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[Cute Dragon Here]

We've lost another PokéGAF member. Anth0ny.

It looks like it was because of his post pretending to troll the Wii U.

I think this is probably the reason why I almost always don't bother with any kind of sarcasm, due to the risk on the Internet.

 

[Exterminieren]

Everybody cool down.

We're all going to be banned before BW2 comes out at this rate.

 

[ScraftyDevil]

Everybody cool down.

We're all going to be banned before BW2 comes out at this rate.

Ooooooh, no you don't. I'll make it to October 7th so I can gush about BW2 if it kills me!

Everyone who doesn't want to get banned, join me in the Absolutely Safe Capsule, quick!

 

[UltimateIke]

Ooooooh, no you don't. I'll make it to October 7th so I can gush about BW2 if it kills me!

Everyone who doesn't want to get banned, join me in the Absolutely Safe Capsule, quick!

But then we can never come out again, right? We're friends Scrafty, but I'm not so sure about an eternity together...

 

[Cute Dragon Here]

Ooooooh, no you don't. I'll make it to October 7th so I can gush about BW2 if it kills me!

Everyone who doesn't want to get banned, join me in the Absolutely Safe Capsule, quick!

I'm not sure - I see something strange on the door. Hmm...

(Avatar change, Scrafty?)

 

[ScraftyDevil]

But then we can never come out again, right? We're friends Scrafty, but I'm not so sure about an eternity together...

It's okay. I have an Abra in here that will Teleport us out for snacks and BW2.

I'm not sure - I see something strange on the door. Hmm...

(Avatar change, Scrafty?)

Pshaw, the door's fine.

(Yes. I feel deep shame. I'm sorry, Chet!)

 

[Cute Dragon Here]

Pshaw, the door's fine.

(Yes. I feel deep shame. I'm sorry, Chet!)

*hugs Scrafty* You'll need all the hugs that you can get. It's a hard time for us all... So many bans.

...Why do I feel like changing my avatar, too?

 

[Exterminieren]

Stay strong, everyone. These are the first Pokémon games to come out in the life of the Community Thread. We can't crumble in the final days.

 

[Cute Dragon Here]

Stay strong, everyone. These are the first Pokémon games to come out in the life of the Community Thread. We can't crumble in the final days.

Hmm...

How many days do we have left?

 

[UltimateIke]

It's okay. I have an Abra in here that will Teleport us out for snacks and BW2.

Seeing stoner Scrafty mention snacks immediately made me think of Scooby-Doo and Scooby Snacks. I guess if Scrafty is Shaggy, Arcanine can be Scooby.

Hmm...

How many days do we have left?

North America: October 7, 2012
Australia: October 11, 2012
Europe: October 12, 2012

I feel bad for our PAL friends.

 

[Cute Dragon Here]

North America: October 7, 2012
Australia: October 11, 2012
Europe: October 12, 2012

I feel bad for our PAL friends.

Hang on a second, this might mean... egad! I think I am getting so excited over my preorder. Hope they ship fast enough.

 

[Exterminieren]

I feel bad for our PAL friends.

You shouldn't. We got BW first.

 

[BatDan]

Today's anime episode was part story part filler. With a connoisseur that can out-fabulous Cilan and Burgandy taking a few pages from Team Rocket (bad disguise and blasting off). But it also guided Ash to the beginning of BW2 so there's that.

 

[Frost_Ace]

Seeing stoner Scrafty mention snacks immediately made me think of Scooby-Doo and Scooby Snacks. I guess if Scrafty is Shaggy, Arcanine can be Scooby.



North America: October 7, 2012
Australia: October 11, 2012
Europe: October 12, 2012

I feel bad for our PAL friends.

I'll have to wait even more since I'll be holding off the game until my friend trades me the challenge mode key :/

 

[Sadist]

Bringing Pokémon cards to school was a quick way to find out who your real friends were. It was insane how many kids would go around stealing each others' cards.

Actually, someone took it away while I wasn't looking In the middle of the street.

 

[Cute Dragon Here]

I'll have to wait even more since I'll be holding off the game until my friend trades me the challenge mode key :/

Heh. I think I'm one of these people that don't care about the difficulty of the game much.

 

[Exterminieren]

Today's anime episode was part story part filler. With a connoisseur that can out-fabulous Cilan and Burgandy taking a few pages from Team Rocket (bad disguise and blasting off). But it also guided Ash to the beginning of BW2 so there's that.

Richard was wonderfully uncomfortable, though. Not as creepy as in the original, but still pretty damn unsettling.

I have no problem with filler when it's done with a sense of fun like this. Burgundy's always good value too.

 

[Wiseblade]

You shouldn't. We got BW first.

True, getting the first game in a new generation early is more important.

I'll have to wait even more since I'll be holding off the game until my friend trades me the challenge mode key :/

This sound like a plan I might partake in.

 

[Exterminieren]

The true way is to buy a copy of both, power-complete Black 2 and start superior White 2 with the Challenge Key and building your proper team.

 

[Wiseblade]

The true way is to buy a copy of both, power-complete Black 2 and start superior White 2 with the Challenge Key and building your proper team.

 

[Esura]

The true way is to buy a copy of both, power-complete Black 2 and start superior White 2 with the Challenge Key and building your proper team.

But from the looks of Bulbapedia, Black 2 has more exclusive PKMN than White 2.

 

[Dr.Palutena]

Challenge Key?

 

[Stage On]

The true way is to buy a copy of both, power-complete Black 2 and start superior White 2 with the Challenge Key and building your proper team.

Beh I only play at my own pace. No power rushing for me

 

[Exterminieren]

But from the looks of Bulbapedia, Black 2 has more exclusive PKMN than White 2.

That may be, but White 2's exclusives are better. Dat Reuniclus.

 

[Dr.Palutena]

But from the looks of Bulbapedia, Black 2 has more exclusive PKMN than White 2.

Quality over quantity.

 

[Kazzy]

Challenge Key?

Exactly.

What is all this challenge key business? Anyone care to enlighten me?

Spoiler

I'm so out of the loop, it's a little ridiculous!

 

[Exterminieren]

Challenge Key is essentially Hard Mode in BW2. Activate the Challenge Key, and trainers, Gym Leaders and the Elite 4 have higher levels, added Pokemon and switched movesets.

Game Freak, in their infinite wisdom, made it so this key was only available when the Elite 4 is beaten in Black 2, with White 2 unlocking the Assist Key for an easier game. Fortunately, the Key can be transferred to another cartridge, be it Black 2 or White 2, so the whole game can be played through with it activated.

 

[Kazzy]

Hm, the difference a paragrah makes! I went from thinking that it sounds like a much needed revitalisation of the SP game, to it coming across as a mind-numbingly abstract implementation of a (potentially) cool feature.

Gamefreak, you...

 

[Dr.Palutena]

Who the heck could possibly want to make the game easier?!

 

[Exterminieren]

Who the heck could possible want to make the game easier?!

The stated intent was for it to be transferred to younger siblings who would otherwise have struggled with the game, with the harder one to be transferred to players who might have been disillusioned with the difficulty recently.

Yeah, it's stupid. Decent idea, but the transferring kills it.

 

[Kazzy]

Who the heck could possible want to make the game easier?!

Well, they had to make it seem as though the other version was getting something. It's not like they have arbitrarily dummies out features in past games, right? ...

 

[Cute Dragon Here]

The stated intent was for it to be transferred to younger siblings who would otherwise have struggled with the game, with the harder one to be transferred to players who might have been disillusioned with the difficulty recently.

Yeah, it's stupid. Decent idea, but the transferring kills it.

I must be the only person here that doesn't mind it... perhaps because he isn't using it.

 

[Dr.Palutena]

The stated intent was for it to be transferred to younger siblings who would otherwise have struggled with the game, with the harder one to be transferred to players who might have been disillusioned with the difficulty recently.

Yeah, it's stupid. Decent idea, but the transferring kills it.

The youths should deal with it like we had to! I guess i'll play black 2 first and white 2 later when I want a true challenge.

 

[Kazzy]

But hasn't it always been balanced towards the younger players? I'd dread to think what an easy(ier) mode is actually like.

 

[Exterminieren]

But hasn't it always been balanced towards the younger players? I'd dread to think what an easy(ier) mode is actually like.

Spoiler

If it's any consolation, the levels in the main game go quite a bit higher in BW2's Normal Mode than they do in BW.

 

[PK Gaming]

Ooooooh, no you don't. I'll make it to October 7th so I can gush about BW2 if it kills me!

Everyone who doesn't want to get banned, join me in the Absolutely Safe Capsule, quick!

With my eternal life, I will see neogaf through to its end. Until everyone who won't like me is gone!

 

[Cute Dragon Here]

With my eternal life, I will see neogaf through to its end. Until everyone who won't like me is gone!

But I thought Haxorus live short.

 

[Exterminieren]

Man, scale in Pokémon is shot to shit.

LOOK AT EXCADRILL.

 

[Ultratech]

Man, scale in Pokémon is shot to shit.

LOOK AT EXCADRILL.

But it's only 2ft tall!

Also, Braviary is goddamn huge.

 

[Cute Dragon Here]

Man, scale in Pokémon is shot to shit.



LOOK AT EXCADRILL.

Wait a second, Haxorus isn't that big? xD

 

[Kokonoe]

Crustle bigger than Emboar?

 

[Cute Dragon Here]

Crustle bigger than Emboar?

I think Emboar would be crushed.

 

[tiggerkiddo]

I thought Joltik was tinier than that.

 

[LeleSocho]

look at how small it is Joltik :3

 

[Kokonoe]

Sprites are full of lies.

 

[ffdgh]

missingno is a paradox of pain and corruption.

 

[LeleSocho]

Sprites are full of lies.

good sweet and irreplaceable lie

 

[Busaiku]

Quality over quantity.

Good thing Black 2 has both.

 

[Esura]

That may be, but White 2's exclusives are better. Dat Reuniclus.

Quality over quantity.

The Magmar line and Garchomp says no.

Primary version got the secondary version beat this time. I feel salty for the White 2 only owners. Was gonna double dip and get two versions but man...

 

[MikeMyers]

Venusaur
Clefable
Gyarados
Dodrio
Jolteon
Snorlax

Actually for this I decided Vaporeon over Jolteon, the former learns Auroa Beam through leve-up whcih is useful against Lance.