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And girls. ;) Yeah. They exist. People on Discord will already know that I've left PRO, so I thought I'd make a quick post just to let you know why and what happens from here. I just don't have the time. I've been more and more inactive over recent months -since Tournament ended really, I had a lot of real life changes going on, such as moving home following an end to honestly, a not-so-spectacular relationship. I've also had a couple health problems, and have started a new job - which is the main culprit for the lack of time. That being said, I did promise to introduce some new cloaks, due to above reasons, I haven't been able to get them finished yet - but I will do this regardless of being a member of staff or not. Just please know it may be a little bit longer, please do be patient, I'll try get them done as soon as I can for you. Once they're done I'll pass them on to Red to be implemented, so I'm not gonna leave you hanging there. But yeah, that's it. I'm not very good at saying bye and half of you have me on Discord, or can add me on Discord anyway. I'll be popping on there whenever I'm able.

Please check the last two pokemon in your box.

Actually.. that's a really good idea. I'll ask Shane if it's codeable. :3 I don't think the teamview idea is implementable though.

:3 I did apologise, and sorry again. But like I said, I do need Players to understand how strongly I feel about this. I don't think it would have caught your attention and got you to actually read what I was saying if I didn't, since I know it was long. Most people would skip it if there was no drama or "oooo why did this happen". XD But like I said, no changes will be made to Staff pokes. What I'd like Players to do moving forward, is come up with things we can give you. Again, I can do tournaments, to increase opportunities offered to gain unique Pokes. I'm also working on a full new set of PvP Cloaks to give more rewards in PvP. Shane is working to get some more stuff implemented in terms of moves and abilities etc. What else is there that we can do? (Btw who wants a sneak peek at the full set of PvP Cloaks?)

Me rn.

Unlocked. :3 Whoops.

Re: Staff spawned monsters in ranked PvP <r><QUOTE author="PreHax"><s> </e></QUOTE> The overall hate towards staff is ridiculous <B><s></s>and this is coming from me who rarely agrees what staff say.<e></e></B><e> </e></QUOTE> Yeeee.. about that. PM me on Discord some time I need to speak to you about it.</r>

Re: Staff spawned monsters in ranked PvP <r>I'm going to share my thoughts on the situation, as this is something I have come back to after an absence from PRO, as I have been working a lot (will continue to be relatively inactive, off topic, just so you know).<br/> <br/> I'm going to be absolutely brutally honest, and repeat what I have just said to Staff, when I heard of the potential changes that were going to be made to Staff Pokemon in PvP.<br/> <br/> My general answer, no. Absolutely fucking not. Excuse my language, but I do feel VERY passionate about this topic and is not something I will watch my Staff endure on behalf of Players who do not understand the concept of a reward.<br/> <br/> I've watched Staff change their Pokemon, get stressed out and upset, avoid PvP, avoid their Player account in general, because of the abuse received in response to using Staff spawned Pokemon in PvP.<br/> <br/> It's ridiculous. I feel that passionately, that I feel comfortable saying publicly also, that if any changes are made to Staff Pokemon and their Rules in any form to devalue, sacrifice or otherwise chastise their rewards, I will leave Staff and that is it.<br/> <br/> Now, I don't say any of this out of self gain. Personally, I have played PRO since April 2016 and I have roughly 550 hours (I can't remember off the top of my head) on my Player account. Now take into consideration that I had Mew before becoming Staff. I became Staff in May 2016. <br/> Imagine a Player who has been around for 11 months. What is their playtime like? Much higher than mine, I can assure you.<br/> This is because I <B><s></s>VOLUNTEER MY FREE FUCKING TIME<e></e></B> to this game, alike other Staff. None of us are here for the rewards, because honestly, you have to be here for 6 months before your first big reward. If you're in it just for the rewards, normally you burn out before that point and never receive one.<br/> Notice that I said that you would burn out, meaning yes, we actually do work. And it's stressful. Really. Really. Stressful.<br/> <br/> Staff receive more complaints than compliments. Players ask us for favours on our Player Accounts and on Discord, and through whatever other means they happen to have our contact details, when all we want is 10 minutes to chill out with our friends.<br/> <br/> It's all well and good for Players to make demands, and ask us to spawn items/pokemon for them, but suddenly because we have <B><s></s>earned<e></e></B> our rewards, we're not entitled to them and somehow we are unfair.<br/> <br/> I want to make it clear that not all Staff agree with me, and obviously I am most likely the most outspoken member of Staff, who is against changes. There are Staff who are willing to make changes to Staff Rewards, in order to keep the Player Base happy, for the SOLE PURPOSE of making it more bearable, and not having to deal with complaints, and to in general, make their life easier, and reduce confrontation.<br/> <br/> I really could go on and on about this all day. But, ultimately, I flat out refuse to watch Staff sacrifice their rewards that they have earned for people who do not have the ability to empathise or to be mature and reasonable, and are simply thinking about their own self gain in the long term. <br/> Players do not appreciate the full extent of what Staff do, therefore the appreciation comes from within Staff. <br/> <br/> Instead, I'd like to begin a new discussion. Because ultimately, Staff rewards are not the root cause for this argument. It's the fact that PvP has become stagnant and repetitive.<br/> <br/> What would you like to be introduced to help balance/rejig PvP in a favourable way for Players?<br/> I'm happy to run another Tournament when my projects at work aren't so time consuming (should be in the next month or so), which would offer more Players the opportunity to receive unique Pokemon. In addition to this, I also opened a topic about new rewards. But is there something else you'd like implemented, like a few more Pokes? If so, which ones. Abilities/moves, again, if so, which ones?<br/> Be specific, tell us what you want to make it more interesting and fun for you. At the end of the day, it's a game. Games are designed to have fun and pass the time.<br/> Not make people feel targeted or like rubbish, or that they should feel like they should give up something they have been rewarded with.<br/> <br/> Again, I apologise for the language. I will not edit it out. I need you to understand that I am firmly against this and I will not budge. Red and I don't issue Staff Rewards with the intention of making anything unfair, we do it because we value our Staff Members and the continued time and effort they dedicate to the game, and as a reminder that at the end of the day, it does pay off, and it is worth it, even when sometimes they feel like it's an endless cycle and pointless. So, with that said, thank you to everyone who is, or has ever been a Staff Member in any capacity. And I will not ever watch one of you feel intimidated, bullied or overwhelmed by anyone at all.<br/> I'd also like to thank the players who do understand and appreciate what we do, and have also spent a lot of time on the game. The same goes for you too, if you need help, you can always come to us, that's what we're here for. We'll help you in absolutely any way we can, within the parameters of the rules. <br/> <br/> Rant over. Please respect eachother.</r>

Also, be nice to each other. It's a discussion, not an argument. Everyone's thoughts are valid. If something isn't implementable for whatever reason, please let a member of Staff say it, for the sake of preventing arguments. There's no need for speculation from Players as you wouldn't know the full extent of the situation to be able to provide that feedback accurately. :Shy:

Just to make note - a vast number of these changes will require discussion, therefore please don't get too excited for the next update, these changes will probably miss the next one. :3 Cloaks are on their way though. Also again, none of these changes are set in stone, and are still a discussion. So, after reading your suggestions, these are the following ideas I have and would like to present to Shane: #1 Individual Reward, only available to those who reach this spot. In addition to receiving the same as prizes awarded to those in Top 25. #2-10 PvP Related Items that can only be obtained via the ladder -> potentially new cloak colours etc? #11-25 The usual. Addition of tiered rewards in the PvP Shop. Can implement this by introducing a variable given to players, for example First Ranked would receive a different variable to Second-Tenth Ranked, and therefore have different access to items in the PvP Shop. This way I can include things like old cloaks, and potentially introduce new items like mounts etc when we have a solid art team (or I'll make em but honestly don't get your hopes up there - cloaks are already making me hate life xD). MAYBE! Maaaaaaaaybe. I could introduce Pokemon as a PvP Shop item? However, they would be random, as if you caught it in the wild. I dunno? Could be a fun way to introduce Pokemon that are only available through events and so on, or otherwise aren't in any spawn lists yet. :3 Set Dates are very hard to do, as the guild and solo ladders are both updated and maintained by Shane. There is no other Staff member that has control over this, Red and myself included. This has always been the way and will remain this way. Therefore, the answer there is no. The only date related thing I can personally offer is Tournaments, which I am happy to host, as I am able to do this entirely independently from start to finish, but the reality of it is that I can only do so much, but I am happy to give what I can. In regards to new in-game items, I'm sure you are all aware that we have a very limited art team at the moment. Greinjack is also away at this time, so at this point we actually have no Artists. That being said we are expecting a return from an old member of Staff, and she will help out immensely in this regard. In addition to that, I am happy to give things a go, for example I am creating the new cloak (no new hood model though, just to let you know ahead of time). UNRELATED - optional. :Smile:

Maybe I could try to introduce something tiered, like Tournament rewards were. #1 Individual Reward, only available to those who reach this spot. In addition to receiving the same as prizes awarded to those in Top 25. #2-10 PvP Related Items that can only be obtained via the ladder -> potentially new cloak colours etc? #11-25 The usual. In terms of guild rewards, this is a bit harder cause there's guild members who would benefit from guild based rewards without even being involved in PvP at all - the point is to benefit those who actually PvP so this might require a little bit more thinking. But am I on the right track here?

Because of Staff numbers and things like this, the closest I may be able to get to this is multiple cloak colours and let people choose. :3 Btw how do we feel about pink cloaks? :Crazy:

First things first I would like to make you aware that this is a much less formal, and more of a chatty post - please don't take anything in this post as gospel, as it may be subject to change depending on varying factors such as time I have to donate towards it and so on. PvP as we all know is a huge part of PRO's end-game for a number of Players. The problem we have at the moment is that the vast majority of seasoned RPvP Players have obtained all possible rewards, and at this point in time, the value of PvP Coins has deflated - the 500 PvP Coin Reward seems like nothing to what it was when they were first introduced. This is understandable and just the case in any type of economy. So. Spoiler time. Lil' bit. :Crazy: In the next update, I am hoping to introduce a couple changes - one, that if goes to plan, will bring something that has been requested for a long time *cough*legendaryrelateddon'ttellanyoneshhhhh*cough* - the other, is a new Cloak, which will also be rewarded to those who chose the Alternative Cloak option from the Tournament, this will be a new model, so keep your fingers and toes crossed there. Don't hate me too much if it looks like Ditto transformed and got stuck halfway, I'm not an artist, but I'm making do. In the near future, I would also like to run another Tournament using the Tag Team concept that is also in the PvP area of forums, but as I will be running this alone there will be amendments and changes, these will be made clear in the Registration post when I decide on dates. So, in addition to this, I'd like to ask you guys, what do you want to see as a reward for Rated PvP? Please be aware that this is not by any means a promise to grant every request that we receive, but in all honesty, I want to give you guys the good stuff where I can so, I'll do my best. Side note, I'm kinda ill atm, I'll probably come back and edit this post and make it fancier at a later date. Maybe. Would rather just get you guys talking about it for now.

Oh shush.