Sadly, I’ve Actually Had A Conversation Like This.  

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Eat your heart out Zutara and Kataang fans

POKEMON GO:  My Issues with Mega evolution and how to fix them.

1)  Mega Raids need to be more accessible:   Mega Pokemon are Very powerful in raids and can be difficult to beat if you live rurally or don't have a strong Pokemon Go community.  Many players can't do 5 star raids because of the same problems.  Mega Pokemon should be lowered to the level of 4 star raids, rather than having a second 5 star raid boss.   

 2) Mega Pokemon should be tailored to help defeat the legendaries:  

Mega Pokemon should help players defeat the incumbent Legendary.  For example, have a water mega featured when Moltres returns to raids.  This will help players and encourage them to use Mega Pokemon.  However, this becomes very difficult if Mega Pokemon are just as hard to beat as a Legendary.  Once again, Mega Pokemon should be a 4 star raid or lower.   

 3)  Un-Mega Pokemon aren't as special as you think:   

Yes Megas are cool and powerful, but you don't get to catch Megas from a Mega raid.  Un-Mega Pokemon such as Charizard and co. aren't very valuable by themselves, and were in 3 or 4 star raids.  Yes, we're raiding from Mega candy, but I still think the Megas should kept at the same levels is their counterparts.  So once again, Megas as 4* raids.   Also, since they already got rid of 4* raids, it would fill a niche that I think people will miss.   

 4)  Re-evolving is Too expensive:

The price to unlock a mega evolution is pretty steep, but I think it's "ok" for now.  However, It is still very expensive to re-mega a Pokemon.    Aside from the initial cost, Mega Pokemon cost a lot to maintain and players will quickly run out of mega energy.  It takes 1-2 Mega Raids to re-Mega a Pokemon, which makes them very hard to use.  Plus, with the end of summer, many people won't have the time to stock up on mega energy.   5)  Megas are seasonal:Also, It's very likely that there will different Megas featured for each month(s).  This means that players will run out of energy and won't be able to mega that Pokemon at all.  After a certain amount of time, the Mega will be useless.  Plus, with how difficult Mega Raids are, you can't just run out and do them like a 1 or 2 star raid, they would require planning which takes time.  And since Mega Raids are difficult, it will be very hard to stock up on mega energy.   

 6)  Change the requirements to Re-Mega evolve: Megas shouldn't need energy 

to re-evolve, but should use a cool down or "Walking Requirement".  A walking requirement is much better because most players can do it and it encourages people to stay healthy.   Otherwise, re-evolution cost should be severally reduced.  Like I said before, Megas are likely to be seasonal and most players won't be able to stores lots of energy.   

 7)  Where is the "Best Buddy" discount?: 

 Many players speculated that there would be a discount for "Best Buddies", but that does not appear to be the case.  

8)  There have to be alternate ways to get Mega Energy:  

Megas are likely to be seasonal, so we need alternate means to refuel our Megas.  More mega energy could be gotten from quests, berries, or walking with your best buddy.  Mega energy should be easier to get than candy, because candy creates a permanent change (i.e. evolution or lvl up) while mega energy only causes a temporary change.  

9)  Mega Rare Candy:  

Just like "Rare Candy", we should have rare mega energy that can be used for any mega.  This could be used as a weekly rewards or such.  

10)  More time to invite people to raids:  

Inviting people to raids is wonderful, but it can be difficult.  After you invite a friend, they usually only have a minute to respond.  This isn't enough time for most friends to notice, react and decide if they want to join.  Plus, technical errors make in harder to invite people and waste valuable time.   There needs to be an option for a longer lobby time.  

11)  Can't see how any people are in a distance raid:  

When I'm invited to a raid, I am unable to see how many people are already there.  So I often waste my raid pass on fights I can't win.  The Solution is Simple:  Let us see how many people are joining a raid no matter where you are.

12)  Return raid pass if you fail:  

Just like with the Team Rocket Radar, you should only use your raid pass if you win.  Many people won't even attempt a raid because they are afraid of loosing their pass for the day.  No one wants to waste their stuff.   

 These Raid Problems affect Mega Raids as well as so they should also be considered.  

In summary, I think Mega Evolution can be improved by:   

Decrease Mega raids to the level of a 4 star raid.  

Decrease Re-evolve cost with increased.

Decrease Mega candy cost for Re-evolution or remove it entirely.  

Make walking the main requirement to Re-evolve Megas.  

Alternate ways of making mega energy.  Such as berries, rare mega energy, quests, or walking with your buddy.  

Have the option for a longer Raid lobby.  

Return raid pass if you fail.  

Avatar VS Korra:  Disconnecting to a changing world.

Why do fans complain that there is too much technology in Legend of Korra?  

There have been a lot of fans who are unhappy with how much the world of LOK has technologically advanced in the last 70 years.  

While at the same time, other fans argue that major technological changes in 70 years is completely plausible, and sight recent history.  

The issue here is that people keep comparing LOK to real life. A story isn't meant to be 100% realistic; otherwise we'd have very few "happily ever after".

The real issue is that the world of Avatar has changed so much that many fans no longer feel connected to it. It's going back to a favorite restaurant and the menu has completely changed. Or picking up a favorite game, only to find the rules are so different that you can't play anymore.  

Regardless of how a franchise changes, there will always be people who feel confused or left out.  Fans should be empathetic toward each other, and not try to tear down someone just because they have a different opinion.  

Major changes in 70 years are completely realistic to our modern day, but that doesn’t mean it's enjoyable. If you asked an 80-yr-old what they thought of the present day, You'll find that many are unhappy with how much has changed and the struggle coping with that change.

LOK isn't reality. It's a story. And the main purpose of every story is to be enjoyed.

Avatar: Is Roku to blame for the War?

When something goes wrong in the world, people have a tendency to blame others; especially those in power.  In the United States for example, it's very common for people to blame the president for current problems, regardless on whether or not he/ she has any actual control over the problem.  

Likewise, people in the world of ATLA tend to blame the Avatar when something goes wrong.

The fire nation attacks; blame the Avatar.

People get hurt in a war; blame the Avatar.

Can't solve your own problems; blame the Avatar.

The Avatar's mission is to bring balance to the world.  However, the Avatar did not create the world's problems, and is ultimately not responsible for the actions of other people.

Like the janitor for the world, the Avatar cleans up messes and helps bring order to the world, but more often than not the janitor is blamed for the mess existing in the first place.  The irony is that if people cleaned up their own messes, there would be no need of a Janitor.

This brings me to the subject of Avatar Roku.  Many Avatar fans blame Roku for the 100 yr war, and Roku even blames himself.  

But is it really Roku's fault?  

Roku grew up in the Fire Nation with his best friend Sozin, eventually finding out he was the Avatar, and traveling across the world.  When Roku returned to the Fire Nation, Sozin told Roku his plans for world conquest which Roku immediately rejected.  Later, Sozin invaded Earth Kingdom territory for which Roku confronted and defeated Sozin.  Roku had given Sozin two warnings, and there would not be a third.  However, as soon as Roku died, Sozin renewed his plans for global domination.

Although fans and Roku himself blame him for the war, I can not fault him.  Roku saw a problem and did something about it.  He was decisive.   

Just because his wasn't able to prevent a war, doesn't mean he caused the War nor is he responsible for the actions of other.  (Sozin's an adult.  And can be responsible for his own actions.) 

Roku's actions were natural and reasonable.  Plus, most people don't think of murder as their first solution to everything.

(Seriously, execution isn't the only way to solve problems.)

On a similar note, companies do "preventative measures" to keep people safe.  However, people will still get hurt because no rules or regulations can protect stupid people from themselves.

The Avatar isn't some perfect person who can perfectly solve every problem.  (Say that 5 times fast).  They are a human being who is doing the best they can.  

Who is to blame?  It's an interesting question especially when there are multiple parties are involved.  On top of this is the "Scapegoat mentality" people have.  i.e.  If we can blame one person, then everyone else is in the clear.   But the answer to this is both simple and nuanced:  They are all to blame, but not equally.  

First is the Network.  Networks are responsible to make sure their content isn't dishonest or dangerous; that it isn't breaking the law or causing harm.  Many networks already have rules and regulations to guard against these problems, and can ban individuals or companies who break those rules.  Networks have a responsibility to keep their costumers/ viewers safe and they should be accountable if they didn't take or enforce precautions.  I'd say Networks have a Medium level of blame.  

Second, the Content Channel, Creators, or Content Farms have a very high level of blame, and should be accountable to both the networks and the viewers.  They are the source of the problem, and are directly responsible for the injury and harm they cause.  Even if they don't create the content themselves, they are still promoting it and have an equal share in the blame.   Networks on the other hand are only responsible if they didn't try to prevent hazardous content, or if they promoted it.  

Lastly, we have the viewers.   There is an old saying:  "Fool me once, shame on you.  Fool me twice, shame on me."   Most of the victims fall into this first part, and are often the young or unexperienced.  Unless a person was intentionally being stupid, you can't blame them for getting coned.   A thief is still responsible for their actions, regardless of how many precautions the victim makes.  

The Viewers have a very low amount of blame, but the do have a responsibility.  A responsibility to blow the whistle on these dishonest and dangerous content.  A network isn't all knowing, and it relies on heir viewers to help them find rule breakers.  Networks and victims will sue, but the rest of us can be the eyes in the sky.  Viewers can and should call out bad content, warn their neighbors, and hold these creators, channels, or even networks responsible for their actions.  

A while back there were a lot of YouTubers talking about what they would do if they were a Pokemon Gym Leader.  This made me start thinking about what I would do as a Gym Leader and what my badge would look like.

I decided that my gym badge would look like a fusion of the three legendary beasts.  Even if this fusion wasn’t a real Pokemon, I could still have statues of it outside my gym.  

This 4th legendary beast also represents part of the burnt tower story as well as being a fusion.  Raikou represents the lightning that struck the tower.  Entei represents the fire that engulfed the tower.  Suicune represents the rain that put out the fire.  The 4th beast represents the steam that came from the tower and the clear sky.  And finally, Ho oh represents the rainbow.  

If he were a real Pokemon he would be the Fire/ Water type to represent steam, have have some interesting abilities from being a fusion.  He would be known as the “Cloud Walking Pokemon” and have the ability “Cloud Walker” and the secret ability “Thunder god”.  

Cloud Walker:  Makes the Pokemon resistant to flying-type moves and immune to ground-type moves.  

Thunder God:  Electric attacks are increased by 1.5, this Pokemon cannot get paralyzed, is immune to electric attacks, and if it is hit with an electric attack then its special Atk increases.  

Slightly Morbid Pokedex Entry:  This Pokemon can fly through the sky by walking on clouds.  It eats clouds in order to power the cumulus cloud on its back, and is well known for hunting Swablu.  

Design:  He is heavily inspired by the mythical “Pixiu” from China.  The Pixiu is a god of wealth, which goes nicely with Pokemon “Gold” and “Silver”.  He is also insipired by Shisas, Foo Dogs, and other dragon dogs.  The cumulus could on his back can darken into a storm cloud, or grow into a cumulonimbus cloud.  

Colors:  The design on the left is the normal version, while the one on the right is the shiny.  The colors in the normal version are inspired by the daytime and a Mountain Lion, while the shiny is inspired by the night and a black panther.  

Bionicle

Where Wisdom and Valor fail, all that remains is faith.  And it can overcome all

Avatar:  Only there for the group photo

One question I often see is:  

“Why are Katara and Zuko so underused/ weak in the “Legend of Korra’?”

The answer is quite simple:  Fan service.  

Bryke wanted the Aang Gang to be in LoK for fan service, but didn't want them to get in the way of other characters.   Therefore Toph, Zuko, and Katara are present but are almost useless.  

Which feels out-of-character for them, and frustrating for the fans when pre-established characters do nothing to help.  

The Final evolution of my Avatar Sub-Elements/ Sub-Bending Chart. (hopefully)

How would a person actually find out they have the ability to bloodend and if it's possible to know without training to do it.

Of the four bending arts Waterbending is most versatile and adaptable. After all, it is the Element of Change.

Waterbending is also the only element where most people can learn ALL the subtypes. (Provided they spend the time to learn.)

So to answer your first question: Most waterbenders have the ability to bloodbend but also need three things:

A deep understanding of the body and its anatomy, which is usually gained after becoming an expect healer.

Immense bending strength. Bloodbending works by dominating the water and Chi in another person’s body. A bloodbender must be strong enough to overcome their victim's Chi.

The Full Moon. Most waterbenders do not have the strength to overcome another person's Chi, therefore they need the added strength coming from the full moon in order to bloodbend.

All in all, bloodbending is a master level ability which can only be learned by very strong or master waterbenders.

As to your second question: 'Can someone know bloodbend without training?"

Answer: No. Bloodbending requires too much skill to be done by accident. (Just like you can't accidently do Calculus.) It's a skill that has to be learned and developed.

Apologies for taking so long to reply.