Suilen Posted August 27 Author Posted August 27 I'm adding an extra day due to the servers being shaky again.
Suilen Posted August 28 Author Posted August 28 The results without the balls are even messier than with them. Anyway, would be cute to get a couple of more ballots.
Suilen Posted August 28 Author Posted August 28 24 hours left. Once the time is up, I'll make an announcement regarding the modifiers for the Net Ball, the Fast Ball and the Beast Ball since they have made more impact than (I) anticipated, and some adjustments have to be made to ensure that the general Poke Balls have more weight in determining the upper half of the rank. If you're on the fence about participating due to them, well, rest assured, your concerns will be addressed. Then I'll give the participants 24 hours more to make changes to their Ball placements if they want, and in 48 hours from now, I'll be closing the shop and finalizing the results to prepare for the first set of reveals this Saturday. 3 4
Ponzi Posted August 29 Posted August 29 8 hours ago, Suilen said: 24 hours left. Once the time is up, I'll make an announcement regarding the modifiers for the Net Ball, the Fast Ball and the Beast Ball since they have made more impact than (I) anticipated, and some adjustments have to be made to ensure that the general Poke Balls have more weight in determining the upper half of the rank. If you're on the fence about participating due to them, well, rest assured, your concerns will be addressed. Then I'll give the participants 24 hours more to make changes to their Ball placements if they want, and in 48 hours from now, I'll be closing the shop and finalizing the results to prepare for the first set of reveals this Saturday. Thanks mama, this is gonna be a slay I actually had a hard time handing lower scores out this time around. It was nice to be reminded of how much I like this gen, especially considering what came after 1
BambiStar Posted August 29 Posted August 29 OK hear me out: Araquanid/Golisopod Bug and Water type so Net Ball should bump up to x3.5 when used on them 2
Heldenzeit Posted August 29 Posted August 29 41 minutes ago, BambiStar said: OK hear me out: Araquanid/Golisopod Bug and Water type so Net Ball should bump up to x3.5 when used on them The fact that both of these would DESERVE that hyper boost... Slaylola really did that again, huh?
Suilen Posted August 29 Author Posted August 29 35 ballots in and someone finally tanked an Ultra Beast using a non-applicable ball. Werk. 1 1
sunbathinganimal Posted August 29 Posted August 29 2 hours ago, Heldenzeit said: last minute reminder that this is a thing! this camp icon
Suilen Posted August 29 Author Posted August 29 @Heldenzeit @Konril @Album Leak @thatsmydemi @Norte @Curaga @Mocha @Tsareena @Ewan Chaos @Rune @Rabbit @AbeHicks @Conker @elevate @Dolce Vita @UnusualBoy @Kinich @queenp @Seffers @Maresia @artc0cx @Graves @AMIT @Katamari @sunbathinganimal @gardendreams @memeboy @Nico Robin @Ponzi @SlowGinFizzzz @poki @FallenFroot @Rigalo @Rence @coolcristobal @BambiStar Thank you very much for submitting your ballots in time! I appreciate that the vast majority participated in the Poke Ball game despite its flaws. Some people rightfully pointed out the potential faults with the Net Ball and the Fast Ball, but I decided to take a 'wait and see' approach and keep track of the ranking with the balls and the ranking without them. At first, those balls didn't have much of an impact in the former spreadsheet, but their power grew stronger and stronger with more participants. The Beast Balls also skyrocketed certain Ultra Beasts from top 60 to top 10. Looking at the ranking now, I can't help feeling that something has to be done, and I've come up with two solutions. One of them would be to replace those balls with more Great Balls/Ultra Balls. It doesn't sound too bad on paper, but it will take a lot of time for the participants and me to reorganize everything, and I'm sure that everyone is itching to start as soon as possible. I'm also about to get much busier soon, so it's not really optimal. Another solution is to keep those balls and tone down their modifiers. It's not perfect, and I don't know what the ideal replacements would be, but it does make the upper half of the ranking more varied and dependent on the general balls. Thus, I'm rolling out the following adjustments: Net Ball: 1.75x -> 1.5x (the least impactful of the bunch, mostly used on already popular Pokemon, so only a slight change) Fast Ball: 2x -> 1.5x (not the biggest offender here but has done plenty of damage regardless. The popular mons won't suffer much from the change) Beast Ball: 2.5x -> 1.75x (now this one turned out to be quite impactful for two reasons: 1) the participants didn't really waste other balls to tank the Ultra Beasts; 2) the participants served kindness and didn't tank non-Beasts as much as I expected. As a result, some Beasts got a pretty significant boost compared to the ranking without the balls, with a bunch of them jumping 30 positions or higher. The adjustment is more severe in this case) Even with these adjustments, the rankings will still look different, and certain mons will remain high due to being boosted by other types of balls, though the general picture will be more interesting. Again, I'm not doing this because my faves tanked or something (you won't even find my ballot among the participants, I'm purely hosting), I'm doing this because I made some miscalculations and didn't really have my finger on the pulse of what people like in this gen. I'd like to course-correct while it's still possible and make this rate an enjoyable affair. You don't have to do anything - I'll adjust everything myself by going through everyone's ballots again to confirm the balls and the scores. BUT... if the adjustments make you want to swap your balls around, you're free to do so within the next 24 hours. DON'T EDIT YOUR ORIGINAL MESSAGE - send me a new one with the mons and their balls like this: BEFORE Dugtrio (Fast Ball) - NOW Dugtrio (Master Ball) This is completely optional, but I don't want to play a tyrant and fix everything without your involvement. Some adjustments are pretty significant and may require a new strategy. Consider your options and change your stuff if you feel like it. I'm sorry for the inconvenience. The rate is an experiment, and some experiments don't turn out well. I do hope that the hustle will be worth it in the end. Look forward to the first reveals this Saturday around 7 pm UTC / 3 pm EST. And... for those who still want to submit their ballots, you also have 24 hours, but try to follow the new guidelines, please. 4 5
Konril Posted August 29 Posted August 29 I'm good with my rankings and Ball placements, it stays where it is. Whatever you may deem necessary, go for it. This is your rate and I'm just a participant. I won't go total Magickarp on you if I dislike the result. 1 1
Heldenzeit Posted August 29 Posted August 29 I don't mind Ultrabeasts in the top 30 because yall like to overhate them anyway. Anyways, keeping my scores as they are - it's not that deep imo! Less work for you sounds perfect. 5
Europe Posted August 29 Posted August 29 I'm sorry this system is giving you trouble - hey at least you tried something different. Excited for the results when they come 1
Heldenzeit Posted August 29 Posted August 29 3 minutes ago, Album Leak said: My balls are fine Oh are they? Lemme check 2
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