Board 8 > When will a new "Save My Pokemon" contest begin?

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TeamElectabuzz
12/05/17 5:00:26 PM
#51:


thx charmander6000 o.o
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Gatarix
12/05/17 5:13:21 PM
#52:


bot says good bot
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TeamElectabuzz
12/05/17 5:14:26 PM
#53:


thx Drakeryn o.o
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TeamElectabuzz
12/05/17 5:15:26 PM
#54:


Thanks, Drakeryn! :D
good bot

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TeamElectabuzz
12/05/17 5:16:25 PM
#55:


good TeamElectabuzz :D
Thanks, TeamElectabuzz! (>'.')>
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TeamElectabuzz
12/05/17 5:17:25 PM
#56:


Anytime, TeamElectabuzz~ :O
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mnkboy907
12/05/17 5:21:39 PM
#57:


Suicune posted...
5. Banette
2. Glalie

I swear I'm not the bot.
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GuessMyUserName
12/05/17 5:49:47 PM
#58:


wait why did bot thank drak twice
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Gatarix
12/05/17 5:51:25 PM
#59:


he also ranked the last gen twice
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GuessMyUserName
12/05/17 5:54:12 PM
#60:


maybe bot is taking so long to finish a cycle that he's reading the topic twice before updating which posts he read

in which case I need to implement a semaphore-like solution which I'm too lazy to do
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LusterSoldier
12/05/17 6:12:37 PM
#61:


GuessMyUserName posted...
maybe bot is taking so long to finish a cycle that he's reading the topic twice before updating which posts he read

in which case I need to implement a semaphore-like solution which I'm too lazy to do


Could you possibly test this out on your "Dillos" community board instead of stinking up this topic with your alt account flooding?
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mnkboy907
12/05/17 6:24:52 PM
#62:


The bot has angered the bot.
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NFUN
12/05/17 6:34:48 PM
#63:


MysticBrohan posted...
ideally never

Steiner was right about the quality of your posts
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Gatarix
12/05/17 6:39:09 PM
#64:


on the next episode of battlebots
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LusterSoldier
12/05/17 6:40:16 PM
#65:


tennisboy213 posted...
I don't know, I was thinking of doing it some time next year.


Sometime in 2018 sounds good to me. I'm glad that you didn't do it earlier this year since Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon actually introduced new Pokemon in the middle of a generation, which goes against established tradition to not introduce new Pokemon (by Pokedex number) in the middle of a generation. Sure, we only got 5 new Pokemon in Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon, but it's still considered new Pokemon.
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PrinceKaro
12/05/17 6:41:07 PM
#66:


luster will win becasue he will pour mountain dew on the other robot and short it out
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GuessMyUserName
12/05/17 6:58:41 PM
#67:


LusterSoldier posted...
GuessMyUserName posted...
maybe bot is taking so long to finish a cycle that he's reading the topic twice before updating which posts he read

in which case I need to implement a semaphore-like solution which I'm too lazy to do


Could you possibly test this out on your "Dillos" community board instead of stinking up this topic with your alt account flooding?

nah
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LusterSoldier
12/06/17 6:21:00 AM
#68:


tennisboy213 posted...
Well I created a schedule that is 120 rounds long that has lots of eliminations in the early rounds (more than 20). If I ever do this again, I won't want it to take 7 months like the last one. Disney and FF take about 4 months so that is more of the timeframe I would be hoping for.


That's good, the previous contest being 7 months long was a serious ordeal for anyone to survive. If you're aiming to run this over the course of 4 months, I'm guessing there will be some occasional off-days that are balanced out by some days featuring a double round.

I assume your schedule doesn't include any details regarding saves per hour, since that's something which should be adjusted based on how long the rounds last for (aiming for each round to be completed in 3 to 6 hours). The number of regular participants is also a determining factor in how many saves each person should be allowed to make per hour.


kateee posted...
the appeal of the bot contests (at least for me) is that they ARE 24 hours/non-stop. gives it a more casual and fun atmosphere. and people can stop stressing about missing rounds and taking things super seriously like what FF has become.


Nah, I don't want rounds happening 24 hours a day. That might work out just fine for smaller contests where you don't expect people to take them seriously, but not for the huge ones like Disney, Final Fantasy, or Pokemon. It would just make things worse for the huge contests.
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tennisboy213
12/06/17 11:01:21 AM
#69:


I assume your schedule doesn't include any details regarding saves per hour, since that's something which should be adjusted based on how long the rounds last for (aiming for each round to be completed in 3 to 6 hours). The number of regular participants is also a determining factor in how many saves each person should be allowed to make per hour.

Actually it does but I can easily make changes to it based on number of participants and length of rounds. I would be hoping for most rounds to allow for 3 sets of saves per user.
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LusterSoldier
12/06/17 5:55:09 PM
#70:


tennisboy213 posted...
Actually it does but I can easily make changes to it based on number of participants and length of rounds. I would be hoping for most rounds to allow for 3 sets of saves per user.


I can't see the contest starting out with 3 saves per hour. With 807 Pokemon and an estimate of 35 participants, having only 3 saves per hour means only 420 Pokemon would be saved after 4 hours and the round would last about 8 hours. This does not even factor in that not everyone will make their first saves during the first hour of the first round, so the actual number of Pokemon saved after 4 hours will probably be less than 420.

We'll probably need 5 or 6 saves per hour to start out the contest. A pre-contest discussion topic could be made to get estimates of early participant numbers, in addition to allowing people to discuss their plans on what Pokemon they will be saving with their first saves. The first few rounds could be chaotic with some saves going towards Pokemon that have already been saved. At least my first set of saves will consist of Pokemon that are unlikely to have a conflict with another user's first set of saves.
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Xuxon
12/06/17 5:59:46 PM
#71:


he said 3 sets of saves per user (in a round) not 3 saves per hour

in other words, he's aiming for rounds that last between 2-3 hours (again, like SMFFFC)
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LusterSoldier
12/06/17 6:00:23 PM
#72:


Xuxon posted...
he said 3 sets of saves per user (in a round) not 3 saves per hour

in other words, he's aiming for rounds that last between 2-3 hours (again, like SMFFFC)


3 saves per hour means "3 saves per hour per user".
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Gatarix
12/06/17 6:03:25 PM
#73:


"3 sets of saves per user" means that each user gets "3 sets of saves" in most rounds.
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charmander6000
12/06/17 6:14:48 PM
#74:


I'd go with 10 saves per hour to start, it really depends on how long you want each day to last. You could get away with as few as 5 saves per hour and have it realistically end within a day.
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LusterSoldier
12/06/17 6:20:04 PM
#75:


I'd prefer rounds to last around 4-5 hours on average, but it can be as high as 6 hours or as few as 3 hours.
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Advokaiser
12/07/17 3:42:36 PM
#76:


Bump for further discussion.
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Great_Paul
12/08/17 1:24:29 PM
#77:


Poka is maining Lickilicky with me and we'll probably get him top 5.
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Pokalicious
12/10/17 12:18:11 PM
#78:


Top 3
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StifledSilence
12/10/17 2:18:21 PM
#79:


Licky's going ALL DA WAYYYYYY
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gmun-chama
12/10/17 2:23:19 PM
#80:


where were you licky people in smfffdpmua&vnc
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th3l3fty
12/10/17 6:17:52 PM
#81:


oh I was wondering why this topic had so many posts

just more GMUN bot spam
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Advokaiser
12/11/17 8:24:26 PM
#82:


So we're calling it sometime in 2018 then?
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LusterSoldier
12/11/17 8:53:06 PM
#83:


StifledSilence posted...
Licky's going ALL DA WAYYYYYY


Don't count on that. It's tough to go from getting at least 33% of the vote in the final 3 to getting over 50% of the vote in the final round in a 1v1 match. Zigzagoon couldn't even win the last contest, and it's not even considered to be unpopular Pokemon like Lickilicky is. If Zigzagoon couldn't win the last contest, what makes you think Lickilicky will?
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tennisboy213
12/12/17 12:30:21 PM
#84:


Advokaiser posted...
So we're calling it sometime in 2018 then?

don't get your hopes up as I may change my mind but I'm thinking early 2018
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Cheeze_E_Breath
12/12/17 12:57:57 PM
#85:


So we've already decided that Lickilicky should win? What's the point of even having another contest then? To decide who should place 500th? 365th? 201st?

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Gatarix
12/12/17 12:59:32 PM
#86:


I'm hyped

also Lickitung for the upset imo
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LusterSoldier
12/12/17 7:01:09 PM
#87:


tennisboy213 posted...
don't get your hopes up as I may change my mind but I'm thinking early 2018


Mid-2018 would be better since DSRage is probably going to run Pokemon of the Year again in early 2018 (he ran it in early 2016 and early 2017). Running it in mid-2018 avoids overlap with Save My Pokemon.
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LusterSoldier
12/12/17 8:11:10 PM
#88:


tennisboy213 posted...
don't get your hopes up as I may change my mind but I'm thinking early 2018


Mid-2018 would be better since DSRage is probably going to run Pokemon of the Year again in early 2018 (he ran it in early 2016 and early 2017). Running it in mid-2018 avoids overlap with Pokemon of the Year.
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LusterSoldier
12/15/17 5:43:03 AM
#89:


Going to keep this alive so tennisboy has a chance to read the above message.
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tennisboy213
12/15/17 2:26:06 PM
#90:


I thought about that and wouldn't really like the overlap with another Pokemon contest, but I'm usually a lot busier during the summer months. Plus if I run it later in the year it will overlap with SMFFFC and/or SMDC anyway, which people might find more or less desirable.
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StifledSilence
12/15/17 2:28:32 PM
#91:


Early 2018 sounds good to me. Lickyzard final GO GO GO
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StifledSilence
12/15/17 2:30:44 PM
#92:


LusterSoldier posted...
Don't count on that. It's tough to go from getting at least 33% of the vote in the final 3 to getting over 50% of the vote in the final round in a 1v1 match. Zigzagoon couldn't even win the last contest, and it's not even considered to be unpopular Pokemon like Lickilicky is. If Zigzagoon couldn't win the last contest, what makes you think Lickilicky will?


Ziggy only had Ermine pushing him, along with a few sympathy votes here and there.

Licky is amassing an army. He also has the BEAR BROS. I mean come on. That guarantees a good run.
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Gatarix
12/15/17 2:42:19 PM
#93:


Overlapping DSR's contest isn't a problem imo, because it's just a once-per-day vote. Avoiding overlap with SMFFFC or SMDC is more important.
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Pokalicious
12/15/17 4:32:36 PM
#94:


I have secured a few B8ers who are going ALL IN on some Licky action.
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LusterSoldier
12/15/17 7:04:32 PM
#95:


StifledSilence posted...
Ziggy only had Ermine pushing him, along with a few sympathy votes here and there.

Licky is amassing an army. He also has the BEAR BROS. I mean come on. That guarantees a good run.


If only Zigzagoon had Ermine trading saves for it, it would have been eliminated well before the finals. Ermine was aggressively trading for Zigzagoon during the contest and I remember Wicklebee and some of Ermine's friends also trading saves for it as well. Zigzagoon wouldn't have had a chance of sniffing the finals without multiple people (essentially, an Ermine Army of sorts) helping out Ermine.

Lickilicky won't be getting sympathy votes since it's very unpopular Pokemon among a lot of users who will be participating in Save My Pokemon. Zigzagoon was able to get sympathy votes because of Ermine being a lovable user on Board 8, and even it couldn't get the necessary 50% of the vote required to win Save My Pokemon. Great_Paul won't have the same luxury that Ermine did. Great_Paul is not the lovable user that Ermine is.

No army is going to save you here. You might be able to push Lickilicky to the finals, but there is a world of difference between getting 33% of the vote in the final 3 to getting 50% of the vote in a 1v1 match.
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Pokalicious
12/15/17 8:53:25 PM
#96:


LusterSoldier posted...
Great_Paul is not the lovable user that Ermine is.

THE. CALLOUT.
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Dragon66116
12/15/17 9:03:43 PM
#97:


StifledSilence posted...
Early 2018 sounds good to me. Lickyzard final GO GO GO

count me in as long as swampert can get 3rd
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12/15/17 9:50:43 PM
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Advokaiser
12/16/17 1:28:18 PM
#99:


Alright, so early 2018?
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tennisboy213
12/16/17 3:19:04 PM
#100:


Yes and everyone might want to be there at the start with the number of eliminations in the first few rounds.
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