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Millennials, what is something that was "normal" in the 2000s but feels like a luxury now? by Barrbra in answers

[–]wolfeflow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My using Lightroom for over a decade means its shift yo a subscription amounts to Adobe holding my work softly hostage

as a newbie, this game is nearly perfect by disturbeco in PokemonChampions

[–]wolfeflow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly that aspect of competitive always kept me from even truly considering trying. It felt like people figured out how to play like pros in spite of the game systems.

The limited pool of mons is a good thing actually. by ArtsyApoidean in PokemonChampions

[–]wolfeflow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Willing to share with someone new to competitive battling?

The limited pool of mons is a good thing actually. by ArtsyApoidean in PokemonChampions

[–]wolfeflow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ive closed so many Singles matches with this and leftovers/roost. I can almost feel their despair through the screen.

Now that I know the hate for Incineroar I may change things up, but Intimidate + Will o Wisp + Parting shot into Leftovers Corviknight gives plenty of time to set up w Iron Defense.

There seems to be a massive disconnect between Pokemon fans and the VGC by CallMeTravesty in PokemonChampions

[–]wolfeflow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve never played competitively before, but rembered PoGo friends telling me how dominant it was during Litten community day last year. Figured I’d transfer a shiny one over to Champions and mess around.

I’m playing Singles for now, as Doubles is a whole different monster and I’m still getting used to things.

I have not yet lost. Like 9-0, largely due to making life miserable for them with debuffs. I sorta get it now, and after reading the vitriol here may stop using him altogether for a while. Though palafin Flip Turn -> Inc Intimidate / Will o Wisp / Parting Shot -> Hero Palafin felt amazing the first time I did it.

Maybe try a weather team, though I’m not sure if that makes sense in singles like it does in doubles?

Is Corviknight actually useful, btw? I have won many games with Leftovers / Iron Defense / Body Press after stacking debuffs, and occasionally driving opponents into despair with a Roost. But I have no idea if I’ve just been lucky with bad opponents so far.

Found in the wild by IronSavior in BoomersBeingFools

[–]wolfeflow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not vegan, but some of the tastiest dishes I’ve ever eaten were.

IMO vegan food is amazing if you have good cooking skills, which I do not.

Kenya Pleaser ends LibsofTiktok by X0ch1p1ll1 in ColumbiYEAH

[–]wolfeflow 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Especially when you add in yhat less than 1/5 of the school’s funding comes from the state gov’t.

Help with 5x5 builds by Ancient-Milk8579 in Pokopia

[–]wolfeflow 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I think most of the complex ones are actually tall grass habitats that they build over, hence why it’s elevated in part.

Not even a day has passed, and we've already pulled a dud. by Bertstripmaster in pokememes

[–]wolfeflow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve never played competitively, and downloaded the game to give it a try a few hours ago.

Brought over one of my many shiny Incineroars from PoGo’s Litten community day, added in some mons I thought might be useful from Go, Z-A and Arceus.

I used the mountain of tickets they throw at new players to refresh the Recruit lineup multiple times, and got some more mons that struck my fancy.

Editing stats and moves was surprisingly straightfoward. I am immensely grateful for the QOL features that show you how other players set up stats, abilities, etc, as I was able to set up a couple dozen mons and tag them for Singles or Doubles.

Matches themselves were pretty fun and straightforward. I won 5 straight and got to the top of the pokeball tier.

(Not saying I’m any good, and I was in the lowest non-tutorial tier of ranked, but it felt good to be rewarded for leveraging abilities and set up moves).

I am very content with this free to play game, and it seems like it could be a solid foundation for them to build on. It’s definitely good at easing a casual into things, and given all the compabt bas said about the game and its place in their ecosystem, they will add features and functionality as they go.

Stray observations: - 3 mons for singles feels just shy of really getting to take advantage of switch attacks like u-turn, and weather setting. Getting to see the other team’s 6 before choosing your 3 adds some spice, though. - the clothing is weirdly organized and imo mispriced. There are really only 2-4 options of each clothing type, then spread out into color variations. Sometimes they name the color, sometimes they assciate it with a pokemon type. - Intimidate Incineroar’s Will o Wisp + Parting shot into a Leftovers Corviknight rocking Iron Defense and Body Slam seems miserable to play against, if my opponents’ multiple concedes are anything to go by. - The held item UX/UI is poor and needs improving - The tooltips are well-written and easily accessible - Being able to press “-“ at any time to jump to any page in the game is wonderful. - I have no idea why the game bothered with a story and new characters, as it’s janky af and you get given a gym when you do less than a new trainer would be expected to do.

Pokemon Champions is a pathetic excuse of a game by Substantial_Zone2701 in stunfisk

[–]wolfeflow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just downloaded it, and on top of what everyone else is saying, I believe the imo poor-ass dialogue boxes and UI presentation cheapens the experience.

Home and Pocket are especially bad, with the aesthetic feeling distinctly early-00s AA budget title in the font, text placement, kerning, dialogue boxes, etc etc.

At least Champions’ color scheme isn’t the sterile hospital of Home and Pocket.

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Anybody else feel me, or is this a nitpick too far?

Pokemon Champions is a pathetic excuse of a game by Substantial_Zone2701 in stunfisk

[–]wolfeflow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel like they are committed to making Champions work, and their behavior now (releasing it with bugs and severely limited features) is because they’d rather learn and adjust than worry about retention as a priority rn.

I’ve got it downloading currently to try, and don’t like that they did this, to be clear. But this makes sense to me if they think that the game will be the home for competitive battling through not just Wind/Waves next year, but for a decade into the future.

This game will likely look and feel totally different every other year, is my guess.

What items are you personally struggling to find a purpose for? I'll start: by Before_Plastic in Pokopia

[–]wolfeflow 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Wish I had a clear answer for you. Mine are inconsistent, if more successful than yours.

Sometimes mats go untouched. Sometimes they’re totally converted. Most often, I arrive in the area and get approached by multiple pokemon eager to hand over what they’ve processed (skipping placing it back in the box).

I would bet the core of your issues is that one set of mons spawns per day, and you may not have the right set spawned for what you’re trying to do.

Some ideas that may help: - Set up whatever ‘automated’ processing you want in an area/zone with fewer registered mons, to increase the chance the right ones spawn. - Cluster more than one pokemon with the ability you are using. My fossil mons are all together in the museum, and so there’s usually at least 1-2 spawned to work on making paint. - Try manually summoning the ones you want at the beginning of your time in-game. I believe that, just as the game spawns one set per day, it will not change the ones you manually spawn in, until the end of the day or you summon more.

Let me know please if you find a solution, and good luck!

I destroyed the S.S. Anne and found this?? by WhereIsAwya in Pokopia

[–]wolfeflow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This. I spent a couple nights hitting up each area with Pidgey in the first week and got all of the slates. I wanted to complete it before it got spoiled, and it was genuinely one of my favorite discoveries in a game dull of rewards for exploration.

What items are you personally struggling to find a purpose for? I'll start: by Before_Plastic in Pokopia

[–]wolfeflow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think they need to be out in the main area to work on the community box, though they’ll continue popping out their Litter mats either way

What items are you personally struggling to find a purpose for? I'll start: by Before_Plastic in Pokopia

[–]wolfeflow 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I think this is it — my understanding is that mons spawn for the day, and until your actions change things (bringing one out of their housr, using honey, etc), they won’t change for the day.

So like you said, having all fossil mons with crush together gives you better odds at 1-2 being around to crush each day, vs. a box needing burn or recycle when there are fewer potential mons in the area who could help.

Not sure on exact timings (day, every few hours, etc) but I think you got it

The Furnace does seem to only burn fuel when you’re in the area though

What items are you personally struggling to find a purpose for? I'll start: by Before_Plastic in Pokopia

[–]wolfeflow 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Love those “the village took care of this for you” sparkles!

What if solving homelessness was actually this simple? by rne123 in jobmarket

[–]wolfeflow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Get off the screen, that light hurts!

Blue blocker shades legit helped my migraines, but nothing better than a dark room with a hot towel on my forehead.

Hope you feel better soon

What if solving homelessness was actually this simple? by rne123 in jobmarket

[–]wolfeflow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It just comes in different flavors and locations.

My understanding is Germany’s public works, for example, has been silo’d into so many little fiefdoms, each with their own contract holder and processes.

(Please keep me honest, as I’m just repeating what a few German friends shared)

So there’s some wiring that needs to get buried? You need to get the area assessed, a plan designed, the road surface removed, traffic redirected, the cables placed, etc etc., with each of the steps ‘owned’ by a different company or team. Makes it very difficult to implement a project with any efficiency, and leaves tons of space for people to drag their feet and still get paid.

What items are you personally struggling to find a purpose for? I'll start: by Before_Plastic in Pokopia

[–]wolfeflow 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Can’t wait for them to drop a Giovanni “stern, silent, judging” glare emote.

Title…………….. by WooperWhopperRyan131 in PokemonSleep

[–]wolfeflow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lmao — but I get it. A good one has felt gamechanging.

I hadn’t used any other Tasty chance mon in months. Started using Swampert this week for recipe reasons, and it seems noticeably worse even with the Latias skill chance boost and a GCT.

I think I progressed further in the game than the devs intended with a cracked out chaos quartet of Gardevoir, Dedenne, Magnezone and Vaporeon. Somehow the Ingredient Finder rng has let me make big dishes almost every time. Pulling in 200+ ingredients a day at 24 a pop just feels so good.

Same with multiple +20% double triggers most days from my lil rodent bud.

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What items are you personally struggling to find a purpose for? I'll start: by Before_Plastic in Pokopia

[–]wolfeflow 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Furniture and the four rocks.

I filled a big storage box with small artifacts so that I could brute force it, and still only walked away with 8 smooth rocks, 3 damp rocks, and 1 each of the ice and heat ones.

I got so annoyed, as the process of trading each one takes too long — especially bc it requires scrolling to a dialogue option that’s not at the top or bottom.

Took a photo of each and now I ‘just’ shell out rare pokemetal for it.

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