The Democracy setting on "Twitch Plays Pokemon" has changed the nature of the game. "Twitch Plays Pokemon" is an interesting social experiment, and the Democracy setting is not what the experiment should be. It makes it boring and slow, and is primarily there just for the people that have no interest in waiting and watching, but want to do everything perfectly. The Anarchy setting allows the community that has built up around this game to actually cohesively work together, which it has been able to do. Sure, it has not been quick, but that is not the point. The point is seeing if a mass of tens of thousands of people can simultaneously control something, and not to vote on every single move. And the fact is, the members of this new community have managed to make an immense amount of progress in this game. The Democracy setting is killing the spirit of "Twitch Plays Pokemon," and the constant fighting for control between the Anarchy and Democracy factions has slowed the flow of the game even more than it had been previously. Get rid of Democracy, and reinstate Anarchy, in the name of the spirit of the experiment, this new community, the Helix Fossil, and the irony of this petition.
The sheer weight of this support proves that true chaos is the only way forward for Twitch Plays Pokemon. These bureaucrats running the stream need to stop coddling the weak and abandon this pathetic Democracy setting immediately.
Reached 100 supporters
February 20, 2014
92 Comments
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Mike Reeds
12 years ago
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I'd say get rid of it entirely. The only problem would be the safari zone and I think I heard about him making it so the safari zone will allow infinite steps, so overall I think it just ruins the game and clutters the chat.
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Dan
12 years ago
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Stop the voting, it is extremely annoying and makes some people forced to not put in their instructions, thus reducing the amount of fun and usefulness of people. As Kai said it should only be certain times that it should even be considered, but at those time is when we should be able to vote, not all of the time.
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Brick Yost
12 years ago
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How 'bout no. Think about it. If it wasn't for democracy, we would still be stuck IN THAT HELIX-FORSAKEN MAZE. Lord Helix gave us democracy for a reason, but he wants us to use it sparingly, only when the situation commands it. Helix want us to use anarchy most of the time, but democracy makes sure we aren't stuck for all eternity and begin to lose faith in him. Also, when we don't use democracy in vital situations, he punishes us for not using the gift he has graciously given us. RIP 3CKO, you will be missed. Let Helix be with you. If sources are correct, than we can get Hitmonchan to avenge him, but if you don't use the gift Helix has given us, than we will lose another ally to quickly.
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Eric
12 years ago
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Democracy ruins what this whole challenge is about. If it takes us a week to get out of a maze, so be it. If the stream dies, so be it.
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monika
12 years ago
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Seriously, democracy removes the ridicule and thus the fun. Please make anarchy the only option.
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Nidoking
12 years ago
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The chat is now hidden by scripts, and even though, filled with discussion over which system is better. Before this, where anarchy was the only option, everyone was trying to hatch a plan through lots of links to imgur, interacting even if they did follow or not. Not to talk about how different the feeling is when goals are reached/failed from the unexpected results, in contrast with methodical commands that are both slow and boring. Heck, I bet most of us came to see how much time this chaos will need to complete the game, and not to beat the game in an orderly fashion like any LP we may find elsewhere. Hope this helps.
The Democracy setting on "Twitch Plays Pokemon" has changed the nature of the game. "Twitch Plays Pokemon" is an interesting social experiment, and the Democracy setting is not what the experiment should be. It makes it boring and slow, and is primarily there just for the people that have no interest in waiting and watching, but want to do everything perfectly. The Anarchy setting allows the community that has built up around this game to actually cohesively work together, which it has been able to do. Sure, it has not been quick, but that is not the point. The point is seeing if a mass of tens of thousands of people can simultaneously control something, and not to vote on every single move. And the fact is, the members of this new community have managed to make an immense amount of progress in this game. The Democracy setting is killing the spirit of "Twitch Plays Pokemon," and the constant fighting for control between the Anarchy and Democracy factions has slowed the flow of the game even more than it had been previously. Get rid of Democracy, and reinstate Anarchy, in the name of the spirit of the experiment, this new community, the Helix Fossil, and the irony of this petition.
The sheer weight of this support proves that true chaos is the only way forward for Twitch Plays Pokemon. These bureaucrats running the stream need to stop coddling the weak and abandon this pathetic Democracy setting immediately.
Reached 100 supporters
February 20, 2014
92 Comments
M
Mike Reeds
12 years ago
Featured
I'd say get rid of it entirely. The only problem would be the safari zone and I think I heard about him making it so the safari zone will allow infinite steps, so overall I think it just ruins the game and clutters the chat.
D
Dan
12 years ago
Featured
Stop the voting, it is extremely annoying and makes some people forced to not put in their instructions, thus reducing the amount of fun and usefulness of people. As Kai said it should only be certain times that it should even be considered, but at those time is when we should be able to vote, not all of the time.
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Brick Yost
12 years ago
Featured
How 'bout no. Think about it. If it wasn't for democracy, we would still be stuck IN THAT HELIX-FORSAKEN MAZE. Lord Helix gave us democracy for a reason, but he wants us to use it sparingly, only when the situation commands it. Helix want us to use anarchy most of the time, but democracy makes sure we aren't stuck for all eternity and begin to lose faith in him. Also, when we don't use democracy in vital situations, he punishes us for not using the gift he has graciously given us. RIP 3CKO, you will be missed. Let Helix be with you. If sources are correct, than we can get Hitmonchan to avenge him, but if you don't use the gift Helix has given us, than we will lose another ally to quickly.
E
Eric
12 years ago
Featured
Democracy ruins what this whole challenge is about. If it takes us a week to get out of a maze, so be it. If the stream dies, so be it.
M
monika
12 years ago
Featured
Seriously, democracy removes the ridicule and thus the fun. Please make anarchy the only option.
N
Nidoking
12 years ago
Featured
The chat is now hidden by scripts, and even though, filled with discussion over which system is better. Before this, where anarchy was the only option, everyone was trying to hatch a plan through lots of links to imgur, interacting even if they did follow or not. Not to talk about how different the feeling is when goals are reached/failed from the unexpected results, in contrast with methodical commands that are both slow and boring. Heck, I bet most of us came to see how much time this chaos will need to complete the game, and not to beat the game in an orderly fashion like any LP we may find elsewhere. Hope this helps.
I'd say get rid of it entirely. The only problem would be the safari zone and I think I heard about him making it so the safari zone will allow infinite steps, so overall I think it just ruins the game and clutters the chat.