Tyranitar

Honestly, this. There isnt any advantages or disadvantages to either server. Same stuff different day. Metas aren’t different, people shouldn’t have to represent a certain server. Just doesnt make sense to me.

Username change Name: Tyranitar New Username: Daniel Charge from: Silver

So I've given it a bit of thought, I read a lot of the suggestions and there has been a lot of good ideas. I want to try to make this the best, most even, and most efficient way to handle this situation as possible. uwu !!! How are council members picked? The big question. As mentioned by many users before, an application and a brief interview would suffice. Not only do council members need to be able to be level headed and know what they're talking about, they also have to be reasonable, down to earth, and ready to accept new ideas and possible problems that can and will occur. Someone who can be a team player but also be independent. There will be a lot of debating, surely, especially between those that value Smogon rules and those that don't. PVP top latter players should be highly considered; however, just because you know how to sweep a hundred people with Dragonite doesn't mean you're able to understand why Swagger is such an overpowered move, etc etc. I know this was a /drastic/ understatement for the sheer talent of these individuals, but they have to be chosen wisely. Knowing what you need to know is more important than having a lit team is the point. & A specific application can be sorted out later, ofc. But this also raises some questions. How long can they stay on the council? Quoting Rise, "Every season the staff needs to check the improvements, if the council did a great job they stay. In the other side, the staff can change (or elect) the council if they didn't do a great job. Toxicity and inactivity counts to kick a member in the council." I think this sums it up. This is a really good strategy to use, HOWEVER I believe it should be up to the userbase and the staff alike to decide if they're doing well or not. If the people aren't happy, things aren't ok. Duh. So, quoting Komata, "I think that the council should stay the same while they're going well, it means that players should maybe vote if the council should stay the same or not, each vote will need some explanation, you can't fire a council because they Don't ban the pokemon that counter your team. The council should recruit new members or maybe make changes but it needs a base stable." Which ties into the next question. What are the requirements? Firstly. As I stated before, these people must be reliable, trustworthy and able to actively perform their duties. They must be independent but also a team player, being able to think for themselves but also work well with the others in the group. Using an application and an interview would be amazing, especially one on Discord. :) Extensive knowledge and experience in and about VGC, Smogon, and Revolution's meta is a must... You don't gotta be a walking Pokedex, but you need to know what works, how and why it works, and vice versa. I don't believe intense constant activity is necessary in Revolution's PVP if they are informed. (remember this for the next question). Knowing is more important than doing for a thinking job. This job should be strictly for balancing the meta, putting pokemon on suspect tests, testing potentially broken moves, sets (especially for reported bugs), etc. etc... Weeding would not only help the dev team by actively weeding out battle related bugs, but it also adds a helping hand to the userbase at a much more rapid pace to troubleshoot and problem solve. For instance, say rain dance doesn't work for Should they be able to participate in ranked PvP while being on the council? I dont see why not; the people chosen for this position won't be using this for personal gain. This position is strictly for balancing the meta. There should be no perks, bonuses, or anything of the sort awarded to council members in PVP; HOWEVER if the council is not allowed to participate, possible compensation could be given, as a sort of "paycheck" so to speak for being unable to participate in the game's events. How would the split between Silver and Gold members look like? I think mostly everyone has agreed so far on the 50/50 rule. I agree with it, too, but since the metas are the same exact thing it doesnt really matter in the long run. How many members will there be? If there's a group of about 15 people or so, I think that's enough to be able to get things done and have a successful unit. How are suspect tests decided? How does the council decide what Pokemon to sent into a suspect testing phase? Alright, so this one is pretty easy. I'm taking a quote from Jumpman16's article on Smogon: "The Suspect Test Process began in earnest during the Spring of 2008. This process initially aimed to challenge the enduring conventions of a competitive Pokémon game that had perhaps observed bans and clauses that were not in the interest of the game. Pokémon like Rayquaza and Mewtwo are Uber without question, and the necessity of Sleep Clause in competitive Pokémon is similarly unchallenged. But when considering Pokémon like Latias in the Generation 4 Standard Metagame, as well as new Pokémon like Manaphy, Garchomp and Shaymin-S, you realize that their tiering deserves to be assessed fairly and through a regimented process. I labeled such Pokémon as “Suspect”, whose full definition is: any Pokémon, move or clause that respectively may benefit competitive standard or Uber battle if moved or implemented elsewhere." Check out his thread on what makes an Uber classified as an Uber. This is essentially how the process goes. If we take a lot of ques from Smogon, it'll be much easier than trying to implement things randomly or take them away randomly. We have a lot of data, Pokemon fans over the years have found a lot of utilities we can use for suspect testing in our metagame, and continue to every day. We gotta use all the resources we can! Every bit of knowledge helps, and our council should be hungry for it. :) How would a suspect test look like (a special suspect ladder is out of question)? Pretty much all previously stated. Who gets to vote after the suspect test is over/what are the requirements to vote? Literally just gonna steal this other thing from Rise too. Real straight to the point: The entire council will do a thread about the pokemon to check people's (staff and users alike) opinions and votes. Then, the entire council will vote to make a final decision. The activity of the players in the council will be checked, making sure they are fulfilling their roles. Players will need no less than 300 of rank to vote in threads. 1000+ hours in-game. [*]What would council members need from staff in particular to make it successful? When can the staff interfere in the decision making process? When any sort of foul play is suspected. If someone isn't doing their job, or is being shady, the staff must intervene and come to a conclusion. There shall be NO shenanigans :@ These shenanigans can be discussed more in depth later. How much influence does the staff have over the council? The staff may not use their power in any way, shape, or form try to sway the council for their own personal bias; however they are entitled to their opinion just as any other user is. Aside from that, I do not believe the staff should have the final say. It should be up to the council its self or whats the point, and there could be an appointed member to be basically keeping everyone updated, being a manager of sorts? :) I'd love some input on what you guys think about this!