[[Spoilers] E16 Status Discussion]

Do you think it could be at all possible to see a mobile pulse system? almost like a suit of armor? iirc, all the pulse systems we have seen so far have been sort of stable defensive wall-esque pokemon that wouldn't move. Not wall as in like a blissey, but literal walls. Tangrowth? Wall of vines and plants. Avalugg? Wall of ice/Glacier. Swalott? Poison sponge wall. They've all been stationary.

But what if pulse armor became a thing? Turning a pokemon into a physical weapon. On the thought of shadow pokemon, they had their hearts "closed" essentially turning off their morality and turning them into machines. It is fairly clear in reborn that the bad guys (apologies for my lack of formal nouns, haven't played the story in a few months) pokemon, like Sirius' garchomp will openly attack people, as well as others. So what if a mobile pulse armor was created to even further enhance a pokemon's destructive capabilities? Like Sirius' garchomp on a free-roaming pulse machine literally tearing down Reborn city again?

It would be an interesting development, as we have slowly been tearing down team meteor and re-uniting our forces (Gym leaders and other potent figures) so what power plays would meteor have to stop us? Lin can't possibly beat every single power player we have (speaking in terms of Us vs Team meteor)

Also, i still don't know who the voice was when we left the Arc de Astray (apologies for the misspell, and apologies if i just necro'd a potential conversation from earlier in the thread).

[[Spoilers] E16 Status Discussion]

So THAT'S how we are getting to the desert! The direction of the train and the location of the train station perfectly line up with going to the desert.

But Shia has a point. I would've expected some lengthy trek to go find Titania's Gym, then fly would just allow easy access there. But train works too i guess. INB4 Finding a Gible in the desert.....

[Praise The Sun... and Moon - Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon]

Well i guess now we are waiting for Godot.....

[Praise The Sun... and Moon - Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon]

I am probably going to end up getting both anyway, but probably getting sun first. Definitely a Rowlett fan. Been hoping for a better Grass/Flying type than tropius. I am betting that the Moon pokemon will be some combination of Fairy and Ice/Dark/Flying. Sun i can bet will most likely be Fire with maybe Grass/Flying/Psychic/Fairy. Sun i feel is a bit harder to pin than moon. I am also betting that Litten will end up being Fire/Dark, like houndoom. It looks the part. And Popplio i bet will be Either Water/Ice (Against my better judgement, as there is already a Water/Ice seal pokemon) or Maybe Water/Fightning. Or maybe even Water/Poison or Water/Psychic. Just haven't had a "good" (Notable) Water Poison/Psychic Type recently, and there could be some potential there. Just a thought.

Personally i am hoping this will be the Johto to Kalos' Kanto. That being they will be attached and You can go to Kalos after you are done with Alola. My reasoning behind this is Gen 6 only brought in like...less than 100 pokemon (I don't know the exact number) and i felt personally Kalos was rather small and uneventful. It added to the battle mechanics and that was roughly it. So i'm hoping this will add an equal amount of pokemon similar to how johto affected Kanto. But meanwhile i am loving the aesthetics of it. Tropical is totally my thing. I thought Hoenn already accomplished a sort of style like that, but i guess this one will be more so.

[Easiest/Hardest Gym Puzzles]

Ok, here we go.

Gen 1: Kanto

Easiest: I would say it is unanimous that brock's puzzle was the easiest, if you could even call it that.

Hardest: If we are truly talking gen 1, red blue yellow and green, i would say Lt. Surges, i could never find those damn switches. But for the gen 3 remakes definitely sabrina. Without my guide i kept getting lost in that gym wasting i dare say hours of time.

Gen 2: Johto

Easiest: For easiest it is a toss up between falkner and jasmine. Both are basically a cake walk with trainers. You may or may not count jasmine b/c of the previous lighthouse trek, but in terms of purely gym, it's a pure tossup.

Hardest: Clair for sure. Those moving platforms, while not overtly difficult, are some of the most annoying and tasking puzzles in the whole game, if we are speaking in terms of the remakes heart gold and soul silver....i can't actually remember what her puzzle is from the original games. Shame.

Gen 3: Hoenn

Easiest: Like Brock, Roxanne is another unanimous choice. It's literally just a cake walk, and a rock smash. The fight is difficult if you chose torchic and have failed to evolve it to have a fighting type move yet.

Hardest: For Me, I would definitely say the Ruby and Sapphire version of Liza and Tate. Those 'warp' chutes were just plain annoying to keep track of. Too bad the brail puzzle isn't considered a gym. XD

Gen 4: Sinnoh

Easiest: Just like the last 2, Roark and his rock walk is more like a cake walk. No puzzle, no challenge.

Hardest: I would also have to agree with everyone else with Candice's sliding puzzle being a respectable challenge, yet it has an easy method to solve. but Platinum's....3rd gym, can't remember her name, and Byron's platform gym are close runner ups with somewhat deceiving graphics and confusing layout.

Gen 5: Unova

Easiest: From the first 2, the first gym is easily the...easiest...nvm the redundancy, but with all first gyms, it's simplistic style really posed no challenge. From the last 2, Cheren's gym being the first is an even easier challenge as it is literally just a beat down.

Hardest: From the First 2, Brycen proved a good challenge with the classic ice sliding puzzle, but for a hasty player like me, lenora's reading challenge was annoying at best. For the last 2, Drayden takes it with the confusing and annoying dragon puzzle.

Gen 6: Kalos

Easiest: Clemont was Definitely the easiest. For a veteran such as myself, easy stuff like that is just common knowledge.

Hardest: For this one i would have to say Valerie or Olympia, b/c portals, or i would get lost in that damn 3d maze.

[The Grand Line: A One Piece-themed Reborn (possibly Hardcore) Run (PRELUDE)!]

I agree with Dragon. Based on what Robin is described like, sigiglyph sounds perfect.

Pardon me, my noob is showing. I don't know too much about one piece. It is on my to watch list.

[The Grand Line: A One Piece-themed Reborn (possibly Hardcore) Run (PRELUDE)!]

Luffy i would assume would automatically be an infernape. Gonna need a good base starter, and you don't get any more diverse than an infernape. Flare blitz, thunder punch, earthquake and close combat? yea, good luck pal. as for Zorro, i would pick either a Gallade or a Bisharp. Blades and all that. For Nami, i would assume a castform, or one of the 3 weather trio legendaries XD. For Chopper, i would go with Sawsbuck. In terms of battling, it isn't half bad. or you know...Xerneas XD. For Franky, is there really any other option other than Aggron? Other than that i would say Tyranitar, but those aren't in game yet....For brooke, i would say either Gengar or Chandelure. Unfortunately Gengar was taken out of the meta....maybe Mismagius?

I also agree with author on the kingdra. In terms of both pirate stuffs and sniper, there isn't a much better pick.

Looking pretty good from here already

[Favorite Pokemon Cry?]

I like mega rayquaza. It holds so much power. It basically screams 'you're fucked'

[Affairs of the heart, Vol. 2]

is it truly that simple guys? ok then, i'll try that.

[Affairs of the heart, Vol. 2]

Hey guys, ryan here....again....for like, the 3rd time? Whatever.

I need some opinions, and maybe some advice, and maybe a good smack in the face or 2, but i am here because i am at a fork in the road of life and i don't know where i should go.

As i have mentioned countless times before, I am now at uni, and there are a bunch of pretty girls around, but not a lot of nerdy ones like myself. I found one, but she isn't as spontaneous as i am, and she is actually a little bit boring. So here i am torn between the pretty ish to pretty girls here and there, and i am stuck with this one nerdy girl also here, but then there is a road like, up a cliff.

My friend sydney, who is just about as nerdy as i am. We both love pokemon, and anime, and we survived high school together. She had gone through lots of hard times with either family or health problems, and i was always her should to cry on. I always gave her lots of hugs, and i even gave her a (generated) shiny crobat named valentine for valentines day in the 10th grade. As we had grown in high school, we had come to be the best of friends, and i had even called her my sister (as opposed to wanting to date her) because i still had my hot shot of hollywood mentality where i would find the perfect stunning wife who could be everything i needed, but now that i am out here in the metaphorical deep blue sea, the fish don't seem all that great. I mean yea, there is the really pretty girl here or there, but i am WAAAAAY to much of an internet adhd pro to have a chance with any of them. I honestly don't think i would like it. Sydney is like....a 6/10 pretty-ness wise on a usual day, but she could get better, but thats besides the point. She's pretty enough for my tastes, and we're like super tight. And i have thought about her in a sexy way here or there (which guys don't do that?) but never as serious as this time. Maybe i'm just slightly homesick and missing her, but it's kind of hard to know at this point, and it's also kind of hard for me to fully pin down what 'love' feels like.

So now it's an argument of love vs. lust. I will admit, i am still a virgin, and i am still 'rambunctious' to put it modestly. My mind and heart have been twisted into thinking those perfect relationships exist out there and leading me astray. And i here all these girls here in uni talking with other guys saying things like 'so you got her into the room but you didn't fuck her? wow.' Which leads me to think is there really that much puss going around in uni? But then my heart also yearns for friendship, trust, love, and companionship. Someone i can take care of, and love, and trust and goof around with, and laugh, and sit on a hill on a warm starry summer moon lit night and just be at peace with. I can say i've even wrestled with sydney and she's hosted pool parties where i was invited.......anyway, i think you guys get the point.

Should i keep looking? Or should i take a chance with my best friend?

Need help, send other girls advice

Ryan. Dragon Prince wannabe

[Pokémon Go - Discussion/Expectation Thread]

Question. Has anyone even considered the gameplay mechanics or speculation? Myself personally i like to plan out my teams, but what options are there? Like, how will we get items? How far will we have to go to find different pokes? like, will i have to take a trip to alaska to find lapras? And will I need to go into a forest to find a bulbasuar? How will starters and trading work? what about hm's and tm's? will they be porting over gen 6 mechanics and moves, with only gen 1 pokes? or is it basically gen 1 real life? And what about the other legendaries like the 3 birds? Will they be 'public bosses' like mewtwo? or rare finds based on weather patterns? Maybe moltres in the summer, articuno in the winter, and zapdos during a thunderstorm? I've kinda of shifted over from graphics and how it will run to preparation. This is the closest thing to being a real life pokemon trainer, and i seriously want to be the best.

[Uni Life. Finding dat balance.]

Hey guys, Ryan here again, and i am here asking for a help, tips and tricks in another topic. As mentioned in an earlier post i made about girls, i was going to uni soon, and here i am. All the tips and tricks and advice you have been giving me about the girls has been working out, but that isn't the topic here.

Anyway, i have been at uni for a little over 2 weeks now, and as things change, the balance of life is disrupted. I am finding it somewhat troubling to re establish balance and get into my stride of: getting work done, finding time to socialize, finding time to find a possible lover, finding time to keep up in the things i like (no one here is as big as a gamer, nerd, internet dweller, or anime lover as i am), possible extracurricular activities, eating, bathing, and sleeping. Can anyone give me some hints as to what to prioritize and what to sort of put on the back burner?

[Pokémon Go - Discussion/Expectation Thread]

with help of people like google, possibly a partnership with apple, and nintendo, pokemon could very well become 'real'. A constant display through a google glass like device, and when i say partnership with apple, i mean that the app would also communicate with the apple watch. I don't want to wear 2 things on my wrist for the sake of a game, but i would if i had to.

As far as i know, the game is free, with in app purchases, probably for either items, or possibly even buying pokemon, or maybe buying a chance at catching a legendary pokemon?

My bet for legendary pokemon, like we saw for mewtwo, it will almost be like a team battle wifi event in various locations. I.E. for mewtwo: Location: New York city (times square i think? Idk, i a nub when it comes to locations), group battle, everyone against it. Whoever participates, if they beat it within the time slot, everyone gets one. the hardest part would be actually being there. And maybe for some legendaries it will be in either really obscure or really hard to reach places. Groudon? Top of a Volcano in Hawaii, Rayquaza? Top of the CN Tower, or the Burge Dubai. Deoxys? Cape Canaveral space station. Kyogre? Santa Monica Pier, near the water.

Tbh, this is an incredible idea and opportunity. I will be on the edge of my seat for the next 2 years.

[A question, A Rant, and a Reach out for help. Women, and the reality behind it all.]

I like what Darvan is saying. We are beginning to get into the stereotypes and the sided ness (which i don't even fully understand, care about, or would like to be explained here) of what this conversation could present as it gets derailed into a type of flaming pile of death and destruction, when rather i began this threat out of a curiosity and hope to fulfill a certain knowledge that i could not ascertain myself. Thank you very very much to all who have posted and helped me understand how this works better. Being alone with 2 old people, an angry wall of meat that somehow is related to me, and the voices in your head doesn't exactly do wonder for understanding the ways of the world. Thanks to all of you, i think i might just have a bit more of an advantage. I can still play the smooth cool friendly interesting guy, while knowing how to better talk to and approach girls....how many girls like quidditch is now the question, My new uni has a qudditch team. No lie.

[A question, A Rant, and a Reach out for help. Women, and the reality behind it all.]

Lol thomas, Adhd is attention deficit hyper disorder. In short, it basically means i have way too much energy for my own good, and that i have....lets call them multipliers on my motivational sense. If i want something, i will pursue it relentlessly until it is mine, but if i don't give a duck, it can go die in a hole. Luckily being as self aware as i am, i care about a LOT of things....speaking of relentlessly pursuing, that could be a major flaw in trying to pursue a relationship, But luckily, i think with your help/advice, and one of my favourite quotes, i should be ok. Some of you might just be familiar with it.

"A great love, is a lot like a good memory. When it's there, and you know it's there, but it's just out of your reach, it can be all that you think about. You can focus on it and try to force it, but the more you do, the more you seem to push it away. But if you're patient, and you hold still, maybe, just maybe, it'll come to you." - Leonard Church.

[A question, A Rant, and a Reach out for help. Women, and the reality behind it all.]

Hey guys, thanks for all of the advice, from all of your different life views. Yes, nearly everything about a human opinion is subjective, as Lexi had mentioned, but that is what makes a human special no? It is how we define ourselves, and we could appear as totally sexy or a disgusting barf bag, life itself is almost entirely subjective. But I do think I realize where a few of my problems are coming from. It comes from a combination of having adhd, and being impatient, being too exposed too social media and/or idillic romance scenarios, like in anime and in movies, and being a mathematical calculating mind. I like to plan out the world, and see how to make it best for everyone, but love, being a prime emotion, cannot be accounted for.

Thank you, once again, for opening my eyes. I am going off to university very soon, and I do think you all have just helped to change (for the better) my perspective about girls, finding 'the someone' and enjoying life. I've been doing almost everything right, except for the searching and waiting part, which I think now i have almost got it down, but the only way to check would be through application.

now, i must ask a genuine question, that i am very serious about, and i do not mean to offend anybody by it, and if i do, i am sincerely sorry. Are girls any different thinkers than guys? And by that I always here that girls are more illogical and throw in their emotions into all their thoughts, but with what everyone above just said, that doesn't exactly seem true...Can anyone please enlighten me to the truth?

ALSO In no way am i saying no more help. If anyone has any other tips, suggestions, advice or otherwise, please continue to post. There is never a time to not learn.

[A question, A Rant, and a Reach out for help. Women, and the reality behind it all.]

Hey guys, inspired by my recent friend Juuzou, I have decided to put myself out there and ask for help in a topic that has eluded and cursed me for several years now.

As stated in the topic, Females, or more importantly getting a girlfriend has eluded me for a long time now. I suppose i could ask for all the opinions and tips about how to get one, but i've already done as much research as I can, and i can't get anywhere if there are no opportunities, but now I must ask the rest of you a question: Is romance in movies, animes, tv shows and in any other type of media actually legit at all?

Things like, where the guy protagonist does something heroic in a stupidly rare opportunity and the girl falls for him. Or like, for example, in rwby, where pyrrha, an incredible nearly perfect girl nearly falls head over heals into jaune's lap while jaune appears to be a bumbling idiot? are any of those scenarios actually real? Do any of us nerdy types who dream of being the hero actually get to ever fulfill those rolls, get the girl, and ride off into the sunset? Do we at all get to snuggle up at night with our perfect lovers?

Do any of us even have a chance? It is things like these that tug at my 'heart strings' and present ideal scenarios actually real? or are all these dreams mere illusions of grandeur, meant to fool us into thinking we have any sort of chance while all the 'bad boys' steal all the girls and break their hearts? I suppose this is both a question and a rant, as i suppose many of you could speculate or simply empathize with what I am going through, but any of you who have been lucky enough, could you try and enlighten us? Is there really any fleeting chance of hope? Or is it all merely an illusion?

[This is me venting. It's not interesting.]

oh yeah, i just remembered something i forgot to mention yesterday. Its about the 'care-free' people of this world. I had once come to that realization too, seeing how too many people just don't give a duck. Or so i thought. As i have grown older (mind you, all this has occurred within a 2-3 year span) I had still set my righteous goals in stone, but as i grew i became more relaxed and nonchalant about it. Yes, some people are apathetic assholes who don't give a fuck about anyone but themselves. it is those sorts of people that need to loose an arm or a leg or both to see what they are doing wrong. Luckily nobody here (except for fern) really is like that. Otherwise we'd be completely repulsed by the motifs of this glorious game.

There is a scale of caring that needs to be applied to people. Like i said, the worst kind are the apathetic nob eaters who could go die in a fire for all i care. They are the worst of the worst and need to open their eyes.

Next up we have the couldn't be bothered people. they do the bare bones minimum and do only care about themselves, but will take orders from someone they do care about. (Perfect example of this is my stubborn 16 year old ginger brother. He takes orders from my parents, but does dick all for anybody else.)

Next up we have the aware people, like myself. I realize the problems of this world, but for whatever reason, be it lack of connection, or time consuming responsibility prevents us from doing the important things that we want to for other people.

Next up is the people that actually can and do go out and fix the problems of the world. This is what I am waiting to become as i wait for uni. These are the people that seek out and fix the problems of this world, be it big or small. Literally, anywhere from curing a disease to helping at a soup kitchen or helping a pan handler provide to developing the infrastructure of your neighbourhood. It is the fact that you solve problems, contribute to society as a whole and care about what you do and how it effects people. It is the fact that you are willing, and that you can actually help people, and choose to do so. That is called being a good person.

Which leads me to my next quote "We are more easily set into infamy, than we are remembered for our acts of kindness." - ???. We, as humans, are far more eager (be it a subconscious action, or purposeful targeting) to point out someone else's faults rather than our own. It is a defence mechanism called deflection, otherwise known as shifting the blame, and then the responsibility off of yourself due to either fear and or laziness. Which is why our minds can see all the negativity in this world and bring it to light so much more easily than be appreciative and thankful for the goodness that lies hidden in that catastrophic landscape.

This is why, (put in destiny terms) that out there in the darkness of the world, we must all shine bright to create a better tomorrow, one free from tyranny, destruction, intolerance, and apathy.

stay strong my friend. You are nearly out of the woods.

[This is me venting. It's not interesting.]

Hey bruh, let me lay down some knowledge, wisdom, and caring.

You are not alone, in fact i have seen and heard far too many of you, but that may seem like me stereotyping. Well, Emotions are emotions, we are all 'snowflakes' (no pun intended snow) and we are all entitled to feelings, as they were the first methods of interpreting the universe and reality. You should listen to them, and journal a lot. If you're anything like myself, (which you do seem to be) take a journal. Don't keep this in your head. Get it out, analyze it, and solve the problem. Find the route of the problem, root it out, analyze, extrapolate on options and plans, think about what you want and go for your goal. And if you're anything like me, your goals/dreams cannot be achieved here on this mortal plain. So reach out, and help someone. Maybe karma or whatever other cosmic force out there, be it God, or Budha, or Allah will reach out.

and also, You are a F***in human. You are flesh, bone, and sin. Religious or not, you will fuck up several times in your life. Its just how humans work. Life will constantly try to kick you down, and keep you there, but one of the many miracles humans can preform is the act of resilience. We have the intelligence and will power to keep going, as opposed to just lie down and take it. We all serve a purpose, but a lot of us just haven't found it. So lend a hand, like i said, maybe someone or something else will come along and give you one.

also, everybody cares about the future. "Yesterday is history, Tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the present." - Master Ooguay. Live life to the fullest, or as they say, y.o.l.o. See the goodness this (arguably pitiful, but don't mind me. I have seen too much anyway.) world has to offer, feel the sunlight on your skin, see the roses, hear the birds and smell the cinnabon baking in the house over. Let your senses take you to enjoy what this world has to offer while you are still here. Of course, we can plan and think about what is to come, but no one has yet been able to touch the future. We can hope, and plan, and plot, but there are things we just can't control, So focus on what you can control. "I don't wanna die starving, I wanna die full." - Gabriel Iglesias. It is this statement from one of my favourite comedians that has taught me to live well, live happy, and to die full of chocolate cake. Life life to the fullest every day. indulge your senses. Feel the universe in motion around you. Another one of my favourite quotes, that honestly explains why eating makes us feel better is "Happy belly, happy life." - Lorewalker Cho.

and we all have our methods, and i am guilty of this too. It is a 'rescue protocol' your brain has developed in an attempt to save you from depression and sadness. It is a method of reaching out while still berating yourself. But know this, social activity it the #1 thing that makes people happy in this world. and #5 is helping other people, further reinforcing my previous argument. Even then by posting this, we (snow, myself, and any others that post) see the value in you, and care enough to come to your aid. We all get lost in the dark. But thats why people like me and snow try to be strong, to lift you into the light.

In regards to your 'machine' comment, tell me what is the difference currently between siri and a human? Besides the obvious logical differences. You were made human to feel and have emotions. As i said before emotions is one of the ways gifted to you to interpret the universe, not just by your 5 senses. We might as well be programmed robots to serve as the string of wealth moves around the world, but regardless of our class, race, locations or time zone, we much cherish life, for it was gifted to us, to enjoy and savour.

So as long as you have your life, regardless of who you are, what you do, what your skin color is or how much you can bench, enjoy life for what it gave you. Seek out fun while you can, and just as kiki has taught us, put the important things first, friends, family, loved ones, and life goals. then the day to day things. Living, working, making new friends, working out, etc second. Then put in the water, the menial things, like driving, or thinking about things like.....i don't even know. things that don't matter.

So, if you read this, know, that i love you, as a bruh (no homo) and that i know you were given life for a reason: To live it. By my religion, God gave you life, it is what you do with it that is your gift in return. Make a difference for someone. Because when you go, it will be what you did and who you were, not what you had that people will remember you for.

Love and Hugs

King Ryan :3

[NOVA I MADE REBORN SIMS COME LOOK]

missed ur work shay. so glad it's picking back up again....well, at least picking up as fast something like this can go.

[NOVA I MADE REBORN SIMS COME LOOK]

I got so bored that I reread the whole sims storyline. oh my god such a beautiful work. MOAR! i need to have dem feels w/ teh reborn sims

[Minecraft REBORN]

Question, how would griefers/teamwork be dealt with in this server? Are we all working towards the goal of survival? Or is it outlaw everyone for themselves?

[Minecraft REBORN]

That is another thing I was curious about. I've seen adds and rumour about a free mine craft code generator or something. Is that legit? Or am i gonna have to buy it?

[Minecraft REBORN]

so there will still be anvils, and beacons and all that awesome stuff?

[Minecraft REBORN]

question, what exactly does vanilla mean? does it mean no updates at all, back when eating a pork chop would directly restore hearts? Or does vanilla mean simply no add ons?