Bugged Run

I figured I'd make a thread for Bugged Run to avoid us going off-topic by discussing it there in some other threads. Of course, I hope I didn't jinx us by saying that. As another cool fact, it's made by our very own Wryte.

And hopefully having this thread on my watchlist means that when someone posts, I'll remember to read comics the day they come out instead of forgetting for a week.

Oh goddammit.

Chrys and Elle's glance at each other in the latest update was pretty badass.

Oh! This'll be useful to help remind me to check it. I've been enjoying it so far.

I don't think Harden would actually be effective. But then again, it always worked 10 times better in the Anime.

The problem is that Rock Tomb is doing 4x damage, right? (6x with STAB) Even with a full 6 layers of Harden up, you'll only be getting 3x damage reduction, and it won't help against unlucky crits anyway.

edited 7th Aug '14 8:01:58 AM by storyyeller

Reality Is Unrealistic then, I guess, because this is actually how I beat Brock in the monotype playthrough this is based on. Full Harden stacks gave my Elle enough defense to survive not one, but two Rock Tombs during our rematch, after being one-shot by it in our first battle.

Finished version of page 36 is now up.

Did you change the antennae? (I'm very unobservant)

No, just added shading.

The battle continues!

Also, if you're looking for a behind the scenes look: Chrys' 25 Essential Expressions.

Also also, have you guys seen the leaked image of Mega Slowbro? I had to.

edited 14th Aug '14 1:51:05 AM by Wryte

Page 38 is now up.

And it's back! Excellent!

Page 39.

So what do you use to draw the comic?

Edit: In panel 5, the placement of the hands makes it look like she's grabbing Brock's finger. You should probably rearrange it or make the badge visible.

edited 30th Aug '14 8:10:20 PM by storyyeller

Gimp 2.8, although I'm about to give Fire Alpaca a try.

So you draw it on the computer? Do you use a mouse or tablet?

Vis Tablet.

It's back, and now with its very own shiny new tumblr!

Excellent! I was just talking about pokemon. Good to see it back.

I must admit, in my headcanon, the gyms don't actually have tiers and that those living in the world can challenge them in any order they want, with the gym leader choosing which pokemon to use based on the number of badges the challenger has so far. Still, it's your comic.

That's probably closer to what happens for realsies in-universe. But games gotta have that difficulty curve, you know?

edited 24th Oct '14 2:05:54 PM by KylerThatch

Eeyup.

That was actually kind of my original interpretation, but it's contradicted by the games given that gym leaders' teams are always the same regardless of how many badges you have when you face them. In R/B/Y for example, Surge, Erika, Sabrina, and Koga can be challenged in any order, but their teams will still be the same regardless.

However, you might notice that Brock specified that Cerulean is the second tier gym "this year."

Also, Blaine can be challenged before any one of those except Koga, though he's usually left for last to save time.

It's weird, because the game tries to have a difficulty curve and then didn't bother making sure you'd actually follow the curve. I guess having nonlinearity is nice though.

The effect is in full force in gen 2 though where suddenly the Elite Four is actually weaker than the Kanto Gym leaders.

edited 24th Oct '14 7:24:58 PM by storyyeller

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