regarding Starters and Baby-Making

[these_balls]

Three things:

1) SO WE HERD U WANTED SOME OLD STARTERS.

There are now 140.

In addition, because Larvitar are pseudo-Legendary pokémon, they've been given a cap of 10. We've never actually had ten as starters so this should be alright.


2) We've also added the bugs from the swarm-plot to the Availability List, as well as the two found at the Ruins of Alph. You no longer need to contact us about what to find there! We've linked what's there and probably someday maybe we'll find a better way to add it there but until then have that link.

3) PEOPLE WHO BREED, GET OVER HERE!

Two things:
1) Would you all prefer a breeders-specific community in order to keep free eggs and whatnot in order instead of using the OOC community? If so, any ideas for a name or would you like one of us to think of something?

and 2) We've heard from numerous people that there's an excess of eggs. Because of this, it will be capped. Although, we don't want to cap it too high or too low, so I had a question for you guys: How much do you think is too much? This can be in terms of too many eggs per pokémon, per week, from pokémon each week? etc. Anything you can think of, go ahead and list, and feel free to discuss amongst each other as well!

Comments

[psychunaut.livejournal.com]

None of my characters are breeders (and even if they breed pokemon it would be like one or two to give to friends to assist them with good Pokemon, such as if Raz got people from his canon he would try and get them a Ralts egg because they're good psychics, and Machi will eventually have a weird Pokemon family which might sometimes breed an egg and he'll give it out to a fitting family), but a cap sounds more then reasonable for me, per-Pokemon and rarity-based.

Speaking from experience, it's hard to think of reasons for my characters to not just buy eggs instead of hunting out the rare Pokemon, so this would be a very welcome change. (Of course, I found a way around that for Raz (too many pokemans) and Machi (same he only catches now if his pokemon really want it), but not Scott.)

Now, this next bit is just my opinion and it's only semi-related, but I have to let it out here because it's about breeders and their egg-making, as well as other job-related stuff.
Yes, the line between breeder and trainer HAS blurred and it needs to be changed.
But from Word of Mods and the like (unless I've read wrong then you can hit me and ignore this), if trainers start getting less eggs and get nerfed as breeders... breeders may either still challenge the gym challenge (http://these-balls.livejournal.com/2449.html?thread=4088465#t4088465) and/or they don't need the badges to use HM moves (http://these-balls.livejournal.com/2449.html?thread=3251089#t3251089), thus making them better trainers (even if trainers still need to get the HMs, breeders may still challenge the gyms too and well yeah). This may be an unpopular idea and I might get flamed into banning, but I think that trainers should get a boost to training Pokemon, if breeders get a boost to breeding Pokemon. Perhaps they can gain one more level then breeders, thus letting them at the max train their Pokemon up six levels a week instead of five? Yeah just my opinion.

But I must just say, it's wonderful that you're discussing this with the community, and getting their opinions. I really like seeing that.

...Also I'd prefer a tag myself, one less comm to watch.

OKAY THAT'S MY OPINION BYE FOREVER /hides from flames