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April 6
The next part of the Asper Story Quest has been unveiled, themed around exploring the new Corruption Zone in Area 2. Join Dr. Bunya's STORY QUEST 2: Heart of Darknyas!

February 14
The month of love has o-fish-ially started! Ol' Blarney's Valentine's Hookup! is wet and underway, so grab a friend, grab your tackle box, and drop a line anywhere that water Pokemon might be hiding.

January 16
The Tower of Cats has been cleared! You can now re-challenge the Cat Tower, either alone or with your friends. Meanwhile, a new Challenge Tower has begun. Join the fight against legions of Pidgey in the Tree of Worms!

December 3
Patch Notes 1.2 are out! Check out the developer update to learn more.

Also, drop by the Surge Steppes to help Professor Ash in the new side quest: Steel Yourselves!

November 13
Hot, crawling darkness gathers in the settlement, and shadows slither towards a manor on the edge of town. Signups for the Noonlight Raid are now open!

And also please welcome back C0D13, our premier bug-busting AI and diligent customer service assistant!

October 25
Did someone say Halloween Speed Dating? We know you didn't, but it's here anyway! How many so-called 'Spooky Effects' can your character accrue before October 31?

September 23
Everyone ready for Finals Week? Our Back to School event is almost over! Check out everyone's hilarious answers to our Pokemon Essay questions here.

June 6th
The corruption has been pushed back, and Professor Ash also wants your help cataloguing the ecology of the now accessible Asper Region!

Frolic in the fae woods of the Birchwild Grove, get lost in the creeping fog of the Misty Timberland, or marvel at the vast and thunderous Surge Steppes! There's dozens of new Pokemon to catch, or you could set up the coffee shop of your dreams in our new, gothic-themed settlement!

Wondering what happened on Beta Island? Check out the new Codex page here!

For further details, check out our Patch 1.1 Patch notes!

May 16th
With C0D13 and Kyogre defeated, we're ramping up to roll out the next BIG update: Asper! Check out all the balance changes and details in our 1.0 Pre-patch!

April 11th
The STORM is bearing down, so with all the prepping taking place on the island we've done some of our own. Check out the functionality changes for Spawning and Catching, as well as our updated pricing here!

April 5th
With the Beta Island Quest Line finally completed, we are moving into the penultimate arc of this season: THE STORM. Check out the details in the link!

January 17th
New spawn types, an update to the Beta Island questline, and two new forum skins! There's a ton of new goodies packed into this update. Check out the finer details here!

December 28th
Since our Beta launch we've been hard at work adding, tweaking, and fixing. Patch 0.2 is all about quality of life improvements and getting the site running as smooth as Silcoon. You can check it out here!

December 18th
Patch 0.1 is here, and with it, the opening of Beta Island! This glorious, sunlit isle is just a hop, skip and a shipwreck away from the Asper mainland, and is full of lush, untextured jungle, buggy beaches, and Pokemon that run according to their programming.

If you find any glitches or abandoned technology, bring it to Codie at the Glitch Report.

For a deeper look at all of the new features introduced in 0.1, check out our Developer Roadmap.

Looking for a challenge? Check out the team-based mechanical puzzles of the Tower of Cats!

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Nero • Lone Wolf Player Character Posts: 249 Trainer Class: Player Name: Jack Montague OOC Username: Vay Arena Points: 68	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Nero on Feb 15, 2024 6:37:40 GMT 9 Even after so many hours spent in the game, Nero still felt like a beginner whenever he was forced to interact with someone else. He felt as though he had so much more in common with other newcomers like Will and Josh than he did with the more established members like Laguna and Saint, and for some reason, it was starting to grate on him. It shouldn't, considering it was an entirely understandable and arguably correct way to feel: he was still a beginner after all. He was just feeling frustrated at his lack of 'progress', despite the fact that this game didn't have some obvious 'completion' bar for him to try to race along. There didn't seem to be much of an end goal at all for UNOVR after all, it was much more about making your own goals. Maybe he just wasn't cut out for MMORPGs. They weren't his usual style of game after all, so it was odd that he'd gotten into this one at all. But then his whole situation was odd, wasn't it? A strange problem needed a strange solution. The best way to get over that beginner feeling was spending more time in the game though, wasn't it? And maybe sticking to the first area of the game, the safest area of the game, was part of why he wasn't developing a more advanced gaming style... but eh, even with his frustration, he was in no real rush to leave his comfort zone entirely.

[ti]complete[/ti]in the dark of the night Posted Feb 15, 2024 6:37:40 GMT 9 Edited by Nero Feb 15, 2024 7:04:30 GMT 9

Nero • Lone Wolf Player Character Posts: 249 Trainer Class: Player Name: Jack Montague OOC Username: Vay Arena Points: 68	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Nero on Feb 15, 2024 6:47:37 GMT 9 It was the Briarbane Settlement that he'd wandered into today, an area he hadn't come back to since his first real trek out into the game after the tutorials. It was a bit of a cheap trick, returning to an old area that he should have long since moved on from in order to feel like less of a beginner, but there were no rules here. And it's not like he was going to bully other new players venturing into this area for the first time to make himself feel better at the game... well, not unless he walked into one anyway. Then who knew what could happen? Thankfully, the settlement was quiet for now as it often was when Nero played the game. He was often here in the middle of the night for the server after all, and he appreciated the peace and quiet of the place. When insomnia had stopped him from resting, he'd logged on at his own off hours, and the bustle had been a bit too much for him. It was loud and confusing and a little bit glitchy too, though maybe that was more to do with his system than the game. Whatever the case, he preferred his late night games, even if meeting up with other players could be difficult. For now, his Pokemon remained in their Pokeballs, but he was ready to send one out when needed. Perhaps his new Yanma since he hadn't had a chance to interact with her much yet. She was a Support Pokemon, but she could still attack, and it would be useful to see how much damage she could do. Of course, he'd have to come across a wild 'mon first of all if he wanted to do some battling...

[ti]complete[/ti]in the dark of the night Posted Feb 15, 2024 6:47:37 GMT 9

Nero • Lone Wolf Player Character Posts: 249 Trainer Class: Player Name: Jack Montague OOC Username: Vay Arena Points: 68	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Nero on Feb 15, 2024 6:54:26 GMT 9 As if on queue, something bounced into view from the edge of the darkness and Nero reached for the Pokeball in question. He'd worried for a moment that it was another player, here to interrupt his 'I'm a dark and dangerous lone wolf' moment, but no, it was a... pumpkin. A living pumpkin. Had he seen this Pokemon before? It wasn't one of the ones he was more familiar with, but... yes, yeah, he'd seen this before. Grass type right? Or ghost? Or both? He'd seen it on some Halloween promotion, which made a lot of sense for a Pokemon based on a pumpkin, but he couldn't place which game he'd originally seen it in. Not that that really mattered anyway. If it was grass type, then his bug would be a good match up, and that was about as much thought as he needed. Yanma was released, and Nero immediately found himself wondering if he should be thinking of a nickname for her. Torino had been insistent on it, and he'd liked the idea of a private name that he used but didn't necessarily have to say around other trainers. Nothing was coming to mind though, and the wild Pokemon was starting to hop away. "Yanma, attack it!" The bug zoomed forwards, letting out a rush of sharp air in the pumpkin's direction, and Nero opened his mouth for a moment but then only let out a sigh. He had been about to chastise the bug, telling her that she should have used a bug type move, but flying was super effective too, wasn't it? Maybe he should just let her get on with it then.

[ti]complete[/ti]in the dark of the night Posted Feb 15, 2024 6:54:26 GMT 9 Edited by Nero Feb 15, 2024 7:08:34 GMT 9

Nero • Lone Wolf Player Character Posts: 249 Trainer Class: Player Name: Jack Montague OOC Username: Vay Arena Points: 68	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Nero on Feb 15, 2024 7:02:12 GMT 9 Oh damn, Yanma was strong! The poor wild Pokemon was knocked down in one shot, the Air Cutter attack being far too much for it to handle. Nero hadn't even upgraded his Support skill tree yet, and Yanma was his most recent catch - both things that should have suggested that it was fairly weak. But clearly that wasn't the case, and Nero found himself glancing towards one of the bars on his user interface labelled 'Tall Grass HP'. It hadn't even shifted, the wild Pokemon not managing to get in a single attack, and so he could see the big '300' underneath it still. Ah right, he'd forgotten he'd upgraded that. He was a lot stronger than he used to be then, regardless of which Pokemon was assisting him. Well, there you have it then, he wasn't such a beginner at all, was he? This one little battle was maybe all the evidence he needed to stop being so hung up on that. The next time he felt frustrated and impatient about catching up with characters like Silvermoon and Laguna, he could think back to this one hit knock out of a wild Pokemon in the beginning area. He wasn't advanced yet, but he certainly wasn't brand new. He was... intermediate. And that was good enough for now. "Nice work, Yan." It wasn't much of a nickname (but then neither was 'Quill') and he doubted it would stick, but it felt like a step towards a more personal bond. The bug type flew back over to him, hovering in strange erratic circles in front of him as she waited for another command. "I guess... we head out?" Not much of a plan, but Yanma seemed happy with it, letting out a high pitched buzz before spinning around and zooming off ahead of him. Nero followed after her, carefully skirting the fallen pumpkin, and feeling just a little bit proud of himself.

[ti]complete[/ti]in the dark of the night Posted Feb 15, 2024 7:02:12 GMT 9