History YMMV / EverybodyEdits

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Using the game's piano and guitar blocks, it's possible to create music in-game to excellent results. One example includes the [[http://everybodyedits.com/games/PWjXlgTjJLbEI recreation of "Let It Go"]] from ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' by [=BuzzerBee=]. It's exciting to hear the song build up to the climax, before it settles back down at the end.

* MostAnnoyingSound: Some levels use coins or music blocks to this effect.

* MostWonderfulSound: Gaining a magic coin used to play a satisfying five-note tune. Getting a coin can be this after beating a NintendoHard minigame.

* MemeticMutation:
** The Bruce smiley became memetically [[EnsembleDarkhorse popular]] due to his [[NonStandardCharacterDesign unusually realistic design]].
** The BJSPPS. It's a bishop smiley on top of a statue on top of a pot covered by a bush. The actual game did not start the meme, but rather a player to be exact.
** Hi. Goodbye. Help me! Thank you. Follow me. Stop! No. Yes. Left. Right. [[labelnote:explanation]]From left to right, these are the messages sent by the quickchat buttons. Back when chat costed a small amount of money, users without chat would often use them to communicate. Even though regular chat has since been made free, it's still sometimes done to poke fun at the whole thing.[[/labelnote]]
** demod [moderator] [[labelnote:explanation]]In 2016, a topic named "demod zoey" was made to support the firing of [=Zoey2070=] as a forum moderator. Other users followed this up with "demod koyra" and "Demod hummerz" topics later that year.[[/labelnote]]
*** Fire [moderator] [[labelnote:explanation]]2017 followed up with several topics of this variation. The most memetic example was the "Fire NVD" topic, which people followed up with the joke topics [[ElementsOfNature Water NVD, Thunder NVD, Rutherfordium NVD, Earth NVD]], and {{Nonelemental}} NVD.[[/labelnote]]
** The "Fishbowl Astronaut" [[labelnote:explanation]]The Astronaut Smiley got replaced from the game with a more realistic version. When people [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks complained]], people realized the original version looked like a smiley with a fish bowl on its head and [[FanNickname nicknamed]] it the Fishbowl Astronaut, which quickly became a popular joke. As of September 2017, [[AscendedFanon it's in the game]] as a classic item.[[/labelnote]]
*** hi im fishbole [[labelnote:explanation]]An [[StylisticSuck intentionally bad]] graphic was submitted to the {{for|a}}um as a suggestion under the name "fishbole". It caught on, and a user named "[[RougeAnglesOfSatin fishbole]]" registered with the CatchPhrase "hi im fishbole".[[/labelnote]]
** Soon[[TradeSnark ™]] [[labelnote:explanation]]Used to mock the game's DevelopmentHell for the [=UnitEE=] update.[[/labelnote]]
** [=HELp=] [[labelnote:explanation]]A user registered the account "Tipocarlos" on the forum and started posting, as an impostor of the real player named Tipocarlos. The real Tipocarlos eventually registered as real_tipocarlos and posted "[=HELp=]" with no context, quickly catching on with the forum. The full story can be read [[https://forums.everybodyedits.com/viewtopic.php?pid=684825#p684825 here]].[[/labelnote]]

** The "Fishbole Astronaut" [[labelnote:explanation]]The Astronaut Smiley got replaced from the game with a more realistic version. When people [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks complained]], people realized the original version looked like a smiley with a fish bowl on its head and [[FanNickname nicknamed]] it the Fishbole Astronaut, which quickly became a popular joke. As of September 2017, [[AscendedFanon it's in the game]] as a classic item.[[/labelnote]]
*** hi im fishbole [[labelnote:explanation]]An [[StylisticSuck intentionally bad]] graphic was submitted to the {{for|a}}um as a suggestion under the name "fishbole". It caught on, and a user named "fishbole" registered with the CatchPhrase "hi im fishbole".[[/labelnote]]

* GameBreakingBug: The summer 2012 update was applied to Website/{{Kongregate}} before the main website for no known reason. Since the update contained new content, this caused players without the update to lag and crash. [[{{Troll}} Some players]] did this intentionally.

** Quite a few levels require the use of glitches to work.

* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: [=MrShoe=] is often complained at for making lots of weekly updates with nothing but blocks and smileys. When a big change was made, "TheyChangedItNowItSucks" was a common reaction.

** [=MrShoe=]'s magic system. The original system had rare magic coins that directly give the player a higher energy {{cap}}. The new system instead had more common magic coins, that did nothing but help the player [[CharacterLevel levels up]] and gain a higher max energy. This was controversial for multiple reasons:
*** This lessened the surprise of collecting a magic coin.
*** To some, this seemed like some as too "[[RolePlayingGame RPG-like]]" and unnecessary for a game like ''Everybody Edits''.
*** The magic level decreased over time. Many fans thought this was overly punishing for players who don't (or can't) PlayEveryDay.

** Should the game focus its efforts on old users, or new users? Those in the former camp argue that [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks changes alienate lots of old players]], and that their time and effort put into the game shouldn't go to waste. The latter camp believes that the game will die out if it doesn't attract new players, and that changes are simply needed after so many years of added features. This debate even ''broke the creative team'', as the creator of the game Nou [[CreativeDifferences left the team because of this]].

** Hi. Goodbye. Help me! Thank you. Follow me. Stop! No. Yes. Left. Right. [[labelnote:explanation]]From left to right, these are the messages that can be used in quickchat. Back when chat costed $0.01, non-chat users would often use them to communicate. Even though regular chat has since been made free, it's still sometimes done to poke fun at it.[[/labelnote]]

** HELp [[labelnote:explanation]]A user registered the account "Tipocarlos" on the forum and started posting, as an impostor of the real player named Tipocarlos. The real Tipocarlos eventually registered as real_tipocarlos and posted "HELp" with no context, quickly catching on with the forum. The full story can be seen [[https://forums.everybodyedits.com/viewtopic.php?pid=684825#p684825 here]].[[/labelnote]]

** Chris's choice to have chat cost $0.01 due to [[WhyTheFandomCantHaveNiceThings potential for abuse]] was controversial.
** The choice to remove Magic and [[ReplacementScrappy replace it with a new system]]. The original system had rare magic coins that directly give the player max energy. The new system instead had more common magic coins, that did nothing until the player [[CharacterLevel levels up]] and gains more max energy. This was controversial for multiple reasons:
*** Some players believed the how common magic coins are ruined the surprise, while others believe this brought more anticipation and encouraged players to PlayEveryDay.
*** Some believed the leveling up system seemed to "[[RolePlayingGame RPG-ish]]" and unnecessary for a game like ''Everybody Edits'', while others believed it gave players a sense of progress.
*** The magic level decreasing over time. Some believed this created a sense of challenge, while others think it's [[PlayEveryDay overly punishing for players that don't (or can't) play much]].
** Woots. Did they encourage players to make better worlds, or were they bad because they were misused as a currency in "woot for edit" worlds?
** Builders Club. It gave players an infinite amount of all blocks as long as it lasted. Some felt like it was "[[AllegedlyFreeGame pay to win]]", while others felt like this was a good way to get money. This was [[AuthorsSavingThrow later replaced]] with Gold Membership, a change that was uncontroversial.
** The Staff's choice to create a rule list and a moderation team split the base into those who wanted freedom, and those who wanted order. Even since then, many still believe the rules in both the game and {{fora}} have gotten too strict. Others believe that the community needs more moderation to stay pleasant. There are many controversial bans and actions from the moderators that break the base.
** TOOP's redesigns of classic smileys. Some welcomed them, while [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks others argued that they're uglier and not the smileys they originally bought]].
** In some of the later years, the energy shop became full of expensive items that would take years to buy. Should the game be more welcoming to newbies by reducing prices, or should the game respect those who have spent years of logins to collect all the many items?
** The DevelopmentHell from the UsefulNotes/{{Unity}} created a controversy. Some were simply getting impatient, while others believe the amount of time taken was reasonable.
* DemonicSpider: Zombies. You can't defend yourself against them, and they turn you into another zombie on contact, which kills you as soon as a minute runs out. Since being turned into a zombie is as simple as buying an item, somebody can get through the safe zone as a smiley, before drinking the potion. This was no longer the case when players could disable potions, before potions were removed altogether.

* GameBreaker: Potions were once regarded. While they can be turned off to prevent them being used in worlds they are not intended to, old levels still allow potions to be used.

*** Fire [moderator] [[labelnote:explanation]]2017 followed up with several topics of this variation. The most memetic example was the "Fire NVD" topic, which people followed up with the joke topics [[ElementsOfNature Water NVD, Thunder NVD, Rutherfordium NVD, Earth NVD]], and Nonelemental NVD.[[/labelnote]]

** Soon[[TradeSnark ™]][[labelnote:explanation]]Used to mock the game's DevelopmentHell for the [=UnitEE=] update.[[/labelnote]]

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: This is a common reaction to updates.

** Chris's choice to have chat cost $0.01 due to [[WhyTheFandomCantHaveNiceThings potential for abuse]] was a bit controversial.

** Hi. Goodbye. Help me! Thank you. Follow me. Stop! No. Yes. Left. Right. [[labelnote:explanation]]From left to right, these are the messages that can be used in quickchat. Back when chat costed $0.01, non-chat users would often use thm to communicate. Even though regular chat is still allowed, it's still sometimes done to poke fun at it.[[/labelnote]]

** The BJSPPS. It's a bishop smiley on top of a statue on top of a pot. The actual game did not start the meme, but rather a player to be exact.

* WinBackTheCrowd: [=MrShoe=] made an attempt at this. Magic coins returned (though as a ReplacementScrappy), and open worlds were limited to only a few blocks like the game originally was. In 2015, the new staff team seem to have been doing this more successfully, doing stuff such as bringing back the old magic coins, making more creative features, and having a website where players can vote on game suggestions. This resulted with few {{Big Name Fan}}s returning to the game as an outcome.

* Fanon: FanArt often depicts smilies as having [[FloatingLimbs disconnected round hands]].

** In some of the later years, the energy shop became full of expensive items that would take years to buy.

* JumpingTheShark: Many people think that this happened after Brian took control over the game. Or with [=MrShoe=]'s many updates.

* WinBackTheCrowd: [=MrShoe=] made an attempt at this after what many players believed to be JumpingTheShark. Magic coins returned (though as a ReplacementScrappy), and open worlds were limited to only a few blocks like the game originally was. In 2015, the new staff team seem to have been doing this more successfully, doing stuff such as bringing back the old magic coins, making more creative features, and having a website where players can vote on game suggestions. This resulted with few {{Big Name Fan}}s returning to the game as an outcome.

** Hi. Goodbye. Help me! Thank you. Follow me. Stop! No. Yes. Left. Right. [[note:explanation]]From left to right, these are the messages that can be used in quickchat. Back when chat costed $0.01, non-chat users would often use thm to communicate. Even though regular chat is still allowed, it's still sometimes done to poke fun at it.[[/note]]

* BrokenBase: Lots of the players think that the old versions were better, and the rest fill the forums with ideas for new updates.
** Lots of [=MrShoe=]'s updates have sparked this, mainly [[ReplacementScrappy the new magic, Builders Club]], woots, and Guardians.
* DemonicSpider: Zombies. You can't defend yourself against them, and they turn you into another zombie on contact, which kills you as soon as a minute runs out. Oh, since being turned into a zombie is as simple as buying an item, somebody can get through the safe zone as a smiley, before drinking the potion.
** Thankfully, this was averted later with the ability to turn off potions. Old levels can still have players use them, though.
* GameBreaker: Potions are regarded as this sometimes. While they can be turned off to prevent them being used in worlds they are not intended to, old levels still allow potions to be used.

* GoodBadBugs: Quite a few levels require the use of glitches to work.

* GrowingTheBeard: What many players believe to be sometime in 2010-2011.
** To a lesser extent, this happened around 2015.
* InternetBackdraft: There is much of this within the {{fandom}}, and lots of complains on certain things.
* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: [=MrShoe=] is often complained at for making lots of weekly updates with nothing but blocks and smileys. When a big change is made, "TheyChangedItNowItSucks" is the usual result.
* JumpingTheShark: Many people think that this happened after Brian took control over the game. Or with MrShoe's many updates.
* MemeticMutation: The BJSPPS. It is a bishop smiley on top of a statue on top of a pot. The actual game did not start the meme, but rather a player to be exact.

* JumpingTheShark: Many people think that this happened after Brian took control over the game.

* DemonicSpider: Zombies. You can't defend yourself against them, and they turn you into another zombie ''on contact,'' which kills you as soon as a minute runs out. Oh, since being turned into a zombie is as simple as buying an item, somebody can get through the safe zone as a smiley, before drinking the potion.
** Thankfully, this has been averted with the ability to turn off potions. Old levels can still have players use them, though.

* BrokenBase: At least half of the players think that the old versions were better, and the other half fill the forums with ideas for new updates.
** Lots of [=MrShoe's=] updates have sparked this, mainly [[ReplacementScrappy the new magic, Builders Club]], woots, and Guardians.

* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: [=MrShoe=] is often complained at for making lots of weekly updates with nothing but blocks and smileys.

* MemeticMutation: The [=BJSPPS=]. It is a bishop smiley on top of a statue on top of a pot. The actual game did not start the meme, but rather a player.
* MostAnnoyingSound: Some levels use coins or music blocks to this affect.
* MostWonderfulSound: Gaining a magic coin plays a satisfying five-note tune.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Due to a picky fanbase, this is a common reaction to updates.
* UglyCute: Some of the smileys, especially the newer ones are like this.

** Lots of [=MrShoe's=] updates have sparked this, mainly [[ReplacementScrappy the new magic, Builders Club]], woots, and the soon-coming guardians.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Due to an UnpleasableFanbase, this is a common reaction to updates.
* UglyCute: Some of the smileys, especially the newer ones are like this.
* UnpleasableFanbase: A very common thing in the {{fandom}}. Every update will typically some people out there complaining.

* DemonicSpider: '''ZOMBIES.''' you can't defend yourself against them, and they turn you into another zombie ''on contact,'' which kills you as soon as a minute runs out. Oh, since being turned into a zombie is as simple as buying an item, ''somebody can get through the safe zone as a smiley, before drinking the potion.''
* GodDamnBats: sure, rarely can a {{troll}} kill you directly, but they can screw up a good world if they have the ability to edit.
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: due to an UnpleasableFanbase this is a common reaction to updates.

* GodDamnBats: sure, rarely can a {{troll}} kill you directly, but they can screw up a good world if they have the ability to edit.