Difference between Plead, Demand and Threat

[Psychic]

So, I've been watching several gameplay videos and the game looks really interesting. Although, there is something I haven't figured out yet, what's the difference between pleading, demanding and threatening?

What are the situations where we should choose one option instead of the other? Are there disadvantages/advantages when using one or the other?

Thanks.

[bigcat]

From what I read or heard somewhere I think... Plead is the kind of polite option and won't result in longterm negatives. You are just asking for help.
Threat will make folks dislike you over the longterm and they won't help you as much later. Also threat has to come from a position of strength I think as in one playthrough the dominate party just laughed at the threat from what seemed like a weak leader with little support. Repeated threats from a weak mayor would probably result in little help from the assembly and a quick exit at reelection time.
Demand seems to be in between these two.

[Duckie]

Plead seems to provide the least amount of change on their current vote, but could possibly cause that party to look at you more favoriably. Thus over the long term possibly be more willing to vote your way even on subjects they oppose, unless its a really big subject. Use it to much tho and I suspect they start viewing you as a soft push over that isn't worth allying.

Demand seems to be inbetween, where it could possibly provide a moderate change in their current stance of the vote, but will also cause them to dislike you alittle as well. Specially if you use it over and over.

Threaten seems to provide the biggest change, but also makes them hate you the most right away. Do it often and they seem to become your sworn enemy and eventually tell you to bug off and ignore your threats.

So basically don't use either of them too often or they seem to start losing effect and only become negative to you. Threaten seems to be the last resort option for me, if its a vote you really really need to pass then threaten them once and hope it provides the push you need. Plead seems to be like a good idea for the possible long run where if you use it once in a while it might not make them so opposed to siding with you on every little thing.

But like I said from what I have seen if you use all them to often they seem to lose their effect and only start hurting you. So it looks more like you should focuse on tyring to pass things that will get passed on their own with out you having to use any of them or only having to use one of them. Quill's lets play shows why you shouldn't use them so often, hes been using demand and threaten every single vote and it has caused all the parties to dislike him and oppose him even on votes they normally would always support.

[bigcat]

Every new national leader should be forced to play this game just to learn the diff between the three. Also is it out yet? I'm pleading put out the game.

[Niinox]

Originally posted by joestevensus:

Every new national leader should be forced to play this game just to learn the diff between the three. Also is it out yet? I'm pleading put out the game.

On the 20th, so sayeth the release page.

[bigcat]

But if we all plead maybe we can get it on the 19th...

[Psychic]

Originally posted by 🐣Duckie:

Plead seems to provide the least amount of change on their current vote, but could possibly cause that party to look at you more favoriably. Thus over the long term possibly be more willing to vote your way even on subjects they oppose, unless its a really big subject. Use it to much tho and I suspect they start viewing you as a soft push over that isn't worth allying.

Demand seems to be inbetween, where it could possibly provide a moderate change in their current stance of the vote, but will also cause them to dislike you alittle as well. Specially if you use it over and over.

Threaten seems to provide the biggest change, but also makes them hate you the most right away. Do it often and they seem to become your sworn enemy and eventually tell you to bug off and ignore your threats.

So basically don't use either of them too often or they seem to start losing effect and only become negative to you. Threaten seems to be the last resort option for me, if its a vote you really really need to pass then threaten them once and hope it provides the push you need. Plead seems to be like a good idea for the possible long run where if you use it once in a while it might not make them so opposed to siding with you on every little thing.

But like I said from what I have seen if you use all them to often they seem to lose their effect and only start hurting you. So it looks more like you should focuse on tyring to pass things that will get passed on their own with out you having to use any of them or only having to use one of them. Quill's lets play shows why you shouldn't use them so often, hes been using demand and threaten every single vote and it has caused all the parties to dislike him and oppose him even on votes they normally would always support.

Thanks, what you said makes sense.
Quill is definitely abusing demands and threats in his gameplay and I was wondering what could be the disadvantage of that. Now I'm starting to see it.

[Wisefool]

Originally posted by Rayne:

Originally posted by joestevensus:

Every new national leader should be forced to play this game just to learn the diff between the three. Also is it out yet? I'm pleading put out the game.

On the 20th, so sayeth the release page.

What you really want is Article II, Section 4.

[Wenatchee Willie]

Originally posted by joestevensus:

But if we all plead maybe we can get it on the 19th...

Didn't we just decide threatening worked best?