
Overall, the thing that kills me: Sword Expansion Pass is separate from Shield Expansion pass. So for peeps like me who get both just to get every version exclusive, it's another full version in pricing.

Beyond that my thoughts are:
They were smart about making it so returning pokemon in the DLC, as well as new ones like Galar Slowpoke Evos and Kubfu/Urshifu and Calyrex can be obtained via trades. This means they are not forcing a specific price on the newer pokemon. And they have in the past always emphasized trading: Red Blue Green Yellow anyone? that's the exact reason we have more than 1 Version of each generation.

As for content, I'm peeved a bit that, overall, Isle of Armor has more unique additions than Crown Tundra, but if both are as-said to be Wild-area like expanses, I'm interested.

That all said, I'm glad they are adding in previously Cut pokemon. Mainly ones like Talonflame and Metagross.
But I'm not gonna purchase either until AFTER they are out. This is the first time Pokemon has done DLC, I wanna make sure it's worth the price.

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Other Games / Re: A Thread about the Pokemans: Our boy did it
« on: December 08, 2019, 01:41:47 am »
Quote from: Akura on December 07, 2019, 08:33:31 pm
I don't recall the starter being the only Pokemon not having badge/level-limited loyalty. As far as I remember, any Pokemon for which you are the OT will always be loyal - it's Pokemon you get from a trade, or possibly events which use the hidden OT ID-number for stuff, that will have loyalty issues. The only exception to this is the starter Pikachu in Yellow, which has loyalty issues based on friendship(it's the only Pokemon with that value in Yellow) instead of level.


That said, I only ever remember having loyalty issues once in Silver, from a in-game traded Pokemon that I think I overleveled. In every other Pokemon game I've played, I've always gotten the badge before hitting the level limit.


PRE-EDIT: Here's the Bulbapedia article. Only mentions outsider Pokemon, not ones you caught yourself. No mention of SwSh, but there probably isn't a lot of collected information yet. Game's not even a month out.
One game i replayed, i got a pokemon to cover the types my starter was weak to, Manual catch, no trades at all. And power leveled this non-starter without a single badge, it started disobeying the moment it reached level 21, might've been RSE or DPPt era. EDIT: which matches up to what Bulbapedia says.
Been playing since Yellow myself, so I really can't say the exact game this occured but it screwed me(and scarred me!) fiercely because my plan was for this to be my first-2-gyms nuke while my Starter caught up in lv.
Thus why i asked about SwSh, suppose only real option is to manually test it next time I make an alternate switch profile.

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Other Games / Re: A Thread about the Pokemans: Our boy did it
« on: December 07, 2019, 06:09:25 pm »
the real question is if you are the OT, will the Pokemon obey you at a higher level than your Obedience limit?
Ie: You catch a Rookidee and level it to 30 before any single badge, will it still obey despite the level 20 Obey lock? or is that only your starter in Sword/Shield?
---Past games it has been only starter, but i forget if, or when, they changed it and you never know when they may revert.

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Other Games / Re: A Thread about the Pokemans: Our boy did it
« on: December 06, 2019, 03:23:43 pm »
Sword and Shield indeed are very linear, much to it's shame.
However I actually like they went very in-lore with the Punk-theme's rebel behavior for Spikemuth.
The members of Team Yell actually do say that Spikemuth is "getting worse and worse" so I'd not be surprised if it's got a bunch of shambling buildings falling on themselves and that's why we don't get to use it as a full town. Heck, you can't even fast travel directly to it, you have to go to it's outskirts that's how run-down it is: Corviknight Taxi's wont go to it.
All in all, for me at least, Spikemuth did indeed convey a "Screw the rules, let me Punk my life cause: me." vibe.

Overall though:
Spikemuth Game design and gameplay? poor.
Spikemuth Lore tie-in application and feeling like it could be real place? All right but lacking.

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Other Games / Re: A Thread about the Pokemans: Our boy did it
« on: December 05, 2019, 12:21:39 am »
Overall I am as causal a gamer as it gets, Only purpose EV training serves me is to get BP in the Tower/Etc-named Facilities.
But with my previous statements, all I meant is simply that I just wanna see more unique variety in typings regardless of how they add it in.

As a case in point, we don't have a fire/grass and such a Pokemon would've been perfect for an Alola Pokedex entry.
But on that note the type combo I desire the most is Fire/Fairy. ((Please Gamefreak!))

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Other Games / Re: A Thread about the Pokemans: Our boy did it
« on: December 03, 2019, 06:30:51 pm »
I'mma chime in and say this: To me, Talonflame is not Pidgey-line expy. Nor is Corviknight.
But that cause they not Norm-Fly.

I gotta admit I feel a bit saddened by the amount of Normal/Flying we have overall due to so many chances for type variety within "Birds", but at the same time, I like Birds, and Normal/Flying is very "bird" so thus I am Conflicted!
So. Much. Conflicted!

Though of the bird-Pokemon, Talonflame and Corviknight are easily my favorite 2. with Talonflame being #1. But this isn't cause of their Types(Fire and Steel are among my top 6 fave types)...
It's their Designs: Talonflame is Peregrine Falcon that dives so fast the air friction creates the fire typing and Corviknight is a Knighted Crow, nuff said!

An Honorable mention is due to Corviknight here:
For the first time in ever, I have trained a defensive-stated Pokemon to be a defensive Pokemon, and I like using it for defense. It's species? Corviknight
((Normally I just use Sweeper builds, even on more Defensive Pokemon, lol.))

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Other Games / Re: A Thread about the Pokemans: Our boy did it
« on: December 03, 2019, 12:43:46 pm »
After another week, I wanna expand my thoughts on the Pokedex cut:
I see what the cut is trying to do, emphasize balance and encourage using Pokemon you normally don't. But they managed to mess even this idea up by removing several unique type combos and not giving a new Pokemon that has the same type as the removed unique type combos.

Ultimately, I do like what they are trying to do, but they need to do it better. Any cut content will sting, this is true, but, if done right, less can be more.
Overall: while they did a pretty good job, it sadly just falls short due to lack of unique type combos in the Galar Dex.

That said, I am enjoying both Sword and Shield. So here's hoping they learn from this.

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Other Games / Re: A Thread about the Pokemans: Our boy did it
« on: November 30, 2019, 02:28:09 pm »
I just gotta say this quip is why I love the Orbeetle line:
"Sir, there's a Blipbug on the Dottler Radar, shall I contact the Orbeetle satellite for a visual?"

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Other Games / Re: A Thread about the Pokemans: Our boy did it
« on: November 28, 2019, 08:23:08 pm »
Quote from: Bumber on November 28, 2019, 04:46:31 pm
The police officers store their pokeballs on large fidget spinners strapped to their thighs.
Milo and Alistair do too.

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Other Games / Re: A Thread about the Pokemans: Our boy did it
« on: November 27, 2019, 05:27:16 am »
Quote from: MrRoboto75 on November 26, 2019, 11:06:57 pm
who names their kid Hop
Who lets their 10-12 year old go on a cross country journey filled with massive wild animals and thugs and evil organizations?
PokeMoms! But hey they are hot PokeMoms, so let 'em get away with it lol. ((Yes, in this case:PokeMums!))

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Other Games / Re: A Thread about the Pokemans: Our boy did it
« on: November 26, 2019, 12:05:13 pm »
Quote from: Telgin on November 26, 2019, 10:47:28 am
The game teases you with wooloos you can't own for like a full hour.

Protip: once you leave the Slumbering weald after the foggy encounter, talk to your Mother, it only says she gives you spending money, but she actually also gives 5 Pokeballs.
Yes, this means you can catch wooloo, Rookidee, Blipbug(Rare) and a few others BEFORE getting the Pokedex. It also means that if you do, Leon's Tutorial on Pokemon catching is skipped entirely.

Thing that bugs me on NG start up? Y-comm, aka trade-function, isnt available until 1hr in or 40min-to-45min if you turn off animations and cutscenes. Trust me, I bought both and got all 3 starters with the help of a friend.

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Other Games / Re: A Thread about the Pokemans: Our boy did it
« on: November 23, 2019, 02:06:22 pm »
Something I'd like in the next Pokemon game, that would encourage linearity but not force it:
Foes have set levels, but you(the player) have no boundaries/blocked-roads/etc, IE: sure you CAN march right up to Route 8 from the get go, but your level 5 starter will likely be one-shot by everything there, wild or trained.
It's a crying shame this isn't how all of SwSh is, as it's exactly how the Strong-Looking Wild Pokemon in the Wild area are.

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Other Games / Re: A Thread about the Pokemans: Our boy did it
« on: November 21, 2019, 11:13:41 am »
Quote from: Scripten on November 21, 2019, 08:56:37 am
Shoutouts specifically for the Team Yell theme, Marnie's battle theme, the highlands overworld music, and to the gym leader battle music.
I'm so with you on those!
Though I gotta be honest the only Music I didn't like was Hulbury City overland theme. But even so that does not mean I dislike it.
Gym Leader theme easily my favorite, especially when you go into a menu and it gets Bass-heavy remixed!
Cool thing, the Battle Tower lets you change the Fight Music! Unno if this has been 'round since forever or not, as i'm not really a Battle-Facility user, but hey I can listen to the gym fight whenever i want!

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Other Games / Re: A Thread about the Pokemans: Our boy did it
« on: November 20, 2019, 08:03:32 pm »
Putting in spoiler cause i seen some being rectal bout them across teh webzors.
Spoiler (click to show/hide)

The wild area is indeed huge and does indeed give a BOTW vibe, but I'd suggest to not focus on it when you first get there, as it seemed to me like a mostly mid-to-end-to-post game kinda area.
That said I am liking SwSh, but any who bash the game: Bash it if you must, however THE MUSIC IS DIVINE!

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Other Games / Re: A Thread about the Pokemans: Our boy did it
« on: October 16, 2019, 03:44:46 pm »
Well now, Gigantamax mechanic just Meme'd up Meowth, just when you think you've seen it all, the...
I'mma not finish that statement!

Anyways I realize I'm taking quite a shot in the dark here, but do any of you have a spare Chimchar/Monferno/Infernape with Iron Fist Ability?
I need one to breed thus I don't really care about stats, gender or even nature, I can breed-doctor those but I need that Hidden Ability.

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