So apparently Monster Hunter World blocks me from using the title “KO Queen” by locking the word Queen behind an extremely arbitrary and tedious challenge
You really out here telling a hammer main to hit the head
Flash bombs, remove the tail and break the wings
Source: vengeance on the floral bitch for the ass whoopings inflicted upon me by the 4u version
You really out here telling a hammer main to cut the tail
I feel like it’s somewhat poetic that the last meme of 2019 is about bringing all the memes back just one last time before the decade ends. Never before have I seen Tumblr come together as much as they are now. Everyone is reblogging their favorite posts and posting their favorite memes in reference to the closing decade. As wild and terrible and beautiful as the internet has been during these last ten years, seeing all the jokes that have come and gone fills me with a sense of nostalgia. That’s the last major thought that I want to get out before the new year. It’s been a wild ride but I’m excited to see what the new decade will bring
me explaining to the other trainers that apricorns are unknown outside of Johto because of deliberate suppression by the Silph and Devon corporations to present artificial pokeballs as the only means of capturing pokemon and establish regional monopolies after they eliminate renewable sources
there’s no pocket for me to BE in, there’s no LOBBYING involved, there’s no SUPPRESSION campaign because you don’t need one! traditional methods suppress themselves when you make modern pokéballs available. you might as well start accusing AT&T of deliberately suppressing the noble traditional art form of the goddamn semaphore.
not to mention OP demonstrates a total lack of understanding of the market realities of the pokéball industry- Silph and Devon are not monopolies, if they weren’t in constant competition their magic monster domination spheres wouldn’t cost two bucks a pop. the ball spec is a public standard, and Bill Masaki’s storage system based on that standard is an open-source project. they’re only the two largest players because they’re able to leverage economies of scale. you still get smaller operations like the Laverre City Poké Ball Factory, with better regional supply chains and local brand recognition, making room for themselves in the market.
sm FUCKING h at y’all granola-crunching conspiracy theorists. you probably also believe Super Potions cause autism.
Ok, but it is a shame that artisanal balls are basically off the market now. Like, you have to ride the monorail and hike through a half dozen routes just to find someone willing to sell you a Fast Ball. Believe me, when your boss at the power plant needs five Electrodes by Tuesday you are not going to want to make the trip to Alola; you’re going to head on down to the Mart and get some Ultra Balls, which will do the trick but aren’t well tailored to the job.
I’m with you that modern catching techniques are better, not to mention more humane, but there genuinely is a loss from more niche balls becoming harder to find. Maybe someday the long slowpoketail of consumer demand will be met, but I wouldn’t hold my breath for that Shellder.
In universe discourse is the most RIVETING shit possible, dude. I would read HOURS of in universe Pokemon discourse, god, seriously.
