*[Quest: The Shady Thief]*



The player begins the quest when they chance (or hear about it in a rumor or something) upon a small factory. The player can walk in and take a look around, but will be stopped by the owner of the factory who is in quite a rut.

Apparently, the factory is a small, family owned Pokeball manufacturer, and just recently someone stole a very important blueprint to a new Pokeball.

The owner asks the player to help out and then sends them to the ground floor of the factory to 'ask' the employees if they saw anything. The ground floor will have wild Pokemon battles and there are seven trainers in all to battle. Battling 4 of them will get the player the information they need, but battling all seven will get the player an extra reward afterward.

The story: [A couple nights ago, factory workers noticed a shady-looking man standing by the forest's edge watching the building. They have not seen him since the robbery.]

Returning to the owner will complete the first part of the quest.

Reward (Four Trainers): 5 Greatballs

Reward (Seven Trainers): 5 Greatballs, 2,000 [Insert Currency Here]

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The owner sends the player next to a back room where a security guard is waiting. There is a vault on the far side of the room, opened, where the theft took place. A Mightyena will engage the player if they try to walk by and into the vault, and the guard warns against this, as the Mightyena is very strong (kinda like a mid-boss). The thief took down the Mightyena when they stole the blueprints, and the Mightyena is still angry about it. So the player really has no choice but to fight the Pokemon. When they beat it, the player goes into the vault and looks around, and eventually finds some "white powder" on the ground near one of the shelves, and some "bits of blue paper". The guard, after talking with him again, will direct the player behind the factory and through a thick maze of woods to a cave, where a type of white rock rests. It might be where the Shady Man has been hiding....

After a trip through a forest and a 2 level cave system the player comes across the Shady Man and begins to battle him. When they win the Shady Man drops a scrap of blue paper and reveals that the Mightyena took him by surprise during the theft and tore the paper up. In his haste to leave, the theft dropped the paper scraps on his way to his hideout. Not that he cares anymore, as his only goal was to insure the new Pokeball will never be made. The player then returns to the owner with the news.

Reward: 2,000 [Insert Currency Here], and maybe some player XP.

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The player speaks to the owner again, who states how overjoyed he is that nobody got the Pokeball blueprints. The player then has to go on a search for the last remaining pieces of the blueprints; one hidden in each of the three locations (the factory (in a sub-basement level), the forest and the cave). Clues and hints will help the player out a bit. When they have all the pieces they will (try) to return to the owner only to find the Shady Man challenging them to one last battle for all the blueprint scraps. The Shady man will be stronger this time around, and have more Pokemon.  So, blahblahblah, the player beats the Shady Man and then returns to the owner who is so happy and crap that his blueprints are safe and sound in several pieces.

Rewards: 5,000 [Currency], Player XP, and a small, strange tin coin

The owner explains that when the new Pokeball is ready, the player can come back and exchange the tin coin for the Pokeball and any number afterward (the first is free, the rest aren't) for testing purposes. And with a final goodbye, the player leaves the factory and the quest is over.

...BUT WAIT(!) THERE'S MOAR!1!


The Shady Man

One of the Players on a Scooter

The Shady Man and Player (without a Scooter) in a dramatic confrontational scene!



....

And then, because I did a badass job on the floor tiles and conveyor belts, there's THIS.       (Ignore the white rectangle thing.  )

*/So you wanna get on the Pre-Beta 2.0 List\*
[~A Guide~]
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Time's counting down fellow PU members, and that list for the Pre-Beta isn't going to stay open forever. If you've already got your slot then turn away, this guide isn't for you. However, if you're one of the tens of new members clamoring to get your rightful place on that Pre-Beta List, then you need to park your butt right there and listen up! This guide's for you.

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[~Important Things To Remember~]


(o) Nobody on this site really cares that you played Pokemon Crater, Pokemon World Online, or any other Pokemon MMO. Really. I don't care, the PU Team doesn't care, nobody cares. So don't mention it, unless you are on a forum designed to talk about those sites.

(o) This and this should be read before anything else. Mr_Dark did not just put them up for giggles chuckles.
No excuses either, as they'll be above every thread on the forum. 

(o) There was a great invention created some time ago called a Search Bar. Use is, and your chances of getting one of the Pre-Beta invites increases, but we'll get into that later.

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[~The Dos and Don'ts~]

Your posts on the forum can either make you or break you. I'm going to go through some tips, rules, and even examples to help show you what's going to either get you the banhammer, or a spot on that list you've been hearing so much about.


[The Do's]


1) Be active but not stupid. If you just clicked on a topic with, say, five or six pages worth of replies already, it would be a good thing to go back and read not only the first post, but also the ones that come after it. This way, you don't look like a moron sprouting off things that have already been asks, picked apart, and/or verified.

2) Type correctly. It's a sad thing when second-language English speakers can type better than first-language ones. No this isn't school, no this isn't a letter to your grandmother, but trust me when I say that if you put in the effort to type using the basic rules of grammar in every one of your posts, you come off sounding much more mature. And maturity, I might add, is something the PU Team is looking for.

3) Don't be afraid to speak your (marginally intelligent) thoughts. If someone has an idea you don't like, pick it apart (without insulting the poster). If someone asks for help on expanding their idea, don't be afraid too. Insight is something the PU Team is looking for. If you agree with everything a poster says/thinks up/suggests, then it sways towards the idea that you're just posting to post, or build a reputation of being a 'nice person.'

Remember, a closed pre-beta is not just a ticket to have fun, we are looking for serious feedback and testing.

4) It's not just in the Pokemon Discussion you can show your worth. There are a number of topics in other sections that give way to the opportunity of building that chance of being put on the list. Nobody said you have to look in the PU threads specifically to post. Branch out a bit.

[Example]+

Topic: "I think we should be able to see the Pokemon before we battle them."

Response: "I don't like that idea. The game screen might lag more and it'll cause a lot of cluttering onscreen. Plus the number of sprites the PU Team would have to make."

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[The Don'ts]


1) Beg. Nothing will get you farther from that list then begging. In fact, given the times you try to pull this kind of crap, you might find yourself banned from the game entirely.

2) Ask stupid questions. Yes, I said it. There is such a thing. Questions such as: "Is this going to be a multiplayer game," or "Are there going to be Pokemon in this game," or even, "can i plz be on teh list."

3) Reposting topics. This goes back to the Search Bar feature. The Team wants to finish working on the game/have a life, not have to deal with deleting your posts. You can always just go reply to posts of the subject that have already been made. You do not need to have discovered the 'bestest Pokemon idea evar' to get on the list. Trust me. Calm down, the Beta isn't for another couple months. You have (some) time.

4) Don't keep posting on a topic already deemed a repost of something else. If the admins haven't already locked/deleted it for God knows what reason, don't keep bumping it. Agreeing with a lazy post is just as bad as posting it in the first place. It's a waste of your time, and will not get you on the list.


[Example]-


Topic: "i thnk id b colz 2 see the pokemon befor we batlet them id be sewper uniqe an not lyke pokemon crter"

Response: "omg thts a good idea  "

...That reminds me. The overly excessive use of smileys in the posts are a good way to NOT get on the list.

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[~Ending~]


At the end of the post, the only thing keeping you off that list is yourself. Follow the rules set in this guide and you'll be on that list before you know it.

I'd like to point out that I am not on the PU Team, nor did I consult them before making this guide. I am, however, already on the list, and have a general idea of what they are desperately looking for.

I hope you enjoyed this guide and I look forward to beating seeing you all in the Pre-Beta.