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Only letters, I am sorry. Whats your in game name? I would be pleased to answer your questions.

I am going to start my counter argument with this question: "what would happen if you see a guy throwing a rock at little children?" You might try to beat him up, but turns out, he has DoubleJ's muscular build and can easily take someone down. You call the police, but by the time the police arrive, its late. He already ran off and children are bruised up. There is only one viable answer that can trump strength, its a gun. You can point a gun at the guy throwing the stones and tell him, "hey put that rock down and stand here while I call the authorities, if you leave, I'll shoot." You send a direct message to the rock thrower that this behaviour is not tolerated and you can be looked at as a hero. If you ban one weapon, there is always another weapon the criminal can use. The gun is in my book, the safest weapon to have on you because you will never know what will happen when you walk outside, its good to be prepared.

Or he could sell some stuff.

That's partly because the criminals do pack heat and show off their weapon to their victims and they would rather comply with the guy than be shot and become a static. Some people who do get shot are people who gave up their lives just to make an attempt to stop the robber. The UK should legalise guns specifically for self-defence. Look at the California shooting that happened fairly recently, for instance, if one person would of owned a gun, that person would of stopped a tragedy. I advocate that a man should carry a gun on his body and a woman carry a gun in her purse. Look at a place like Texas for an example, very lax gun laws and they are hardly in the news because of that. KaynineXL, I wish the UK can relax the gun laws to reduce crime even further.

Good argument, the reason why I would advocate for people to own a gun is also in case someone else owns a gun. It would be a "fair fight" rather than a "fearful flight." Anyone who looks to see a revolver would run away. If you want to protect your family, own a gun and know how to use it.

I am sorry, but that is not possible. Only letters are allowed in a character name.

Hello sir, I have the perfect remedy for you:

Your intention of working hard for what you earn is a great concept, but we need to also remember that people can't play this game 7 days a week, approximately 12 - 15 hours a day, 365 days a year. People will have set backs that can hinder their progress. As everyone else is working up, some might be held back and that temporary break would give players a message of "keep progressing, or we will leave you way behind." I feel like PokeMMO should give some boosters to help those who are left behind in the pack. I am sorry, but your analogies are not coherent to my proposal. If I was asking for that, I would be hounded out by both the community and the developers respectively. PokeMMO needs a bit of an booster to help those who are behind, but I am not advocating the developers to give people stuff, that's absurd. What I am purposing is to give people is a head start and then they can get right to EVing and Levelling which surprisingly, I do not find a problem with. I love EV training and levelling, its a grind that I can just log in and ponder thoughts or if I don't have enough thoughts to ponder, I listen to the radio. Breeding however, is a obstacle for people who are busy with college work and so on so forth. Breeding is almost like a barrier to people's achievements rather than EV training, leveling, and so on so forth. EVs give a desired build to the pokemon and we should not get any "quick" EV medicine for pokemon (Vitamins increasing EVs to +50 for example), but rather, a quick medicine for breeding.

Good morning Qaztin, I do not need any pills. I understand where your coming from, but people are busy. If the devs have your mindset of "The busy players are NOT worth my time", then expect players to be leaving by the thousands. I am not crazy, insane, off my rocker, or whatever else is the definition of a mentally handicapped person, its common sense. Most of PokeMMO's demographic are college students, why would PokeMMO have this mindset? Its not only patronising, but its down right insulting. Most people are busy in real life in the 21st century, and PokeMMO should curve a little for people who are busy in real life. I understand that you want to break the barriers of wealthy and poor in real life, but at the same time, PokeMMO needs profit too. Where does PokeMMO get their revenue from? Do you think the EU or US government would say to PokeMMO, "well looks like your players enjoy your game so I will give you one million dollars for all expenses pertaining to the game, have a nice day!" The developers can wish for that, but the true way they get revenue is by the players of the game. Generally, players don't go shiny hunting (some do, but not all), usually players hunt for the right breeders and its down right frustrating for people. I see a potential for PokeMMO to make some bucks. You have a valid argument, but how about people who need to work hard in real life and cannot do such a remarkable task? In my book, breeders do not need to be equal to shinies, in fact, for newer players, they get a feeling of "boy, I can never make it" and they leave. They give up when they see breeders worth a lot of yen. I mean a good breeder is like a Mustang that has the retail cost of a Cadillac, its not worth the money people offer. A good breeder should cost at most 600k, now I am not advocating price control, but due to the "Supply and Demand" policy, the supply should be increased and the demand should lower a little. Sashaolin, you might hit a home run with someone who does not want to spend money for donor status, but I think this can only help the economy rather than hurting it.

That's based upon your preference, but PokeMMO generally appeals to a demographic of college students. College students have homework and exams they have to do and they want something quick like 3 days approximately. Good morning Desu, its a pleasure debating and clarifying on points I didn't touch up on. So without further ado, lets answer your points one-by-one. 1. You don't need two donor statuses, but its just preferred. If you want to lump some of my ideas into the regular donor status, that's fine. I appreciate your openness to implement more benefits for donor status. 2. I will clarify what I mean, I would like to increase chances of wild catches with +25 IVs, but what I mean more towards your point is that statistically, you could have a chance to catch a bold slowpoke without the need to breed (but this can only work for walls, the rest of the pokes you catch need to be breed for that 31 speed brace which would make speed brace valuable). 3. Good question, I'll try my best to come up with a response: "If the sum of the IVs are less than 100, we will raise one or two of your stats to make sure the total is 100." I appreciate your openness to including something like this. 4. Its more of a Pay2SaveTime because people have other obligations to adhere to like studying for exams, schedule courses for next semester, etc. People usually go to PokeMMO for leisure instead of grinding. In closing, I would like to say that we should give the option to people who can barely play PokeMMO due to an abusive schedule. Its always a pleasure chatting with you. I hope everything goes well in the next update. Hello Forfiter, I like your proposal on competitive battling and having Competitive Donor Status, but I think a lot of people would be upset because they paid money for this game. I appreciate your idea, but I think we should keep everything as is in the comp battles. No pay 2 play nor pay to win I think is the abbreviations your referring to. If that's the case, I do not need any pills, I have Instant Breakfast Carnation drinks to keep me in tact. I would like to ask, why do you want to deprive the options of players who might want to have a "boost" in stats? I mean you can work harder for it and it would last 14 days like @Zigh has stated, but some people don't have the time you may have. You might have plenty of time on your hands, but players like myself have real life obligations that put our game play on a brief halt. For some people, making a good team could take up to 30 to 60 days due to their abusive schedules. We can make their times a bit shorter by implementing this simple alternative.

You raise some valid points and I am going to address them with my rebuttals, but I love having open discussions. 1. Competitive matches are the end game of PokeMMO. Your correct and incorrect about that point. If you ask someone like JoshLindsay, he will scoff at you, however, if you ask my leader team leader Forfiter, he will say yes. So being competitive is based upon preference. You can be a shiny hunter at the end of the game as indicated by your sig (nice shiny Rhydon and Golduck by the way). 2. Having a full team in a week, I think there is a hole in your argument here. People have busy lives, for example, in real life DoubleJ is going to medical school (I have a family who are doctors, I can kind of relate to his struggles). Do you think he will have the time to breed up competitive pokemon within 14 days. I wouldn't say so, in fact, it might take him 60 days to do so. I think we need to give a bit more sympathy to people who are extremely busy in real life and shorten the time it takes to make a team. People try out numerous sets a day. 3. I do not have a problem with the Pay day mechanic, I think Island runs are healthy for the game. I think breeding resources will be the main financial focus instead of the comps. For instance, we can grind for the everstones at Magma Hideout and we can grind money to pay for those speed braces. Overall, this is a suggestion that would enrich both the player base and the development team.

I appreciate your complement, but I believe that everyone should own a firearm to protect his or her family from harm. If there is a guy who is about to pull out a knife, you just point a revolver or glock at him and he will run as fast as possible.

That's not a bad idea, I think this game would see a vast increase in comp players.

As of right now, I have tried to help people breed good pokemon, and its quite difficult. I would safely say, there is a hierarchy system in the competitive world "pokemon wise" and we need to change that. For instance, we need people of higher stature to go out and catch pokemon and breed them. Its sad to say this, some people have even used some of the comps they bred before the breeding update. Good question, I would say that there is still a chance of catching a comp in the wild, but some may not have 31 speed, so you'll have to breed with it and that brings me to my second point, some people think that the breeding odds are against them, so if they buy this donor status, they would have a feeling of safety when they breed a pokemon with bad IVs, but with a good nature and a pokemon with excellent IVs, but a bad nature. Braces are still a necessity for people who want 31 speed on their stuff.

Or he could buy from someone who has a name ticket for PokeYen.

Competitive Donor Status As a competitive player, I feel left out. I mean shinies are nice to own, don't get me wrong, but I would rather catch a really good breeder for my future comps instead of a shiny I can flaunt. I can sell that shiny and get PokeYen for it, but I would rather catch really good breeders. What I am thinking is reward those who spend for the donor status by letting them catch comps from the wild. Let there be a bold slowpoke in the wild with terrific IVs. The good news about this suggestion is that it helps the developers make a profit from the game and at the same time, it is a convenience for the average competitive player who wants a quick comp on the fly. People like DoubleJ or Frags would love to spend their hard earned money for reward points which can be transferred to donor status "comp version." Here is what the box should say.... x1 Competitive Donor Status Ticket - 7, 15, 30 Days An item which can be used to promote your account to competitive donor status. Competitive Donor Status benefits include: +40% chance of catching a "wild comp" +90% chance of having the "best IVs" bred into comps +30% faster egg hatching Not only will PokeMMO feel a sudden boost in competitive morale, but we can also safely assume that we would have a higher tournament turnout. I would also assume that one of my major counterarguments is that I am "breaking the economy," but I am not. You still need to breed for that Hidden Power pokemon you want, but you won't have to catch tirelessly to get a decent breeder anymore. I mean its nice to give pokes that I don't want to newer players who came from Pallet Town or LittleRoot Town, but at the same time, I would like to shorten my time catching wild breeders. I would safely say that this is truly a "win-win situation" for both the community and the development team.

Staff can edit other people's posts at will meaning that its just a staff tool to keep track of threads. Like that guy was in the team Imperishables, so staff gave him a IMP tag because that could be the in game tag for his team.

I could be wrong, but I think staff are the only people who are allowed to add a tag.

Welcome to PokeMMO. If your in game name is the same as your PokeMMO name, I'll PM you. Let me know when your online.

Why not hire someone to do EV training for you?

@JIceJDragon Thank you for mentioning me! Much appreciated! @frogbussoms As a fellow YouTuber of this game, I should know the answers to your questions: 1. Yes, its illegal. You cannot say in channel chat: "Come check out my YouTube channel! My name is Roy Rogers News! Please subscribe for more videos!" 2. Unless your asked or if your whispering a friend you made in game, any meantion of your YouTube channel for no reason is illegal in game (unless your streaming any official event). However, on forums, you can mention your YouTube channel in the Audio/Video section in the Creative Media forum section. 3. The only place your allowed to meantion anything about YouTube and streams is in the Audio/Video section in the Creative Media forum section.

Your making my point for me, DeepSeaScales need a plus in the economy as well. People trash those things. Now if you do not want it to affect Milotic's evolution chain, I have the solution....

As long as there is an alternative, that's all that counts.

1. I knew of someone who was a big fan of America's Next Top Model. On the program, they would demand models to "pose" for the camera. I feel like these pagents or competitions are in a way "modelling off your pokemon's poses when they do a 'Fire Blast' or a 'Sludge Bomb.'" I could imagine the judges saying, "nice pose Muk, but you need to open your mouth wider and then they give you a 4 because of Muk's performance." The stats in the official game are aspects of a model, "Cool, Smart, Beauty, etcetera" male or female. For people who love modelling, I am sure there are Modelling MMOs out there. 2. It would kill communication because it would make people interact with NPCs with simplistic text like "I am better than you! Catch me if you can!" If you play in the competitive scene, there is a more "human" feel to it. Instead of simplistic text given by NPCs, you'll have a player tell you during a battle: "Is that all you got! Be prepared to face the power of Pokemon AURA!" I think "Is this all you got Frags? Pokemon AURA would smash you!" is much more exciting to watch than "I am going to win, your going to lose!" I mean I love the human aspect of PokeMMO and that's why I love this game. 3. The reason why I mentioned grind in my counter argument is because the developers want us to work hard for our goods. I was proposing a "soft" way to introduce newer players to the grind system. Psychologically speaking, it would encourage people to do further grinding for further rewards. This is what I call the "luring method" or trying to show people how much of a reward you get the more you grind. If you don't think what I am saying is pertinent to the suggestion, I am going to throw in an analogy within a question... "Do you love french fries?" It may be a simplistic question, but mental answer is: "once you eat one Fry, you'll end up eating the whole bin of Fries." Think of French Fries like PokeMMO grinds, once you eat one fry, your going to work to gain more and more goods. Overall, I think PokeMMO lacks that lure which makes newer people quit due to lack of motive. 4. Pereiraa saying that Feebas will evolve via contest does not mean that its the only way Feebas is going to evolve and thats that. If this is the case, I am going to have to re watch Pokemon's Next Top Model, but I hope the developers throw in an alternative for anyone who would not want Pokemon to evolve via contest.

I would like to ask, can you link some of the prism scale posts I missed? I love to have some threads to look at. I am sure that most of these treads your referring to either lack a grind plan or a description on how to incorporate a grind. I don't want PokeMMO to turn into America'sNextTopModelMMO. That show was a nightmare for my eyes and these beauty pageant contests would actually kill my appetite in completing my dex. PokeMMO's main purpose is communication and a beauty pageant would kill the communication factor.