Congratulations(?) to Iximaz, Pewter Trophy winner!

Subject: Congratulations(?) to Iximaz, Pewter Trophy winner!
Author: Huinesoron
Posted on: 2016-04-11 09:58:00 UTC

You are expected to display it with pride. ;)

For the record: the Gold and Silver trophies will go to the winner and loser of battle 36/37 (depending on whether it's replayed). The bronze trophy will go to the loser of battle 35, since the loser of the other semi-final (33) will be taking part in that battle.

Unless I've gotten confused again.

I think this means SeaTurtle has to win a trophy now?

hS

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PPC PokÃ©mon Tournament Thread by Iximaz on 2016-04-10 19:26:00 UTC Reply

Since it's been bumped off the front page again, have another link to the rules doc.

Reminder to Data Junkie, you have until the 15th to respond to Storme Hawk's challenge or you will be disqualified.

Seems there is a little problem here. by Hardric on 2016-04-17 07:59:00 UTC Reply

The L21 slot (the one who will face either DCCCV or Voyd) is empty. Is that normal?

I think it's Fasoula's slot? (nm) by Huinesoron on 2016-04-17 08:59:00 UTC Reply

Oh right. by Hardric on 2016-04-17 09:35:00 UTC Reply

But the fact the name disappeared like this feels a little strange.

That would be me, derping. by Desdendelle on 2016-04-17 14:42:00 UTC Reply

I'll fix that once I'll actually wake up.

Well, Storme Hawk... by SeaTurtle on 2016-04-17 03:26:00 UTC Reply

...time for our teams to meet on the proving grounds. I will be good to go anytime after 7pm EST starting from tomorrow onwards. I'll keep you posted if there are any delays.

So good luck and have fun in advance. At least we'll be seeing some Ground types in the finals-- our legacy will live on!

Let our teams clash on the battleground. by Storme Hawk on 2016-04-17 23:17:00 UTC Reply

Hmmm 7pm EST is rather late for me, but I should be able to do any time between 7pm and 9pm EST on Tuesday or Wednesday whichever is best for you.

Hey, if we both play our cards right we could end up meeting again in the finals. Good luck and have fun as well, let's make it a semi-final to remember.

Sorry, I can't resist. by Desdendelle on 2016-04-18 08:24:00 UTC Reply

Trainers locked in battle! Kicking the earth and dancing in the air alongside their Pokémon! They storm through this field! Behold! This is the newest and greatest evolution of battling! ACTION DUEL!

Can you feel the power?

Let's go with something more my generation... by Storme Hawk on 2016-04-18 16:15:00 UTC Reply

I think I've got to get my game on to win this one.

It's been ages since I last played Yu-Gi-Oh, (used to watch the first two series quite a bit in my childhood) think I've still got a couple of decks lying around somewhere at home, wonder if they're any good compared to the stuff being used now?

The short answer? by Desdendelle on 2016-04-18 18:26:00 UTC Reply

Where was it... ah, yes. Nope.avi

Long answer: Yu-Gi-Oh! is basically Power Creep: the Game. If you're running a GX-era (or, gods forbid, original series-era) deck, chances are you'll get OTKed left, right and centre. You know the bit about Summoning a bunch of monsters in one turn? It's pretty much a foregone conclusion these days.

Huh... by Storme Hawk on 2016-04-18 18:41:00 UTC Reply

Although from the looks of it at least Relinquished is still decent (yeah, almost all my cards are from the original series-era). I think my Beast deck would be the only one that could stand any sort of chance (it can severly limit what you can put on the field quite easily, and then easily destroy what you can put on the field), although seeing as no-one I know plays Yu-Gi-Oh I doubt I'll ever have a chance to find out.

Still, it makes me feel quite old with all this new stuff now out.

If I remember right... by Hardric on 2016-04-18 18:47:00 UTC Reply

There is an online site for playing, with a database including many, if not most, of the published cards, if you really want to find it out.

You're probably looking for... by Desdendelle on 2016-04-18 20:51:00 UTC Reply

Yu-Gi-Oh! DevPro, which is a programme, not a site. There was a site — duelingnetwork — but they got hit with a Cease & Desist a couple weeks ago.

Oh. by Hardric on 2016-04-18 21:27:00 UTC Reply

I'm pretty suree I was reffering to thhe site. I saw my brothers play with it a long time ago, so I didn't know they got closed.

Well, duelingnetwork isn't down... by Desdendelle on 2016-04-18 21:36:00 UTC Reply

But it has no card artworks whatsoever thanks to the C&D.

In some way, it's even worst. by Hardric on 2016-04-18 21:56:00 UTC Reply

Without the artwork, they can expect a serious drop in popularity.

(By the way, do you have cards? I've still got a deck Zombie with three Red Eyes Zombie Dragons. Always fun to destroy an enemy with his own cards.)

I think I do. by Desdendelle on 2016-04-18 22:21:00 UTC Reply

*goes to look*
Whaddya know, I actually do! The highlights are "Vampire Genesis" (Ultra Rare), "Dark Eradicator Warlock" (Ultra Rare), "Dark Magician" (Common, 3rd TCG artwork), "Red-Eyes B. Dragon" (Ultra Rare, 1st TCG artwork), "Scapegoat" (Super Rare) and "Penguin Soldier" (Super Rare). I also have what's still my favourite card bar none (despite its crappy effect) — "Gearfried the Iron Knight" (Common).
IIRC, I had Starter Deck: Joey, Starter Deck: Pegasus, and the Zombie Madness and Spellcaster's Judgement structure decks. Och, those were the days — when Zombie Madness was OP as hell.

Nice for you. by Hardric on 2016-04-18 22:51:00 UTC Reply

My deck is based upon the World of the Zombies structure deck, but here again, my brothers got te lion's share of cards. One of them combined Spellcaster's Judgement and Spellcaster's Command for a super Spellcaster deck. I still got a decent Lightsworn deck, but it still remain far from perfection. In the past I even had a VWXYZ deck, complete with all the fusions possible, But it's buried with other stuff now.

Speaking of Gearfried, what do you think of its Swordmaster version?

Effect- and stat- or lore-wise? (nm) by Desdendelle on 2016-04-18 23:10:00 UTC Reply

d) All of the above. (nm) by Hardric on 2016-04-18 23:12:00 UTC Reply

Well... by Desdendelle on 2016-04-19 06:48:00 UTC Reply

Stat- and effect-wise, Gearfried the Swordmaster was good for its time, I guess, which means it's pretty crappy right now. Lore-wise it's rather nice.

Shall we go for this Tuesday at 7:00pm? by SeaTurtle on 2016-04-18 03:38:00 UTC Reply

I am quite flexible with my schedule; if this turns out not to jive for you, just give me a shout and we can reconvene.

Heh, I never thought I'd get this far. Now that I know I've got a guaranteed trophy, I'll be 100% focused on having a blast for these final few matches. I don't mind losing-- I just want a good, clean game. Or two.

Sounds good. by Storme Hawk on 2016-04-18 16:32:00 UTC Reply

I don't think I ever honestly thought I'd get a trophy either. But now that I've got here I'd like to get as high as possible, but if I lose I lose and that's the way the dice were rolled.

To TheShyIon: BIRBS VS. DRAGGINS by SkarmorySilver on 2016-04-17 02:24:00 UTC Reply

Please check your e-mail. Given the current bracket, I have to challenge you, so... yeah! I challenge you!

Aaaaand WE'RE LIVE! by SkarmorySilver on 2016-04-18 00:09:00 UTC Reply

http://play.pokemonshowdown.com/battle-monotype-360569991

Sorry, got booted from the server :( by SkarmorySilver on 2016-04-18 00:22:00 UTC Reply

Here's the new match location:

http://play.pokemonshowdown.com/battle-monotype-360574879

VICTORY FOR TEH BIRB ARMY by SkarmorySilver on 2016-04-18 00:33:00 UTC Reply

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/monotype-360574879

I'm Geosternbergia, btw :)

Congratulations. by Hardric on 2016-04-18 08:28:00 UTC Reply

That was quite a hard-fought battle. When would you be ready for our match?

I'll PM you after I return from work today. :) (nm) by SkarmorySilver on 2016-04-18 12:25:00 UTC Reply

Congratulations! *confetti* (nm) by eatpraylove on 2016-04-18 03:34:00 UTC Reply

The combat between Mattman The Comet and Storme Hawk begins! by Mattman The Comet on 2016-04-16 21:24:00 UTC Reply

Check it out here!

Mattman's reign of terror ends by Mattman The Comet on 2016-04-16 21:34:00 UTC Reply

Check it out here

Well done, both of you. :) (nm) by eatpraylove on 2016-04-17 14:19:00 UTC Reply

I challenge thee Storme Hawk by Mattman The Comet on 2016-04-14 03:11:00 UTC Reply

...Anytime Friday through Sunday in the Americas will work for me

Hmmm... by Storme Hawk on 2016-04-14 15:27:00 UTC Reply

Saturday evening would probably be best for me, I'm busier on Friday but could potentially do it at some point, and there's no real chance of me getting the time on Sunday. Although this is in BST. Which reminds me, which time zone are you in?

CST (nm) by Mattman The Comet on 2016-04-14 15:30:00 UTC Reply

...That's a 5 hour time difference (nm) by Mattman The Comet on 2016-04-14 15:50:00 UTC Reply

6 hours actually, I'm on BST (nm) by Storme Hawk on 2016-04-14 15:54:00 UTC Reply

okay that's better by Mattman The Comet on 2016-04-14 15:59:00 UTC Reply

So... 7 or 8 your time saturday sound good?

Could we make it slightly later? by Storme Hawk on 2016-04-14 18:28:00 UTC Reply

I normally have dinner around that time on a Saturday, does 9:30 my time sound ok?

yep (nm) by Mattman The Comet on 2016-04-14 18:38:00 UTC Reply

Currently in Writing by Storme Hawk on 2016-04-16 21:15:00 UTC Reply

As Ihavenoinsurance.

[EvilAI]UBEROverlord, the gauntlet has been thrown. by Storme Hawk on 2016-04-13 11:38:00 UTC Reply

Well, the metaphorical gauntlet anyway. What times are you free?

And the results are in! by Storme Hawk on 2016-04-13 22:53:00 UTC Reply

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/monotype-358689797

Congratulations Storme Hawk! (nm) by eatpraylove on 2016-04-13 23:05:00 UTC Reply

Thanks! (nm) by Storme Hawk on 2016-04-14 01:30:00 UTC Reply

Best times are usually in the evenings. by [EvilAI]UBEROverlord on 2016-04-13 12:49:00 UTC Reply

5:00 PM Eastern Time or Later. If I am available I'll be in the writing room in Showdown.

Cool by Storme Hawk on 2016-04-13 12:59:00 UTC Reply

I'm free most evenings so that's good. I'll try and be on around 9PM tonight (for me). My name on Showdown is Ihavenoinsurance.

If you are available now, we can get it done now by [EvilAI]UBEROverlord on 2016-04-13 13:06:00 UTC Reply

Also I do not know what time zone you are in. So I do not know what time that would be

I'm BST... by Storme Hawk on 2016-04-13 18:23:00 UTC Reply

So GMT+1, meaning I meant to say 10pm my time because I forgot that the clocks had gone forwards a couple of weeks back. Which also explains some of the problems I had with DataJunkie.
Anyhow I'll be on from roughly 8pm my time (3pm yours) tonight.

Availability by Storme Hawk on 2016-04-13 22:43:00 UTC Reply

I'm on for the next 50-60 mins, but then I have to go. If you can't get on tonight I'm free tomorrow from 11pm my time (so 6pm yours) for an hour or so.

Voyd, are you ready? by DCCCV on 2016-04-12 02:33:00 UTC Reply

I believe I have time on Wednesday. When are you free?

Also, I'm free all day. (nm) by Voyd on 2016-04-13 15:47:00 UTC Reply
*ruffles hair* BRURRURH by Voyd on 2016-04-13 15:45:00 UTC Reply

GAME ON

(... that was a Markiplier reference.)

Sorry. by DCCCV on 2016-04-14 02:16:00 UTC Reply

I'm busy. How does Friday, 6:00 pacific sound?

Also, yeah, I knew I saw that somewhere before!
If I don't have a chance to tell you before the fight, good luck, and have fun.

Me vs. Desdendelle is now live! by eatpraylove on 2016-04-11 15:55:00 UTC Reply

Come watch the excitement! http://play.pokemonshowdown.com/battle-monotype-357604912

The result! by Desdendelle on 2016-04-11 16:08:00 UTC Reply

It's a bit one-sided.

This fight, in a few images by Mattman The Comet on 2016-04-11 17:41:00 UTC Reply

Oh. I guess I'm up to battle eatpraylove next. by doctorlit on 2016-04-11 15:16:00 UTC Reply

Sorry. I wasn't really understanding the bracket system.

So, eatpraylove, I'm in Mountain Standard Time, and generally available between 7:30 and 11:00 in the evening.

—doctorlit is not very effective . . .

Agh, never mind. Reading it wrong again. Sorry. (nm) by doctorlit on 2016-04-11 15:16:00 UTC Reply

Doctorlit, I challenge thee! by Desdendelle on 2016-04-11 16:09:00 UTC Reply

My schedule's pretty free, aside from a few hours Wednesday-Thursday, but you Americans are asleep then anyway.

I'm available for the next five hours. by doctorlit on 2016-04-12 01:45:00 UTC Reply

I'll be in that "writing" chat room, I guess?

—Super Nerd doctorlit wants to battle!

The results! by Desdendelle on 2016-04-12 02:13:00 UTC Reply

*Hawlucha-as-Tonkor intensifies* (other words, Hawlucha sweeps everything).

Well Played, by Storme Hawk on 2016-04-12 02:35:00 UTC Reply

Once Hawlucha is set up and unburdened not much can beat it, well done.

It's OK, the bracket confused me, too. *pats on back* (nm) by eatpraylove on 2016-04-11 15:22:00 UTC Reply

Well, no time like the present. Scapegrace? by Voyd on 2016-04-11 14:35:00 UTC Reply

MY BODY IS READY

How. by Voyd on 2016-04-11 15:09:00 UTC Reply

How even?

I got lucky. That's the only way I could have won. Luck was my lady today.

Congratulations! *confetti* by eatpraylove on 2016-04-11 15:21:00 UTC Reply

That was the most surprising battle I've seen so far! Good luck to you both in future rounds!
Luck on your part, a bad decision on mine. by Scapegrace on 2016-04-11 15:20:00 UTC Reply

That decision being to get out of bloody bed this morning because it clearly wasn't going to be worth it.

Why yes, I am salty as all hell. =]

Good match, though, and good luck against Hardric or whoever. =]

You missed a perfectly good pun (nm) by Mattman The Comet on 2016-04-11 15:02:00 UTC Reply

Congratulations(?) to Iximaz, Pewter Trophy winner! by Huinesoron on 2016-04-11 09:58:00 UTC Reply

You are expected to display it with pride. ;)

For the record: the Gold and Silver trophies will go to the winner and loser of battle 36/37 (depending on whether it's replayed). The bronze trophy will go to the loser of battle 35, since the loser of the other semi-final (33) will be taking part in that battle.

Unless I've gotten confused again.

I think this means SeaTurtle has to win a trophy now?

hS

If SeaTurtle wins one more match... by Iximaz on 2016-04-11 13:49:00 UTC Reply

...then he's guaranteed a trophy.

If he loses the semifinal match, he'll have to battle his way through the loser's bracket to get back to the top.

No, hang on, I was right. by Huinesoron on 2016-04-15 08:40:00 UTC Reply

The semifinal is by definition the last match of the Winners' Bracket. That means its loser drops into the last entry slot in the Loser's Bracket - L33. So if you:

-Win the semi: you go into the final and are guaranteed silver or gold.
-Lose the semi: you drop into L33, and take part in the Losers' Semi, where if you:
--Win: you go into the final and are guaranteed silver or gold.
--Lose: you get the bronze.

SeaTurtle is guaranteed a trophy, as is whoever faces him in battle from this point on.

hS

I... I am awaited? by SeaTurtle on 2016-04-15 14:26:00 UTC Reply

My team will have a place in the famed(?) PPC Hall of Champions?

Well then, I'll try to make the upcoming match as interesting as I can. People love a good show, right? Witness me!

Sorry, no. by Iximaz on 2016-04-15 14:37:00 UTC Reply

The L36 slot is if the finals match is the loser's first loss, not the semifinals.

But I was talking about L33. ^_~ (nm) by Huinesoron on 2016-04-15 15:05:00 UTC Reply

...oh. Derp. by Iximaz on 2016-04-15 15:07:00 UTC Reply

I'll resign next year, I swear.

Stop. Logic leap! by Huinesoron on 2016-04-15 15:14:00 UTC Reply

-Iximaz will resign next year.
-Iximaz associates resignation with the concept of swearing an oath.
-Iximaz is American.
-The American president will be leaving office next year, after having initially been sworn in.

==> Iximaz is Barack Obama.

Cool.

Further evidence:

-Iximaz has short hair (see: Time Lord costume pictures).
-Iximaz cosplayed as Lord President Rassilon.
-Iximaz and Obama have never been seen together.

I think my case is watertight. ^_^

hS

Oh no, guys, he's onto me! by Iximaz on 2016-04-15 15:22:00 UTC Reply

(Though I was just a generic Time Lord, not specifically Rassilon.)

Yeah right. "All Time Lords look the same to me," huh? (nm) by Huinesoron on 2016-04-15 15:33:00 UTC Reply

I'd like to at least have the Silver Trophy... by SeaTurtle on 2016-04-11 16:46:00 UTC Reply

...so that my team will ride eternal, shiny and chrome.
Oh, yeah, that's right. by Huinesoron on 2016-04-11 14:10:00 UTC Reply

I'd slipped back into thinking that your slot in the loser's bracket was determined by what battle you lost, not by when you lost it. (Does... does this mean that if the tournament had gone fast enough, someone could have lost their first battle and jumped straight to the finals? It does, doesn't it?)

hS

Re: PPC PokÃ©mon Tournament Thread by Data Junkie on 2016-04-11 04:09:00 UTC Reply

Not only have I responded, I have waited on three separate days for Storme Hawk to show up, with no luck. I'm not sure our schedules are lining up at all.

Timings by Storme Hawk on 2016-04-11 04:38:00 UTC Reply

You responded that Wednesdays from 7pm your time was best, I waited for two to three hours on last Wednesday and I didn't see you, and I've said about doing it this Wednesday instead, neither time have you replied. I'm sorry I haven't been on the last couple of nights but I've been spending them with some friends who I haven't seen for a few months and probably won't see again for a month or two. If you give me a date and a time then I will try my utmost to be on then.

Re: Timings by Data Junkie on 2016-04-12 22:47:00 UTC Reply

Odd. I got on around 7 pm my time, and waited for several hours as well, and not only did I not see an "ihavenoinsurace", the people in the writing and tournament channels said you'd been in but left earlier, so maybe our timing was off.

I can do today any time, or literally any Wednesday after 11 PM GMT. I'm Junkieofdata on Showdown.

Ok by Storme Hawk on 2016-04-12 23:53:00 UTC Reply

Fair enough, I may have mucked up my times so sorry about that. I'm on now, and I'll be on tomorrow from 11pm GMT so whenever you wish.

Battle Ongoing! by Storme Hawk on 2016-04-13 00:30:00 UTC Reply

http://play.pokemonshowdown.com/battle-monotype-358276200

And it's done. by Storme Hawk on 2016-04-13 00:37:00 UTC Reply

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/monotype-358276200

A good game.

Good game, guys. Data: I challenge thee! by Desdendelle on 2016-04-13 07:18:00 UTC Reply

In what times are you available?

Re: Good game, guys. Data: I challenge thee! by Data Junkie on 2016-04-14 00:03:00 UTC Reply

Wednesday after 7 pm EST, Sunday and Tuesday after 12 pm EST

OK, looks like my schedule's mostly clear. by Desdendelle on 2016-04-16 21:59:00 UTC Reply

The question is: 7pm is 19:00 and 12pm is 00:00 the next day, right?

Nah by Data Junkie on 2016-04-17 18:50:00 UTC Reply

7 PM is 1900, 12 PM is 1200. 12 am is 0000. I know, I don't understand it either.

Sunday or Tuesday, then. by Desdendelle on 2016-04-17 19:12:00 UTC Reply

02:00 in the night is a tad too late. Therefore: hopefully this Tuesday.

Fun. by Desdendelle on 2016-04-14 07:15:00 UTC Reply

That's "after two o'clock in the morning" and "after seven in the morning". I'll have to check my work schedule.

Ah, whoops, apologies. by Iximaz on 2016-04-11 04:25:00 UTC Reply

I must have missed it in the thread. (Jeez, that was getting long.)

Hardric vs Foofooman3 by Hardric on 2016-04-10 21:18:00 UTC Reply

The wheel of fate is turning...

Rebel 1, action!

Results here. by Hardric on 2016-04-10 21:31:00 UTC Reply

Astral Fninsh!

Nice work! by eatpraylove on 2016-04-11 00:55:00 UTC Reply

Good luck in the winner's bracket!

Paging foofooman3. by Huinesoron on 2016-04-10 20:51:00 UTC Reply

If you're free for a battle, I can be around for the next couple of hours. Then it'll be bedtime, I'm afraid.

hS

The battle has ended by foofooman3 on 2016-04-10 21:15:00 UTC Reply

Here it is for those who want to watch.

Congratulations! (nm) by eatpraylove on 2016-04-11 00:51:00 UTC Reply
Defeatctory is mine! by Huinesoron on 2016-04-10 21:30:00 UTC Reply

Since I'm now out ~~I get the Pewter Trophy, right?!?~~, I figure it's not inappropriate to share my team-makeup + battle-planning document. Should be good for a laugh, right?

The Ring of Fire

hS

Wow that was some pretty intensive planning. by Hardric on 2016-04-10 21:48:00 UTC Reply

Kudos for that. The only catch here is that Mega Gengar is illegal, so you didn't have to worry about it.

It still remains sound legwork. Sorry for your loss.

I'm on now. (nm) by foofooman3 on 2016-04-10 20:54:00 UTC Reply