Pokémon (Not-So) Griefing Thread - Scarlet and Violet Released with 10 Million Copies in First 3 Days in Buggy States

[Neet Tokusatsu]

I don't know why they're even doing this, i doubt the leaks affected the sales, hell, probably SwSh will be the best selling Switch games this Christmas, Nintendo seems to be doing this just because they can

 

[Ido]

They created this beast when they refused to show hardly anything. People were desperate for answers, even more so than they normally would be and it's one of the biggest franchise in the world. They aren't unique to this issue either, I don't know how wide spread the leaks got but I do know that it wasn't on the Snape Kills Dumbledore scale (meaning people couldn't just shout spoilers and shit) and people could ignore them as others put them under spoilers. I'm imagining someone printing out the pics of the pokemon, putting them on a cardboard sign and parading them through the midnight releases at Gamestop lmfao. I don't think they'll realistically catch them, but I hope if any of them are caught it's the one who posted those obnoxiously blurry photos.

 

[Love Machine]

They created this beast when they refused to show hardly anything. People were desperate for answers, even more so than they normally would be and it's one of the biggest franchise in the world. They aren't unique to this issue either, I don't know how wide spread the leaks got but I do know that it wasn't on the Snape Kills Dumbledore scale (meaning people couldn't just shout spoilers and shit) and people could ignore them as others put them under spoilers. I'm imagining someone printing out the pics of the pokemon, putting them on a cardboard sign and parading them through the midnight releases at Gamestop lmfao. I don't think they'll realistically catch them, but I hope if any of them are caught it's the one who posted those obnoxiously blurry photos.

/ss/ wasnt a special case. almost every single game since s&m got leaked to fuck from as long as a week ahead of release. Its been a consistent problem regardless of how much they showed. The only difference is that these leaks by far spread faster and farther then previous ones. I do remember that nintendo did catch the lgpe leaker and fucking killed him iirc. Doubt it will happen here though.

 

[Ido]

/ss/ wasnt a special case. almost every single game since s&m got leaked to fuck from as long as a week ahead of release. Its been a consistent problem regardless of how much they showed. The only difference is that these leaks by far spread faster and farther then previous ones. I do remember that nintendo did catch the lgpe leaker and fucking killed him iirc. Doubt it will happen here though.

Fuck I meant to mention that but forgot, I specifically remember the time that the (extra) Vivillon's, Diancie, Hoopa and shit leaked. I know it wasn't exclusive to this generation, but at the point I'd seen those I'd had enough to make me interested in the game. I'd seen too much, but I'd seen it. There's really no way to keep people quiet and as it grows in popularity it'll keep getting harder and harder to keep under wraps. I mean that 4chan leak was correct about everything, then the multiple leakers that got a copy of the games/book (even if they were shit pictures). I just hope they learn from this, if they don't learn from anything else, is to go middle of the road for showing the pokemon: Not too many but not too few either.

 

[Love Machine]

Fuck I meant to mention that but forgot, I specifically remember the time that the (extra) Vivillon's, Diancie, Hoopa and shit leaked. I know it wasn't exclusive to this generation, but at the point I'd seen those I'd had enough to make me interested in the game. I'd seen too much, but I'd seen it. There's really no way to keep people quiet and as it grows in popularity it'll keep getting harder and harder to keep under wraps. I mean that 4chan leak was correct about everything, then the multiple leakers that got a copy of the games/book (even if they were shit pictures). I just hope they learn from this, if they don't learn from anything else, is to go middle of the road for showing the pokemon: Not too many but not too few either.

dont show anything, just a name.

Based as fuck tbfh.

Spoiler

I also agree

 

[Rotollo]

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Based as fuck tbfh.

Spoiler

I also agree

Considering Mumkey saw Liu as an upgrade from Sheepover, not sure how much I trust him on quality

I don't know why they're even doing this, i doubt the leaks affected the sales, hell, probably SwSh will be the best selling Switch games this Christmas, Nintendo seems to be doing this just because they can

I don't get why they are not going after the streamer instead tbh.

 

[ChucklesTheJester]

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Based as fuck tbfh.

Spoiler

I also agree

To be fair, when compare shit, to shit, it doesn't matter which is better, because in the end they both shit.

 

[Rotollo]

I present to you all:

Spoiler: A story in 3 acts

God poketubers are dumb

To be fair, when compare shit, to shit, it doesn't matter which is better, because in the end they both shit.

yeah it's a race for shit mountain

 

[OddEyes]

I'm caught in a pickle here, on one hand I hate people who leak for attention, comes off as the most self aggrandizing thing out there. However, the legal documents come off as the most ridiculous shit I have read outside of maddox or weeb wars and comes off as TPCi trying to damage control weeks after the fact. So I guess I'm on the leakers side since the complaint comes off as asinine.

To be honest, I'd be more interested in finding the stores that sold the games, since they're the ones who broke the actual deals that they had with gamefreak. Those are the ones who actually did something illegal by breaking contracts that they had with nintendo and the PKM company and such.

I present to you all:

Spoiler: A story in 3 acts

God poketubers are dumb

And greedy. Like Jesus dood, did you see how many ads are on those vids? SIX EACH ON THE FIRST TWO.

God damn, I'm glad adblocker exists for these kinds of content creators who make the most mindless drivel of content - Cause, here's my stance with Adblock, and it's I'll watch a video once, see if it's good, if it is, I'll turn off adblock and refresh the page, and let the video play in full while I do something else. But when there's that many ads?

Yeah, no.

 

[Mafoxy[マフォクシー]]

These beautiful shitposts from /vp/ are now available for viewing in JewTube.

 

[A Welsh Cake]

These beautiful shitposts from /vp/ are now available for viewing in JewTube.

These are literally my favourite pokémon content this year.

 

[Samoyed]

Alright, I am done playing Pokemon SW/SH permanently. Here are a couple more comments and thoughts:

* The battle tower is easy. Didn't need to do much to complete all of it. You can use any legendary so go wild.

* As said before, the music choice is awful. Clown and dark souls music in one game makes a terrible combo.

* The story's progression is fast and unnatural. You are in your house to the last gym within 7 hours. As for comparison, it usually takes 7 hours to complete three gym leaders in platinum.

* Post-game revolves around chasing after dudes with gay haircuts. It is bad.

In my opinion, I would say that this is on the levels with X and Y when comparing it to other Pokemon games. Sw/Sh has the same awkward dialogue as them had and throws you into situations with no purpose whatsoever besides "we need to give you this item". Items like getting the bike in sw/sh just don't fit in with the situation you are in, making the pacing super doggo fast.

I like that GF allowed Pokemon raid battles. I think it's a new concept that allows players to battle together and get some awesome rewards. They just need to make the wi-fi component actually "work". Also, for all you gamers out there currently playing just for the battle raids, there is an exploit right now that allows you to get infinite raid spawns from one den. As well, you can get infinite watts. You can break the game's currency by buying max luxury balls and selling them for a small loan of a million dollars.

overall, 6/10. Had some fun moments, but needs improvement.

 

[Floop]

Also, for all you gamers out there currently playing just for the battle raids, there is an exploit right now that allows you to get infinite raid spawns from one den. As well, you can get infinite watts. You can break the game's currency by buying max luxury balls and selling them for a small loan of a million dollars.

Good thing there’s not an economy attached to it.

 

[Ashen One]

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Based as fuck tbfh.

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I also agree

I disagree, honestly. Most things people complained about with Sun and Moon seem to be in Sword and Shield, just cranked up to 11. And that's before we even get to cutting Pokémon and moves for "more polished animations". Sun and Moon also felt like games actually made for the console they were released in. Don't get me wrong, Sun and Moon felt like there was something missing from it and while Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon addded a lot of stuff (at the cost of the story becoming shittier) it didn't fix that particular problem.

If I had to pick a game I would go with Sun and Moon because it costs less and I'm a cheap bastard I can still use every Pokémon, Mega form and move, the graphics and animation feel almost the same between the generations, no forced EXP Share on SM and the hand holding + cutscene intrusion seems more present in Sword and Shield.

 

[zyclonPD]

To be honest, I'd be more interested in finding the stores that sold the games, since they're the ones who broke the actual deals that they had with gamefreak. Those are the ones who actually did something illegal by breaking contracts that they had with nintendo and the PKM company and such.

the purpose of whatever lawsuit they're going to bring is not about personal harm to their brand. It's to create a chilling effect on peoples speech. even if you knew the Walmart or Best buy or Target or GameStop or wherever that sold the strategy guide Pokemon would not give a fuck. They are not about to sue one of the companies that acts as a distributor for their products they just aren't. They're going to try to sue some hapless customer as an example to other customers to never piss off Pokemon

 

[ChucklesTheJester]

I present to you all:

Spoiler: A story in 3 acts

God poketubers are dumb

Only way to make this better if you started the post with a image of the crypt keeper.

And say, Gather around kiddies for a tale older then time.
A tale thats to die for.
Hahahaha

The Tale of Greddy Poketuber.







Or
Start with The Midnight Society with the fire going.

Spoiler

And then say.
Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, I call this story
Tale of the Money Whoreing Poketuber.


At least that how I would make a generic as fuck poketuber who is just making videos to milk little kids for uncle googles ad money more interesting shitpost wise.

 

[Rotollo]

These beautiful shitposts from /vp/ are now available for viewing in JewTube.

I remember someone posted a video edited version of the masuda posts a while back, cant find it now but this shit is the most fun with pokemon I had in years

Only way to make this better if you started the post with a image of the crypt keeper.

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And say, Gather around kiddies for a tale older then time.
A tale thats to die for.
Hahahaha

The Tale of Greddy Poketuber.







Or
Start with The Midnight Society with the fire going.

Spoiler

And then say.
Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, I call this story
Tale of the Money Whoreing Poketuber.


At least that how I would make a generic as fuck poketuber who is just making videos to tard cum little kids for uncle googles ad money more interesting shitpost wise.

I can do you one better

Spoiler: Monologue

Kunnu Shofu, became quite disturbed of the product he bought. What started out as praise turned into annoyance until eventually he realized how much these games were poorly thought out. As he discovered the 20 minute timer, all 4 copies became an embarrassment rather then a show of support to him. after the honeymoon phase wore off, all that was left from launch night was the 240 dollar hole in his wallet. Now he must play these games for minimum wage via ad revenue generated from children. Give anything days to settle, and excitement can quickly turn to disappointment.
But launch night is every night here in...The Twilight Zone

 

[ChucklesTheJester]

I remember someone posted a video edited version of the masuda posts a while back, cant find it now but this shit is the most fun with pokemon I had in years

I can do you one better

Spoiler: Monologue

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Kunnu Shofu, became quite disturbed of the product he bought. What started out as praise turned into annoyance until eventually he realized how much these games were poorly thought out. As he discovered the 20 minute timer, all 4 copies became an embarrassment rather then a show of support to him. after the new game smell wore off, all that was left from launch night was the 240 dollar hole in his wallet. Now he must play these games for minimum wage via add revenue generated from children. Give anything days to settle, and excitement can quickly turn to disappointment.
But launch night is every night here in...The Twilight Zone

Now this is quality shit posting.

 

[Kari Kamiya]

I haven't been playing much of Pokémon lately, kinda let the shitstorm get to me and bum me out a bit, but I'm picking the Switch back up again to continue my way. I guess I'm too much of an idiot to get myself a Noibat 'cause they keep running away, so my Dragon Pokémon's gonna be Applin for the time being. It's... actually a cute little thing, I think the Astonish animation works out for it in that department. Took me a bit to catch one since my Pokémon kept knocking them out, but I decided to use a Friend Ball on a female, so let's see how that works out.

No one else has brought it up, but I think the Poké-Jobs is a cute idea. It gives the Pokémon in the boxes something to do, and they'll gain EXP (right?) from it, as well as bring back some money. The more you send out, the better chance they have of doing the job exceptionally (the good def) well, but they also need to be appropriate for the job based on the requirements asked and the ranking. You can choose how long they go out for, but I've been going for half-day for now.

So I like the idea of it. I thought it'd be like a mini-game kind of thing or whatnot where you can control the Pokémon (like the Pokéathlon), but the thought alone of just sending some Pokémon out to do something is nice. Gives off a bit of Mystery Dungeon vibes, and I honestly am happy to see further confirmation that Pokémon will do work and not just lounge around like pets or rotting away in PCs when they're not battling. That kind of world-building is appreciated.

But apparently there's a glitch through it to exploit max EV training.

 

[UntimelyDhelmise]

It was lamented in this thread already, but fucking Christ on a barbecue I can't believe how much worse they've made the online. All I want to do is complete the dex so I can get the shiny charm and hatch a few sparkles for old time's sake (used to be an avid shiny breeder during gen VI and VII) but thanks to no GTS and all my reliable trading buddies from the past not being around anymore I'm at the mercy of Surprise Trades just to finish these last few annoying exclusives.

Not even trying to find raids that have exclusives helps because even if you do find one (which is hard to do on its own due to the asinine posting system) there's a 99% chance you won't even connect.

To think I thought the Plaza was the worst online work GF ever put out, only for them to prove me wrong in every way possible. How did they regress THIS BADLY from the frankly god-like PSS of gen VI?