Chase Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 RCBA Season 1 is officially underway! Several matches have already been recorded and there are several more throughout the week! Just to let everyone know - This thread will serve the purpose of being a weekly newspost area. Here you will be able to find the currently division leaders, as well as get a glimpse into what the committee might be thinking as the season goes on and tournament brackets begin to fill themselves in. Later in the season when rankings are able to be shaken out, they will be posted here as well, along with indications of which players are "on-the-bubble" for the championship tourney. Friendly reminder. There are three types of situations you will find yourself in during the regular season, week-to-week. DIVISONAL MATCHES - In these battles, you will be battling someone IN your division, and the stakes are somewhat high for these matches - because if you want to be in the tournament NO QUESTIONS ASKED you want to be the division champion. Winning and Losing divisional match-ups affects your divisional ranking - and you are looking for the best Win/Loss ranking you can possibly get here in order to compete for that championship bid. NON-DIVISIONAL MATCHES - Non divisional battles take place against opponents who are in a division OUTSIDE of yours. A loss to these opponents doesn't affect your divisional standing, but -can- hurt you when all the players are ranked and tournament seeds begin to be doled out at the end of the regular season. The importance of divisional matches is to be the very best - the importance of NON-divisional matches is to -avoid- being the worst. Still a win you want to pursue! BYE WEEKS - Just like in several athletic sports - Players may find themselves without an opponent a couple of weeks this season. This one's easy to comprehend. You get the week off to work on your teams or focus on life outside of this competition. --- Remember, You don't have to battle IMMEDIATELY as a new week starts. So take your time to team build and practice before challenging your opponents each week. Also, make sure you winners (or generous losers) out there submit your battle log to it's appropriate thread! Lack of logs mean that your battle was invalid, so don't forget! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reignited'Light Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 If anyone wants to test a team or something, just hit me up with a message and we can have test battles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase Posted July 1, 2015 Author Share Posted July 1, 2015 Hello all. We're currently nearing the middle of week 1, but do remember that each day you wait, the harder it may be to set up a time for you and your opponent to battle - so it's recommended that you send your pms on the forums and determine days and times to meet-up during the days PRIOR to Wednesday each week. This doesn't mean you can't actually -hold- your battle later in the week at all - but rather it gives both battlers a sense of how much time they have to prepare their teams as well as makes both battlers aware of when the match is in advance. IMPORTANT: Please remember that the week for battling ends on SATURDAY at 11:59 PM. Yes, it is different from PRCL and Nations. This is so the comittee get's the weekend-cap to look at the data and evaluate it before the work week comes back up on Monday. For those of you Americans out there - think College Football season - where College games are held on Saturdays to allow the NFL viewership on Sunday. The Early Birds this week hail from the Emerald Division. Having played 3 matches already this week. The Tortoises of the week hail from the Amethyst Division - with only ONE match played so far. Hopefully we see some top notch bouts from site's host-gem's ranks. Ruby and Sapphire have played two matches a piece. In just the short time we had - we got everything from a nailbiter to a bodybag. The 6-0 took place in the Sapphire division scrap between AO members Moony and jelly. - I'm not sure how much of a dog Jelly really was in this battle, but the margin of defeat surprised me. Emerald quite possibly hosted the best match of the season at this point - a 1-0 decision reached with some help from Lady Fate herself aided Sir_Bagel over Sparky. - We've all been there, putting our hopes on the powerful yet fickle Fighting type move known as Focus Blast. If this match speaks for the entire division - Huk, you might have the "Group of Death". Make sure you all get your battles in! These replays are very fun to watch, if nothing else. Hilda out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jelly Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 The 6-0 took place in the Sapphire division scrap between AO members Moony and jelly. - I'm not sure how much of a dog Jelly really was in this battle, but the margin of defeat surprised me. CHECK DA REPLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meruem Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 The Tortoises of the week hail from the Amethyst Division - with only ONE match played so far. Hopefully we see some top notch bouts from site's host-gem's ranks. wow disappointing division Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 Hello again! Week -2- is officially underway. I want to stress using the forums and PMing any opponents early in the week to set up matches. Mike worked very hard to ensure timezone issues wouldn't be too prevalent, but obviously a few people will slip through the cracks - so you all will need to be proactive! RUBY Fruitdealer and 99 Losses are practically neck-and-neck at the top of the division statistically. Fruitdealer had quite a bit of 'hax' assistance against ShinyMeganium, but that was the purpose of his team. Pixl's pokemon just needed glasses against 99 Losses missing FOUR attacks, who ironically has no losses and one win. SAPPHIRE After bodying Jelly, Moony holds a slight edge over fellow 1-0 competitor AuthorReborn statistically - with 6 Pokemon left standing as opposed to AR's 3. Both came out of their battles without much getting in their way RNG-wise. EMERALD We have a cluster of winners on top of the pile in the Emerald division. Void edges all of them out for the pole position with 5 'mons left serviceable. Vlado Vladimir was left with 4 remaining Pokemon, and won with literally zero hax againt him. Dark Desire had three pokes available, however this match may not have been as close as it appears with a bit of timely luck by Mumpelfink, it was still a good game. Sir_Bagel held on for a 1-0 win to bring up the back of the leader's pack, he lost his Charizard which could have done some serious damage to Sparky's team, but also got 3 flinches and 3 crits later on the game (All 3 flinches mattered, only 1 Crit did), all in all a very crazy match, and my pick for game of the week. AMETHYST Lil' Baby Rupe, Trevo, Mikzal, and MMM make up the cluster in a unique form of two ties - determining a tie for 1st and a tie for 3rd respectively due to the amount of remaining Pokemon. Rupe and Trevo didn't lose any partners in their respective matches - despite Rupe getting a lot of hax against him still managed to bodybag his opponent, Trevo received the 6-0 due to an opponent's no show. Mikzal had three Pokemon remaining and got off scotch free from hax, while tied competitor MMM had a bit of poor luck but still managed to pull out the W. Sapphire and Amethyst are currently boasting the first three tournament brackets at this point in time with ease - considering the record and insurmountable average margin of victory at this point. Statistically, the best-in-show trainer is Lil' Baby Rupe - getting a bodybag without too much statistical help -and- having to earn it via battling. Battle of the Week: Sparky vs Sir_Bagel Player of the Week: Lil Baby Rupe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meruem Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 err, not trying to be picky since it doesn't matter to me or anything, but I only poisoned one foe, my opponent was the one who poison two :]. i think those status columns refer to the times a player's mons got status'd. hitting one toxic in three isn't really "even luck" tho. you're doing a great job with these, keep it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 INKNONOININKNAGHBOA- Yes. I recorded everything backwards. Mike's gonna fix that post, and I'm gonna be 30 percent more awake when making the next newspost. This means the best competitor was Rupe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Ayy, best match award for week 1 and also unluckiest goes to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 INKNONOININKNAGHBOA- Yes. I recorded everything backwards. Mike's gonna fix that post, and I'm gonna be 30 percent more awake when making the next newspost. This means the best competitor was Rupe. You need some coffee Missy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jelly Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 # of mons left doesnt really mean much lol. like what if someone uses a HO team where the objective is to sac the standing mon and bring in the appropriate check to the opponent's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 # of mons left doesnt really mean much lol. like what if someone uses a HO team where the objective is to sac the standing mon and bring in the appropriate check to the opponent's? It's just an early benchmark really. The real tiebreaker for divisional rankings will come when we have more divisional games under the belt giving a divisional record. So say you went (4-2) in the division and someone else from Sapphire had the same regular record as you but wen (3-3) in Sapphire. You'd get the nod. As it's only week 1, that seemed a bit silly to do at this point in time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 Even if if we do talk about APR and Hax stats, we obviously know that things like sacking Pokemon off and using status inflicting moves like Will-o, TWave, and Toxic are a part of the game are strategical options. Those stats are REALLY just for fun - especially when at this point, this is all we have to write home about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Bagel Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Ayy, best match award for week 1 and also unluckiest goes to me. I didn't see much luck in our battle tbh, I would have swept your team if not for a miss and flinches and para were from a jirachi, not exactly uncommon at that point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raindrop Valkyrie Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Yea the stats are mostly for fun there jelly. They won't really affect much other than just knowing that stuff XD. I didn't see much luck in our battle tbh, I would have swept your team if not for a miss and flinches and para were from a jirachi, not exactly uncommon at that point. Since it has a half Emerald match I totally watched that. It was a very close battle and really was a joy to watch, was sitting on the edge of my seat the whole time XD. ((And don't get me started on the Jirachi thing. While it is a high chance and is stacked in your favor... it can still fail. Flinches and Para may have more chance from a Jirachi, but that doesn't change the relevance of the flinch etc. This is a personal thing from me so... yea Ol' Sensei Kuna is just being an old grumpy bastard.)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Bagel Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 80% chance for the opponent to be flinched or para'd, almost hax to not be flinched :3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raindrop Valkyrie Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Eh... Ol' Kuna doesn't care. There is still a chance of failure. Is it a small chance? Yes. Is it a chance still? Yes. I am just a stick in the mud. ((and I never really use Jirachi personally lol.)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 80% chance for the opponent to be flinched or para'd, almost hax to not be flinched :3 80%? 60% chance at a flinch, 25%*40% for Para = 70%, I get it, it's still high up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase Posted July 9, 2015 Author Share Posted July 9, 2015 GET YOUR MATCHES IN, NOOBS <3 this message is approved by Ice Beam Gyarados Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Azery/Alozan Dobby/Mumpelfink moony/ShinyMeganium Rupe/Frar Vince/Imperial Mikzal/Xiri I don't expect Dominator, Hobo21, Dragonis, or XxElite_Pro will be showing up, however if for whatever reason they do, you guys battle too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Raindrop Valkyrie Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Okay... let's chill it with the memes people. THis is a News Thread, not a Meme War thread so let's not be continuing this trend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Due to the inactivity of some players reducing certain division sizes. Trevo, will move from Amethyst Division to the Sapphire Division Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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