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Post by Nekoaa on Mar 5, 2011 0:17:53 GMT -5
Ok, I think we need a few new things around here. Let's shake it up with a writing competition! OK, the rules are simple. Write a cool warstory. That's it. That's all you need. If you don't know what a warstory is, it's basically the telling of an in-game battle with your epic commentary, often aided by pictures. They are often seen around Smogon. Here's one of my favorites you can look to for an example: www.smogon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43361The match can be real or made up, from any tier. I generally find it easier to base it off real battles to ensure that all moves are reasonable/correct, but if you really want to try making a believable fake one then by all means go for it. BUT BE WARNED, I get really annoyed at people who get technical details wrong. ("Surf isn't super-effective on Flygon!" "Electric isn't uneffective on Rock types!") ...and yes, I've read a story where somebody said Surf was super-effective on Flygon. So yeah. Write it, post it, and I will judge it. And here's a guide to writing them too. www.marriland.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=177&t=391634Prizes: 1st Place- The UBER KARMA BOOST of +1,000 and a custom title 2nd Place- Karma +25 3rd Place- Karma +10 Entries: Jack's
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Post by Jack on Mar 5, 2011 4:38:13 GMT -5
Does it have to be related to pokemon?
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Post by Darkluigi on Mar 5, 2011 5:16:34 GMT -5
I'll join!
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Post by Nekoaa on Mar 5, 2011 15:12:42 GMT -5
@jack yup. @luigi ok cool.
Keep in mind, everyone, that warstories are often very long. A lot of effort has to go into writing them.
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Post by Darkrai87 on Mar 5, 2011 15:15:43 GMT -5
Hmm, No point in me entering really other than the fact that you guys wouldn't get a custom title. xD But I'm not going to enter because I don't have a whole lot of time on my hands right now. I could always make my Karma max if I wanted to but I like having other users rate me rather than me cheating.
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Post by Jack on Mar 6, 2011 16:15:05 GMT -5
beep, If this wasn't "in-game" Battles, I would nail this competition...
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Post by Fusion on Mar 6, 2011 16:21:45 GMT -5
Yeah, ur good at writing real life violence jack Well, i dont have enough...no, ANY experience in competitive battling, so im out
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Post by Jack on Mar 6, 2011 16:28:12 GMT -5
I can write about a pokemon battle, But not if it's like commentary of a DS game...
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Post by ratminer on Mar 6, 2011 22:48:10 GMT -5
Well, i dont have enough...no, ANY experience in competitive battling, so im out Me neither!! I never really ever battled anyone, and I also haven't played Pokemon in forever
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Post by Follow on Mar 7, 2011 17:37:13 GMT -5
Ill join
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Post by Nekoaa on Mar 9, 2011 23:11:03 GMT -5
Lusia :3 yay. They don't have to specifically be against a person or competitive battle (though those ones are usually more interesting). As long as it was a good battle, generally non-haxxy, and perhaps even something extremely close // somebody you 6-0'd.
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Post by Darkluigi on Mar 10, 2011 7:12:25 GMT -5
I might do this Friday after school. And nice avatar and signature there nekoaa!
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Post by Jack on Mar 10, 2011 12:41:29 GMT -5
Does it have to be based on the DS games? Or can I do one like the battles in the tv show? (Not that i watch it, It just means i can do things like, say, Make a pokemon counter a move, such as A machoke useing seismic toss on infernape, but he counters it by flying back down at him with an airial ace...)
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Post by Fusion on Mar 10, 2011 12:57:22 GMT -5
lol, then u could say all the things they used in the shows, like taking down an onix by electrocuting the building until the sprinkler system kicks in, or KO'ing a Rhyhorn by getting a pikachu to, and i quote, "aim for the horn" xD
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Post by koifish on Mar 10, 2011 13:45:38 GMT -5
Oh hecks this sounds like great fun. Count koifish in, is there a deadline-ish thing? Kinda want to get together with my waifu and hold our first 5th generation battle against each other this weekend for it.
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Post by Nekoaa on Mar 11, 2011 23:18:49 GMT -5
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Post by Jack on Mar 12, 2011 5:38:03 GMT -5
Sounds boring then...
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Post by Nekoaa on Mar 13, 2011 3:04:44 GMT -5
o-o have you ever read a war story? It's much more interesting than any old battle log. If you have the slightest inkling of competitive play than the whole thing will be fascinating (providing it's an actual good one).
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Post by Jack on Mar 13, 2011 11:25:21 GMT -5
Nah bro, I got bored on the 3rd paragraph...
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Post by Nekoaa on Mar 14, 2011 21:50:05 GMT -5
Mm-hmm. Is anybody finished writing theirs yet?
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