Voting Systems in Particracy - Any difference?

[bassboykn]

Just a quick post about the Voting Systems in the game.

So here are the three options that can be used to determine the number of seats each region receives in the national legislature:

*A pseudo-proportional algorithm that gives considerable advantage to smaller regions.
*A proportional algorithm that gives a very small advantage to larger regions
*Equal representation, regardless of region population.

I've looked at election results from nations that use all of the above and I can honestly say that I can't tell the difference between any of the systems with regards to the number of seats each province gives or the percentage that each player receives from each province with how many votes they get.

It seems each system is a Proportional Representation system by which the percentage of seats a party wins from a province is the same as their percentage of votes.

Is this a feature that hasn't been finished (And most likely never will be), or am I missing something?

To be fair - a greater description of what each system is would have been a good idea.

Thanks,
Bassboy

[EEL123]

In the old days, different regions had sustantially different populations, so there would have been a substantial difference (although they all still used proportional representation). However, as a result of population growth, the populations got too ridiculously high, and so it was decided that every region would have 20 million people, so the apportionment system doesn't really matter anymore.

[bassboykn]

Ah I see!

Thank you for your reply!

[Aquinas]

I think someone who knows the game well, has time on their hands and is in the right mood should draw up an FAQ to help new players with these sorts of questions. Then Amazeroth can sticky it, and it'll be there for reference.

[bassboykn]

I agree! Before coming here, I did personally check the Wiki and searched through the forum, without much luck.

It would probably also be good if someone could sort out the wiki pages to all the features in the game that have a "[?]" link next to them that takes them to their wiki page. For example, each specific Political Position in the Particracy spectrum has a link to a wiki page, but none of them are finished. Maybe once I get more of a grasp of the game, which I'm really starting to get the hang of, I might attempt it myself.

Just a suggestion though.

[Siggon Kristov]

I think someone who knows the game well, has time on their hands and is in the right mood should draw up an FAQ to help new players with these sorts of questions. Then Amazeroth can sticky it, and it'll be there for reference.

This wasn't a FAQ.