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Pokemon Mystery Dungeon A-OK Generator Controversy
15 years ago
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NaNo Novel: Here Falls The Thunder
Title is fairly self-explanatory. In Pokemon Mystery Dungeon, when a Team gets KO'ed, they can send out an 'SOS Mail' via Wifi, local wireless, or a password, which lets another team save them. In return, said rescuing team sends back a 'A-OK Mail', which lets the rescued Team revive themselves.
Now, because of the game's programming, and with some smart folks, it became possible to create a program which let you generate mail. First is the Wondermail Generator, which lets you create missions with custom parameters, like who you're rescuing, where at, and what reward.
The second was the A-OK Generator. This hotly debated programmed allowed a defeated team to enter their SOS Mail password, and the program would generate an A-OK Mail password which would let you revive yourself without needing someone to save you.
The first generator was accepted due to the rarity of some items and the ability to generate custom missions of any difficulty. The second? Was treated as an abomination to be destroyed. And with good reason of course. The A-OK Generator essentially eliminated the need for the human element. Supposedly, the A-OK Generator for PMD1 destroyed the community of the game since teams were no longer needed to rescue anyone.
PMD2 had a A-OK Generator, but it was removed and there are no plans to restore it. However, I have a hard time believing that it doesn't have it's uses. After all, not everyone has the luxury of a wi-fi connection with which to post your SOS, and what if you needed a timely rescue? Good luck if you post on a forum board that you need saving, it could take days before anyone sees it. Unfortunately, the outcry against an A-OK Generator has basically caused it to be anethema. Even mentioning is considered bad.
...So what about me when I get offed by an enemy's lucky crit and I waited all day for a rescue and never got one? No, I'm not asking for a rescue from any of you...yet. (Though anyone willing, I would appreciate it immensely) But still, the point stands. If I can't get a rescue in a reasonable period of time, and my good friends don't have the game or aren't available to save me, is using the Generator still a sin?
I mean seriously.
Edit: Nevermind, I got rescued sometime the next morning. Thank goodness.
Now, because of the game's programming, and with some smart folks, it became possible to create a program which let you generate mail. First is the Wondermail Generator, which lets you create missions with custom parameters, like who you're rescuing, where at, and what reward.
The second was the A-OK Generator. This hotly debated programmed allowed a defeated team to enter their SOS Mail password, and the program would generate an A-OK Mail password which would let you revive yourself without needing someone to save you.
The first generator was accepted due to the rarity of some items and the ability to generate custom missions of any difficulty. The second? Was treated as an abomination to be destroyed. And with good reason of course. The A-OK Generator essentially eliminated the need for the human element. Supposedly, the A-OK Generator for PMD1 destroyed the community of the game since teams were no longer needed to rescue anyone.
PMD2 had a A-OK Generator, but it was removed and there are no plans to restore it. However, I have a hard time believing that it doesn't have it's uses. After all, not everyone has the luxury of a wi-fi connection with which to post your SOS, and what if you needed a timely rescue? Good luck if you post on a forum board that you need saving, it could take days before anyone sees it. Unfortunately, the outcry against an A-OK Generator has basically caused it to be anethema. Even mentioning is considered bad.
...So what about me when I get offed by an enemy's lucky crit and I waited all day for a rescue and never got one? No, I'm not asking for a rescue from any of you...yet. (Though anyone willing, I would appreciate it immensely) But still, the point stands. If I can't get a rescue in a reasonable period of time, and my good friends don't have the game or aren't available to save me, is using the Generator still a sin?
I mean seriously.
Edit: Nevermind, I got rescued sometime the next morning. Thank goodness.
Three times TOTAL.
I still haven't used any of mine yet.
*shrugs*
Wow.
I quit PMD as soon as I finished the main story. It doesn't appeal to me as much as Shiren the Wanderer.
Prefer to play the game like a normal roguelike, even if I died at floor 29 with a +9 Mastersword and a +4 Armorward, well, get over it.
Of course, in Dungeon Crawl:
http://crawl.chaosforge.org/index.p.....itle=CrawlWiki
it's one time/one life, and I still have to get used to those, but it's a fun time too.