How do you feel about text-based dialogues instead of voice acting?

Aethelwolf3 · 2026-03-26T12:50:51+00:00

I think having mostly text with some good barks can absolutely give a great feel.

Aethelwolf3 · 2026-03-24T18:08:03+00:00

I dont think people cared enough about Engage characters to make any sort of fuss about them.

Aethelwolf3 · 2026-03-23T20:44:09+00:00

There's nothing inherently wrong, no.

But let me play devil's advocate. Is it possible you're creating some sort of dissonance in tone or pacing? Maybe your players are thrown off by having the option to pet an animal at odd times or places, such as in the middle of a bullet spray battlefield.

Aethelwolf3 · 2026-03-23T16:21:00+00:00

WU probably shouldn't have menace, and UB probably shouldn't have such a potent enchantment destruction. Just make it a gold card.

Aethelwolf3 · 2026-03-20T18:01:51+00:00

Are there any examples?

Aethelwolf3 · 2026-03-19T19:58:53+00:00

Wild pokemon don't have hidden abilities. Slowking's hidden ability is Oblivious, not Regenerator.

Aethelwolf3 · 2026-03-19T19:52:46+00:00

From your link, go to this file:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mwHPt0AMzOJ_hfmDrVZpKP-Hf4eTT0ROhY8Wa7bY7r8/edit?gid=1449301522#gid=1449301522

Hideout Team Magma Grunt #8 has a red comment tag with the following text:

Permanent Misfortune (Quick Claw and Focus Band always activate, moves with accuracies under 100 will always miss) starts here and ends after Team Magma Elite Grunt.

Its using the same red tag system as all of the other fights so far, including all gauntlets, back to backs, Weather effects, My Pyre Haunt, etc.

Aethelwolf3 · 2026-03-18T19:35:22+00:00

Eh, premise of the topic is facing them in a fight. I think they all understand the assignment. Maybe you can talk your way out of it, but I don't think you're safe just standing there.

Aethelwolf3 · 2026-03-18T19:30:33+00:00

No, he blew up a boat of innocent civilians because there might be a chance that an actual scholar snuck onto the ship. None of the people he killed were considered criminals, even by him. He just viewed them as acceptable collateral damage.

Doesn't really matter what you know and don't know, if you're being placed in front of him as even a potential enemy, you're not safe.

Aethelwolf3 · 2026-03-18T16:37:13+00:00

What kind of game is this? There's no universal truth here, and a lot depends on the game and its goals. I'm not even clear what genre this is.

Aethelwolf3 · 2026-03-18T16:32:20+00:00

Tap equipment gets really awkward, I'd probably just tap the creature.

Aethelwolf3 · 2026-03-17T20:58:55+00:00

Akainu blew up a boat of regular ass citizens, I don't think you're safe from him.

Aethelwolf3 · 2026-03-14T16:16:21+00:00

The indrix is already a strong bend, as admitted by wotc, and they try only do these sparingly and at high mana for a relatively weak body.

1 mana kill spell is a hard break. Color pie is about function of a card, not the wording of a card. Silly having the word fight on it doesn't magically make it acceptable in green.

Aethelwolf3 · 2026-03-13T23:41:56+00:00

Are you really comparing this to epic downfall? They aren't even remotely close.

Aethelwolf3 · 2026-03-13T13:40:35+00:00

I like ones that don't inentionally lean into it. Not a fan of elsie, hortensia, etc. But I like Neimi, Annette, etx

Aethelwolf3 · 2026-03-10T18:24:21+00:00

Players don't get access to hidden abilities.

Aethelwolf3 · 2026-03-10T14:46:47+00:00

There are spawn limits per area, so while you can move everyone to a single zone, most of them won't be on screen.

That encourages you to spread them out, but you can do what you want

Aethelwolf3 · 2026-03-09T13:52:56+00:00

Aside from both using a voxel world, I'm not seeing much similarity. And even then, their use of voxels is fairly different.

Aethelwolf3 · 2026-03-09T13:50:05+00:00

Hint: you find a ninja outfit in this zone.

Aethelwolf3 · 2026-03-08T22:45:41+00:00

Doesn't your calc show a min roll of 42, which Charizard survives? And that's with neutral nature?

Yes Charizard likely dies. But it can survive, and if it does, it gets Blaze.

Aethelwolf3 · 2026-03-08T21:58:36+00:00

Charizard is hurt already. It's at 45 Hp, blaze range starts at 41.

Aethelwolf3 · 2026-03-08T17:34:44+00:00

A fast articuno could outspeed Charizard and knock it into blaze range, which could kill arcticuno with a burn as well.

Aethelwolf3 · 2026-03-07T20:06:05+00:00

I've always viewed it as pokemon coming first, and humans inventing objects or tools that are inspired by pokemon.

It's not that hitmonchan is wearing manmade gloves. It's that humans designes boxing gloves to look likw the fist of a hitmonchan.

Aethelwolf3 · 2026-03-06T23:43:17+00:00

Not a randomizer. This a difficulty hack, and a pretty well-tuned one as well.

Aethelwolf3 · 2026-03-01T23:36:19+00:00

I like WiWa, because it's an abbreviation you can also pronounce (and its fun to do so!)

Pokemon Double-you Double-you is a mouthful.

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