Post by RaikouRider on Jan 31, 2021 14:53:24 GMT -6
February 2021 Updates!
While this month's changes aren't as exciting as the last, we do have some changes this time around.
First of all, due to the size of our community, some people have requested ways to circumvent the travel system or abolishment of the travel system altogether. After lengthy discussions with other staff members and listening to your feedback, we have come up with a public transportation option that will serve as a compromise between the current system and abolishment of the travel system at all. Several site features, including Imports, are based on the travel system, and would require a major mechanical rework. Therefore, this month we will introduce Ageos Public Busing!
Ageos Public Busing is a system where you can pay a fare to temporarily unlock a distant Route for one thread. The fare will be 3 Pen multiplied by the number of posts needed to normally unlock the destination Route from the closest city you have unlocked. For instance, if your only unlocked city is Cerise City, and you wish to thread on Route 3, you would need to pay a fare of 75 Pen: 30 Pen for Route 2, and 45 Pen for Route 3. You cannot bus to a Wild Area.
While posting in a thread your character has bussed to, the character will still accumulate progress toward unlocking the Route as normal. However, in order to unlock the Route for normal travel, you will need to unlock an adjacent Route. For instance, if you bus to Route 4 and post there 15 times to unlock it, Route 4 will not be considered unlocked for you until you also unlock Route 3.
This system allows players to participate in a distant thread if they really want to, while still encouraging them to travel and unlock the map as normal. This is also a reminder that you can spend a single Diamond to instantly unlock any one Route as if you made the requisite number of posts, no questions asked! You get one Diamond a month just by making a single post in that month! You can purchase a bus ticket here.
Second, Swarms have rotated! Swarms are where you can easily obtain a specific Pokémon, usually one that is Uncommon or Rare. Each Swarm lasts for one month, and can be accessed only if you otherwise have access to the Route they are on. February's Swarms will be Eevee on Route 1, and Froakie on Route 2! Please see the Swarm threads in their respective boards for more details.
Third, there have been suggestions to split the Lottery into items, eggs, or Pokémon, while still only allowing one drawing per week per character. This will be held to a vote later in the month, and if approved, will be implemented in March.
Fourth, I want to give a shoutout to Taya for submitting a large number of new Quests and Jobs. These will slowly be added to the Notice Board as the month goes on.
Finally, if you've been keeping up with the news, Team Epoch has made a major move...
While this month's changes aren't as exciting as the last, we do have some changes this time around.
First of all, due to the size of our community, some people have requested ways to circumvent the travel system or abolishment of the travel system altogether. After lengthy discussions with other staff members and listening to your feedback, we have come up with a public transportation option that will serve as a compromise between the current system and abolishment of the travel system at all. Several site features, including Imports, are based on the travel system, and would require a major mechanical rework. Therefore, this month we will introduce Ageos Public Busing!
Ageos Public Busing is a system where you can pay a fare to temporarily unlock a distant Route for one thread. The fare will be 3 Pen multiplied by the number of posts needed to normally unlock the destination Route from the closest city you have unlocked. For instance, if your only unlocked city is Cerise City, and you wish to thread on Route 3, you would need to pay a fare of 75 Pen: 30 Pen for Route 2, and 45 Pen for Route 3. You cannot bus to a Wild Area.
While posting in a thread your character has bussed to, the character will still accumulate progress toward unlocking the Route as normal. However, in order to unlock the Route for normal travel, you will need to unlock an adjacent Route. For instance, if you bus to Route 4 and post there 15 times to unlock it, Route 4 will not be considered unlocked for you until you also unlock Route 3.
This system allows players to participate in a distant thread if they really want to, while still encouraging them to travel and unlock the map as normal. This is also a reminder that you can spend a single Diamond to instantly unlock any one Route as if you made the requisite number of posts, no questions asked! You get one Diamond a month just by making a single post in that month! You can purchase a bus ticket here.
Second, Swarms have rotated! Swarms are where you can easily obtain a specific Pokémon, usually one that is Uncommon or Rare. Each Swarm lasts for one month, and can be accessed only if you otherwise have access to the Route they are on. February's Swarms will be Eevee on Route 1, and Froakie on Route 2! Please see the Swarm threads in their respective boards for more details.
Third, there have been suggestions to split the Lottery into items, eggs, or Pokémon, while still only allowing one drawing per week per character. This will be held to a vote later in the month, and if approved, will be implemented in March.
Fourth, I want to give a shoutout to Taya for submitting a large number of new Quests and Jobs. These will slowly be added to the Notice Board as the month goes on.
Finally, if you've been keeping up with the news, Team Epoch has made a major move...