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Post by Professor Oak on Mar 11, 2010 18:45:10 GMT 11
 HeartGold And SoulSilver Promotional Event To celebrate the the release of HeartGold and SoulSilver across North America, Australia and Europe, we have organised a special event here at ZapdosZulu, which will run from March 14 to March 26. On March 14 @ approximately 12am forum time, a special board will appear under the "Events" category of this site. Full details will be released on the day. This will be a one of a kind event in our site's history so make sure that you visit ZapdosZulu during that time period so as not to miss out! Click the countdown below to see how long is left: TimeNote: The board may appear early or later than the advertised time depending on my availability during that time. |
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Post by vulpixstars on Mar 11, 2010 21:40:30 GMT 11
Cool, I see it involes Lugia and Ho-Oh in some way.
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Post by The REAL Joey on Mar 11, 2010 22:42:14 GMT 11
Heh, what makes you think it'll be Ho-Oh and Lugia? They are the mascots of each respective version but I doubt we'll be given those as events. The RP would become so unbalanced. ;D Still, I am really looking forward to this and at least it'll cheer me up from all the work i'm going to be doing over the next two weeks.  |
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Post by vulpixstars on Mar 11, 2010 23:55:12 GMT 11
What's wrong with giving out legendarys anyway? The way this RPG is set up the roleplayer always wins even if they don't have a legendary and the roleplayers don't fight each other either. So I see nothing wrong with us having legendary Pokemon.
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Post by The REAL Joey on Mar 12, 2010 0:12:07 GMT 11
Well legendaries are incredibly special, powerful Pokemon. By giving only a select few legendary Pokemon it'll deter new members from joining the site if they're going to be Aeroblasted/Sacred Fired into oblivion. And other members do fight with one another in battles e.g. Amalia and I.  The other thing to take into consideration is... Legendary Pokemon are typically the only one in existence. There are not multiple existences of the same one in the games (I know there are some exceptions like Phione but for the sake of argument there is only one Ho-Oh/Lugia) therefore it would make far more sense to limit only one on this forum. Even then, only one person owning a legendary would be slightly biased so i'm in total favour of not using legendaries at all on this forum. But that's Oaks call. Oh and if the role player doesn't always win. Otherwise we wouldn't have health bars.  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2010 11:15:16 GMT 11
Well legendaries are incredibly special, powerful Pokemon. By giving only a select few legendary Pokemon it'll deter new members from joining the site if they're going to be Aeroblasted/Sacred Fired into oblivion. And other members do fight with one another in battles e.g. Amalia and I. The other thing to take into consideration is... Legendary Pokemon are typically the only one in existence. There are not multiple existences of the same one in the games (I know there are some exceptions like Phione but for the sake of argument there is only one Ho-Oh/Lugia) therefore it would make far more sense to limit only one on this forum. Even then, only one person owning a legendary would be slightly biased so i'm in total favour of not using legendaries at all on this forum. But that's Oaks call. Oh and if the role player doesn't always win. Otherwise we wouldn't have health bars. Lugia had a baby in the one Johto eppisode but I agree with your point. Anyways I cannot wait for the event. |
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Post by Professor Oak on Mar 12, 2010 11:42:23 GMT 11
I just want to clarify a few things here even though it may have nothing to do with the event. xD Jamie, you are not guaranteed to win all your battles otherwise it'd be just plain boring and there'd be no interest in this roleplay. I'm seeking to increase the difficulty just a bit more to challenge trainers especially as they progress towards the more advanced areas. Obviously, it may seem that a few of your earlier battles at New Bark Town or Cherrygrove may appear to favour you since there are members who may not be experienced in roleplaying or who may not have even played the games. Moderators are also in a position of power when they moderate and of course they could present a situation that is impossible to win and the guidelines that I have are designed to prevent this. However, if there were a guarantee of winning all the time, they'd be no point in training your Pokemon. You might as well challenge Falkner with level 5 Pokemon. As you progress through your journey there may be a few occassions where you will lose not only against other members but also to NPCs and Gym Leaders. But obviously this would be more interesting and it'd make the rematch something special. Now as for legendaries, I think I've expressed my views about them before. I obviously share the same concerns that Joey has. For most of the legendaries, owning them would be a bit ridiculous but it's not entirely impossible for me to involve them in the rp in other ways. I have plans that I'd like to keep secret for now but I'm sure that what I have in mind will please everyone. |
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Post by LUNAR on Mar 12, 2010 11:46:56 GMT 11
maybe they can encounter the Legendaries, but the RPer who encounters them probably doesn't have to catch them. It's up to you Oak. Well, what i'm trying to say is, the people during the event can encounter the legendaries, but it's up to you on whether or not they have the privalege to catch them.
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Post by The REAL Joey on Mar 12, 2010 12:46:16 GMT 11
I think what you mentioned about encountering them but not being able to catch them is the right train of thought, Oak. Legendaries should be kept up on a pedestal for the amazing feats they are known for (Regigias towing AN ENTIRE CONTINENT?!) and because of this I can imagine Oak and the staff team can cook up some incredibly unique and intriguing scenarios for us RPers to participate in.
Maybe even something like Deoxys appears from out of space and begins attacking somewhere and it's up to us as trainers to stop it. I dunno, i'm basically just saying legendaries can be used but strictly NPC if that makes any sense.
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Post by Phoenixchild on Mar 12, 2010 15:52:25 GMT 11
Trust me to anyone who has me moderate them in a trainer or Gym battle its going to be ....not easy  Even with Cam and wild battles as she gave me a mod point for I am not going to make it 'easy' I stick to numbers and calculations not being soft and sweet when it comes to modding Obviously I go easy on people early on but I do my best to make it harder and harder as the progress >: 3 |
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Post by vulpixstars on Mar 12, 2010 23:01:27 GMT 11
My other guess is maybe it envoles the Pikachu Colored Pichu and the Notched Ear Pichu.
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Post by The REAL Joey on Mar 13, 2010 2:59:43 GMT 11
Trust me to anyone who has me moderate them in a trainer or Gym battle its going to be ....not easy Even with Cam and wild battles as she gave me a mod point for I am not going to make it 'easy' I stick to numbers and calculations not being soft and sweet when it comes to modding Obviously I go easy on people early on but I do my best to make it harder and harder as the progress >: 3 I welcome that to be honest. Gyms are meant to be challenges. Makes the victory all that much sweeter and memorable when you earn the Gym Badge. By the way... Get to a reply when you can. I want to carry on getting to smashing Falkner's face in. TAKE THAT BIRD BOY! My other guess is maybe it envoles the Pikachu Colored Pichu and the Notched Ear Pichu. Now that I do agree with. Maybe it's the dancing Pichu's at the top of Oak's post or the fact that seems to be one of the many new special events weaved into HGSS. Still, it'd be cool. ;D |
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Post by vulpixstars on Mar 13, 2010 3:25:54 GMT 11
Yea, it'll be cool to be walking around with Pikachu Colored Pichu in Ilex Forest and all of a sudden it goes crazy and runs over to play with the wild Notched Ear Pichu that appears before me.
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Post by The REAL Joey on Mar 13, 2010 4:16:49 GMT 11
...And then catch both to add to your collection. Of course, as a curveball they might be leading us to think that and then surprise us with totally unexpected Pokemon. Heh, it's anyone's guess at the moment. |
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Post by Meredith on Mar 21, 2010 7:37:39 GMT 11
I really like this promotional idea. I saw the board you guys opened up and when i feel more in a roleplaying mood i'll be making my roleplay thread there to participate in. I dont think ill be very good but i'll probably face Gold. ^^
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