A Friendly Chat

Quote from: cmdshft on September 23, 2012, 07:43:28 PM

While they are diverse, the problem I have with them is the lack of creativity. They all seem like robots by design, now. Legendary species no longer have that legendary feel that the ones in the first 251 sets had. A lot just seem to be regurgitated versions of older ones. The only diversity is probably with attack names and stats, but you can pretty much do that with modifiers anyway. I just don't see the point anymore except MAYBE some story.

I definitely agree with the legendary problem, though I think a lot of the way they screwed themselves over with that was how they had to keep making them more and more legendary. Mewtwo was a genetic experiment; Lugia and Ho-Oh were legendary birds; Kyogre, Groudon and Rayquaza were masters of water, land and sky; Palkia, Dialga, and Giratina control time, space and antimatter; then Arceus was (probably) creator of the entire universe. Where do you go from there?

So yeah, the legendaries have kind of gotten less awe-inspiring and more "well, this is the legendary, I should catch it". Personally, I think either Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald or Diamond/Pearl/Platinum were the last great legendaries, but even by D/P/P the sheen was a bit worn. R/S/E was personally the last series where I was all thrilled about the legendaries.

I agree, they are really biting off more than they can chew and ultimately, the legendary nature should only be topped by Mew. Mew was supposed to be the Legendary Pokemon. Making a new one that supposedly "created the universe" just seems over the top and ruins the creativity of the original in my opinion.

Quote from: cmdshft on September 23, 2012, 08:02:16 PM

I agree, they are really biting off more than they can chew and ultimately, the legendary nature should only be topped by Mew. Mew was supposed to be the Legendary Pokemon. Making a new one that supposedly "created the universe" just seems over the top and ruins the creativity of the original in my opinion.

Yeah, that sucks. Mew was always my favourite legendary, and I always thought it was supposed to be the original Pokémon. I wish they'd stuck to making legendaries that were legendary without trying to up the ante each time, since they eventually back themselves into this corner. Maybe even try going a different route for legendaries, you know? Instead of the usual "couple legendaries of x, y, and z elements", try doing something new. I don't know what, but that's because of how formulaic it is now. I'd want to be surprised. Hell, fusions or something even. One legendary that's a new or undefined element. Anything.

They wont be able to because now they've essentially ingrained this system of "one upping" the previous ideas into everyone's brains, coupled with the severe competitive nature of the genre, to create something of that nature would defeat the idea of being "the very best" that it promotes by creating these ultimate players.

On a side note, I really liked the original story of how Mewtwo was created by Team Rocket. To me, this was cool because while Mew was supposedly either extinct or simply MIA, having the DNA and modifying it to their needs was really cool. You wont see that level of development again in the series.

Also, the only other thing that bothers me is that these new pokemon are just now being "discovered." Realistically they should have already been known and therefore referenced to. They could have played it off as being "regionalized" to the Kanto/Johto regions and such, as you would have to justify the story to cover the hardware/software limitation at the time. That's just me though.

Sounds like you need to eat.

Sorry to hear about all that, rooster.  Sounds like you need to eat better.

Well it's good you got it figured out Roos Roos.  I'm always afraid when I'm not feeling right that if I go to the doc they'll think I'm just full of shit, so I just assume I'm fine.  Opposite of hypochondria i guess; hyperchondria?  Either way I could have avoided a lot of problems if I had my foot checked out before I finally did.  Oh well.

Quote from: Nomad on September 28, 2012, 09:50:53 PM

Well it's good you got it figured out Roos Roos.  I'm always afraid when I'm not feeling right that if I go to the doc they'll think I'm just full of shit, so I just assume I'm fine.  Opposite of hypochondria i guess; hyperchondria?  Either way I could have avoided a lot of problems if I had my foot checked out before I finally did.  Oh well.

I do the same thing. I debated whether I was just overreacting for the longest time but the palpitations eventually got too annoying and uncomfortable. I'm still experiencing them, quite worrying really. I hope I dun have a heart attack. 

Quote from: rooster on September 28, 2012, 09:56:38 PM

Quote from: Nomad on September 28, 2012, 09:50:53 PM

Well it's good you got it figured out Roos Roos.  I'm always afraid when I'm not feeling right that if I go to the doc they'll think I'm just full of shit, so I just assume I'm fine.  Opposite of hypochondria i guess; hyperchondria?  Either way I could have avoided a lot of problems if I had my foot checked out before I finally did.  Oh well.

I do the same thing. I debated whether I was just overreacting for the longest time but the palpitations eventually got too annoying and uncomfortable. I'm still experiencing them, quite worrying really. I hope I dun have a heart attack. 

Palpitations are common.  I think I read that half of the population gets them.  I get them and it used to scare me.  I get them less when I stay away from caffeine and when I do not drink too much alcohol.

After having heart palpitations throughout the day

I went to a walk-in clinic where they hooked me up to a neato EKG.

We discovered that I have a potassium deficiency, hooray! Which explains why I sometimes get agonizing calf and foot cramps where my toes stick out in morbid directions while A&A squeezes my foot to help the pain.

Palpitations are common.  I think I read that half of the population gets them.  I get them and it used to scare me.  I get them less when I stay away from caffeine and when I do not drink too much alcohol.

I went to my first rave today. My feelings are mixed. On one hand, the music and energy were awesome. On the other hand, there were skimpily-dressed dancers on stage, people grinding in the audience as it got late...and some guy grabbed my butt and then hit on me. Seeing as I am not a social person and incredibly socially awkward, this is just about the worst situation I could have possibly been put in. Through the jumbled, stuttery mess I call "talking" he eventually got the message and thankfully left without a fight.

Also, all the drunk people. I don't like being around drunk people. I was one of the few sober people there.

But yeah, other than those bits it could've been awesome. Everything was horribly awkward and uncomfortable once people started grinding, so I probably wouldn't stay five hours if I went again. It all felt a bit too sleazy for me.

Quote from: rooster on September 28, 2012, 09:39:24 PM

I went to a walk-in clinic where they hooked me up to a neato EKG.

Oh, is this another transatlantic thing for me to learn? What does EKG stand for? In the UK we get an ECG which stands for Electrocardiogram.

Quote from: Thork on September 29, 2012, 01:50:47 AM

Quote from: rooster on September 28, 2012, 09:39:24 PM

I went to a walk-in clinic where they hooked me up to a neato EKG.

Oh, is this another transatlantic thing for me to learn? What does EKG stand for? In the UK we get an ECG which stands for Electrocardiogram.

EKG stands for Elektrokardiogramm. Not even kidding.

Quote from: Supertails on September 29, 2012, 01:58:28 AM

Quote from: Thork on September 29, 2012, 01:50:47 AM

Quote from: rooster on September 28, 2012, 09:39:24 PM

I went to a walk-in clinic where they hooked me up to a neato EKG.

Oh, is this another transatlantic thing for me to learn? What does EKG stand for? In the UK we get an ECG which stands for Electrocardiogram.

EKG stands for Elektrokardiogramm. Not even kidding.

What's with the 'k' abuse? There is no 'k' in the word Electric, no k in cardio pertaining to heart such as cardiovascular and cardiac arrest. And then a redundant 'm' at the end. This is just abuse of English for the sake of it, surely?

Quote from: rooster on September 28, 2012, 09:39:24 PM

After having heart palpitations throughout the day

You need to stop looking through my facebook photos.

Quote from: rooster on September 28, 2012, 09:39:24 PM

I went to a walk-in clinic where they hooked me up to a neato EKG.

Oh, is this another transatlantic thing for me to learn? What does EKG stand for? In the UK we get an ECG which stands for Electrocardiogram.

Quote from: rooster on September 28, 2012, 09:39:24 PM

We discovered that I have a potassium deficiency, hooray! Which explains why I sometimes get agonizing calf and foot cramps where my toes stick out in morbid directions while A&A squeezes my foot to help the pain.

Eat a banana every day whether you like them or not. Job done.

Quote from: rooster on September 28, 2012, 10:07:43 PM

Palpitations are common.  I think I read that half of the population gets them.  I get them and it used to scare me.  I get them less when I stay away from caffeine and when I do not drink too much alcohol.

Lay off the caffeine and keep your salt sensible. Also make sure you are well hydrated.

And don't die.

I agree that raves are sleazy, Supes.

And don't die.