252+ Atk Choice Band Tinted Lens Tera Bug Lokix First Impression vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Registeel: 192-226 (63.7 - 75%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
Not a single correct word in this whole post
Although I am a stall hater, I have to add to this post. If you check the RMT section you can see the amount of people that created successful stall teams that did fairly well (like the vileplume one created by 658Greninja that was posted recently) not only at the present time but in DLC1 and maybe even before that.
............no.............what did i do.....
Ex. Cuse. Me.
ctc and daddybuzzwole started arguing in the ban thread and iirc CTC dropped some slurs and got his acc banned
It wasn't just with dbuzz, either, dude just seemed to have that Reddit fervour with everyone. No offense to Redditors, I'm one of course, but IYKYK.
this guy looks like eric van wilderman
yes, but this is like saying "i'd rather get punched in the arm than punched in the face". personally i'd rather not get punched at all (ignore my profile picture)
I think the phrase that fits facing stall best in "Death by a thousand cuts".
I think the difference between playing stall and playing against stall is that playing stall is an active choice on your part. I still don't play it because I think I have better things to do with my time than toxic an entire team and switch between my regenerator mons for 70 turns, but being put up against stall is like watching paint dry but instead of being an active choice you're forced to sit there and watch and click and maybe get a few predicts right otherwise you know for sure your gxe will be unrecoverable and your chance at the suspect test is pretty much over.
Regidrago @ Loaded Dice
genuinely curious, did CTC's ban actually change the outcome of the vote or did most people simply begin to adapt to gouging fire's presence in the metagame
No, the metagame simply shifted as people discovered ways to beat the Breaking Swipe set, as well as the general hype around it slowly dying.
So is he permabanned from the Smogon forums or is this a timed ban?
Only 37.2% voted for the ban so Gouging Fire wouldn't have been banned even if we remove the people who voted only because of CTC's ban. The community changed their mind like they did with Walking Wake.
It's mostly just people memeing/joking since CTC was one of the earliest DNB proponents for GF before the sentiment overall shifted visibly in the thread (several early pages show a lot more pro-ban vs DNB and that ratio shifts hard later one).
My understanding is he had other infractions and the conduct in the Suspect thread earned him a 3rd one with a time/duration on it, such that he'll be able to post again when that one (or one of the other two if one of those was timed) is done.
I think people just need to be patient and understanding; we have had “oh no, oh fuck, this is bad” moments scattered throughout the history of OU.
from what i've been told, he actually has a permanent 3-point infraction because he's permalocked on showdown (for spamming or trolling probably), so it only takes a single infraction for him to be banned at any given time. that being said, you're right, he'll be back in a couple months, although considering his history of ban evasion he can kinda just come back whenever he likes. it's really hard to get permabanned on the forums for just toxic behavior or even for constant rule violations, it usually has to cross over into actual-crime territory or stuff like doxxing, death threats, blatant racism, etc
I understand and trust you, but it’s just a bit frustrating. Feels like a “rich get richer” sort of meta for the foreseeable future.
I do not think anyone wins when the metagame struggles; a lot of top players are frustrated with things, too. We saw it in a handful of suspect posts (and votes), too. I really just think we need to be patient!
