Deck Knight
Blast Off At The Speed Of Light! That's Right!
Approved by jas61292
CAP 24 Metagame Build Discussiom
After the Adjustment in Direction 2, it was decided that before each CAP we would decide which tier to build the next CAP Project for inbetween CAPs.
A great number of changes overtook OU since our last discussion, with USUM releasing new Ultra Beasts and banning Arena Trap, as well as the proliferation of new tutors. The metagame is more stable now with all megas released and the new game already in full swing.
We’ve created CAP projects for CAP Meta the last two projects and the discussions flowed well. Participation and discussions were good, and it’s fairly consistent going in getting a battle.
We should also discuss the potential for making CAP projects for other formats, such as VGC or 6v6 Doubles. There will be another thread specifically on how CAP determines its own format (which mons are allowed or not), but in general any tier outside CAP requires a separate playtest ladder when the time comes. This minor impediment should not preclude us from at least discussing these and their potential effects on the project, such as participation, discussion quality and depth, etc.
I also want to emphasize the purpose of this thread is to allow us an opportunity to discuss things that don’t occur in the ordinary course of threads. Before we did CAP 21, we didn’t really have a mechanism in place to account for Mega Evolution mid-stage, so we decided that CAP would have a Mega Evolution from the outet. A similar purpose can be served in these meta build threads, where we essentially allow an expansion of our usual thinking to consider what our process could look like if we had another CAP where our outside-the-box goal was clear at the outset.
With the floor being opened for discussion, please present your arguments for which format we should use when building CAP 24.
CAP 24 Metagame Build Discussiom
After the Adjustment in Direction 2, it was decided that before each CAP we would decide which tier to build the next CAP Project for inbetween CAPs.
A great number of changes overtook OU since our last discussion, with USUM releasing new Ultra Beasts and banning Arena Trap, as well as the proliferation of new tutors. The metagame is more stable now with all megas released and the new game already in full swing.
We’ve created CAP projects for CAP Meta the last two projects and the discussions flowed well. Participation and discussions were good, and it’s fairly consistent going in getting a battle.
We should also discuss the potential for making CAP projects for other formats, such as VGC or 6v6 Doubles. There will be another thread specifically on how CAP determines its own format (which mons are allowed or not), but in general any tier outside CAP requires a separate playtest ladder when the time comes. This minor impediment should not preclude us from at least discussing these and their potential effects on the project, such as participation, discussion quality and depth, etc.
I also want to emphasize the purpose of this thread is to allow us an opportunity to discuss things that don’t occur in the ordinary course of threads. Before we did CAP 21, we didn’t really have a mechanism in place to account for Mega Evolution mid-stage, so we decided that CAP would have a Mega Evolution from the outet. A similar purpose can be served in these meta build threads, where we essentially allow an expansion of our usual thinking to consider what our process could look like if we had another CAP where our outside-the-box goal was clear at the outset.
With the floor being opened for discussion, please present your arguments for which format we should use when building CAP 24.