Pok�mon Umbral ~ Ruinous Origins Discussion 2 - Page 5

Astral Harmony · 03-02-2010, 01:58 AM

The flu? That's all Mike had? Hell, I've toughed flus out before, no medicine or nothing. It's definitely not a fun experience, but it's doable.

And feel free to return whenever you like. In fact, the signups didn't close when the game started, so to all you new people lookin' in, feel free to ask questions 'n' shit about how to join in the Pok�mon-stomping misadventures.

As for me, the ship I'm on is one of the bigger ones, but it just doesn't feel big. Mainly because I see other ships pull into the port, some military, some civilian cruiseliners that are far larger.

Geminex · 03-02-2010, 11:06 PM

I think I know where you are. ^^

But anyway... Tactical discussions in the middle of battle do seem somewhat out of place, don't they?

...

I'll probably have Impact talk to Rayleen about getting an officer onto the team, who'll then make the tactical calls.

...

No prizes for guessing whom he'll nominate...

DanteFalcon · 03-02-2010, 11:27 PM

Not like we have a large number of options. The way I see it our officer options are...

Impact: Pro: He has tactical knowledge and can make intelligent calls mid-combat.
Con: Racist against Pokemon/Pokebrids (don't be a hater)

Rayleen: Pro: Intelligent!
Con: Controlled by AB! (No offense AB but that's like asking to be led into a trap)

Pierce: Pro: Doesn't really have a vendetta against anyone else on the team and still has good ideas
Con: Perhaps a bit too cautious

Matt: Pro: He's not a complete idiot and is willing to take the front lines if worst comes to worst.
Con: The man uses poison and prefers to manipulate. How many people like that are trustworthy?

Geminex · 03-02-2010, 11:34 PM

Well, I don't really think Rayleen's an option, since, yeah, AB-controlled. Posts once per day. Long posts, with lots of effort, that're really fun to read, but still, once per day. I think the officer would be a good idea because we'd avoid having the kinds of discussion we're having at the moment. He could just give orders mid-battle to adapt to changing circumstances. We'd still vote on the initial strategy during the briefing, but anything mid-battle would be decided on by the officer.

Also, Impact hasn't actually said anything against pokemon yet. He will if someone else gets picked (Something along the lines of "You expect me to take orders from this *Explicitive*!?). Also, he's not entirely racist. It shall be explained.

Arcanum · 03-03-2010, 12:29 AM

Epic return! And I decided to go with a more reasonable spontaneous explanation as to why Mike mysteriously stopped fighting. Hooray for character development! Also I don't plan for the chronic migraines to be as severe of a problem in future missions. Mike just forgot to take his usual meds before the mission, and he got too worked up during the battle which triggered the migraine (blame it on the Heatran!).

But yeah, I'm back much sooner than I anticipated. I ended up finding myself with a nice chunk of free time, and decided to catch up with the RP instead of playing Borderlands, or AvP, or Peggle(screw PopCap and their digital cocaine!).

Astral Harmony · 03-03-2010, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Geminex

I think I know where you are. ^^

Signature Technique...Restraining Order Field! Can't get me now, ya stalkin' bastard!

Now, if I did have to nominate an officer, it'd probably be Renny (Menarker) or Impact (Gimenix) since you two seem the most available to post. Pierce and Isaac also have a good chance, Isaac for being a kickass Rhyperior Pok�brid and Pierce because I banged his mom...

...Laugh, somebody.

As for Mike's return, I'll let you keep that Heatran for the next mission. Consider it part of the Snagger's upgrade package, given out early.

Menarker · 03-03-2010, 01:59 AM

I certainly wasn't expecting to be nominated as an officer. ^^

Hehe, I just imagined the Sharpedo "officer promotion test" as a mock X-Men Danger Room with nominated officers being told to lead a computer generated team that has roughly the same abilities (pokemons and such) as the rest of the team through a mission.

Additional drama to be had for anyone who passes the simulated test, but struggles to actually be a good officer in the "real world" due to lack of charisma or social know-how or whatnot. Doubly true if such a person would actually be a good leader or commander if his/her team-mates actually followed him/her faithfully.

Ah well. :3 I kinda doubt it would be implemented/practical in any manner other than character development or plot point, but it would still be nifty in that regards.

Astral Harmony · 03-03-2010, 02:30 AM

Post is ready. Eat that, biznatches.

If you want some tactics, note that the Omnisroth's ability is Filter, which minimizes the damage received from super-effective moves. Y'all may wanna deal with the Narchams and Pulverots first despite the punishment you'll suffer from Omnisroth in the meantime.

Dracorion · 03-03-2010, 09:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Armored Bishoujo

Pierce and Isaac also have a good chance, Isaac for being a kickass Rhyperior Pok�brid and Pierce because I banged his mom...

...Laugh, somebody.

Pierce's mom is dead, so it's really just deeply disturbing.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Menarker

Additional drama to be had for anyone who passes the simulated test, but struggles to actually be a good officer in the "real world" due to lack of charisma or social know-how or whatnot. Doubly true if such a person would actually be a good leader or commander if his/her team-mates actually followed him/her faithfully.

Aw c'mon, this just screams "Pierce".

Also, Pierce isn't nearly cautious enough. He severely underestimated just how powerful these things are. Now that they're in the vault, he's gonna do his best to overestimate them.

As for my post, I'm going to wait a little bit for some feedback on this. How about Tyranitar uses Blizzard, Rachel and Charlotte's Manetric use Discharge, and Matthias poisons and confuses the Omnisroth. That way we can freeze and paralyze most of them, and the Slayers have the option of hacking away at any Narchams left with Dragon Slaves or using their LH Launchers to help with freezing.

If we want Tyranitar's Sand Stream to whittle away at them too, then great, but it'd seriously screw over Matt, whom we're relying on to poison and confuse the largest threat. That's really the only problem with my strategy. The only way to clear Sandstorm is Sunny Day, and that also screws Matt. The problem could be partially solved by having Rachel fetch a Charti Berry for Matt. But only partially.

Or if this is too much trouble, I simply call Starmie and start Thunder Wavin' left and right.

How many rounds of Paradigm Shift does Matt have left anyway?

Arcanum · 03-03-2010, 10:52 AM

Well I agree with Impact's "wipe out the little guys real quick first" plan, especially considering the Gendom generates a new Narcham every round. Plus we don't know how quickly they can fuse together and evolve, so the more Narcham there are, the greater the risk that we'll have to fight a fifth Pulverot.

As for Mike, I could have him either use Dragonite or Charizard to help clean up the Narchams and Pulverots, or I can toss out Heatran and have her help distract the Omnisroth by throwing a Magma Storm on it. It wouldn't really be effective attack-wise, but raging fire/magma pillars right in your face sounds like a pretty good distraction.

03-03-2010, 12:29 AM	#5
Arcanum Strike the Earth! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 3,185	Epic return! And I decided to go with a more reasonable spontaneous explanation as to why Mike mysteriously stopped fighting. Hooray for character development! Also I don't plan for the chronic migraines to be as severe of a problem in future missions. Mike just forgot to take his usual meds before the mission, and he got too worked up during the battle which triggered the migraine (blame it on the Heatran!). But yeah, I'm back much sooner than I anticipated. I ended up finding myself with a nice chunk of free time, and decided to catch up with the RP instead of playing Borderlands, or AvP, or Peggle(screw PopCap and their digital cocaine!). __________________ POS Almighty has spoken.

03-03-2010, 01:59 AM	#7
Menarker OMG! WHAT SHOULD I DO NOW? Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 3,802	I certainly wasn't expecting to be nominated as an officer. ^^ Hehe, I just imagined the Sharpedo "officer promotion test" as a mock X-Men Danger Room with nominated officers being told to lead a computer generated team that has roughly the same abilities (pokemons and such) as the rest of the team through a mission. Additional drama to be had for anyone who passes the simulated test, but struggles to actually be a good officer in the "real world" due to lack of charisma or social know-how or whatnot. Doubly true if such a person would actually be a good leader or commander if his/her team-mates actually followed him/her faithfully. Ah well. :3 I kinda doubt it would be implemented/practical in any manner other than character development or plot point, but it would still be nifty in that regards. __________________ THE BIO OF RENNY TRESSERHORN THE BIOs OF POKEMON UMBRAL!

03-03-2010, 10:52 AM	#10
Arcanum Strike the Earth! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 3,185	Well I agree with Impact's "wipe out the little guys real quick first" plan, especially considering the Gendom generates a new Narcham every round. Plus we don't know how quickly they can fuse together and evolve, so the more Narcham there are, the greater the risk that we'll have to fight a fifth Pulverot. As for Mike, I could have him either use Dragonite or Charizard to help clean up the Narchams and Pulverots, or I can toss out Heatran and have her help distract the Omnisroth by throwing a Magma Storm on it. It wouldn't really be effective attack-wise, but raging fire/magma pillars right in your face sounds like a pretty good distraction. __________________ POS Almighty has spoken.

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03-02-2010, 01:58 AM	#1
Astral Harmony Don't Hate Me 'Cause I'm Moe Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Harmonial Sanctum Posts: 6,798	The flu? That's all Mike had? Hell, I've toughed flus out before, no medicine or nothing. It's definitely not a fun experience, but it's doable. And feel free to return whenever you like. In fact, the signups didn't close when the game started, so to all you new people lookin' in, feel free to ask questions 'n' shit about how to join in the Pok�mon-stomping misadventures. As for me, the ship I'm on is one of the bigger ones, but it just doesn't feel big. Mainly because I see other ships pull into the port, some military, some civilian cruiseliners that are far larger.

03-02-2010, 11:06 PM	#2
Geminex SOM3WH3R3 Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 4,606	I think I know where you are. ^^ But anyway... Tactical discussions in the middle of battle do seem somewhat out of place, don't they? ... I'll probably have Impact talk to Rayleen about getting an officer onto the team, who'll then make the tactical calls. ... No prizes for guessing whom he'll nominate...

03-02-2010, 11:27 PM	#3
DanteFalcon Birdy Bard Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Japanland Posts: 501	Not like we have a large number of options. The way I see it our officer options are... Impact: Pro: He has tactical knowledge and can make intelligent calls mid-combat. Con: Racist against Pokemon/Pokebrids (don't be a hater) Rayleen: Pro: Intelligent! Con: Controlled by AB! (No offense AB but that's like asking to be led into a trap) Pierce: Pro: Doesn't really have a vendetta against anyone else on the team and still has good ideas Con: Perhaps a bit too cautious Matt: Pro: He's not a complete idiot and is willing to take the front lines if worst comes to worst. Con: The man uses poison and prefers to manipulate. How many people like that are trustworthy?

03-02-2010, 11:34 PM	#4
Geminex SOM3WH3R3 Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 4,606	Well, I don't really think Rayleen's an option, since, yeah, AB-controlled. Posts once per day. Long posts, with lots of effort, that're really fun to read, but still, once per day. I think the officer would be a good idea because we'd avoid having the kinds of discussion we're having at the moment. He could just give orders mid-battle to adapt to changing circumstances. We'd still vote on the initial strategy during the briefing, but anything mid-battle would be decided on by the officer. Also, Impact hasn't actually said anything against pokemon yet. He will if someone else gets picked (Something along the lines of "You expect me to take orders from this Explicitive!?). Also, he's not entirely racist. It shall be explained.

03-03-2010, 02:30 AM	#8
Astral Harmony Don't Hate Me 'Cause I'm Moe Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Harmonial Sanctum Posts: 6,798	Post is ready. Eat that, biznatches. If you want some tactics, note that the Omnisroth's ability is Filter, which minimizes the damage received from super-effective moves. Y'all may wanna deal with the Narchams and Pulverots first despite the punishment you'll suffer from Omnisroth in the meantime.