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[TheLostBigBoss]

Anarchy go

 

[Deleted member 231381]

I'd forgotten RBY often said 'Not very effective..." even when it was.

 

[Brashnir]

Remember how fucking boring that was? let's never go back.

 

[HK-47]

lol so many a9's still coming in.

 

[Solid Samus]

So what, that's the fun of this stream.

You think we would have the drama and shitshow if we actually had correct inputs via voting?

The randomness is what made this whole thing worth watching.

Getting bored? Come back in 12 hours and see if stream progressed, problem solved.

Getting lazy?

Equate a tile warp mind puzzle to the entire rest of the game in terms of how much cooperation, thinking forward, and lag compensation it demands from a chat that's guaranteed to have people who don't consider one or any of these things, or bots.

 

[Cheddar Bacon]

Praise Helix! Anarchy is back!

 

[A-V-B]

It wasn't even designed to be anywhere like this, period. It was just a chaotic system, that's what it was meant to be.

Hey man, order comes out of chaos.

 

[everyday math]

We're not going to beat Giovanni are we? Unless Basebird can wipe everyone.

 

[:Motorbass]

anarchy is so useless

 

[Dad]

Anyone typing "democracy" during a battle must be made entirely out of tapioca pudding and cardboard. Just play the game by yourself if you want to win that badly.

 

[Trey]

It wasn't even designed to be anywhere like this, period. It was just a chaotic system, that's what it was meant to be.

It's still chaotic. The lag ensures that.

 

[Corronchilejano]

Right on the money

Edit: a9? come the fuck on...

You can leave whenever you want. The rest of us will call anarchy or democracy whenever we wish.

Like right now.

 

[Grizzo]

We're gonna lose against these guys and then it's back to the last PokeCenter

 

[Stabby McSter]

POISONPOWDER THE FUCK OUT OF THAT EKANS

 

[Kouriozan]

Damn, so laggy now.

 

[Toxi]

If you want to equate what's basically an insurmountable wall to challenge then you're talking crazy

I think that Democracy should be limited to this exact point in the game, and the Safari Zone, and that's it. I'd much prefer it that way personally.

Well...

 

[saska]

The game was never designed for 100,000 people to play at the same time. We have to be realistic.

It would have had a nice dynamic:
three weeks in the same area -> boring -> less viewers -> less players -> profit

 

[Gentle Rodriguez]

So has any progress been made? Did they beat Rocket Hideout?

 

[Solid Samus]

Well...

I feel like this stream will never beat the Elite 4 if they don't grind for months there anyway

 

[Whools]

It's still 100% percent controlled by the users.

You know what I mean, the method of interaction being altered has killed the spirit to some extent. No longer is success the product of hours of attempts, rather just people spamming democracy, the TwitchPlaysPokemon equivalent of a tantrum at not having things go your way. Granted it's probably the best kind of compromise, but it would be better to be left as the anarchic system. I'd rather never see it completed than have it "beaten" through democracy.

 

[redmetal86]

Anyone typing "democracy" during a battle must be made entirely out of tapioca pudding and cardboard. Just play the game by yourself if you want to win that badly.

Alternatively, anyone wanting the feel of chaos can just whip out a Gameboy and start dancing on the buttons with their toes.

 

[A-V-B]

So has any progress been made? Did they beat Rocket Hideout?

Trying now.

 

[royox]

Dat tactikal pokémon change.

 

[Grizzo]

We're not going to beat Giovanni are we? Unless Basebird can wipe everyone.

Watching if Bird Jesus manages to whoop everybody's asses and basically save the day is the funniest and most enticing part of this stream, imo

 

[Deleted member 231381]

I feel like this stream will never beat the Elite 4 if they don't grind for months there anyway

Grinding for months there probably wouldn't be very effective considering it's full of lvl 2-5 Pokemon.

 

[CornBurrito]

STOP TRYING TO RUN DROWZEE YA COWARD.

 

[kuroneko0509]

So has any progress been made? Did they beat Rocket Hideout?

Soon....

 

[poopninjamvc3mk]

Anarchy the best!!!

 

[Solid Samus]

You know what I mean, the method of interaction being altered has killed the spirit to some extent. No longer is success the product of hours of attempts, rather just people spamming democracy, the TwitchPlaysPokemon equivalent of a tantrum at not having things go your way. Granted it's probably the best kind of compromise, but it would be better to be left as the anarchic system. I'd rather never see it completed than have it "beaten" through democracy.

and because anarchy has so many fans democracy will probably only be initiated at one or two points during the game

I can't even see it being used in a single ledge type situation, more like 'can't fucking do this' type one

 

[TheLostBigBoss]

Getting lazy?

Equate a tile warp mind puzzle to the entire rest of the game in terms of how much cooperation, thinking forward, and lag compensation it demands from a chat that's guaranteed to have people who don't consider one or any of these things, or bots.

Then let it die!

That's the whole point!

It's not how long will it take to beat the game, it's IF we can beat the game.

Don't artificially extend this experiments life by altering the rules mid-game.

 

[ZSaberLink]

If only Drowsee could have used Confusion =(.

 

[Saya Brea]

I'm agreement with the majority here, Democracy should be reserved for places where its easy to get stuck like the mazes and maybe victory road. For the Safari zone the guy should just turn off the step counter and leave on anarchy. Also anyone who says start9 should be thrown into the maze.

 

[QisTopTier]

You know what I mean, the method of interaction being altered has killed the spirit to some extent. No longer is success the product of hours of attempts, rather just people spamming democracy, the TwitchPlaysPokemon equivalent of a tantrum at not having things go your way. Granted it's probably the best kind of compromise, but it would be better to be left as the anarchic system. I'd rather never see it completed than have it "beaten" through democracy.

You are totally one of the dudes that presses stuff in the opposite direction, presses start, and presses b huh?

Spoiler

Anarchy is better except for in situations like the hideout

 

[Trey]

You know what I mean, the method of interaction being altered has killed the spirit to some extent. No longer is success the product of hours of attempts, rather just people spamming democracy, the TwitchPlaysPokemon equivalent of a tantrum at not having things go your way. Granted it's probably the best kind of compromise, but it would be better to be left as the anarchic system. I'd rather never see it completed than have it "beaten" through democracy.

Everything in the game was accomplished by anarchy aside from getting out of the maze and through the elevator.

So basically everything that wasn't a horrible timesink and nigh impossible for 90000 competing voices to complete.

 

[Bedameister]

noo so close
kill him dux

 

[Heropon]

Dux is the based bird 2. All praise him.

 

[papercamm]

I feel like this stream will never beat the Elite 4 if they don't grind for months there anyway

Pidgeot can handle it.

 

[3Sixty]

RISE OF THE MIGHTY DUX

 

[Cess007]

That Dux!

Edit. Now he's dead. Your turn jesus Pidgeot!

 

[ZSaberLink]

Yay go Dux!

 

[Kouriozan]

What is happening, everything is going smooth now.

Edit : of course they had to spam whirlwind lol

 

[saska]

I'd rather never see it completed than have it "beaten" through democracy.

This. And they had all the time in the world. After 3 years of safari zone maybe viewcounts would have dropped to 50 something. Or 5. Suddenly it would be achievable again.

 

[kuroneko0509]

Pidgeot is out....

 

[okayfrog]

Then let it die!

That's the whole point!

It's not how long will it take to beat the game, it's IF we can beat the game.

Don't artificially extend this experiments life by altering the rules mid-game.

You are someone who understands this. Kudos to you. The stream is called "TwitchPlaysPokemon" not "TwitchBeatsPokemon".

 

[Toxi]

OH YEAH DROWZEE LEVEL GET

Dux is surprsingly useful for a Farfetch'd. It helps that its first move is Cut.

 

[Drencrom]

You can leave whenever you want. The rest of us will call anarchy or democracy whenever we wish.

Like right now.

Oh i'm sorry, did I hit a nerve? I still enjoy the stream, I just think the anarchy/democracy system is lazy and took away some of the charm.

Then let it die!

That's the whole point!

It's not how long will it take to beat the game, it's IF we can beat the game.

Don't artificially extend this experiments life by altering the rules mid-game.

Exactly.

 

[Grizzo]

I'm agreement with the majority here, Democracy should be reserved for places where its easy to get stuck like the mazes and maybe victory road. For the Safari zone the guy should just turn off the step counter and leave on anarchy. Also anyone who says start9 should be thrown into the maze.

You can do that?

 

[Solid Samus]

Then let it die!

That's the whole point!

It's not how long will it take to beat the game, it's IF we can beat the game.

Don't artificially extend this experiments life by altering the rules mid-game.

i suppose that if that's what you came for then yeah this kind of kills the spirit of it

I came for "Twitch plays Pokemon" and while I anticipated walls it would have never been in the favor of the streamer or the viewers at large to keep the stream up and let it die from inactivity and succumb to RNG chat bot mode due to a total wall...

"Oh man we've invested countless hours into this stream for entertainment and contribution but lets pack it up, Victory Road stones are impossible, experiment over"

thats no fun

 

[Ricky 7]

Looks like we'll be relying Pidgeot to bail us out again.

 

[ThatStupidLion]

consult the helix!!!!