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Pokémon Vortex is a free online Pokémon RPG. Created back in 2008 in memory of it's predecessor; [[Pokémon Crater]] Battle Arena. | Pokémon Vortex is a free online Pokémon RPG. Created back in 2008 in memory of it's predecessor; [[Pokémon Crater]] Battle Arena. | ||
Over the years, it has built up a fan base of millions, from the game itself, to it's numerous social media pages.<div style="float:right">[[File:Logo.png|thumb|Current Home Image]]</div> | Over the years, it has built up a fan base of millions, from the game itself, to it's numerous social media pages.<div style="float:right">[[File:Logo.png|thumb|Current Home Image]]</div> | ||
Before [[Version 2]] closed down, it had 2.8 million registered users within the database who had | Before [[Version 2]] closed down, it had 2.8 million registered users within the database who had accumulatively caught over 70 million Pokémon. | ||
As the game progresses, it gets updated in version numbers when there are big changes. This number does not change, however, every time a small update occurs such as a feature revamp or a new Pokémon added. | As the game progresses, it gets updated in version numbers when there are big changes. This number does not change, however, every time a small update occurs such as a feature revamp or a new Pokémon added. | ||
With the game currently in [[Version | With the game currently in [[Version 4]], it has just under one million registered members. <div style="float:left; margin:10px;">__TOC__</div> | ||
Pokémon Vortex sees [[updates]] all year round from new features, to [[events]]. Events can vary from random in-game tasks to obtain a Pokémon's form to random give-aways on the [[chatroom]] or social media pages. | Pokémon Vortex sees [[updates]] all year round from new features, to [[events]]. Events can vary from random in-game tasks to obtain a Pokémon's form to random give-aways on the [[chatroom]] or social media pages. | ||
==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
Currently, Pokémon Vortex is running on [[Version 4]]. | |||
Currently, Pokémon Vortex is running | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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====Version 1.8==== | ====Version 1.8==== | ||
<div style="float:right;">[[File:Version1.8home page.jpg|thumb|Version 1.8's Home Page]]</div> | <div style="float:right;">[[File:Version1.8home page.jpg|thumb|Version 1.8's Home Page]]</div> | ||
[[Version 1.8]] was the first huge update added to Pokémon Vortex in late 2010 | [[Version 1.8]] was the first huge update added to Pokémon Vortex in late 2010. It brought in many new features and tweaks to old ones such as purchasable Pokémon in the Pokémart, event battles and seasonal events for exclusive Pokémon. Notable Pokémon brought into v1.8 are; [[Celebi (Eternal)]], [[Stantler (Christmas)]], [[Dratinire]], [[Dratinice]] and [[Dratinilic]] along with the entirety of Generation IV Pokémon. | ||
v1.8 seen the addition of many new NPC battles to obtain badges such as the Unova League, Orange Islands and many pre-set event battles based on Villains of the original games and Anime, for example, Team Rocket and Team Magma. | |||
[[Sidequests]] and achievements were among the many updated included with v1.8 which were well received by the player community although the Sidequests were only available up to the end of Kanto. | |||
Mid-version 1.8 had the addition of the mobile mirror site as an update and was the only way to obtain the three previously unobtainable Dratini forms. | |||
===Version 2=== | ===Version 2=== | ||
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===Version 3=== | ===Version 3=== | ||
<div style="float:right;">[[File:Version3home page.jpg|thumb|Version 3's Home Page]]</div> | |||
[[Version 3]] was a new start for Pokémon Vortex. All data from the previous versions was reset in an effort to revive the games loyal player base and eradicate the damage done over the years by people automating battles and various things to storm the leaderboards. | |||
With the game starting a-fresh, it gave development a chance to add certain things with more ease than would have been with tens of millions of Pokémon in the database. One of those things being gender assignment to Pokémon which led to gender based evolution. | |||
The biggest addition to v3 was the clan system that was implemented. It allows players to create and join teams of 2 - 400 Players and compete with other clans in dominance of the Top Clans leaderboard which is similar to that of the Top Trainer leaderboard except it would contribute the entire clan members towards its total points. Clans were closed down on 10th April 2016 to be restructured for v4 based on community feedback and development ideas.<sup>[[http://forums.pokemon-vortex.com/topic/43-important-information-regarding-current-clans/ ?]]</sup> | |||
The lottery which was a feature from v1 through to v2 was removed from v3 with the notice | |||
* ''The Lottery is currently unavailable while v3 is in BETA.'' | |||
There was a lot of confusion about the lottery as to when it would return but it had been stated on the forums by Administration that it was being reworked as a fully automatic system for v4 ''(It was manually drawn monthly from v1 onwards)'' | |||
Another big change to v3 was the addition of Day/Night time on the maps which allowed the user to set their time preference in their account options and search the maps for Pokémon in the day or at night. Pokémon differ based on the time of day, for example, Murkrow can only be found in the night while Latias can only be found during the day. | |||
===Version 4=== | ===Version 4=== | ||
<div style="float:right;">[[File:Version4home page.jpg|thumb|Version 4's Home Page]]</div> | |||
[[Version 4]] was released on November 13th 2017 and came with many new features, improvements and fixes. The biggest addition was that of [[PokéBay]], an auction system that allows players to auction their Pokémon, [[Items]], [[Promo Codes]] and [[Avatars]]. | |||
Another big change was the entire UI of the website. It was redesigned to give it a more modern and sleek look as while still keeping a similarity to the original UI adopted from Pokémon Crater as this has always been an important factor when developing the website. | |||
One of the most anticipated additions by the players was the introduction of generation 7 Pokémon with a lot of speculation leading up to the release on how [[Ultra Beast|Ultra Beasts]] would be obtainable. | |||
The release of v4 came with multiple in-game hints at upcoming updates too with placeholders for future features not yet available such as saved teams, achievements and a publicly available API which was explained on the game dashboard in the version overview with the following: | |||
{{ quote | With the release of v4 and even more so, the wait some of you have had to endure for v4, it has been decided to take a new approach on version changes and updates in general. Starting now, updates will be released as they are made and completed rather than storing ideas to build one large update for a version shift. | |||
If you don't undertand what this means, just think of it as there will be more updates, smaller but more often. }} | |||
===Mobile Version=== | ===Mobile Version=== | ||
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==Community== | ==Community== | ||
===Forums=== | ===Forums=== | ||
[[File:Forums.png|thumb|Pokémon Vortex's Forums front page]] | |||
The [[forums]] is one of the main community sources for Pokémon Vortex and has seen many changes over the years. | The [[forums]] is one of the main community sources for Pokémon Vortex and has seen many changes over the years. | ||
With a small moderating team consisting of less than 10 people at a time, it has progressively got less active due to people preferring to use the alternative methods of communication such as the [[chatroom]]. | With a small moderating team consisting of less than 10 people at a time, it has progressively got less active due to people preferring to use the alternative methods of communication such as the [[chatroom]]. | ||
[[Version 1]]'s forums, which was completed and running before the game was, had 230,000 registered users before it was wiped and reset for the release of [[Version 3]]. | [[Version 1]]'s forums, which was completed and running before the game was, had 230,000 registered users before it was wiped and reset for the release of [[Version 3]]. | ||
The main draw to the forums is it's guides, closely followed by it's [[trade]] sub-forum. Thousands of unregistered people use the forums daily for it's detailed guides on how to play the game and where/how you can get certain Pokémon/[[Items]]. | The main draw to the forums is it's guides, closely followed by it's [[trade]] sub-forum. Thousands of unregistered people use the forums daily for it's detailed guides on how to play the game and where/how you can get certain Pokémon/[[Items]]. | ||
===Chatroom=== | ===Chatroom=== | ||
Main Article : [[Chatroom]] | Main Article : [[Chatroom]] |