Pokemon Umbral Discussion 15: The PCs Think Their GM Is Smart. That's a Laugh.

[Dracorion]

Originally Posted by Armored Bishoujo

EDIT Finale: So, what I'm going to do right now is go away. I'm sorry, but I won't be posting tonight. I've got other chores.

But I need your help with something. I want all this debating out of your systems right now. I regret to inform you that I cannot find a balance (that's what happens with having different classes like Slayer and Pokebrid. World of Warcraft couldn't do it, how the hell could I?), so I'm going to leave it to you. You may have already decided that you found it already. Good, I'm glad, and then we can proceed from there. But please, if there's anything further, I want it worked out before we proceed any further. As it is, I might as well just give Geminex, Menarker, and Dracorian joint GM Power and just kick back every night while they take the RP for themselves. This used to be fun to do. Now I dread getting off of work every afternoon. How ridiculous is that to feel like I don't want to come home from a hard day's work, knowing Pokemon Umbral is waiting the moment I jump on the Internet?

Ah, damnit.

See, now we feel like crap.

Okay, okay. Let's see if we can try to work out a system where, if we absolutely have to argue about anything (even if it's a seeminlgy minuscule, harmless and easy thing), we'll take it to IMs.

Because, well, come on. As new things come up we're going to want to argue.

Originally Posted by Geminex

Though have we reached a conclusion on that now? Is everyone ok with half-power? I don't think we need to nerf pokebrids, we just need to slightly nerf one move and we'll be fine. For now. I'll even drop my further criticism of Renny's breeder. Yes, I promised that before, but none of you took me up on it.

Yes yes, half power for Psych Yp.

Originally Posted by Armored Bishoujo

You do realize that when Renny dies, he'll become the first PC demon, right? Yes, there's a real hell where people in this insane world are supposed to go, but Fujiko has plans for that one. She likes really cute boys. Don't ask.

That's why I requested he stay dead, forever. Especifically, not coming back as a demon. Or a ghost. Or a hallucination. Or anything.

Originally Posted by Armored Bishoujo

And do you know how difficult it would be to arrange a situation where all the female characters san Charlotte exit the scene with Renny forever? I...somehow I think I can make it happen, but...

I will throw a hissy fit.

Originally Posted by Geminex

FUCK YOU, DRAC, RENNY LIVES!

We can tie him up, though.

Stay dead forever.

Originally Posted by Geminex

Then make me responsible for it. I'll give you...
*evil grin*
*glasses flash*
balance.

Did you feel that? A disturbance in the Balance. Like thousands of voices cried out "HELL NO" and were suddenly mind controlled.

[Menarker]

Half power psych up.

Pokebrids fine as is.

Do debates on PMs and IMs instead if there is ever a need, which I hope we won't have to.

Much apologies AB.

[Astral Harmony]

I think the ultimate problem is that too many NPCs are Pokebrids in the first place. We've got Dormond, Rachel, Lola, and Whitney. Rachel and Lola may not need the nerfing simply because on occasion they'll be required by you PCs to forfeit their turns for using another item, anyways.

Yep. Therein lies the problem. I really need to shave off the NPC combatants. Create kind of a "deployment slot" system where you guys will debate-

*sigh* (sorry, Bard)

...about which characters to bring along, with restrictions like "only one Battle Master and only two of these" or some other junk. It'll also give me the opportunity to flex some creative muscle and create even more NPCs! Then you'll just be at a candy store or some shit. After all, it kinda feels like you're the only PATCA agents in Honmyr, doesn't it?

[Geminex]

See, now we feel like crap.

Seconded. Most of this is all in fun. Competition, insults, none of it is serious. And yeah, sorry. We totally appreciate what you do in the RP, trust us on that. This is awesome, and you're the one keeping it alive. You're the heart. The rest of us? Brain, testicles, appendix, gall bladder, whatever. I think we can keep the discussion to a minimum, I'll certainly shut up more often.

Edit:
Though the above comment, regarding doing the balancing myself, that was totally serious. Going through threads, considering what's too strong, what's too weak? I do that anyway. I can summarize it, make recommendations. Hell, you won't even have to read these threads! I'll compile everything, put it in a PM, send that to you. Or just post it publicly, while I'm at it. That'd help, wouldn't it? I'd be perfectly willing to discuss stuff with people, and usually the only reason I'm competitive is that I'm making up for really being powerless. Actually give me power, I think I can be impersonal.

[Dracorion]

Originally Posted by Armored Bishoujo

Yep. Therein lies the problem. I really need to shave off the NPC combatants. Create kind of a "deployment slot" system where you guys will debate-

*sigh* (sorry, Bard)

...about which characters to bring along, with restrictions like "only one Battle Master and only two of these" or some other junk. It'll also give me the opportunity to flex some creative muscle and create even more NPCs! Then you'll just be at a candy store or some shit. After all, it kinda feels like you're the only PATCA agents in Honmyr, doesn't it?

This idea. I love this. Let's do it.

But what does Bard have to do with it?

[Menarker]

Bard expressed how he hated that we would *Sigh* in our posts instead of some other way to display exasperation.

And yeah, I never took any of their comments harshly at all. Yeah, the debates ran long, but I never felt really upset or pressured about it all. It was more like a game in a game. But I don't want to put any pressure on you, since your writing style and imagination is pretty much what makes this RP awesome.

[Astral Harmony]

Wasn't it Bard who complained about us sighing in the forums?

Anyways, I'm sorry, too. Today was rough and hot and sweaty and loud and ten hours. I thought my Chief said he was going to get me out of this shit because I was a good ET. Breaks my heart.

What'm I doing in the Navy now? Watching construction men work. There's little air conditioning to the room, more than half of them are using some power tool or another, and they've been put on extended hours. I'm there because apparently they're helpless in the event that a welder or something starts a fire. Good lord, these are construction workers! They're supposed to be able to handle easy shit like knowing what to do when their power tools start a fire.

[Dracorion]

Ah, well. Bard is silly.

Y'know, a concern arises.

That we might end up filling up Discussion threads with useless posts (like this one) instead of arguments.

[Geminex]

I find that while we're not arguing we really don't fill up threads that quickly. And besides, we don't have to discuss balancing. We can discuss character motivations, girls, sidequests, girls, Pierce's sexuality, girls. Lots of stuff to argue about.

[Astral Harmony]

This is my last day off, I promise.

Yep, definitely applying this Deployment Slot system after Renny's Sidequest. It'll allow me to shrink the battles down which will cut down on the post time which will allow me to do more awesome things...

Like maybe instead of Pokegeddon omakes being a post in this thread, I could make them into a sprite comic. It certainly won't be hard to find Pokemon sprites, that's for damn sure. Gonna have to edit boobies on 'em, though.