So yeah, this tournament sucks. * notes a game that D/C'd before the start of the first move.
(I'm "Miguel", USA-NY)
# Name Country Result My Rating Opponent's Rating
1 Fiction { } (4-2) D/C 1500 Forgot
2 Tommy USA-CA (2-0) W 1500 1665
3 CJ USA-MD (4-2) D/C 1523 1454
4 Mae { } (4-1) D/C 1523 1462
5 Dark USA-NY (4-4) D/C 1523 1725
6 AHaB USA-GA (4-0) D/C 1523 1663
7 Pezz { } (3-2) D/C 1523 1500
8 T GUNNZ USA-NC (4-4) D/C* 1523 1560
9 DJ Gold { } (1-0) D/C 1523 1520
Current Record:
+1 -0 =0, 1523
D/Cs:
+7 -0 =1
True Record:
+8 -0 =1
According to these matches I've played, if one needs maybe 60 wins to reach near the top, I'd have to play 540 battles flawlessly with no luck hax at all. Fuck this, I'm doing this for fun, NOT to get a high rating.
I believe that because there is little to no penalty for this tournament (oohhhhh, you'll get banned from playing from future Wifi tournaments. It's impractical to give real prizes for these tournaments and as such there will never be any prizes.), nobody sees any purpose to keeping the integrity of the ratings. For some players, this tournament is merely for fun, so D/Cing won't do anything to anyone, since it doesn't affect any prizes anyone gets. But this tournament IS rated, and D/C's severely bend the actual ratings. Therefore, this tournament truly doesn't not reflect the best players. It's a FRIENDLY. The thing is, most people enjoy having a rating that reflects their skill level. D/Cs ruin it for most people. Add on to the fact that it simply is irritating to be D/Ced on. It's a bother for an opponent to disconnect on you and not even have the decency to admit, "Yeah, I lost. Good game."