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[EvilMario]

Nah, usually it makes it better. Gonna reconnect myself.

I'll start the trade. Talk to me, if you can see me that is.

Why is everything online for Nintendo so terrible?

 

[Hot Coldman]

Ugh, I'm trying to find a Duskull. Apparently the only place they exist in any of my DS games is on Route 224 in Pearl. Apparently I haven't actually been to Route 224 in Pearl, so I have to go through some nonsense with unfought trainers and uuuugh, it's so slow I can't even play it any more. I was in a six-Pokemon double battle and it was seriously taking ages. I got as far as two KOs and just turned it off. I don't have the patience for this.

They're common as shit on Platinum. My brother's actually around about the point where you first reach Lost Tower (he's playing through it now I've emptied it of valuables, bless ), so if you want I could get you one tomorrow... that said I guess the rest of PokeGAF could get you one like right now. :lol

 

[Holy Order Sol]

Beyond that I find no enjoyment in getting all the pokemon from other games, spending hours breeding worrying about these other stats ect. By wall I mean within the campaign, and not being a collectaholic.

I understand what you're saying now but that has nothing to do with actually hitting a wall. You're just not interested in what the game has to offer beyond what you've accomplished at some point. There's actual content for those who are.

I'm all for the whole 16 Gyms thing though. That was awesome.

 

[Gravijah]

I'll start the trade. Talk to me, if you can see me that is.

Why is everything online for Nintendo so terrible?

Because Nintendo!

Edit: psst, you want this guy back right?

 

[BuggyDClown]

What's the difference? Either you're a casual player or a hardcore player. If you're casual then it doesn't matter what you lose when you start a new game.

Again, I don't agree. 100 hours of anything is not casual. It's just not being a poke maniac. You don't call someone who puts 40+ hours into a FPS game with an 8hour campaign casual. I just don't care for the post game stuff as much as others.

100 hours of anything is hardcore, it's just not crazy. So it does matter to me if I erase all that hard work and my awesome team that I spent over 100 hours playing with. I'd rather not delete it.

what

This.

 

[EvilMario]

Because Nintendo!

Edit: psst, you want this guy back right?

Yes, please.

Do you want one of the Dark Pulse Deinos?

 

[Gravijah]

Yes, please.

Do you want one of the Dark Pulse Deinos?

I would have taken one but I already hit cancel. Eek.

Why? It's not like you're going to do anything with it.

It's still important.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

100 hours of anything is hardcore, it's just not crazy. So it does matter to me if I erase all that hard work and my awesome team that I spent over 100 hours playing with. I'd rather not delete it.

Why? It's not like you're going to do anything with it.

I think the way Nintendo sees it is your Pokemon game is your own personal Pokemon trainer account. It's less about going through the story from start to finish than it is about collecting and training Pokemon and battling with others. A Pokemon game with two save files is kind of like a cell phone with two phone numbers, contact lists, etc. Really, if you don't care about collecting Pokemon, you probably shouldn't care about erasing your save file in the first place. If there are a few you want to hang on to, you can just give them to someone to keep for you until you can trade them back, anyway.

This.

 

[EvilMario]

I would have taken one but I already hit cancel. Eek.

Oops. I was waiting. Logging back on so you can grab one.

 

[JVIDICAN]

.

Hey did you want me to fix the snivy's nickname?

 

[Roto13]

Oh, yes please. I'll hop online in a minute. Name Rater is somewhere in Castelia City, right?

Again, I don't agree. 100 hours of anything is not casual. It's just not being a poke maniac. You don't call someone who puts 40+ hours into a FPS game with an 8hour campaign casual. I just don't care for the post game stuff as much as others.

100 hours of anything is hardcore, it's just not crazy. So it does matter to me if I erase all that hard work and my awesome team that I spent over 100 hours playing with. I'd rather not delete it.

So, get someone to hold on to them for you while you start over. What do you want to keep? If you don't care about collecting, then you probably don't care about most of your Pokemon, if you even have that many to begin with. You want to start the story over so you don't care about that. It's not like there are any particularly hard-to-get items besides the training ones from the Battle Subway and you probably don't care about those.

 

[EvilMario]

Thanks for the trades. I don't know about the IVs for this Deino, but you can pass down Dark Pulse, since this is a Male.

 

[Gravijah]

Thanks for the trades. I don't know about the IVs for this Deino, but you can pass down Dark Pulse, since this is a Male.

Thanks much! Phew, I think you were the last person I could add to my PalPad.

 

[JVIDICAN]

Oh, yes please. I'll hop online in a minute. Name Rater is somewhere in Castelia City, right?


So, get someone to hold on to them for you while you start over. What do you want to keep? If you don't care about collecting, then you probably don't care about most of your Pokemon, if you even have that many to begin with. You want to start the story over so you don't care about that. It's not like there are any particularly hard-to-get items besides the training ones from the Battle Subway and you probably don't care about those.

Yeah. lol. I spent 30 minutes trying to find the guy last night. Finally did though!

 

[BuggyDClown]

I understand what you're saying now but that has nothing to do with actually hitting a wall. You're just not interested in what the game has to offer beyond what you've accomplished at some point. There's actual content for those who are.

I'm all for the whole 16 Gyms thing though. That was awesome.

That was really awesome.

I just don't get how any one of you can rationalize this though. Regardless of why or how the game should be perceived. The fact is simple. Games have beel allowing multiple saves for a long long long time. Regardless of reason the fact hat it is year 2011 and I can play a game which i can get a few hundred hours deep into, and then have to delete to start a fresh campaign, if not just for fun is stupid.

There's plenty of games where campaigns barely scratch 20 hours, theres a game that doesn't need a multiple save. Why should i care it's only 20 hours right? No people would hate that, so why is pokemon different? It's not, it's bullshit and people have zero reason to come to defense over it, as it wouldn't effect anything other than people like myself.

I can think of many reasons for wanting it.

I want to try a new starter out.
I' playing along with my friends and want to play another campaign while they catch up.
Ive beaten the game, got every single pokemon and want to now play for fun and not destroy my competitive team.

 

[D-Pad]

Thanks much! Phew, I think you were the last person I could add to my PalPad.

Doesn't it feel great? Although, now you'll have to start cleaning out the fridge.

 

[BuggyDClown]

Oh, yes please. I'll hop online in a minute. Name Rater is somewhere in Castelia City, right?


So, get someone to hold on to them for you while you start over. What do you want to keep? If you don't care about collecting, then you probably don't care about most of your Pokemon, if you even have that many to begin with. You want to start the story over so you don't care about that. It's not like there are any particularly hard-to-get items besides the training ones from the Battle Subway and you probably don't care about those.

I guess you don't get an attachment rational or not to things you have spent time on. personally the large amount of time I put into a game is worth something to me, wether it matters or not it's stupid for you to rationalize a missing feature games have offered since the NES

 

[Gravijah]

I can see why they only use one save, but it wouldn't really bother me if there were slots for more save files.

 

[Roto13]

Oh, yes, clearly I'm a moron for understanding that a creative team might put certain limitations on their game so it will be experienced a certain way. Games are a list of features! How could I be so blind!

Yeah. lol. I spent 30 minutes trying to find the guy last night. Finally did though!

Hey, it looks like I can't do this right now. We'll do it later if you're around.

 

[JVIDICAN]

Hey, it looks like I can't do this right now. We'll do it later if you're around.

Yeah, thats fine.

 

[Izayoi]

I just want a way to back my save up. Losing what is easily close to a thousand hours of cumulative playtime would be a pretty big kick in the balls, to say the least.

 

[JVIDICAN]

Does anyone else need/want Snivy or Solosis?
Most of the Snivys are timid and bred for S.Atk and speed.
The Solosis were bred for S.atk and HP with varying natures. I do have one or two modest ones though.

 

[Oni Link 666]

I just want a way to back my save up. Losing what is easily close to a thousand hours of cumulative playtime would be a pretty big kick in the balls, to say the least.

Doesn't Action Replay let you backup your saves?

 

[Holy Order Sol]

I can think of many reasons for wanting it.

I want to try a new starter out.
I' playing along with my friends and want to play another campaign while they catch up.
Ive beaten the game, got every single pokemon and want to now play for fun and not destroy my competitive team.

Nah, this I can agree with. I was just arguing the point that one could literally run out of things to do in the whole game, but that wasn't what you actually meant.

 

[Izayoi]

Doesn't Action Replay let you backup your saves?

Not that I know of.

If I'm wrong and it does I'll be picking one up on Sunday when I buy the 3DS, though.

 

[EvilMario]

I just want a way to back my save up. Losing what is easily close to a thousand hours of cumulative playtime would be a pretty big kick in the balls, to say the least.

It is very difficult to actually use your save, as your cart does have a backup copy of it on there for restoring purposes. You'd have to actually damage the cart to be unplayable, pretty much.

More information: http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Saving

 

[Izayoi]

It is very difficult to actually use your save, as your cart does have a backup copy of it on there for restoring purposes. You'd have to actually damage the cart to be unplayable, pretty much.

More information: http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Saving

I'm aware, but that doesn't change the fact that it still makes me incredibly nervous having my save in only one place. If for whatever reason my cart does get destroyed I would be fucked.

 

[Oni Link 666]

Not that I know of.

If I'm wrong and it does I'll be picking one up on Sunday when I buy the 3DS, though.

Well, if you look at the Pokemon Black or White pages on Game FAQs they have a section called saves that say they're Action Replay Max DS files. So I think they do let you backup saves. I have never used a DS AR though.

 

[EvilMario]

I'm aware, but that doesn't change the fact that it still makes me incredibly nervous having my save in only one place. If for whatever reason my cart does get destroyed I would be fucked.

I could understand the feeling. If you took all my hours from all carts, and say they're pretty much all on White right now.. geez. That's a lot of time.

 

[OMG Aero]

I'm aware, but that doesn't change the fact that it still makes me incredibly nervous having my save in only one place. If for whatever reason my cart does get destroyed I would be fucked.

That's the same as all DS games though. That isn't a problem that would be fixed by multiple save slots.

 

[Gravijah]

Yeah, there's an AR that backs up saves. Could also use a flash cart if you wanted.

 

[Holy Order Sol]

Could also use a flash cart if you wanted.

I think that works only for DPPt, after that the infra-red thing messes stuff up or something. I've read about other devices specifically made for backing up saves though, but I forgot what they're called.

 

[Wiseblade]

I dunno, multiple saves kind of goes against Pokémon's key mechanics by reducing the necessity of trading.

 

[D-Pad]

Is there going to be a gaf-tourny after this upcoming one where previous gen Pokes are allowed?

 

[Izayoi]

That's the same as all DS games though. That isn't a problem that would be fixed by multiple save slots.

It's different for Pokemon. I've never put as much time into a DS game as I have with all of my Pokemon gametime that's being stored on White.

Most other games have no link to future entries in the series, either. If I beat a game in its entirety - then that's it, I get my sense of completion and can not worry about it too much after that.

With Pokemon I lose EVERYTHING that I've built up over nearly a decade now. Losing that and needing to start over from scratch would be devastating, to say the least.

Yeah, there's an AR that backs up saves. Could also use a flash cart if you wanted.

Oh? I've got an Acekard 2 for stuff like Touhou and the VNs. Never really used it much other than for those things, though. How would I go about backing it up?

I dunno, multiple saves kind of goes against Pokémon's key mechanics by reducing the necessity of trading.

Eh? Trading is necessitated by having two different versions of the game. Who says you could trade between saves, anyway. It's not like they would have to allow that or anything.

 

[Wiseblade]

Is there going to be a tourny after this upcoming one where previous gen Pokes are allowed?

Eventually. but it's nice to have some focus placed on the new guys to start with.

 

[ryan-ts]

Really bored....free Tornadus or Reshiram for anyone that wants it.

 

[Boogiepop]

Really bored....free Tornadus or Reshiram for anyone that wants it.

I could use a Tornadus.

 

[ryan-ts]

I could use a Tornadus.

FC is 3739 8886 1313

 

[CoffeeJanitor]

Wtf @ people fighting against more save slots. There really isn't any hurt in it.

Prolly just another example of GF being lazy.

 

[Gravijah]

Oh? I've got an Acekard 2 for stuff like Touhou and the VNs. Never really used it much other than for those things, though. How would I go about backing it up?

Well I meant you'd have to start playing the game on a flash cart.

Wtf @ people fighting against more save slots. There really isn't any hurt in it.

Prolly just another example of GF being lazy.

Well, it's not really being lazy. Look at DQ9. It's a design choice. But as I said before, I have no problem with them adding more slots.

 

[Delio]

ugh i'm conflicted. Wide guard will help Alomolo support much better but i like the self healing with Wish. The rest of his moves are fine but i'm conflicted on those.

 

[Boogiepop]

FC is 3739 8886 1313

Mine's 5028 3895 7717.
I guess I'll just bring along one of my random Oshawott's that I bred.

 

[ColtraineGF]

Does anyone here have a Jolly Ditto with 31 IV in Speed? I need one for my next breeding expedition, and I don't really feel up to catching up to 36 Ditto ._.;

I can offer these starters:
Charmander/Bulbasaur
Cyndaquil
Torchic
Gen 4 starters
Gen 5 starters

or Modest DP Deino in return, or most of the Pokémon catchable in White.

 

[ryan-ts]

Mine's 5028 3895 7717.
I guess I'll just bring along one of my random Oshawott's that I bred.

Sounds good, I'l be waiting...muahaha

edit: That looked a lot ilke a Piplup to me!

 

[Gravijah]

Any time I read one of Coltraines posts, I imagine that he is Detective Gumshoe.

 

[FunkyMunkey]

Hey all, is anyone willing to help me out and trade a shelmet so my karrablast will evolve?

I have both karrablast and shelmet if it matters n_n. I'd appreciate it tremendously!~

My FC is 5372 - 0118 - 0788.

 

[CoffeeJanitor]

I dunno, multiple saves kind of goes against Pokémon's key mechanics by reducing the necessity of trading.

You can't trade in between files...

 

[Izayoi]

Well I meant you'd have to start playing the game on a flash cart.

Oh. I'll pass on that.

 

[ColtraineGF]

Hey all, is anyone willing to help me out and trade a shelmet so my karrablast will evolve?

I have both karrablast and shelmet if it matters n_n. I'd appreciate it tremendously!~

My FC is 5372 - 0118 - 0788.

Well, I'll help you while I'm waiting. FC's in the OP list. (3739-8842-7058)

Any time I read one of Coltraines posts, I imagine that he is Detective Gumshoe.

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