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Title: Pokemon Online
Post by: kr9q on December 27, 2011, 21:58
I think this goes here. It is a Pokemon game that is not listed. So, does anyone have PO? I do. I'm Zekromlover there. If anyone wants to battle me, you can, just PM me first. I specilize in one type, though I will not say which one. I am currently making my team, and I will be done soon.
Title: Re: Pokemon Online
Post by: Spriter on December 28, 2011, 15:14
This is more or less an unofficial game, Nintendo didn't make it I believe. This would more or less be a Competitive Topic. But yeah, I do have it, and I'm laddering at about 14-1500 on PO server.
Title: Re: Pokemon Online
Post by: Liam on December 28, 2011, 15:29
L-i-am on the Smogon server. If you wanna battle me PM me.
Title: Re: Pokemon Online
Post by: kr9q on December 28, 2011, 16:07
Anyone know how to make Servers on it?
Title: Re: Pokemon Online
Post by: Kona on December 28, 2011, 16:11
Anyone know how to make Servers on it?
There's probably a server tool on the website. There's not much need to though. The only thing you'd really benefit from is getting usernames you want, if it works anything like Shoddy.
Title: Re: Pokemon Online
Post by: kr9q on December 28, 2011, 16:15
There is but, I failed. I was gonna make one but, I saved it on Windows Media Center then it got stuck and I had to press the power button.
Title: Re: Pokemon Online
Post by: Spriter on December 28, 2011, 16:27
A PKMN.Net server wouldn't be a bad idea actually, but we won't have many on it at all.
Title: Re: Pokemon Online
Post by: kr9q on December 28, 2011, 16:33
Well, it could be a mix of two Pokemon websites. I know a website where there are quite a few PO players, though I don't know how they would react to a server. I PMed a friend who begged the maker of the site to make a PO section, which then happened. Then, he asked if he could make a guide, which happened. I haven't got an answer yet. I'll get the server maker link up to anyone that wants to try. Here. (http://wiki.pokemon-online.eu/view/Running_a_PO_Server) The link to download it is server file. I'm sorry. I would have gotten the server up but, again, I was stupid enough to put it on Windows Media Center then almost ruin my Laptop.
Title: Re: Pokemon Online
Post by: Legacy on February 15, 2012, 14:50
A PKMN.Net server wouldn't be a bad idea actually, but we won't have many on it at all.

Well at first we may not, but some places only have a small community and yet stay around for quite some time.

I was on a server called Mysidia (which sadly died a while back), and it began as a small server before it simply grew and expanded. It ended up with a well-sized competitive atmosphere (Nowhere near the size of PBC, but it was a nice friendly competitive atmosphere), which actually also brought a lot of people to their forums.

A PKMN.net server isn't an idea that should simply be thrown aside. Personally I think it would hold pretty good potential, but there again I can't remember how many competitive battlers we actually have here. I can think of about 8 off the top of my head, but if I looked through the CB forum I'd probably find more.

Sorry to necro this thread but I felt this would be the best way and the best place to discuss this rather than making a new topic. Although this could be discussed in Competitive Battling if the mods feel it needs doing so, in which case if someone PMs me, I'll Cut and paste this post as a thread starter there.
Title: Re: Pokemon Online
Post by: K.I.O.S on February 15, 2012, 14:55
I'm about to download it now and see what its like.

A PKMN.Net server wouldn't be a bad idea actually, but we won't have many on it at all.

That's actually a pretty good idea, perhaps we could do gym battles there as well. For example I'm the first gym I use rock battle me on the server and win and you get a badge or something.
Title: Re: Pokemon Online
Post by: Legacy on February 15, 2012, 15:00
Yay =D agreements =D

Another thing about gyms is that, due to the somewhat fun nature of a league of sorts, it could attract a lot more people into competitive battling. I believe it was Richard and Blaziken that first showed me to PO about a year ago, and I've loved it since despite not being big on competitive battling when I first downloaded it.
Title: Re: Pokemon Online
Post by: K.I.O.S on February 15, 2012, 15:29
I just made a UU team on there, one problem how do I set my Pokémon's abillities?
Title: Re: Pokemon Online
Post by: Legacy on February 15, 2012, 15:36
Click the 'Advanced' button underneath the pokemon sprite and then click side window to have it pop up to the right, alongside the Hidden Power types, IV's and genders.
Title: Re: Pokemon Online
Post by: K.I.O.S on February 15, 2012, 15:58
Ah thank you, my team is now ready just got to get the hang of competitive battling again.
Title: Re: Pokemon Online
Post by: Legacy on February 15, 2012, 17:28
I know that feeling haha. I haven't battled in a few months though, so a bit different.

So quick question: should I post a thread in the CB board about the possibility of somebody setting up a PO server for PKMN? Or should I leave it to discuss here?
Title: Re: Pokemon Online
Post by: K.I.O.S on February 15, 2012, 17:30
Might be best if its left to discuss, here that way we can speak on other matters about the game as well.
Title: Re: Pokemon Online
Post by: Liam on February 15, 2012, 17:34
To be perfectly honest I believe that setting up a site server would be more trouble than it's worth. o.o
Title: Re: Pokemon Online
Post by: Spriter on February 16, 2012, 12:02
I'd leave it to be discussed here.

Liam, there are quite a few good guides on server making out there, we just need to find someone who would willingly make the server.

K.I.O.S, I think that the gym leader idea is a really good one. There used to be a league thing in the battling section of the Trade forum, but that died out...ages ago (Can I reserve the Dark Gym Leader please?). How many of you would actually be willing to take part? How would we attract other forumites from elsewhere onto our server, away from the Smogon and PO servers? These need to be considered, for sure.

Anyways, if this goes ahead, I will drag myself out from hiatus and begin battling again.
Title: Re: Pokemon Online
Post by: Legacy on February 16, 2012, 12:11
I'd leave it to be discussed here.

Liam, there are quite a few good guides on server making out there, we just need to find someone who would willingly make the server.

K.I.O.S, I think that the gym leader idea is a really good one. There used to be a league thing in the battling section of the Trade forum, but that died out...ages ago (Can I reserve the Dark Gym Leader please?). How many of you would actually be willing to take part? How would we attract other forumites from elsewhere onto our server, away from the Smogon and PO servers? These need to be considered, for sure.

Anyways, if this goes ahead, I will drag myself out from hiatus and begin battling again.

I'd be very interested in it. Since my usual server died out I've not touched PO. PBC is just too darn busy for me.

I could probably pull in some people from the old server I was on, and they know peole from other servers who know other people etc. etc. Word of mouth (or e-mouth) is fantastic for things like this.
Title: Re: Pokemon Online
Post by: Spriter on February 16, 2012, 13:00
OK. That's good, Solitaire! Now then, we just need to make a server and some other process. Then we should be able to start the League and get stuff going. Who wants to make it?

Anyways, should I start on making a topic for the league in Teambuilding?
Title: Re: Pokemon Online
Post by: K.I.O.S on February 16, 2012, 13:17
I'm interested in it most definately, but I wouldn't know where to start when it comes to making a server.

Yeah I think you should, but make sure to state that its on Pokémon Online.
Title: Re: Pokemon Online
Post by: Legacy on February 16, 2012, 13:20
I'm in the same boat as K.I.O.S. I've never set up a server. I've moderated one (for all of about an hour as a temp mod), but never set one up.

Post here when it's set up, since I'd like to apply.
Title: Re: Pokemon Online
Post by: Richard and Blaziken on February 16, 2012, 13:25
I was the only good moderator on PokeBattleCenter's server for a good year before they changed staff, as well as having a vast amount of competitive Pokemon knowledge, if you're considering people.

I've been pushing for a PKMN.net server for quite some time now, but it has to be something people are interested in, and not just for a week.
Title: Re: Pokemon Online
Post by: Legacy on February 16, 2012, 13:30
Maybe set up a poll for users here, and those of us who know others from other servers could start getting lists of names of people who might be interested there?
Title: Re: Pokemon Online
Post by: Enigma on February 16, 2012, 13:56
The discussion works here =]

I don't want to come across as a complete killjoy, but unless this pkmn.net server offers something different, there would be no reason for people to come to this server, as opposed to a busier one, where you're more likely to get a battle.

As for a gym league, the idea has been discussed, and it's too much of a nightmare to figure out tiering and rules and people committing; that aside, after 8 gym leaders, how many competitive battlers are left to challenge the league?

I think it would have to be some kind of niché metagame in order for it to be popular; Little Cup, or Weatherless OU or something. Something that would make it stand out from the other super-power servers.


Title: Re: Pokemon Online
Post by: Richard and Blaziken on February 16, 2012, 13:57
My main problem would be that I don't believe there is enough interest here for it. A PKMN.net server would just be another server, and why go there when Smogon and PO exist?

I had an idea a while back about a weatherless server a while back, which would be something very different than what is out there. Ban TTar, Abomasnow, Politoed and Ninetales altogether, and build tiers around this new metagame (and it would be an entirely new metagame without them). Might be food for thought if anyone is actually going to make this server, and expect it to have any sort of life expactancy past 2 weeks.
Title: Re: Pokemon Online
Post by: Legacy on February 16, 2012, 14:03
Weatherless OU was something that I was thinking as well, since I don't think anywhere else has it (unless it has DW as well that is). Also with the league, we could potentially start with a 4-Gym Pokemon League (think Orange Islands style) once things have settled and we know where the server is headed.

Tiering for now could follow Smogon or something (maybe) until we start discussing maybe using our own tiering. Rules would be simple enough I'd have thought.

90% of servers start out small but build up over time. It's all well and good having a server that's busy, but PKMN has a community spirit which, I feel, would only be amplified in the server. I personally would rather go into a server where I can talk to others and relax while battling, rather than go to say, PBC or Smogon or PO, where you recieve challenges non-stop and be cut off from conversation cos there's already loads of conversing going on. But that's just my thoughts.

Title: Re: Pokemon Online
Post by: Spriter on February 16, 2012, 14:38
OK, let me see what I can do with making a server then. I'll also start a topic on the server when I've finished it off (if I can). And Weatherless OU sounds a good idea for it.
Title: Re: Pokemon Online
Post by: Liam on February 16, 2012, 14:44
Hooray, a server with a weatherless OU tier that three people will use! :)

No offence intended, but this server idea won't work. I know I'm being a negative nancy, but our competitive battling community is far too small to bother about a server when weatherless matches can just be organised in five minutes with your friends on the Smogon Server etc. without having to wait x time in order for a pkmn.net server to pop up.

Every time this idea happens it dies. Until the competitive battling scene on this site increases this idea is one that just doesn't add up!
Title: Re: Pokemon Online
Post by: Spriter on February 16, 2012, 14:45
Yeah, I don't know anything about what I am doing, as I have no knowledge of server making or w/e. It also won't work on my computer.

Title: Re: Pokemon Online
Post by: Legacy on February 16, 2012, 14:47
Hooray, a server with a weatherless OU tier that three people will use! :)

On some level I agree with this. Which is why I said about checking the amount of interest in such an idea before setting the server up by setting up a poll here, and for those of us who know others, we can start getting some numbers down of how many people would be interested in such an idea. This also allows for time to see if anyone is able to set a server up.
Title: Re: Pokemon Online
Post by: Liam on February 16, 2012, 14:54
Doesn't getting people from other servers defeat the purpose of a pkmn.net community server? That seems like a quick fix for all but one day, where they'd just go back to more popular, proven servers.

I'm free for you guys to prove me wrong, but as far as I know, this won't work and the idea has never survived past the hype stage.
Title: Re: Pokemon Online
Post by: kr9q on February 16, 2012, 20:05
I have to re download it and get a team ready, but once I am, anyone up for a battle?
Title: Re: Pokemon Online
Post by: Legacy on February 16, 2012, 20:08
Sure, name the server and I'll be there
Title: Re: Pokemon Online
Post by: kr9q on February 16, 2012, 20:17
kk. I haven't been on PO in months, due to me forgetting to download it again. I just have to get a team ready, which I am doing now.
The Server... Hmm... The PO server?
Title: Re: Pokemon Online
Post by: Legacy on February 16, 2012, 22:59
Doesn't getting people from other servers defeat the purpose of a pkmn.net community server?

Yes and no. Yes since it, initially, might not be JUST PKMN.net people. But the people that would go there could become part of the community. It's surprising how many people go to a server for the community feeling, and actually end up staying. I know I have in the past, and I know I'm not the only one.

Whenever you set anything up in life, whether it's something large like a business, or something small like this, there is always a 'what if?' factor. What have we got to lose by setting a server up and seeing how it goes? If it doesn't work, then let it rest (until the next time, in which a previous attempt CAN be reflected upon). If it works then you can all hear my speech on how I was right it'll be great for the competitive battling community of PKMN.
Title: Re: Pokemon Online
Post by: Liam on February 17, 2012, 20:33
You're more than welcome to try and set up a server. Go for it. All I'm saying is that it has been tried in the past and failed, probably because this "competitive battling community" of the site is, quite frankly, close to nonexistent. Although it would be interesting to see if a server improved it (although as you probably already know, I doubt that).
Title: Re: Pokemon Online
Post by: Kitt on March 09, 2015, 04:30
I used to go to Pokemon Online but havent been in some time. I was CJBlazer from Mostly Harmless but I never battled that well, hence why I quit PO. I may go back but only if the issue got solved with the DDoser plague. So many ddosers....even an auth himself. i like community over competive battling. (I wonder how my old friends are doing...)
Title: Re: Pokemon Online
Post by: Tahmid ishraque on July 04, 2016, 15:48
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