Suggestion Bulbagarden Shoddy Battle server

[mc2094]

I think it would be pretty usefull to have a server for Shoddy battle. Although the current competitive community found here isn't very big, it is growing. The IPGL, Ladder, and Tournaments are the core. Wifi battles, although fun, can be hard to set up. With something as simple as Shoddy battle, it would be much easier to organize battles. Tournaments would not only run smoother, but can have more options. This would include having access to other tiers, such as Uber and LC. If the leaders of the IPGL areinterested they could choose to hold their battles on the server. It would speed it up and make the IPGL much more active, with more users having the ability to make challenges than before. Don't get the wrong idea. I'm not suggesting we stop playing wifi but merely saying that having Shoddy battle would be a very nice resource for everyone. Please share your thoughts.

 

[DRWS!]

I voted yes, I'd definitely use it.

 

[DerMißingno]

I said yes, but I probably wouldn't use it.

 

[Our Wasted Years]

Since my DS is broken I use Shoddy daily when I'm bored so I say hell yes.

 

[DCM]

I would be open to such an idea, but there are several problems
Tiers
Smogon and IPGL/TPL use different tiers than smogon. the amount of time needed to create a whole new tier would be huge.
Who is in charge
Who would be in charge of this? Presumably the host, but whom else would lead this server? is one person enough? how would that decision be made?
IPGL
IPGL does not use Shoddy battle, as it takes the preparation out of the battle (although i would)
Usage
Whom would use it? Smogon has more people, wouldnt they be drawn to that?

otherwise i support it.

 

[mc2094]

^Yes, those are problems. As far as tiers go, as long as it isn't a ladder match, tiers are not taken into account. Usage would simply be the people on bulbagarden. As far as mods go well that would be decided upon by the host. I was thinking that if any mods were interested hey would be able to become mods. Possibly the leaders of the IPGL though most prob. won't take part. It was just an idea, though it seems it will take quite some time to properly set up.

Also for those who say no, can you at least list the reason?

 

[Mukubird]

I fail to see the need for BMG to need it's own Shoddy server. In fact, there are numerous Shoddy servers that are available, but many of them besides Smogon's server and the Create-A-Pokémon server are not even being used. I imagine that that will be the case if a BMG server is made. Ladder matches use the same rules as standard ladder play on the Smogon server(barring the use of Garchomp, but that's what the Suspect matches are for), and doing IPGL battles on Shoddy will take the while point away from having a gym league.

 

[Mostly Harmless]

I think that a Shoddy Battle server would be a decent idea, but the thing that always bothered me about Shoddy Battle was that everybody just gave all of their Pokemon maxed IVs, which is very unrealistic.
Of course, there are also people that breed for IVs, which is also very unrealistic and annoying.

 

[1337R34P3R]

i'm for it, simply because me and many others can't connect to wif on our DS's, and it would make casual battles a lot easier to start.

 

[Falconwing]

hmm...

I'm interested.