Do you want to know the absolute fastest way to get the pairings out? Build texting into the tournament software. Cost might be prohibitive, but it would be really cool to text everyone their pairing info.
OMG, u r facng Bobby Max, LOL. !!
Do you want to know the absolute fastest way to get the pairings out? Build texting into the tournament software. Cost might be prohibitive, but it would be really cool to text everyone their pairing info.
I like 'airing grievances' publicly, because I really like mass communication and information exchange in coming up with solutions. What good is it to come up with a narrow scheme that probably isn't entirely well-conceived, when I/we could offer suggestions and see how they might actually work, how they are received, etc.? I feel like this thread was intended to brainstorm... if we had any conclusive arguments/ideas we WOULD have sent them. I think most of the schemes and stuff discussed on the thread are half-baked, but well-intended.
The penalty "guidelines" are bad, outdated and are probably misused a lot of times. The importance for the time constraints is so important because there is probably inefficiency elsewhere (self-admitted, as the duration between rounds has gone down yearly- clearly the process is becoming MORE efficient, but it still obviously has a way to go (probably)).
I know the POP higher-ups read this. They will definitely read THIS thread. Does my e-mailing my suggestions vs airing them here do that much of a difference? is the difference even GOOD?
I gotta say if you didn't call over a head judge, you have no one to blame but yourself. You didn't do all that you could to prevent a bad ruling. I advise that if you play in a big tournament such as nationals(or ANY tournament ) you look carefully over the floor rules and know your rights as a player.
With that said, I don't see a point in this thread.If the head judge came over and made a bad ruling(he didn't) you would have something here, but all this is, is a sob story
Do you want to know the absolute fastest way to get the pairings out? Build texting into the tournament software. Cost might be prohibitive, but it would be really cool to text everyone their pairing info.
I do agree that appealing to the HJ is the intelligent thing to do, but comparing a player not calling the HJ to a person crashing into a wall because they didn't hit the brake isn't exactly equal.No. While calling over the head judge is a good thing to do if you don't agree with a judge's ruling, I don't take the position that "it's your fault".
On the other hand, it does greatly limit potential remedies.
The number one remedy that could have been taken at that point in time was in fact to appeal to the head judge.
It's like someone saying:
"I crashed into a wall and the car didn't keep me from breaking my leg"
"Did you put your foot on the brakes to try to stop or slow down?"
"No, but the airbag and seal belt should have kept me from breaking my leg".
Maybe so, but the first order of business is to know to press on the brake next time!
I acknowledge that how the guidelines exist now, that "complexity" is not a valid excuse. Again you are seeing stuff how it currently exists and not how it should exist. Perhaps complexity should be added as a valid excuse.
Well said! Ditto!...The time limit is not meant to adapt for rational player needs. Players are supposed to adapt to the time limit, not vice-versa....
See, this is what I have a problem with. It is absolutely okay for a player to miss a worlds invite because they were not given 'adequate' time to make an extremely complex and game-deciding decision. Clearly, if you need to take several circumstances into consideration before making the decision whether to Cyrus for the Spray or the Poké Turn, and thus exceed the supposedly unreasonable time limit, you are not skilled enough to play said SP deck. Remember, the time limits are NOT designed to allow players to play to the best of their abilities. They are designed to pile pressure onto an already nerve-wracking decision and require players to adapt to the restriction. The time limit is not meant to adapt for rational player needs. Players are supposed to adapt to the time limit, not vice-versa. The fact that you have trouble deciding on a crucial part of the game at hand does not and should not justify taking up the reasonable amount of time for making that decision as per your standards. If you are forced to play without the time to evaluate every option at your disposal and deduce the most logical play, then so be it. That is not a problem to the game, just something to be considered when making your deck choice.