Shanco Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Is this something you want to happen? Or would you rather stay on PO? Why? If we did move to Showdown what features or other support would you want to make sure we retain, or would otherwise miss? What other concerns do you have? Anything else we should know? I'm personally against this, if only because I've gotten to know and enjoy the software for what it is Keep everything. I'd hate to have a feature of the community cancelled because we had to transition to Showdown. Compatibility with mobile browsers/clients. Quite a few of our visitors and regulars are on Android/iPhone, but I reckon there's an Android app out there. Also what MMM said in regards to usernames Nothing I can think of right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sapphire Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 That is a point-Showdown battles are generally a LOT slower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meruem Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 That is a point-Showdown battles are generally a LOT slower. just because of the animation effects for certain moves? id say that even adds more hype to the battles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jelly Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 and you can always skip the animations if you're really against how it very slightly slows down battles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noivy Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Custom sprites are a thing? Sweet. Then hell, I'm ALL FOR IT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Bagel Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 I'm pro showdown all the way. When it comes to battling showdown has the massive advantage and i'm happy more people will be able to play with the browser based game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnimeFg Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Showdown is more appealing to me, especially because I have ALL of my teams there. And there are cool animations for abilities too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AeroWraith Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 I'm fine with this. Mostly because most of the teams I made were on showdown already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 I've gotta side with Pro-Showdown. It's much smoother and a pleasant experience from the times I've used it for team testing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolTrainerGary Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Move to Showdown, it's a better simulator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GotWala Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 I too am supportive of Showdown for similar reasons already stated, however I'm not entirely sure that my opinion should hold clout in this decision. Mainly, I believe this because I've not been around PO long enough to have grown attached to it, nor have I been part of this community for so long either. So overall, take that as you will, haha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Support Squad Felicity Posted November 12, 2014 Support Squad Share Posted November 12, 2014 Guys, again, we have to consider one VERY important thing... Will Nightclub remain to exist?! WE NEED TO KNOW DAMMIT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sapphire Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 just because of the animation effects for certain moves? id say that even adds more hype to the battles Even without animations, it's generally slower. And PO has animations anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaromir Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 I'm fine with both PO and Showdown. The latter is at least little more appealing, so I get why many want the transfer. As long as our little Reborn family has it's cozy corner in a Pokemon battle simulator I'm all good. Oh no! My main nickname is taken on Showdown! nuuuuu... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soft Taco Bear Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 My only concern is that some of the users on PO only have access through mobile. Will the move to showdown be possible for them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacos Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 My only concern is that some of the users on PO only have access through mobile. Will the move to showdown be possible for them? I don't think there is a mobile client but I've been able to access Showdown from my web browser on my phone. Battles aren't top quality exactly on mobile but they can be done. Chat functions perfectly fine though. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diana Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 My only concern is having our own server, and I'm not sure about how back channels or anything of the sort works, or if they even exist. That's something that will /definitely/ be missed. That said, I'm biased, but there's no stopping it if it's what you want to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jelly Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 "backchannels" are just different rooms on the server where separate auth privileges can be given to those in charge of them n_n 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacos Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 My only concern is having our own server, and I'm not sure about how back channels or anything of the sort works, or if they even exist. That's something that will /definitely/ be missed. That said, I'm biased, but there's no stopping it if it's what you want to do. I could help with that, I have experience running but not hosting a few showdown servers. "backchannels" are just different rooms on the server where separate auth privileges can be given to those in charge of them n_n And the Jelly ninjas are real Also, what I do like about the Showdown servers is distinction between rankings. I never really figured it out cause I just thought that the + meant you were an admin or something and I didn't know how to the pokeballs distinguished ranks or anything. On Showdown there are clearly stated ranks with set privileges, authorities, and access to commands. These also differentiate, however, from the main lobby and side rooms. Side rooms have a "Room Owner" who is basically the admin of the room who has access to to every "room command" for that room only, and then lower roles like "Room Leader, Room Mod, Room Driver, etc." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Tack Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Is this something you want to happen? Or would you rather stay on PO? Why?I personally wouldn't care if this happened on a whole, but i would rather stay on PO because OH GOD SHOWDOWN WHY IS YOUR TEAMBUILDER SO LAGGY?!?!?!? *ahem* because showdown and reborn have different tiers and we cannot edit the teambuilder towards these changes. If we did move to Showdown what features or other support would you want to make sure we retain, or would otherwise miss?I'd honestly miss quite a bit, nonary would be harder to run i'm sure and so would many other games, but if we move to showdown the thing i would miss the most is PO's eambuilder, otherwise i prefer showdown as a simulator overall. I would also miss TI's and win/lose messages, those were fun to think of. What other concerns do you have?showdown is extremely wonky, and if you're on main and reborn you may accidentally close reborn due to the tabs having the same name. Anything else we should know?not that I can think of, wish I heard of this sooner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meruem Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 (edited) Even without animations, it's generally slower. And PO has animations anyway. how is it slower even with the animations? are we talking about lag here or how the simulator actually works, because I see no difference in terms of how long a battle takes in each: - by skipping animations and that sort of stuff the battles take practically the same amount of time, bar how long an opponent takes to make a move - regarding how much time each player has to make a move, showdown has a time limit of 150 seconds, 300 if you challenged someone (which you can choose whether to have it turned on or off). po's time limit is 300 secs. if you were talking about lag, then that's completely different and it doesn't apply to everyone, y'know? Edited November 12, 2014 by MMM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damashii Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 I only just joined but I use Showdown already, so if the general idea is to move to Showdown that's more than fine by me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacos Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Is this something you want to happen? Or would you rather stay on PO? Why?I personally wouldn't care if this happened on a whole, but i would rather stay on PO because OH GOD SHOWDOWN WHY IS YOUR TEAMBUILDER SO LAGGY?!?!?!? *ahem* because showdown and reborn have different tiers and we cannot edit the teambuilder towards these changes. If we did move to Showdown what features or other support would you want to make sure we retain, or would otherwise miss?I'd honestly miss quite a bit, nonary would be harder to run i'm sure and so would many other games, but if we move to showdown the thing i would miss the most is PO's eambuilder, otherwise i prefer showdown as a simulator overall. I would also miss TI's and win/lose messages, those were fun to think of. Not sure what you mean by the teambuilder being laggy? Never experienced a problem with it to be honest. Because this would be Reborn's private server, the host could adjust the tiers to fit Reborn's tiers, so that's not an issue. While it is true, we cannot fit the teambuilder to these changes, we do have a tierlist on here just in case. Cow said Nonary is indeed doable. Rooms in showdown act just like side channels in PO. While we may not have the TI's or the win/lose messages, there are many things that Showdown servers can do as well, like create little commands for personal trainer cards which could be used as TI if the mods made one for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirmey Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 i say move to showdown its easier to know what tier a pokemon is in and its really fun to watch battles in animation and the people are nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beefkek Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 I prefer showdown, never really liked PO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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