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The Anti-Hax Formula: Curtain Call
- Thread starter DougJustDoug
- Start date
I think there are some people that were hoping that the weather glitch topic was the joke... XD
I was planning on addressing myself, actually. I was prepared to be foul and short tempered about the whole deal after Obi went on about altering game mechanics and then adding this. Thankfully it wasn't necessary. :justin:
I have to say Doug, good prank. But you really gave it away when I posted "I smell an April Fools joke.", and proceeded to delete my post and reply swiftly with commentary stating posters should stay on topic, when normally you would simply infract a user for spam.
http://www.smogon.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1841922&postcount=22
Thankfully for you you did this promptly, so I don't think anyone caught on. Good job none the less.
For the rest of you, did you sincerely believe this was real when it is consistently emphasized to the community about how important it is to maintain as close to an image of the original games as possible for Shoddy and the smogon community? Silly people.
http://www.smogon.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1841922&postcount=22
Thankfully for you you did this promptly, so I don't think anyone caught on. Good job none the less.
For the rest of you, did you sincerely believe this was real when it is consistently emphasized to the community about how important it is to maintain as close to an image of the original games as possible for Shoddy and the smogon community? Silly people.
it makes me wonder how guillible someone has to be to actually...fall...for...this... =/
Awesome prank.
I even feel honored to having fallen victim of it. Elaborate, yet effective. A mastermind's work.
Many thanks for the laughs!
I even feel honored to having fallen victim of it. Elaborate, yet effective. A mastermind's work.
Many thanks for the laughs!
Tangerine mentioned it, but I managed to figure it out shortly before the thing went up. There were a bunch of things that were just "fishy" about the whole thing, and I had it figured out, but for a second there, I was actually on the fence about it. (props to tangerine for not breaking down when i started poking)
That said, watching the reactions was fucking hilarious, and there's an upside. There may be some whiny bitches who quit Smogon and never come back! That's enough for me, imo.
That said, watching the reactions was fucking hilarious, and there's an upside. There may be some whiny bitches who quit Smogon and never come back! That's enough for me, imo.
It is clear to me that Smogon decided to implement this clause, heard the public outcry against it, and subsequently used April Fools' Day as an excuse to go "heh j/k guys ^___________^;;;;". Master PR stroke, guys.
That was awsome! You guys played it so well, and I fell for it . Great Job!
I second Raverist.
I second Raverist.
I did start to wonder when I saw DM post in Policy Review. Otherwise, I just thought this whole anti-hax business might be cool to try out, just for two weeks--so long as it never, ever made its way into the main ladders.
I was surprised to find out that the whole thing was an April Fools joke though, excellent work guys, and especially Doug.
I was surprised to find out that the whole thing was an April Fools joke though, excellent work guys, and especially Doug.
Oh. I would also like to mention that the distraction of the new "OU list" was brilliant. It was obviously completely fake, and very few had doubts otherwise, but it was just enough to distract posters from the real prank despite it being so obvious. For that you deserve a box o' chocolates.
I have to admit this fooled me. Luckily, I didn't get too involved so I didn't waste time on any angry rants or anything (I was pretty neutral on the subject overall).
One thing almost made me suspicious, though. I asked two people in #biuret what was said when it changed a match, and I couldn't get an adequate answer out of either. Obi deflected that nicely by saying he had never seen it change a match, then start ranting about how it didn't change enough matches.
One thing almost made me suspicious, though. I asked two people in #biuret what was said when it changed a match, and I couldn't get an adequate answer out of either. Obi deflected that nicely by saying he had never seen it change a match, then start ranting about how it didn't change enough matches.
Impressive stunt. I was a bit suspicious at times, but I never thought this wasn't serious. Which is probably a bad thing, but I don't know who it reflects badly on.
So, the anti-hax formula was a coin flip the entire time? Awesome. Still, looks like the proposal I made about this was for naught. Not that I would have wanted this sort of thing implemented, though, so perhaps it's for the best.
So, the anti-hax formula was a coin flip the entire time? Awesome. Still, looks like the proposal I made about this was for naught. Not that I would have wanted this sort of thing implemented, though, so perhaps it's for the best.
And here I was designing teams that could use this clause to it's advantage >___>.
Damn you Smogon. DAMN YOUUU!!
Damn you Smogon. DAMN YOUUU!!
Well done, guys. I've been watching the whole thing develop but never really bothered to post. However, I must say, well played. You almost convinced me that perhaps this wasn't such a bad idea after all...