What annoys you about hacks?

[Spherical Ice]

4th and 5th generation tiles in GBA. It looks out of place and tacky.

This, and when all hacks have to go by are graphics. And that's it.

 

[Chimchar 9]

When hacks are in a foreign language, but the scripts look very cool and interesting and you don't understand what they're saying. -_-

 

[Bisharp]

I hate texter talk and abbreviations that are unneccessary like 'LOL AWESHUM' and bad grammar. I can understand with Pokemon Naranja, Never Black/White's grammar errors since they're translated. I also dislike undeveloped fakemon. I don't mind if there wasn't much effort put into the hack, since poor and glitchy hacks like Pokemon GIR Green are worth a laugh or two.

 

[EdensElite]

It really REALLY annoys me when people replace starters with other ordinary pokemon like Nuemel...Who would want a Charmander when you can have a Nuemel...

 

[Chiar]

Almost all hacks with ugly, custom tiles from overused rombases annoy me. I personally adore default FR and Emerald tiles.

 

[Magik Mudkip]

What i HATE about hacks is that most of them aren't even finished. You really start to like the game, and once you beat the 3rd gym leader, the game is over (Pokemon Naranja) I have only found one complete hack so far and thats Pokemon Flora Sky.

 

[anthony3331]

I hate bad(glitchy) scripts it ruins the game. :(

 

[Bolens]

Seeing the same tiles over and over again...I'm really getting annoyed with how many people are using ROM bases just so there hack looks good. It is like cheating their way to get good graphics! They need to put work into their hack, not have someone else do it all for them! Oh well, whatever... Other than that, just grammar and boring storyline.

 

[marcc5m]

Seeing the same tiles over and over again...I'm really getting annoyed with how many people are using ROM bases just so there hack looks good. It is like cheating their way to get good graphics! They need to put work into their hack, not have someone else do it all for them! Oh well, whatever... Other than that, just grammar and boring storyline.

You're forgetting that the whole game is a ROM base.
So by that logic even the default tiles are "cheating".

 

[Sarcastic Prince]

1/the WHITE SCREEN that i mostly get from fireRed hacks but only sometimes with ruby hacks.
2/too many fireRed hacks.

the white screen problem really bugs me.cause i cant play fireRed hacks.

These are not issues.
White screens can be fixed easily.

Too many FR hacks is not an issue, either.

When hacks are in a foreign language, but the scripts look very cool and interesting and you don't understand what they're saying. -_-

That's what translators are for. (For example, myself)

Seeing the same tiles over and over again...I'm really getting annoyed with how many people are using ROM bases just so there hack looks good. It is like cheating their way to get good graphics! They need to put work into their hack, not have someone else do it all for them! Oh well, whatever... Other than that, just grammar and boring storyline.

Oh, is that a problem? Graphics, are the least important aspect in a hack,
unless it is a Ruby or an Emerald hack. (Those ugly trees really need to be changed) Or else, I won't regard it as an issue.
And is using Rombases an issue too? If the Rombase is not overused, it's fine. Also, Rombases are public, so you're not "cheating".
Grammar? A lot of people have bad grammar. That's what grammar correctors are for. (For example, myself)

 

[Charizardguy]

What annoys me is how people get part way through a hack, close their hack then a few days later start a new one. Why couldn't they just continue their last one? Or even make touches to it?

 

[aperso]

when bugs that are impossble to fix happen.

 

[Liquid Twilight]

For me it would have to be badly drawn or undeveloped fakemon (as said before). I feel if you are going to create a fakemon, put your heart into it an develop a personality for it.

I don't particularly like unfinished hacks because I love playing them and when I get to the end i'm always sad, but obviously that is how things go.

I don't mind there being a lack of 4th and 5th gen tools and hacks because I haven't fully gotten used to using gen 3 tools yet.

But i'm going to jump on the bandwagon here and say bad grammar is a huge dislike. If I am playing a hack and I see constant bad grammar it makes me quit because it gives the appearance of a sloppy and uncaring job (even if the hack is far from it).

phew, I think thats me for now.

 

[Eurashal]

Eh, got a fair amount.

1 - Bad grammar. Self-explanatory.
2 - Poorly translated hacks. Which can ruin what could be a great hack.
3 - Tile errors. In betas, it's fine (to an extent) since it's not going to be properly finished then, but in a hack advertised as complete I don't like it.
4 - Overuse of swear words. I'm fine with swearing if it's not forced and overused.
5 - Poorly sprited Fakemon. I'm actually ok with Fakemon if they're sprited well. But I could see a Fakemon with a good design, yet poorly sprited.

That's it game wise. Community wise though:

6 - Those who refuse to play a hack because it's using a specific game (mostly Fire Red).
7 - Those who refuse to play a hack that's not a specific game (again, mostly Fire Red).

 

[Cyndaquil312]

Eh, got a fair amount.

1 - Bad grammar. Self-explanatory.
2 - Poorly translated hacks. Which can ruin what could be a great hack.
3 - Tile errors. In betas, it's fine (to an extent) since it's not going to be properly finished then, but in a hack advertised as complete I don't like it.
4 - Overuse of swear words. I'm fine with swearing if it's not forced and overused.
5 - Poorly sprited Fakemon. I'm actually ok with Fakemon if they're sprited well. But I could see a Fakemon with a good design, yet poorly sprited.

That's it game wise. Community wise though:

6 - Those who refuse to play a hack because it's using a specific game (mostly Fire Red).
7 - Those who refuse to play a hack that's not a specific game (again, mostly Fire Red).

I couldn't put it it better myself. but there's a couple things I'd add to the list...

Hacks that instantly add "DP or BW pokemon" yeah, thy're the current pokemon, but more and more lately, I personally feel that 1st, 2nd, and 3rd (especially 3rd, every one seems to strongly dislike them) generation pokemon are being... neglected, for lack of a better term, again, especially 3rd generation (hard to come by in official games, and has yet to see it's own official re-make).

tiles that don't match, like a stump that is detailed, yet they keep the standard FR/LG tree trunks.

 

[Maxim]

1. Unfinishment (finished hacks can be count on fingers...)
2. Blatant canon contradictions (like, if not the "Lance's child" thing, Prism would be perfect to me)
3. User Easter Eggs (almost every hacker wants to hide some form of himself [and his friends] in his hack, even in GSC remakes and other "canonish" hacks)
4. Lame, annoying, tiresome characters (*ekhm*SG's Carlos*ekhm) and hoardes of forced rivals.
5. Fakemon (especially the poorly sprited ones. But I'm not a fan of Fakemon hacks at all)
6. Poor spriting in general
7. Lack of user tiles (fan-made regions that look exactly like Kanto/Hoenn don't really get me) and, on the contrary, overuse of ROM Bases (those get annoying too, especially those DS-imitating tiles) or Project Gaytinum Platinum tiles in Johto remakes.
8. Stupid starters
9. Hackers forcibly making their hacks "harder" than the real game
10. The "random adjective + color/stone/other material" naming scheme (like ShadowTopaz, SunnyOrange etc.)
11. That to find a potentially good hack I must dive through tens of mediocre ones... Everyone's pet peeve.

 

[Articuno23]

- Bad spelling/grammar
- Bad Fakemon (Poor sprites, overpowered and too many fakemon in the game)
- Also when they use existing icons for fakemon (e.g. Sienna has plusle for a bug type)
- Tile errors
- An unclear/ undeveloped storyline
- Poor Map design (i.e. Layouts)

 

[Jazzles]

Everything, grammar, bad scripting, bad tiles etc..

And especially that ... Town looks like Pallet Town.
If you get what I mean.

 

[HACKERXIDE]

Having to start over, it really sucks.

 

[Fortunado]

Adding in Generation IV/V or Fakemon into the gmae. It removes some of the original Pokémon.

In my hack, all 386 will be available.