[Rewards] updating the level 10 trainer name dealio, and! reset! (Patreon)

hello because the last one was so late it's time for another one of these but this time on time because time is as relative to itself as i was late before

for all of the wonderfully generous patrons who pledged or upped during my month-long death that was once called october:

• everyone has been added to the credits list, but please let me know if you want to be subtracted from it, or carried over under a different name
• forum accounts where applicable and also found have been supported to the supporter status
• other stuff. higher tier rewards. pls message  me. trainer names if you haven't already submitted one.. pls message me. just. do me a talk. it's ok.

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ok, now it's time for this post to get funky. and not the 'ame says normal things in a ridiculous' way kind of funky... probably.

so, here's what's happening
currently as many of you know, the level 10 tier is a be-a-trainer-in-the-game tier, and also as possibly less of you know, previously i said that i might end up putting some of those trainers into the battle tower instead.
well fuck that
this 'might' business
this wishywashy existence bordering between the main stories of our pasts, and the postgame of our future... are we minun or are we men?!
so we're redefining where that tier is going for now, and it's definitely going explicitly to the battle tower. 

also! i am resetting the tier. meaning! if you have already submitted a trainer to be in the game, you can now submit... another one!

watch out! this post is Q&A styled now!

Q: Why?

A: because Q&A is much more readable and also i just thought of it and am impulsive

Q: No, why this change? Why now?

A: oh. well, as you hopefully know we already finished the main game, so only postgame is left. for better or worse, there probably aren't going to be that many new overworld trainers in postgame mainly because there are fewer natural new areas for them to be in, and the existing areas that are likely to update (i.e reborn city) are already oversaturated events. we can only go on injecting trainers into the existing game for so long, and while there are some areas that could use some more attention still, the set of what we have stocked up from y'all will more than cover it. 

also, we're now in postgame, and postgame means battle tower, and battle tower means we need a fuckload of trainers for it! it sort of works out. we were planning this for a little but now that cass has actually got battle towers functioning under a working system, we can actively implement this. cass is planning to make a Bigger Post about all the battle tower stuff once she actually finishes her part of that, so you'll have to wait for more details on that side of thing until after she does the stuff. 

Q: So if I already have a trainer in game, I can submit another trainer name for the battle tower?

A:  yes. please do. we need a lot.

Q: What if I submitted a trainer name for the game, but it hasn't been put in yet? 

A: if it is not in game in e18, there is a good chance it is in game in e19 already. but if it is not in game in e19 yet, then i should have it written down so it will be in game in e19 eventually, regardless of this change or if you submit a battle tower trainer. basically, all past trainers will be honored no matter what. you can also ask me if you're not sure if you're trainer has been put in yet.

Q: What if I'm in the Level 10 tier, but haven't submitted a name yet?

A: Now's the time to do it. It will be put into the main game as a normal trainer. I'm willing to figure stuff out later if necessary too but for the sake of minimizing confusion, I would strongly prefer if you got your trainer names in this month! Please do not hesitate to hit me the fucc up

Q: How will the Level 25 tier work with this change?

A: more or less the same. you will still be able to pick some details for your battle tower trainer such as start/end text, what pokemon you can have (does not need to be limited to any number now!), and your trainer class, but specific sets and naturally location will no longer be feasible.

Q: Can I submit the same name for the battle tower as my in game trainer?

A: yes, valid! the only thing is i will probably ask that you keep your same trainer class, too. for all of the battle tower trainers that are not submitted by you guys, i plan on carrying forward other trainers from the region, so this would be right in line with that. 

Q: W-what kinds of names are acceptable? T-there, I asked it, so will you please put the gun down? 

A: i will not, but what a coincidence, i was just wanting to answer this exact question, so i am so glad you asked! just like with the trainer names, any name is fine as long as it could reasonably be a given first name that wouldn't break the player's immersion from them being like "wtf kind of name is shadowsnek55" or whatever.

Q: When does this change take effect?

A: December. Anyone pledging or upping during November will still be able to get a trainer in game normally, but after that, it's all battle tower all day.
I will be pre-emptively updating the reward tier listing on the patron so that new patrons know what to expect as of December, but I will still be accepting trainer names despite. 

so act fast, before they're all gone!
or something.

Q: When can I start throwing battle tower trainer names at you, and how should I do so?

A: is it too confusing to just do it now? ... maybe. but, millennials these days are so impatient.... i'm impatient too, so let's just do it now.
anyway, please comment here or send me a message through patron to submit a battle tower trainer name. discord dm is technically an option, but i would prefer here to minimize the risk of anything slipping through the cracks. 

Q: Bye!

A: that's not a ques-- o-oh, um.. bye i guess?