Captain Goomba

Captain Goomba

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    Pokémon fanatics! I need a little help.
    Is it worth it to buy the DLC of Scarlet and Violet? Need to know for myself and my brother.
    Hooded Pitohui
    Hooded Pitohui
    I don't think I can give you a simple yes/no here, because $35 isn't insignificant, and there's enough of a mix bag that I think some folks will find that a worthwhile price to pay, and others won't. Let me go over a positives and negatives list to try and give you a better idea of what you'd be purchasing.

    First off, just to establish the basics, you'd get:
    -The Teal Mask
    This is an additional storyline that can be played at about any point in the game after the tutorials end. Levels will be increased if you play it after beating the main story, or will be all about in the 20s if you play it beforehand.
    It's disconnected from the main storyline. Besides Jacq appearing, you won't see any familiar faces. You get one new major questline, a side story you can unlock after catching 150 Pokemon in the expanded dex, and a couple minor additional sidequests.
    You also get a bunch of old Pokemon added back to the game, as well as a handful of new Pokemon (you can, however, trade for these even without the DLC)

    -The Indigo Disk
    This is a post-game additional storyline that can only be played after clearing The Teal Mask. It ties in... a little bit, to the main storyline, but mostly it follows-up on the story told in the Teal Mask.
    -Again, you get an expanded Dex. There are a couple minor sidequests. There's also a lot of things you can purchase with BP, including appearances from the Gym Leaders of Paldea and the school staff and additional battles/text/interaction with them. There's also a way of accessing a bunch of old legendaries.
    -As above, there are a bunch of Pokemon that return, and a handful of new ones (again, you can trade for them without the DLC).

    -Epilogue
    This actually is free, but you have to have completed the Indigo Disk to access it... so... it's "free", since it requires the DLC. It comes out January 11th.

    Anyhow, here's some negatives:
    -No performance improvements. It's all the same glitchy Scarlet and Violet.
    -Personally, I didn't really feel like the DLC did what it could have done in expanding on the main storyline. I feel like we got some neat teases that ended up having underwhelming conclusions.
    -The Indigo Disk is very grindy if you want to access everything it offers. There are a bunch of quests you have to do to build up BP, and BP builds... slowly. It's much faster, though, if you can do it with multiple players via the Union Circle.
    -Occasionally it felt like they were padding out the Teal Mask with too many battles.
    -I personally found it dissapointing how much of the Indigo Disk's expanded Dex was starters and their families, but that could actually be a positive if you really like them!

    Some positives:
    -While I think the connections to the main storyline are underwhelming, I do think the Teal Mask and Indigo Disk tell a neat little story on their own.
    -The Indigo Disk offers some really fun battles. They're mostly double battles, and the AI have well-built teams and use effective strategies. It reminds me a bit of Colosseum and XD, but the old Battle Frontiers aren't a bad comparison either. I don't think they're as challenging as the Frontiers, but they are a step up from Scarlet and Violet's main story.
    -More chances to get unique Pokeballs like the Apricorn Balls and the Safari Ball, and you can catch old legendaries in them
    -The new characters and new interactions with old characters are pretty fun.

    I guess, at day's end, I'd say this. It's more of Scarlet and Violet, but telling its own story. If you like Scarlet and Violet as a whole, it might be worth getting. If all you like about Scarlet and Violet are the story they tell and the characters they have, and you don't particularly care about returning Pokemon, it's probably not for you. And if you don't like Scarlet and Violet in general? It's definitely not for you.
    Captain Goomba
    E3 is officially dead.
    My gosh.
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    MegaBowser64
    MegaBowser64
    yeah, I kind of saw this coming, waning popularity, management problems, etc, so now gaming companies are having their own events.
    Bootique
    Bootique
    About time, honestly. With the information that it isn't really that popular anymore plus the fact that it's become a bit controversial as of late, on top of the world coming off the heels of the pandemic and online events becoming more popular/mainstream...yeah, this was practically inevitable.
    Sasha
    Sasha
    It was dead for a while, they're just confirming it.
    Captain Goomba
    I recently found a video that briefly showed part of a chart from the files of Mario Super Sluggers revealing the in-depth stats of each character, including the ideal times to swing as everyone, whether it be a smacking hit without windup or a full charge hit. Does anyone know where I can find the full chart?
    Captain Goomba
    Cleared the Flipside Pit of 100 Trials for the first time!
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    Green Lantern
    Green Lantern
    Nice! Are you planning on trying the Flopside Pit?
    How did you find it? Enjoyable? Difficult? Would you consider doing a challenge run of it ( see my recent profile post)
    Captain Goomba
    Captain Goomba
    Yep! I'll probably have to tackle it next week since I can only do it at home.
    It was relatively easy, actually. I pretty much just used Bowser (Fire Breath) and Barry 90% of the time, save for the 100th floor. Then I just used Luigi to breeze through it lol. But I really enjoyed it.
    Hm… possibly. But first, I'd probably replay the game. I've been wanting to do that.
    Captain Goomba
    Anyone know why I'm no longer receiving emails from the Boards? I've checked all my inboxes and can't find any.
    Waluigi Time
    Waluigi Time
    Did you check the email options under preferences?
    Captain Goomba
    Captain Goomba
    Aha, that might be it. We shall see.
    Captain Goomba
    Anyone here use Adobe Premiere Pro? I'm having technical difficulties with importing footage.
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    Captain Goomba
    Captain Goomba
    I'm trying to import some footage from my phone camera (iPhone 11) but it's all glitchy, like I'm applying a filter over the whole video. The issue remains after exporting.
    Fawfulthegreat64
    Fawfulthegreat64
    Are you bringing the footage onto your PC from your phone? What's the file format?

    I'd probably suggest using a converter to make it a different format.
    Captain Goomba
    Captain Goomba
    Yeah, I'm downloading it out of iCloud.
    It says it's an MP4 format, but I think I've had this issue before, so it might just be iPhone and Adobe not getting along.

    Okie doke, thanks!
    Captain Goomba
    OK so
    I just wrote lyrics for a stanza of a song in Italian and I'd like someone who speaks the language to look it over and make sure it works for the culture and isn't random garbage lol (it's just the one stanza). Anyone fluent in Italian?
    Captain Goomba
    I would like to petition that, should anyone make a Wiki/Boards community version of TotK, the Zonai Constructs be based on Hooded Pitohui.
    This just seems like a good fit to me.
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    MegaBowser64
    MegaBowser64
    Seconded.
    Hooded Pitohui
    Hooded Pitohui
    This is a sweet thought, because when I played through the game, I even found the body language/poses of the constructs to be quite endearing! They're so polite, too.
    Captain Goomba
    How old will Bowser be by the Mario Awards? 37 or 38?
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    Captain Goomba
    Captain Goomba
    Sounds about right. That would explain why Bowser Jr. hasn't changed at all in twenty years.
    MegaBowser64
    MegaBowser64
    According to a deleted video by Nintendo, Bowser's birth date was February 5, 1989. This means he was -3 years old when SMB came out and is now 34. Bowser Jr's birth date is March 3, 2010, meaning he would be -7 years old when Sunshine came out, and is now 13. Kinda weird, but it's official!
    Captain Goomba
    Captain Goomba
    Riiiiight, we have to remember that the Mario timeline probably doesn't line up with the games' release dates.
    Flowey
    I JUST now got what your title means, I thought it was about you being a writer, but it's a reference to the Mii editor button in your pfp. 😅
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