1. Voting in regards to our PvP Rules: "Do we allow Elemental Gems such as Flying Gem, Electric Gem and co. in Ranked PvP?"

[Heroofthestreet]

Username: HeroOfTheStreet

Server: Silver

Season you were Top25/Screenshot of your current rating:

Your voting: NO

Your reasoning: What most of the people said that voted for no. Basically I think that PRO should be consistent and follow the original game in terms of PVPing

[Smooge]

Username: Staller

Server: Silver

Season you were Top25: Past 3 seasons

Your voting: Allow them

Your reasoning: These gems don't change anything and only allow for more diversity. If banned, Normal Gem should be allowed as it already is in Gen 7.

[Luohan]

Username: luohan

Server: Silver

Season you were Top25: no / 300 rate last season

Your voting: Allow them

Your reasoning: Since we miss so many moves/abilities from orginal games, let us have fun with gems, which are well coded and works.

[Araragikun]

Username: Araragikun

Server:gold

Season July top 25

Vote:Yes

Reason:Tbh the item is consumable n only 1 time used so it won't be that big impact to the PvP as the item is purely for 'unburden' poke so I think it's not that so wrong regarding their generation mechanic is different from what we have...... Instead I am pretty sure the PvP will become more interesting this way :)

[Gengarlv100]

Username: GengarLv100

Server: Silver

Season you were Top25/Screenshot of your current rating: 2 months ago

Your voting: Yes

Your reasoning: Nothing else to add that hasn't been said.

[Astro]

Username: Astro

Server: Silver

Season u were top 25: May

Vote: No

Reason: If we are trying to follow OU rules, I think we don't need the gems. PRO is trying to follow original games.

[Qeight]

This was a fun little experiment and showed us once more that the decision should fall in staff hands. A loud minority complains about our decision, want a PvP Council and such things however if "Top" players can not even get a quarter of eligible players to vote how are "top" players ever supposed to get anything done.

This showed us once more that a loud minority of players wants something while the vast majority of good/top ladder players doesn't care whatsoever.

The voting counted 25 eligible votes out of 119 (There were 129 individual players in the Top25 in the last 4 months however some were boosting in the past).

21 Yes, 4 No's

 

Staff decision will be to continue to allow them as they were allowed throughout their introduction.

 

I will also discontinue these votings because clearly they are not working, little to no people are interested and/or real participation.

The restriction for the voting were put in place due to the fact that Top players know the game better, have more experience and actually know for the most part how the PvP scene works, players who barely if ever player shouldn't get to vote on rules that influences a part of which they don't partake.

 

We will continue as we have in the past and discuss things staff internally. Thanks for the participation of the small group of players.

 

Have a great week.

Kind regards,

Q8