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  1. ankyfdarkness

    College

    By ankyfdarkness,

    Just want to get your guys' thoughts on college.
     
    As a man who is close to finishing his associates degree, I'd like to hear what everyones' expectations are/were and how life has treated you during/after/before college.
     
    Thanks!
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    I love Mega-Kanga, mostly because Kanga has always been a badbutt 'mon and the fact that the Mega-Stone seems to be evolving the "baby" Kanga and not the adult Kanga is just awesome.
     
    Honorable mentions to Mega-Banette (so cool looking) and both the Mega-'Zards (getting a little love after all these years).
     
    Which is your favorite Mega and why?
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    After fully EV'ing my Dragonite I was board of playing online so I went over to the Battle Maison and cobbled together a team to harvest a little BP.
     
    Dragonite was in the lead with this spread:
     
    Adamant
    EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spe / 4 HP
    Moves: Thunderpunch (Pikablu and Togekiss are pains), Dragon Dance, Earthquake, Dragon Claw
    Item: Lum Berry.
    Ability: Multiscale
     
    The other two members were Mega-Kanga with Fake Out/Sucker Punch and Cloyser with Shell Smash and Focus Sash. Didn't really expect anything great from these dudes, but I was only trying to have fun so it didn't matter. 40 Battles into the Super Single Challenge and I thought, "Darn!" this strat really works. Basically, open with Dragonite and get a DD boost. Multiscale and the lum will protect you, so you're almost guaranteed one boost. Then deal as much damage as possible and clean up with one of the other two after 'Nite dies. At least, I thought so until I met some really powerful Ice Pokemon in the first three battles, each one of them in the lead spot.
     
    Pro tip: Icicle Crash KO's through Multiscale.
     
    Anyways, I was sure this was a fail team, but I kept chugging away. After some time (as long as there was no Ice pokes in the lead spot packing Crash ) I realized Dragonite was just as crazy good as ever. When my 41st opponent had a team of Cobalion, Terrakion, and Tornadus and 'Nite destroyed them all (taking a stone edge from Terrakion like a boss) I was convinced, this team was pretty good. I beat the Maison head at battle #50 and got a statue erected in my honor, 50 BP, and a snazzy Trainer Card upgrade.
     
    What experiences have you guys had with the Battle Maison? Any stories, "What the Heck?" moments, or the like? Let me know, and thanks for taking the time to read my rambles!
  4. ankyfdarkness
    So, after logging a solid 60+ hours playing against wifi opponents and other PvP matches I have some thoughts on the 6th gen. I've been playing 3v3, Doubles, and 6v6. All are fantastic formats that I urge everyone to try if they haven't already.
     
    Mega-Kanga is crazy. Period. If it's running Fake-Out in doubles for weaker Pokemon that's half their health gone in a hit, same for singles. Power Up Punch on this thing is verging of broken. Return, after a PuP in particular, is crazy powerful. I like using Impish 252/hp 176/def Gliscor and after PuP is blew through me in 1 (count it) 1 hit with Return! I was in shock. Only thing it seems really weak to is Ferrothorn holding a rugged helmet. At least I thought that until I meet one who had Fire Punch. Thing is unpredictable and should never be taken lightly.
     
    In a similar vane is Mega-Pinsir. Sporting a whooping 155 base atk, dude will wreck shop if it gets a swords dance online. Worse still, its ability turns all its normal moves into the flying type, so quick attack becomes a solid priority move. If Pinsir comes in against a weakened team that's pretty much it right there. Talonflame seems like one of the few things that stop it at that point.
     
    The large amount of setup sweepers is amazing. I remember in gen 4 when a team was happy to get one boost and struggle to a win from there. Now every poke and its mom has some boosting move that will destroy your team unless you're careful. Quiver Dance, Shell Smash, Lucario getting a Nasty Plot or Swords Dance, Kanga getting off a Power Up Punch, Pinsir getting of a Swords Dance, Aegislash getting off a Swords Dance, Swords Dance in general, Dragon Dance, Tail Glow, etc. What's worse is the baton passers like Scolipede and Smeargle that can make even the cutest Pokemon a terror. Lost to a baton pass team using Clafable as the recipient. The rest of my team had already been exhausted, and after a few Cosmic Powers in addition to the boost it receive the thing was impossible to take down.
     
    Ghost type is new best type. Losing the steel resist was huge. I've seen Aegislash spam Shadow Ball because there isn't much you can do about it anymore. Dark isn't known as the type for powerful walls, and Normal is Normal.
     
    Misses from moves are more costly than ever. Miss a Toxic on that Kanga? You lose. Couldn't burn that Aegislash? You lose. Focus Blast miss your target? Now you get swept. This point goes hand in hand with the above. Sweepers are just so destructive in this meta.
     
    Which leads to my final point: stall is dead. While some might argue it was dead a long time ago, it's absolutely true now.
     
    Thanks for reading this rant and if there are any things you guys have noticed about the current PvP formats or any Pokes you find OP/weaker than before let me know!
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    Accents

    By ankyfdarkness,

    Strange question, does anyone wish they had a different accent? If you don't want a different accent, is there any accents you find charming, awesome, sexy, etc.?
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    Homestuck Banners

    By ankyfdarkness,

    I wanted to share some HS banners with you guys. I'll update this as I make more.
     

     

    [img=http://www.majhost.com/gallery/ankyfdarkness/Elliot/Homestuck/davebanner.png]
     


    [img=http://www.majhost.com/gallery/ankyfdarkness/Elliot/Homestuck/skaiajackbanner.jpg]
     


    [img=http://www.majhost.com/gallery/ankyfdarkness/Elliot/Homestuck/rosedavebanner4.jpeg]
     


    [img=http://www.majhost.com/gallery/ankyfdarkness/Elliot/Homestuck/spritebanner.png]
     


    [img=http://www.majhost.com/gallery/ankyfdarkness/Elliot/Homestuck/aradiabanner11.png]
     


    [img=http://www.majhost.com/gallery/ankyfdarkness/Elliot/Homestuck/karkatbattlebanner.png]
     


    [img=http://www.majhost.com/gallery/ankyfdarkness/Elliot/Homestuck/rosebanner.png]
     


    [img=http://www.majhost.com/gallery/ankyfdarkness/Elliot/Homestuck/jadesnow.png]
     


    [img=http://www.majhost.com/gallery/ankyfdarkness/Elliot/Homestuck/vriskabanner5.png]
     


    [img=http://www.majhost.com/gallery/ankyfdarkness/Elliot/Homestuck/midnightcrewbanner3.png]
     
    NOTE: Be sure to check the size of these, so it (plus you avatar) doesn't exceed 100 kB!
     
    Just give credit if you want to use any of them. Also, I'd love to hear about any other HS banners you'd like to see.
  10. ankyfdarkness
    To any of you Homestuck fans out there who have listened to the coloUrs and mayhem album you will most likely know how awesome track 30 is.
     
    I'm here to say that all of Rachel's work is fantastic. I highly recommend a listen when you've got the time.
     
    For those of you who don't know who Rachel is, I recommend you find out. She's a wonderfully talented singer and song writer.
  12. ankyfdarkness
    I'm a little sad to say, but I didn't really enjoy it all that much.
     
    Did I miss something?
     
    Who do you play with and how do you guys go about doing it?
     
    To me it was just the same exact same thing as survival, except for the fact that my friends were running around doing. There was not a lot of in-game interaction between us that I was aware of.
  14. ankyfdarkness

    Vriska Serket Moc

    By ankyfdarkness,

    After the (self proclaimed) fail that was my WV MoC, I decided to try something else. She took a dastardly long time to make and the hair was a nightmare but I finally think she's ready for public eyes.
     



     
    Credit for the head, and inspiration for the MoC, goes to this guy: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sasadad/
     
    I really don't think a lot more could be improved on at this scale but I'd still love to hear your thoughts!
     
    Here's the comparison pic.
     
    EDIT: I guess I should also mention that I've already done her God Tier outfit.
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    Moc Reviews

    By ankyfdarkness,

    I've been thinking about this for a while now.
     
    Is there any greater reward for your creativity besides a well thought-out review? Even if the review has nothing good to say, it still means that someone noticed your work and cared.
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    Homestuck

    By ankyfdarkness,

    I just finished act 5 and can honestly say if you haven't read it yet you might want to go take a look. It can be a bit slow at first but if you can stick with it you won't be disappointed.
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    Metroid Ridley!

    By ankyfdarkness,

    I've been thinking about this for a while so I'll post it here to see what everyone thinks.
     
    Which Ridley incarnation is the best?
     
    I personally like him from the Manga the most, but what do you guys think?
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    Favorite Pokemon?

    By ankyfdarkness,

    Black and White have been out in Japan for a while now but for us here in America we're about to get are first taste of the 5th gen in March. The new Pokemon in this generation will bring the grand total up to 649.
     
    That's a lot.
     
    It started to get me thinking. "What are my favorite Pokemon?" There are plenty to choose from, and throughout Pokemon's extensive history the lineup has changed but I finally came up with my top five favorite Pokemon and a brief history of how they became my favorites.
     
    When Pokemon came out there was one monster that appealed to me more than any of the others...Charizard.

    Indeed, many other people at the time would join me in saying Charizard is their favorite. How can you not like a fire breathing, orange dragon with a steely expression and burning tail. The fact that this beast evolved from your started Pokemon was just the icing on the cake. He also came with awesome moves like flamethrower and fire blast. Charizard was cool and was without a doubt my favorite pokemon.
     
    And it remained that way all though the 2end generation. Typhlosion came close but it just couldn't beat the awesomeness of Charizard.

     
    A few years later and we come to the 3rd generation. All of a sudden Charizard had competition for coolest dragon. Monsters like Rayquaza and Salamence were pretty awesome.

    I still liked Charizard better but I could now say that it was a close lead between him and Rayquaza. there was also another Pokemon I liked that wasn't a dragon although it was still powerful. The Pokemon Metagross also held a certain appeal for me.

    Still Charizard was me favorite. I just couldn't let the old guy go.
     
    That was about to change when the 4th gen came out. Garchomp was the coolest thing I had ever seen in a Pokemon game and with out a doubt he took the place of Charizard.

    At this point I'm sure you realize I have a thing for fairly powerful Pokemon. What can I say...they're awesome! But as the 4th gen progressed I found myself liking another Pokemon by the name of Weavile. In fact I liked him so much I started to realize he was even cooler than Garchomp. I decided Weavile was my favorite Pokemon.

    There was just something about the typing, the looks, and the characteristics that made Weavile awesome. However, the top spot was about to change again when Platinum came out and the Pokemon Scizor gained the new move bullet punch.

    This guy was the reason I started to win more and more battles. Add that with a wicked look and a powerful gaze that means business, needles to say I feel in love with Scizor.
     
    So the final roundup of my favorite Pokemon looks like this.
     

    #1 Scizor
    #2 Weavile
    #3 Garchomp
    #4 Rayquaza
    #5 Charizard  
    So, what are some of your guys favorite Pokemon and why?
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