general_chat

[oak drift]

Try spraying the contacts with a can of air to clean them

[chilly quarry]

🌬️

[frozen thorn]

Guys hello

Um. Is there a help channel or something like that?? ;w;

[mystic tangle]

#server_questions

[oak drift]

I don't like blowing into it with my mouth because I might get saliva into it

[frozen thorn]

No no, for hellp with the games...

[chilly quarry]

[frozen thorn]

Marill,,, aweee sillay

I kinda forgot he existed

[vast sluice]

Depends what kind of help you need to be honest. If we don't know what you need we can't direct you to the best channel

[frozen thorn]

I got softlocked in sword

Trying to figure out a way to fix it

[vast sluice]

#server_questions Might actually be the best section. I know it says server but people ask about the games too or other various things

[frozen thorn]

Ah, I see. Thanks

[distant hound]

@mystic tangle

[frozen thorn]

Alright, posted.

I hope someone can help ;w;

[kind heath]

That just looks like a normal copy of Crystal to me

Wait where the fuck did you hear/see that

[vast sluice]

Scalpers are really bad in some areas

[kind heath]

This has to be some ‘that happened’ Reddit post

[oak drift]

YouTube Shorts

[kind heath]

It has to be staged there’s no way people that pathetic exist

[oak drift]

One guy broke into a store and stole $12000 worth of cards in Florida

[lusty robin]

people are actually attacking eachother over pokemon cards, yes

[kind heath]

I…

[vast sluice]

It sadly is happening, yes

They're doing it for Magic cards too

[kind heath]

fuuuuuuucking hell

[oak drift]

Seeing things like this make my faith in humanity slowly wither

[forest wing]

They’ve now taken to robbing card stores and then burning them so it’s harder to tell what’s been stolen

[kind heath]

Those are at least just thieves, like straight up criminals

[quaint anchor]

I made a purchase

[kind heath]

This sounds…idk why it just sounds way more pathetic when you hear about people camping out and getting in fights over this shit

[lusty robin]

the people shooting eachother over pokemon cards are also just straight up criminals

I stopped collecting-

[vast sluice]

Like in my area, if you getting pokemon cards at the card store they will open the packs there in the store for you, same with the boxes

[lusty robin]

which sucks because I really do like collecting pokemon cards and trading em

[oak drift]

That's what I hate the most, these people turn people off from actually collecting the cards as a hobby

[quaint anchor]

I mean shooting anyone is a crime most of the time but over cards is sad

[oak drift]

Imagine dying over expensive cardboard

[kind heath]

atp I just engage with the franchise the way Miyamoto intended

At least there’s nobody who can scalp digital games

[lusty robin]

the company is doing the scamming there/hj

[kind heath]

It’s okay when the billion dollar corporation does it!

lol honestly tho I like Pokemon cards, but I get my fix from TCG Pocket now

[forest wing]

There is, it’s called phishing

[kind heath]

For physical cards, I’ll open a pack every once in a while

[kind heath]

Ah yes stolen accounts

[quaint anchor]

Im phish you

[lusty robin]

I don't like digital collecting, there is no dopamine hit for me

[kind heath]

And by ‘every once in a while’ I mean ‘once a year or two’

[lusty robin]

I just open it and go "those are, just pixels... what's the point of this"

[kind heath]

Very rare for me to find packs I’m interested in anymore

[kind heath]

I like the art

[lusty robin]

I like the art when I can physically hold it

[kind heath]

Also it’s easier for me since I’m more of a gamer anyway, so I’m collecting pixels regardless

So my engagement with the media has been mostly digital since childhood

[forest wing]

Nephew doesn’t even know what phishing is

[kind heath]

Catching, collecting and using the mons in-game

[quaint anchor]

Yeah i have no fucking idea

[lusty robin]

I've always been a gamer too, but I filled my life with physcial items that tie me to the world

[kind heath]

Fair enough

I mean I still do like the physical cards

[lusty robin]

I even draw real maps for the games I like rather than using the in game one lol

[kind heath]

It’s just the situation around them is too dumb right now

[kind heath]

I get my Luddite kicks out of keeping a journal lol

[forest wing]

That’s not being a Luddite

[kind heath]

I use fountain pens exclusively

[forest wing]

That’s also not being a Luddite

[kind heath]

If you say so

[lusty robin]

I didn't know you were off destroying pen making factories, must be time consuming for a gamer

[kind heath]

Oh I wish

[vast sluice]

I'm a gamer that happens to also like card games. I'm lucky in the regard that my husband runs the Warhammer tourneys in our area though so he has the store affiliations where the games get hosted. Some of them also happen to sell cards so I can get card packs fairly easy in that sense. Like they know I'm not going to scalp and neither is my husband, I just like to collect the cards and play the tcg on occasion, but due to disabled it's hard for me to go to the stores. So they'll hold a couple small card packs if they know my hubby is making his store rounds lol

[kind heath]

I’m glad at least one honest collector is able to enjoy the hobby

[lusty robin]

a luddite that goes with the new digital stuff, don't see that every day/j

[kind heath]

I’m honestly happy that you get to enjoy it

[forest wing]

A Luddite is someone who rejects modern technology. If you were a Luddite you wouldn’t be on discord or a gamer

[kind heath]

I mean yeah I didn’t mean I was Amish or anything

[vast sluice]

Not all Amish reject technology

[forest wing]

The Amish are different to luddites

[lusty robin]

amish are actually more advanced than luddites

so

try again?

[kind heath]

Okay okay fine I’ll go live in a cave

[forest wing]

Have fun, I hear moss is very nutritious this time of year

[lusty robin]

you could've said old-fashioned

luddite is a much more specific thing

of course, old luddites were against machines taking their skilled positions away, new ones are against new technology

like digital pokemon cards/j

[kind heath]

I mean sure but some of us in fountain pen enthusiast circles do throw that term around

[vast sluice]

I grew up in an area with a decent sized Amish community (also have some family that are Amish and still live that way) but they have a sect of Amish that do and are allowed to use phones/cameras/pcs/ have electricity/ ect. It was really interesting learning about 'em growing up though and seeing them around town. They never seemed to mind answering questions from a curious kid wwhen I was growing up lol

[kind heath]

Guess that’s how it stuck with me

[vast sluice]

I also like fountain pens lol

[lusty robin]

fountain pens aren't even that old fashioned imo

[kind heath]

Damn holy shit, one of us in the wild?!

[lusty robin]

90% of people I know like fountain pens

it's not that rare lol

[forest wing]

I’d be more impressed if it was a feather pen and ink quill

[kind heath]

Bro where the fuck do you live

[vast sluice]

I have a quill pen too (one that is yes an actual feather and yes has to be dipped in ink)

[lusty robin]

I love making quills!

[kind heath]

Oh yeah samesies

[quaint anchor]

I've actually met someone who can do that it was interesting to watch

[kind heath]

I don’t use it as much cuz I don’t have the right ink

[mystic tangle]

[kind heath]

Quills are kinda a pain to use with basic fountain pen ink

[forest wing]

Hi Jesta

[lusty robin]

I also use sticks, cut them into a point, and burn them to write sometimes

very fun

[kind heath]

Yeah that’s like 500 levels above me lol

[lusty robin]

no it's, a stick

[kind heath]

Most I do is hunt down vintage fountain pens

[lusty robin]

no levels to sticks

it's stick + fire

[vast sluice]

I also enjoy mechanical pencils. My favorite one (still functions) I've had since 3rd grade lol

[lusty robin]

oh I love mechanicals

much better for my drawing and easier on my hands

[forest wing]

Mechanicals saved my life in school

[kind heath]

My sister is more into those than I am, I’ve only got one mechanical pencil for personal use

[vast sluice]

Same, that's why I enjoyed them lol

[kind heath]

I’m more of a pen user myself

[vast sluice]

Granted I still also have my No. 2 pencils that require sharpening as well

[lusty robin]

I can't sharpen stuff for the life of me

I did recently get a pencil sharpener shaped like a duck, though

it helps for grip and style

[kind heath]

btw since there’s apparently other fountain pen users here, anyone got any favorites?

[vast sluice]

I'd use the ones you have to sharpen down to where the eraser is lol. It's why a teacher turned me to mecanical pencils actually lol

[forest wing]

https://tenor.com/view/spongebob-procrastinate-pencil-gif-3318690986319493831

[lusty robin]

I used to steal mechanical pencils from other students.....

[kind heath]

I’m not really used to finding people outside of enthusiast circles who’ve even touched a fountain pen usually, outside of older people

[forest wing]

They’re calling you old Khuja

[lusty robin]

ha, old

[quaint anchor]

Aren't fountain pens just calligraphy ones

[vast sluice]

I'm an older person, so I like my writing utensils and can write cursive because it was a requirement for us to learn when I was in 2nd grade

[kind heath]

Nah they’re also just used for just like writing

[forest wing]

I fucking hate cursive

[lusty robin]

I love fountain pens, hate the sound they make

it makes my teeth hurt

[vast sluice]

Caligraphy brushes are ususally made with like horse hair lol

(I have these too lol)

[kind heath]

do they really make that much of a sound, aside from like Sailors? Most of mine are super silent

[latent gull]

[kind heath]

Damn you really are into writing huh

[lusty robin]

everything that writes makes a sound

[forest wing]

I had wolf hair brushes at one point but the bristles kept coming out and ruined at least one painting I was working on

[lusty robin]

fountain pens are the worst for it

[kind heath]

I’ve never used a writing brush, like ever

[vast sluice]

I enjoyed writing/drawing lol

[lusty robin]

yucky scraping sound...

actually no, sharpies are the worse

[vast sluice]

I've had the best results with horse hair

[lusty robin]

sharpies, then fountain pens, then highlighters

[kind heath]

Huh, first time I’ve heard of someone complain about them sounding unpleasant, aside from like very cheap ones or poorly tuned nibs

or Sailors those do make quite a lot of sound

Those are kinda a special case tho

[forest wing]

Yeah horse hair seems to be the hardiest in my experience, but the wolf hair made a very cool effect with the pigments I was using

[lusty robin]

I'm also ~the tistic~ so noises that others cannot hear I tend too pick up, and noises that don't bother others fuck me all the way up

[vast sluice]

But painting brushes for like model painting for instance, my hubby can go on for days lol

[lusty robin]

"do you hear that?"
"hear what? there's nothing"
is a regular convo for me

[kind heath]

Oh that’s understandable then

This reminds me that one of my pens went dry yesterday

Probably need to ink it up

And there’s another one that’s due for a wash…

[oak drift]

I like mechanical pencils

[vast sluice]

I've never tried wolf hair that I can recall but it definite would be interesting due to their fur can be wiry

[oak drift]

0.7mm my goat

At least for writing, for drawing you might want 0.5

[vast sluice]

I use 0.5

[oak drift]

I like 0.7 for writing because it's harder to break

Also I think the lead is more common at stores

[vast sluice]

I don't break the 0.5 but yeah 0.7 is common 0.5 was usually harder to find

[olive willow]

I used to call them magic pencils lol

[oak drift]

I used mine the most for taking notes fast in high school and college, so sometimes I even break the 0.7

[feral cedar]

What would you rather, the happening to happen? Or the yet to come to come?

[olive willow]

I am not a fan of mechanical pencils, mainly because of the breaking

[oak drift]

I like how you can erase pencil

That's the biggest reason why I like pencils

[olive willow]

Yes indeed

[oak drift]

Honestly if pens could be erased I would use them

But being erasable is all I need to go with pencils

[vast sluice]

They did make erasable pens but they didn't erase well lol

[oak drift]

I remember

[vast sluice]

But yeah I too prefer pencils

[forest wing]

Less erased and more smudged

[oak drift]

To be fair pencils do that too if you put a lot of pencil

[distant hound]

@forest wing

[forest wing]

@distant hound

[shy tendon]

huys

[zenith bolt]

You guys see the newest pokemon collaboration

This time it's sports haha Pokemon is in everything

[quiet cloud]

Best starters imo

[high snow]

They slowly started giving up on the fire starters after Incineroar. I miss when fire type starters were thematic and representative in their design. Now look at them furry OC and Feraligatr but Fire-type.

[quiet cloud]

A crocodile has no fur

[quiet cloud]

Is turtwig Squirtle but grass type?

[quiet cloud]

Plus skeledirge is crocodile not a alligator.

Two different animals

[high snow]

I'm just saying that the designs for the starters are becoming a tad uninspired compared to earlier gens

Like we are in this mix where the other regions Pokemon have more design elements and creativity to them

[quiet cloud]

Sounding like a gen 7 fanboy

[pseudo horizon]

I'd argue the starters were always like this, basically something plus/with something. Turtle with cannons, or crocodile with singing, samurai otter, etc

[vivid zephyr]

Yeah newer gens haven't had the same creativity like gen 1.

I mean we got

Ball pokemon
Weird House slave
A caterpillar
A butterfly
A literal fish x2

[pseudo horizon]

Its just they're nowadays more upfront about some of their design aspects, like soccer player, ronin, stage magician, singer, archer, ninja, etc

[quiet cloud]

A mouse that is a household mausold the goat

[vivid zephyr]

What's more creative. A recreation of a bird pokemon as a starter, or a new concept?

[high snow]

I actually like Gen 5 more than anything. There hasn't been a Pokemon game with as much love and effort put into than Black and White or Black and White 2.

[quiet cloud]

Ahh a gen 5 fanboy

[high snow]

Because there are so many hidden in game mechanics behind Gen 5's engine and are still being discovered to this day.

[quiet cloud]

Like what?

[high snow]

https://youtu.be/M2508SFpqE0?si=TlA-z8nylhS8gEYh

@quiet cloud https://youtu.be/_uzo_Y6rQ3w?si=zO22Q5ZZxOq04zdI

[quiet cloud]

“They are still discovering things” sends a video from 5 years ago

[pseudo horizon]

I'm pretty sure that second video is content from that leak that shall not be named here

[high snow]

https://tenor.com/view/head-bang-bang-head-on-wall-banging-head-gif-12021646993786211790

Nevermind have a good day. I forgot talking to certain people about Pokemon is like talking to a toddler.

[pseudo horizon]

Honestly, the problem is not many people actually care about what a game from 2010 did that games from the mid 90s also did.

[vivid zephyr]

Idk. I still think its silly to call everything after incineroar uninspired when its just Hawlucha as a starter

[quiet cloud]

Not many people care about cut content hop of that high horse

[latent gull]

[distant hound]

@vivid zephyr

[vivid zephyr]

@distant hound

[distant hound]

hello old man

[vivid zephyr]

[latent gull]

hi granny

loves u

[vivid zephyr]

[vivid zephyr]

Why

[feral cedar]

Tell me

[pseudo horizon]

because Issac hates our ears

[dusky bronze]

no

[hushed urchin]

I was fuming

[feral cedar]

Sorry. But I don’t greet vampires

Gn ejc, and good morning world