Announcement ND Uber Announcements and Player Surveys Results

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This thread will be used for general announcements and survey results. For any questions, you can PM me or Bobsican.

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2 May 2024 Survey Results, Post-Xerneas Ban

Survey results​

Thanks again to everyone who participated in the survey! We received a total of 39 votes with 12 people that reached the threshold to be eligible as qualified voters. As a criteria for qualified users we selected people who got past round 4 of National Dex Ubers Spring Seasonal and that had an alt among the top 50 users on the ladder.

Here are the results, with values ranging from 1 to 10, representing low and high satisfaction respectively.

• Average: 7.7 and 7.2, We observe an increase in satisfaction compared to the previous survey, where we had scores of 7.75 and 6.5, respectively. Therefore, Xerneas ban has brought more stability and enjoyment to the metagame.

Now, the focus shifts to specific cases. It is important to note that a rating of 1 indicates a situation where no tiering action is required, while a rating of 10 suggests immediate action. Total votes are displayed in blue, while qualified ones are shown in green.

Terastallization

• Average: 6 and 5.6 for what regards Terastallization. This is the highest number reached in this survey, indicating that the player base still has concerns about Terastallization, with Zygarde-Complete and Zacian-Crowned being the most prominent abusers of this mechanic.

Zygarde-Complete

• Average: 4.74 and 3.9. The playerbase appears to accept Zygarde's presence in the meta. No action will be taken towards Zygarde, especially considering its role in checking many threats in the current metagame.

Zacian-Crowned

• Average: 4.77 and 4.1. The results for Zacian-C are close to those of Zygarde-C for both general and qualified users. Therefore, no action is currently required.

Shadow Tag

• Average: 5 and 5.6. Several concerns have been raised after Koraidon ban regarding the impact of Shadow Tag on the metagame, with Gothitelle representing the primary user. The qualified votes indicate show some discontent toward what is considered unhealthy in several metagames. With Terastallization currently being the main target under consideration, Shadow Tag represents the next concern on the list.

Given the results of the survey, we encourage everyone to discuss Terastallization in the metagame thread here.

As a final comment, Last Respect was mentioned three times as feedback from users. Although it's not currently considered ban-worthy, the council will be keeping an eye on it in the future.


If you have any questions feel free to ask in the National Dex Ubers discord here, or PM me or Bobsican.

 

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Runo has stepped down from their position on the council. We thank them for their contributions!

Additionally, bumboclaat has joined the council! Welcome!

 

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Eledyr has joined the council again! Welcome back!

 

[Bobsican]

We are in the process of revamping the metagame resources, and as such the thread is open for sample team submissions!
If you have a team you feel confident on its optimization and usage at high level, please submit such teams in detail to that thread to then be considered.