decided to discuss some points that i've heard from gamers, about how competitions are run. generally, for the masses, there isnt much to complain about, however there are a few loopholes in the rules and so forth that can cause some... well... unhappiness. for the sake of everyone, i shall leave names of organisations and people out. cos this is just a post based on my experiences / what i've heard, and NOT TO FLAME ANYONE. cos i'm aware that organisers have alot on their agenda to handle, and they cant accomodate everyone in everything. fair?
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case 1 : player gets into final /semi-final of 2 different games, but forced to pick one and forfeit one.
well, i guess if there is a timetable clash between the finals, and there is REALLY no time, then its just too bad for the player. if a disclaimer is there on the registration slip or whatever, then theres no way the player can kpkb if his/her matches clash. however, being an organiser, i think that its best to try to accomodate such clashes. if the player can actually get to the final rounds of the competition, its quite unfair to just force him/her to forfeit one, especially if he/she paid to take part. also, should there be any need for discussion and agreement, it should be done in 4's - both the players / teams present, with the head marshall and a witness, as to whether both sides are agreeable to postponing a match / forfeiting it. this prevents nonsense statements after the event with no one to verify them.
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(ok i'm tired of using him/her. i shall just drop it and use the generic "him", please note that the"him" could mean "her" too ok.)
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case 2 : unclear rules / rules that can be changed according to the marshall's discretion / rules changed last minute.
yes i agree that the marshall / organising committee has the right to change rules as and when they deem fit, however it is irritating to the players. for example, a dota compie could have no timelimit, but suddenly for a crucial match, a timelimit is fixed. this kinda screws up the last minute training for a no timelimit match, and forces the players to do more or less impromptu strategies. i guess rule changes should be clearly stated to the team, preferably in advance, perhaps via sms to the team captain. in the case of a cs compie, i heard that, like dota, one side chooses map, the other chooses terror / counter terror. i dont know why, because the incident was related to me, but somehow the marshalls let one team pick side twice, in both rounds, allowing them to get the favourable side for the second round AGAIN, pwning the supposedly "better team". of course, this incident could be related from a biased point of view, however if it really happened, and the pov was unbiased, then its pretty... eeks.
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case 3 : spectators not allowed / spectator unfriendly sites
ok this has got to be the suckiest rule alive. lol! cos speaking from the viewpoint of a spectator, its really tong ku (painful) to just stand like 4 metres away from the gaming area, peeking at com screens in between heads and shoulders. however i understand fully... having so many people in the gaming area means that the competitors will be distracted and possibly poked here and there. (incidentally i hate people shaking my chair or knocking it when i'm in game... i think a few of you i know cant stand it either...) recent developments in shoutcasting have improved this situation, although the shoutcasting can piss the competitors off as much as people poking their chairs would. also, how about allowing coaches into the gaming arena? hmm...
then again, this is a pretty minor point compared to the first 2 i mentioned.
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k i'm done for now. i shall go get trashed in bnet ladder... if i think of anything else i shall post!