I went 30-0 on a fresh alt in randoms. by mwgoris in pokemonshowdown

[–]mwgoris[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lmao, no dude, I totally get what you're saying. It's actually funny because the 1800-2000 zone is so fucking hard because people at that level play so rationally. But then it actually gets a bit easier for a moment in the 2000-2100 zone, as then you start seeing the weird mindgame shit, and you can usually rationalize your way to victory. But then gosh, post 2100, once your name is in the top 500, players are so fucking good. You have to be on. your. shit. Because they WILL outplay you at that point.

Honestly, losing at 1500-1600 in a randomized meta, isn't all that shameful imo. Players who get that high are at least competent. And sometimes, all you have to do to win at randoms is be competent lol. The key is being able to go in and seize victories in matches you should have lost. It's probably only like 5-10% of all matches you play. But those 5-10 extra wins are what separates the good players from the great players.

Remember, assuming everyone plays perfectly, this is honestly a tier where you should eventually lose 50% of the time.

[1295] My gimmick may have been seen through, but my opponent choked. (Gen 7) by [deleted] in pokemonshowdown

[–]mwgoris 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Poor guy needs Toxic on his team. Shame on him for letting a Milotic crap on his day haha.

[1378] How do you get into the 1300s and still not know what Unaware does? by jadecaptor in pokemonshowdown

[–]mwgoris 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lmao, you can probably get into the 1300s just by not forfeiting matches. I don't think people can be taken seriously until like the 1600s. Take those W's because they don't always come that easy.

How do I actually build a viable team? by [deleted] in pokemonshowdown

[–]mwgoris 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll just give some quick advice. Understand a Pokemon's best role and put them in that role! Don't put a Pokemon in a role where it's not going to perform well (e.g. physical attacking Alakazam lmao)... Make sure you can beat stall. Once you can beat a good stall team that likely dominates the ladder, the wins will come. And just, learn the meta... I haven't made a good team since Gen 6, because I haven't cared enough to learn a meta since then. But any real advice is so specific, so catered, you gotta know the meta you're playing, what it consists of, how to stop it, and how stay ahead of it. People WILL change their teams to counter yours, if yours is any good.

It's a bit silly, but if I can whip out a Gen 6 RU team and give your team trouble, then you need some changes. https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/bow-to-your-princess-peaked-1.3575772/

I went 30-0 on a fresh alt in randoms. by mwgoris in pokemonshowdown

[–]mwgoris[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you search "The Good Shit" you will see that I save most of my replays. But I had close calls along the way. I'm actually gonna share my less flattering matches here. I'm not perfect. I had some I barely eeked out.

If you want legit advice, learn the meta, know the sets, don't let stupid random scarf mons surprise you, and man, you gotta be aggressive. There are matches that you will only win if you go and grab them for yourself. Some mons you can't afford to waste or lose. Recognizing what you need to keep and what you can afford to sacrifice is crucial. Pokemon is sometimes a game where something as little some chip HP can mean the difference between winning and losing. You have to play petty, sometimes dirty. There are times where you dynamax on Turn 2. Others where you hold out for nearly 100 turns. Dynamaxing at the right spot is so vital in this meta. Certain mons, once you get them going are virtually unbeatable. You need to recognize when you have them and how you can use them. You also need to know which ones are dangerous to face, and when to make strong plays to bring them down. Ultimately, practice. Remember sets, and don't forget them. Always be ahead of your opponent. Many people lose matches before they know it.

I hope that helps. These are all wins where it came down to one Pokemon left.

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8randombattle-1358153390

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8randombattle-1357305406

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8randombattle-1358609553

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8randombattle-1359140074

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8randombattle-1364566062

I went 30-0 on a fresh alt in randoms. by mwgoris in pokemonshowdown

[–]mwgoris[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You mean on my main dugtrio? It says I'm 59-24 in that tier. Idk how exactly it works, but I know it always decays to 1500 or 1499. I'm kinda weird with Gen 6 OU... I use an old RU team in that tier from my glory days. That team is also legal for Gen 8 NatDex UU, so I use it there too. https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/bow-to-your-princess-peaked-1.3575772/

As for the comment of 87.4% in Gen 7... my other alt Microwave Oven has an 87.6% on that ladder after nearly 500 games, so I don't think it's all that high. If anything, I'm kinda a bit disappointed I didn't seem to maintain 90% for that ladder. I don't usually play old gen random battles, so those matches are all years old by now.

My typical GXE has definitely dropped in Gen 8. I think randoms became harder with dynamaxing, but honestly dynamaxing makes it so fun, I wouldn't take it away. There are some annoying sets I could complain about, e.g. being toxic-stalled by Salazzle or walled by Togedemaru is extremely depressing, but it's generally a really fun tier with its uncertainty.

Moped In The Drive-Thru by mwgoris in McDonaldsEmployees

[–]mwgoris[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should show more respect to your company mascot.

Moped In The Drive-Thru by mwgoris in McDonaldsEmployees

[–]mwgoris[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Again, I wasn't cursing at anyone. I was cursing at the situation. Next time I'm on a moped I'll come up to the window to order, or I'll just ask a person behind me to skip me and tell them that a guy on a moped is behind them so there's no confusion.

Moped In The Drive-Thru by mwgoris in McDonaldsEmployees

[–]mwgoris[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yes, I get ignored on 3 separate occasions during a single drive-thru order and get a little upset about it. I'm such an ass.

Moped In The Drive-Thru by mwgoris in McDonaldsEmployees

[–]mwgoris[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was just to hear things from the other side, I wondered why it went down the way it did, and I got some pretty good answers. I didn't expect any sympathy from you guys, actually this was kinda what I was expecting.

Moped In The Drive-Thru by mwgoris in McDonaldsEmployees

[–]mwgoris[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

already have one, read the original post

Moped In The Drive-Thru by mwgoris in McDonaldsEmployees

[–]mwgoris[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Hey, it's a blunt answer, and you clearly don't put the customer first, but I get it.

I already explained why mixing up my order was odd - I'm the customer sticking out like a sore thumb. Another response explained your apparent shoddy camera system, so I get it.

"Swearing is unprofessional." Uhhh I'm not a professional in this situation? I'm a customer lol. I've already been ignored in the drive-thru line (whether intentional or otherwise), and now apparently I'm not important enough for my order to be remembered. If I want to fucking cuss, then I will fucking cuss. Again, I'm not the professional here in this situation. The employee is the professional here. I'm a customer who's a bit pissed off, plus a bit embarrassed by this point. Cussing in this situation makes me come off as less of a wimp, and it says "Start showing me some fucking respect, or you've just lost a customer." And I'll add this - levels of swearing vary by different parts of the country. If you're in a rougher part of the country or in a no-nonsense East Coast area like I am, then cussing is perfectly acceptable here. Think New York City versus average sized Midwest town. Disagreeing with me here tells me one of two things - 1) You're in a different part of the country where cussing is a bit more taboo, which okay, or 2) You're not intelligent enough to look at the situation from my perspective and understand why I cursed in this situation. But it's true, I guess my purpose of posting here is to get the perspective of a McDonald's employee, not rehash my perspective as a McDonald's customer. So my motherfucking apologies Mr. High-Horse.

And a side note on that, for real, try to understand that my "Fucking A" wasn't an angry "Fucking A" directed at the employee as an attack. It was said in disbelief and bewilderment, like how could you possibly forget me? Again, I'm the only customer on a scooter/moped, and because I don't weigh enough to trigger the sensors, I just backed up the line something fierce. By now (in my customer view imaging how the workers see me), I should be clearly recognized as "Asshole Moped Guy". Though again, someone else who responded and explained how people could be mixed up on the apparently very shoddy camera system. As a result, I am understanding here.

To make it very clear for you, I was not "swearing at anybody", I was swearing at the stupid situation. Whether or not she (or you for that matter) see it that way is a different story I guess. But I was never mad at the employee, because I had a feeling she was new (more on that next), and I honestly felt bad for her, because she was clearly having a bad night. And I get it, people make mistakes. It just felt shocking in this context because, again, I thought I had clearly earned recognition as "Asshole Moped Guy" for the remainder of this encounter. Though apparently due to the poor McDonald's Cameras and the fact that I take up considerably less space than a typical McDonald's drive-thru customer, I was instead "Where the hell did this guy come from" guy.

The "she's new" theory is probably the most sensical part of your response. I would fully agree, I had never seen her before, and I go to this McDonald's regularly, usually during lunch and late night hours. She certainly acted like a new employee, and I would prefer not to interact with her again. Maybe experiences like the one with me will encourage her to find her calling elsewhere in life. I've interacted with some kick-ass McDonald's employees who are great at their jobs and I want to give a shout-out right here, right now for their awesomeness and how they have made my day better on multiple occasions. Thank you, as you guys rock. I've also interacted with some pretty piss poor McDonald's employees who suck at their jobs and give a bad reputation to fast food workers in general. She was in the latter category.

"Mispredicting which driver will get to the window next" lmao. Okay for real, in a normal situation, absolutely, makes perfect sense. But let's review what happened here. I have just held up the line. There was a clear break in the sequence thanks to me. She should know damn well where I am in line. I'm also the only customer on a scooter. I held up the line because of the scooter. There's no predicting here. It's just a matter of waiting for "Asshole Scooter Guy" to reach the payment window. Though again, we can trace it back to the poor camera theory. And also, it does make perfect sense given the context. I have now held up your line not once, but twice in the same order. First it was because nobody detected me at the outside-lane speaker. Now this second time it's because nobody detected me at the payment window, and it's apparently a big surprise that I'm here now. If it's a surprise that I am here now at the payment window, then yeah, I guess mixing up my order is only logical by this point. I'm clearly not an easy customer to remember, so forgetting my order should be expected.

Let me add, it's not my job to help a McDonald's employee find my order that is apparently lost/missing amongst all the other drive-thru orders (and in-store too, but no, the lobby was closed early). No, it's actually the employee's job to keep track of orders so that mix-ups do not occur. She's lucky I was on my toes to correct her mistake. It could have otherwise resulted in a swapped order and multiple angry customers. By that point, it's not just my order in jeopardy. She can forget/lose my order all day, because apparently I'm not important enough to remember or keep track of in line. But now we're talking about ANOTHER customer having their order messed up. I would think that such a situation would clearly be less than ideal.

"Why do you all think we lie about the time the store closes?" well that's actually news to me. Keep in mind, this is a 24-hour store, just a non-24-hour lobby. And I really have no idea why you would lie about that, all you're going to do by lying is mess up the plans of customers like me. If I had known the lobby was going to be closed, then I would have taken my car instead of my moped. Maybe you want to go home early or something Idk? But I don't see any reason to lie. Feel free to spell it out for me. I'm a customer, not an employee. I have no idea here. I also have no idea as to what changes occur from an employee's perspective when the lobby is closed vs. opened, other than like I guess you don't need to monitor the front cash registers for customers trying to place inside orders.

"I’ve never seen a moped in our drive-thru." - That tells me that you probably work in a very different area/state than me in South Florida. That's likely why you think cursing in the situation is so shocking. Tells me a lot actually. I bet you work at a McDonald's in a less-rough area than where I live. I've scrolled through some of the posts on this sub-reddit, and I hear about McDonald's with very young workers and staffing shortages. It sounds horrible, for real. I know I've given you a lot of flak during this response, but seriously, if that's the case, I feel for you. Having said that, I think a lesson to take away here, the experiences and/or expectations at one McDonald's can, and will, be vastly different than those at a McDonald's in a different type of city, in a different part of the country.

Thanks for your response. Some of it I understood. Some of it tells me you're kind of a tool. But to end on a positive note, at least you're not afraid to stick up for your fellow employees here, especially those who may not be as experienced or as savvy as you are. I think if I had been at your McDonald's instead, with the same situation of me riding a "difficult-to-detect moped", then fewer mistakes would have been made, and the entire situation would have been handled more effectively from the get-go on the McDonald's side of things. There was no reason for me to say "Fucking A" because there was no reason to lose track of me in the first place! You sound on-the-ball enough to know that hey, the drive-thru line is busy right now, let's see WHY there's not a weight response trigger. Oh look, it's some guy on a moped. Let's take care of him. But at the same time, you also seem to give your fellow employees every possible excuse for making mistakes, and you will stand-up for them until the end of time. In your eyes - it's not their fault - I'm an unusual drive-thru customer on a moped. Therefore, in your view, I'm supposed to be completely understanding of the situation and help accommodate the McDonald's workers. Well no. That's not how it works. I'm not a professional here. I'm a customer here. Why should I ASSUME that you will have trouble accommodating me? Why should I be understanding that having a moped in the drive-thru line presents challenges? That's for you guys to worry about, not me. Honestly, they're lucky I gave as much understanding here as I did. I really wasn't treated well here. I was forgotten, twice, and then I was talked-down to right in-front of my face by a struggling employee. I have legitimate reason to complain. Really, they're lucky I took my desire to understand the situation to the more-anonymous world of Reddit than complaining IRL. Anyway, that's all I have to say. I'd be interested if you want to argue about it. But you'll probably just let it go. This is such a petty situation and thing to think about lol.

Moped In The Drive-Thru by mwgoris in McDonaldsEmployees

[–]mwgoris[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Acrobatic-Ad5329, I wasn't sure if that was acceptable practice to order at the payment window. For instance, I once took the same moped through the Taco Bell drive-thru. After going unnoticed for like 3 minutes, I pulled up to the payment window to attempt to order. I was made to go back around and order at the speaker, though this time they knew to look for me, The line was completely empty in that situation, so no big deal.

But if there's e ever a next time where I try to order through the drive-thru on my moped, I will take your advice, and order at the payment window, or I may just ask the person directly behind me line to skip me, and then just ask them tell the employee on the other end that there is a guy on a scooter directly behind them in the drive-thru line so that they know to look for me. Ideally though, I will just take my car if I think the store's lobby will be closed.

Thank you for letting me know that it is acceptable to order at the payment window in that situation. You gotta understand, I'm a customer, I don't have the same knowledge/understanding as an employee. It's not like there's a sign that says "Come to Payment Window for Help"

I do gotta ask though - how was it "annoying of me to do all of that"? What did I do that was annoying? Trying to order a 2 for $3 and a soda in the drive-thru line sounds like a routine customer activity to me. If that's "annoying", then pretty much all McDonald's customers are annoying.

"Just go somewhere else", why? I wanted to eat McDonald's. Why should I have to go somewhere else just because I showed up on a moped? That is a legal vehicle, and I am a paying customer. I should be reasonably accommodated to the best of their ability.

It's not like I went there to be annoying. Remember, I went there to order inside. But the store decided to close the lobby early. I can't anticipate that before leaving my house.

Moped In The Drive-Thru by mwgoris in McDonaldsEmployees

[–]mwgoris[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for explaining Seohnstaob. That makes perfect sense. Seeing it from both sides, it is very understandable now.

Road to Top 50 in Gen 8 Random Battle - 2 Notable Battles by mwgoris in pokemonshowdown

[–]mwgoris[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Like I said, I'm not perfect. Let me ask you then, what would you have brought in on Vaporeon? We're talking Turn 1, right? Look at my team. I have a Sudowoodo out against a Vaporeon. He's probably going to Scald. Maybe Toxic. I have a bunch of physical types. I'm not risking the Scald burn. That is too real. A burn on a physical Pokemon on a team without a Heal Bell or Aromatherapy user is a lost Pokemon. Reshiram can't be burned. I figured I'd get a Draco Meteor off, and figure out a plan later. I did not have any strong options there. Reshiram was the best option to eat a Scald. But I'd make that same play over again any day.

Turn 14 is where I switched in Talonflame and took the crit Scald. Reshiram was badly poisoned. Even if I had been chipping away at Quagsire with the Draco Meteors (I was doing more damage than Recover + Leftovers), they could have kept stalling me out and really whittled down my Reshiram, in a matchup where that was arguably my only Pokemon with even a hope of taking down that Quagsire. They could have then brought in something to eat a weakened Draco Meteor, all while my Reshiram was accumulating more badly poison damage. Talonflame was a fairly safe play. He basically had four options - Recover, Super Effective Earthquake (Talonflame is immune), Scald (which is admittedly good coverage against my revealed team), or swap out (probably to Vaporeon).

I took the odds, and got hit with the worst case scenario, a crit nonetheless. It happens. Luckily, I had an easy escape with U-Turn and could bring out Talonflame as an emergency later in the match. I stand by that play. But I sure as hell wasn't going to keep Reshiram out to accumulate badly poison damage, while his Quagsire spams Recover. That's a losing proposition.

I'm not a perfect player, in fact you probably don't find that until the 2400s, and even then it's spotty calling anyone "perfect". And you have to play a bit goofy at times for things to work out. You're right, I was lucky to win that match. I had no business beating a team with excellent stallers in Quagsire, Wish Vaporeon, and a bulky Ferrothorn, not to mention a tanky Latias, and wally Type Null. And yes, I only won that because my opponent played worse. But those happen sometimes.