spoo
CAP Co-Leader
Jumping in to update:
So, I'm aiming to have a slate of 7ish types (give or take 1). Here is a list of how many times each typing has been submitted so far after ~1.5 days, hopefully I didn't miscount anything:
fighting: 6
steel: 6
fairy: 6
fire: 4
grass/poison: 3
psychic/bug/flying/dark/electric/water: 2
ice/normal: 1
As you can see, submissions are fairly skewed towards a couple specific types, which is pretty understandable because TL has great synergy with them. Feedback on these typings is also a little skewed; the fighting types and steel types are seeing a bunch of feedback while the rest aren't getting toooo much love.
My goal at the end of this stage is to present a balance slate which is representative of the typings that the community seems to really like, while at the same time avoiding over-representing any specific typings. Given there are only 7 slots, I can 100% guarantee that no typing will take up more than three slots on the slate, and like 80% guarantee no more than two. What I'm getting at is - I really encourage people to compare and contrast typings within each broad category (eg, which of the steel types is the best/worst and why) and to give your feedback on typings which might not be as obviously popular/good, or even a typing that you think has many negatives that are flying under the radar. This will help me a lot in building an accurate slate. One of the main things previously discussed was also that TL gives a ton of room for basically any type combo; fighting/steel/fairy obviously benefit in some of the most pronounced ways, but typings like flying, normal, and water are also cool for a whole host of reasons and could definitely see more exploration (not trying to push anything here, just giving some examples).
Some stuff you can talk about while giving feedback or in submitting your own types:
Which guaranteed defensive switch-ins does this typing have over another and why is that preferred? What about offensive switch-ins - does this typing imply something more offensively polarizing (eg Kyurem, hard to get in but if it clicks the right move you die) or does it occupy the other end of the spectrum? Does this type get any STAB on utility-based moves like scald/plume? Do you favor more offensive types like fighting, defensive ones like steel, or maybe more balanced ones like fire - and why? Does this typing allow for freedom of ability choices for our second forme or could it potentially restrict us? Just brainstorming, obviously feel free to take whatever approach feels most natural to you when giving feedback/writing a sub.
Last small item of interest to go over:
It's been roughly like 36hrs since opening subs and I aim to close them within 36-48 more hours, with a pre-slate posted ~24hrs beforehand. I say "aim" because I have been pretty tied up with irl this past week and I expect it to unfortunately continue for the future of this stage as well. Things will hopefully not drag on past that point though, so if you have something you are itching to post about then do it within that timeframe cus I can't guarantee stuff will be open past then.
So, I'm aiming to have a slate of 7ish types (give or take 1). Here is a list of how many times each typing has been submitted so far after ~1.5 days, hopefully I didn't miscount anything:
fighting: 6
steel: 6
fairy: 6
fire: 4
grass/poison: 3
psychic/bug/flying/dark/electric/water: 2
ice/normal: 1
As you can see, submissions are fairly skewed towards a couple specific types, which is pretty understandable because TL has great synergy with them. Feedback on these typings is also a little skewed; the fighting types and steel types are seeing a bunch of feedback while the rest aren't getting toooo much love.
My goal at the end of this stage is to present a balance slate which is representative of the typings that the community seems to really like, while at the same time avoiding over-representing any specific typings. Given there are only 7 slots, I can 100% guarantee that no typing will take up more than three slots on the slate, and like 80% guarantee no more than two. What I'm getting at is - I really encourage people to compare and contrast typings within each broad category (eg, which of the steel types is the best/worst and why) and to give your feedback on typings which might not be as obviously popular/good, or even a typing that you think has many negatives that are flying under the radar. This will help me a lot in building an accurate slate. One of the main things previously discussed was also that TL gives a ton of room for basically any type combo; fighting/steel/fairy obviously benefit in some of the most pronounced ways, but typings like flying, normal, and water are also cool for a whole host of reasons and could definitely see more exploration (not trying to push anything here, just giving some examples).
Some stuff you can talk about while giving feedback or in submitting your own types:
Which guaranteed defensive switch-ins does this typing have over another and why is that preferred? What about offensive switch-ins - does this typing imply something more offensively polarizing (eg Kyurem, hard to get in but if it clicks the right move you die) or does it occupy the other end of the spectrum? Does this type get any STAB on utility-based moves like scald/plume? Do you favor more offensive types like fighting, defensive ones like steel, or maybe more balanced ones like fire - and why? Does this typing allow for freedom of ability choices for our second forme or could it potentially restrict us? Just brainstorming, obviously feel free to take whatever approach feels most natural to you when giving feedback/writing a sub.
Last small item of interest to go over:
It's been roughly like 36hrs since opening subs and I aim to close them within 36-48 more hours, with a pre-slate posted ~24hrs beforehand. I say "aim" because I have been pretty tied up with irl this past week and I expect it to unfortunately continue for the future of this stage as well. Things will hopefully not drag on past that point though, so if you have something you are itching to post about then do it within that timeframe cus I can't guarantee stuff will be open past then.