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CAP 15 CAP 4 - Part 1 - Concept Poll 1
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Birkal
Pwnemon
capefeather
Scoopapa
Rediamond
FlareBlitz
DarkSlay
Birkal's Perfect Nemesis is a great idea for a concept since it's relatively easy to do, yet seems to be incredibly fun yet rewarding at the same time. We can explore every niche role of a certain Pokemon and still create something that will hopefully decentralize the metagame.
Pwnemon's Deceiver is something that seems difficult to pull off, but very rewarding if we do thanks to Team Preview. If this concept is selected, I'd imagine it'd be something like Virizion in the BW1 metagame in that it runs multiple sets with great efficiency. I'd love to see something like this selected because I have plenty of ideas in mind for it :D
Capefeather's idea is the only other one that I really like on this slate besides my top two. Capefeather's "high risk, high reward" strategy screams "glass cannon", but there are probably a million ways to engineer this Pokemon to have a significant effect on the metagame. It will probably shake up playstyles a bit, and teach us a reasonable amount about this game.
Scoopapa's concept is okay in my opinion, and it has upside in that it will let us see BW as a three-weather metagame rather than a two-weather metagame. However, other than that I don't really like it. It adds to team diversity, but it wouldn't teach us a lot as it seems to be "what if Sun/Hail was a little better". Maybe I'm being short-sighted here, but this isn't a concept I like a ton.
Rediamond's Time Capsule is a pretty quirky concept. It lets us see what the role of an old-timey Pokemon would be like in this generation, but other than that, it doesn't teach much about the current metagame. We can already see what previous-generation Pokemon do by looking at them in the DPP, RSE, GSC, or RBY generations, so it teaches us very little about BW2. Not a bad concept, but it's not one I'd like to see implemented.
FlareBlitz's concept is interesting as well. However, I don't like its premise and what it desires to accomplish. By creating a Pokemon that punishes the creation of harmful field effects and rewarding beneficial field effects, we'd just exacerbate a problem with the metagame as it is (well I see it as a problem. Others may not, but this post is my opinion so bleh!) Furthermore, since only certain field effects will benefit this Pokemon, it may make the metagame even more one-dimensional. If you like field effects having a large influence on Pokemon, then I guess this is a nice concept for you. However, I am not one of those people, so I did not vote this concept highly.
The first Utility Counter was an utter failure if you ask me, and I'd hate to see another Krilowatt (pre-revisions) made. I voted accordingly :P
Pwnemon
capefeather
Scoopapa
Rediamond
FlareBlitz
DarkSlay
Birkal's Perfect Nemesis is a great idea for a concept since it's relatively easy to do, yet seems to be incredibly fun yet rewarding at the same time. We can explore every niche role of a certain Pokemon and still create something that will hopefully decentralize the metagame.
Pwnemon's Deceiver is something that seems difficult to pull off, but very rewarding if we do thanks to Team Preview. If this concept is selected, I'd imagine it'd be something like Virizion in the BW1 metagame in that it runs multiple sets with great efficiency. I'd love to see something like this selected because I have plenty of ideas in mind for it :D
Capefeather's idea is the only other one that I really like on this slate besides my top two. Capefeather's "high risk, high reward" strategy screams "glass cannon", but there are probably a million ways to engineer this Pokemon to have a significant effect on the metagame. It will probably shake up playstyles a bit, and teach us a reasonable amount about this game.
Scoopapa's concept is okay in my opinion, and it has upside in that it will let us see BW as a three-weather metagame rather than a two-weather metagame. However, other than that I don't really like it. It adds to team diversity, but it wouldn't teach us a lot as it seems to be "what if Sun/Hail was a little better". Maybe I'm being short-sighted here, but this isn't a concept I like a ton.
Rediamond's Time Capsule is a pretty quirky concept. It lets us see what the role of an old-timey Pokemon would be like in this generation, but other than that, it doesn't teach much about the current metagame. We can already see what previous-generation Pokemon do by looking at them in the DPP, RSE, GSC, or RBY generations, so it teaches us very little about BW2. Not a bad concept, but it's not one I'd like to see implemented.
FlareBlitz's concept is interesting as well. However, I don't like its premise and what it desires to accomplish. By creating a Pokemon that punishes the creation of harmful field effects and rewarding beneficial field effects, we'd just exacerbate a problem with the metagame as it is (well I see it as a problem. Others may not, but this post is my opinion so bleh!) Furthermore, since only certain field effects will benefit this Pokemon, it may make the metagame even more one-dimensional. If you like field effects having a large influence on Pokemon, then I guess this is a nice concept for you. However, I am not one of those people, so I did not vote this concept highly.
The first Utility Counter was an utter failure if you ask me, and I'd hate to see another Krilowatt (pre-revisions) made. I voted accordingly :P
DarkSlay
FlareBlitz
Rediamond
capefeather
Birkal
Scoopapa
Pwnemon
FlareBlitz
Rediamond
capefeather
Birkal
Scoopapa
Pwnemon
Birkal
capefeather
DarkSlay
Scoopapa
Pwnemon
FlareBlitz
Rediamond
This is a really strong slate, in my opinion. Seven incredible concepts; congrats to all of the submitters for making it this far! If we keep up this level of quality, CAP4 is guaranteed to be awesome.
capefeather
DarkSlay
Scoopapa
Pwnemon
FlareBlitz
Rediamond
This is a really strong slate, in my opinion. Seven incredible concepts; congrats to all of the submitters for making it this far! If we keep up this level of quality, CAP4 is guaranteed to be awesome.
capefeather
Pwnemon
Pwnemon
Scoopapa
FlareBlitz
DarkSlay
Birkal
capefeather
Rediamond
Pwnemon
I love Scoopapa's concept. I'd really love to see Hail become as prominent as Rain and Sand. Of course, no weather would be just as appreciated.
FlareBlitz
DarkSlay
Birkal
capefeather
Rediamond
Pwnemon
I love Scoopapa's concept. I'd really love to see Hail become as prominent as Rain and Sand. Of course, no weather would be just as appreciated.
Birkal
Capefeather
DarkSlay
I think all of the concepts could lead to very interesting avenues of discussion, but these few were just my favorites.
Capefeather
DarkSlay
I think all of the concepts could lead to very interesting avenues of discussion, but these few were just my favorites.
Flareblitz
scoopapa
capefeather
birkal
scoopapa
capefeather
birkal
Fusxfaranto
gonna smoke five blunts and watch anime
Birkal
Rediamond
capefeather
DarkSlay
Pwnemon
Rediamond
capefeather
DarkSlay
Pwnemon
FlareBlitz
Scoopapa
Scoopapa
Scoopapa
Birkal
DarkSlay
Birkal
DarkSlay
capefeather
Birkal
pwnemon
Birkal
pwnemon
Birkal
Rediamond
Capefeather
Rediamond
Capefeather
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