Extreme Demons, which are listed on the Pointercrate Demon List, are the hardest levels that Geometry Dash has ever produced. But recently, it has raised a lot of controversy.
This began when numerous Geometry Dash YouTubers started criticizing the Demon List and top 1 extreme demons in general. But despite all the conversation, the question still stands:
What’s wrong with the Demon List, exactly?
When criticizing the Demon List, what are people even arguing? I’ll be disclosing that in the following sections of this article.
The Demon List Issue with Geometry Dash
Causes of the Geometry Dash Demon List issue include the following:
The way people think about the Demon List
The attitude regarding powerful demons
However, the dominance of powerful demons is ultimately the issue with the Demon List.
Numerous issues have been debated as a result of the Demon List conversation’s upsurge. Many of these criticisms are valid, however they are not the root of the Geometry Dash Demon List issue. Instead, I think the Geometry Dash community’s mindset is the root of the Demon List’s issues.
Demon List Mentality
I have nothing but the highest regard for the Demon List team. They succeed in meeting the high standards that the Geometry Dash community has for them. They are not the root of any issues relating to the Demon List or extreme demons.
The issue is actually with how the Geometry Dash community views the Demon List.
The Demon List will never be accurate, as Geometry Dash YouTuber Stormfly contends in his argument. However, the way the neighborhood feels about it shows that it is.
In actuality, one shouldn’t hold the Demon List in such high regard. It should only be regarded as one rating of the toughest levels, not the only ranking.
The main issue with the Demon List, namely the mentality toward Geometry Dash extreme demons, is not caused by this absolute mentality toward the Demon List.
The Demon List ought to be just that—a list! It should be regarded as a list of the toughest demons rather than a precise ranking.
The GDDP (Geometry Dash Demon Progression), according to Stormfly’s criticism, is a much better system for ranking extreme demons. Levels of the GDDP are organized according to difficulty. There is a top 1 group of the hardest levels rather than the top 1 hardest level.
Extreme Demon Mentality
The most severe demon is not a level to be taken lightly, according to how the community views the Demon List. Because of this, everyone aspires to be at the very top of their field.
Extreme demons have become monopolized as a result of this.
Now let’s think about the top extreme demons from 2017 to the present.
Extreme demons have become monopolized in modern times. Top gamers, creators, and YouTubers have discovered that creating the hardest extreme monster may earn them money and recognition.
It becomes clear that attaining a high level does not result in wealth or notoriety. Why would you spend so much time and energy making it good when you could just hire a team of glow creators to make it passable but painfully average? Making the top 1 extreme demon does, after all.
Extreme demons weren’t designed to be the hardest back then. Okay, I guess some probably were—but not to the extent that they are today.
Players created the top extreme demons to surprise the community—not only in terms of difficulty, but even in terms of decoration and gameplay.
However, because the Pointercrate Demon List has come to be held in such high regard by the community, players have started creating extreme demons in an effort to surpass it. Modern extreme demons don’t have to use unique thoughts, ideas, or aesthetics since they don’t have to. They merely have to be challenging.
How many new, original, top-tier extreme demons can you name? Personally, Limbo comes to mind. That’s pretty much it.
In the end, the most extreme demons weren’t just made to be challenging; they also featured amazing decoration created by talented people. But as a result of the community’s current mentality, they are now intentionally made to be difficult.
Good extreme demons are no longer of interest to people. They only consider how difficult it is. The level is irrelevant to them. The challenge is important to them.
Fixing The Demon List
Please understand that the Demon List crew is not at responsible for this. In fact, in my opinion, they run the list really well. I also believe that the list offers a lot of advantages, like:
- Promoting rivalry amongst the best players
- Highlighting players that complete the most difficult levels
- Creating a buzz for the community while we wait for 2.2
Despite this, there are still methods for our community to improve how we see the Demon List.
It is important to understand that it is a list, not a ranking. Although the team works very hard to make it as accurate as possible, it is impossible to be 100% precise, especially if you get close to the top 5.
We must raise the bar for extreme demons. Extreme demons that do little more than the bare minimum to rank first shouldn’t receive accolades. Instead, we ought to champion original, creative, and distinctive top extreme demons like Limbo.
In conclusion, I believe the Demon List has had a positive impact on the neighborhood. The monopolization of extreme demons, though, is one of the worst developments I think this game has ever seen. However, if we alter our outlook, we can make things right.
