Wow, this is insane.
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Tournaments ORAS INVITATIONAL IV - Main Event
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this is a complete failure on the hosts behalf, and obviously on the act fisher. there has to be a certain point where the host steps in and tells the person who has notoriously fished for act wins that no, he can't request an act on a monday. Technically it might break the rules, but in a tournament like this, we should follow the spirit, not just the letter of the law.
it's also pretty strange that the Smogon community as a whole is still letting this player participate when he has shown time and time again he does not try to complete his games in good faith, and this is another glaring example.
I feel bad for MANNAT but I would do the same thing if the host is giving me a loss on a monday lmao
it's also pretty strange that the Smogon community as a whole is still letting this player participate when he has shown time and time again he does not try to complete his games in good faith, and this is another glaring example.
I feel bad for MANNAT but I would do the same thing if the host is giving me a loss on a monday lmao
Mannat offered to reschedule at his opponent wished time on a MONDAY, I'm glad not to take Invitationals (copy-paste glazing competitions) seriously, that shows once more people do not play in those for the love of the game.
Indeed you want. The guy who claimed the act is notorious for doing anything he can not to play the game, not giving the act is at your discretion, you're the host not a bot.
Nobody likes to wait until their opponent shows up, I get it, but let's look at the circumstances at what happened here:
Hopefully there can be a new policy in place where activity wins won't be considered for games that aren't scheduled before Wednesday (similar to sub deadlines in tours) - I believe there was a similar situation in Masters last Monday.
- MANNAT had an emergency situation come up, something that is unforeseen and should always take priority over a Pokemon game (or any game for that matter)
- The game was originally scheduled for Monday, meaning that there was still a whole week to play
- MANNAT had offered to reschedule and accommodate their opponent - off topic but their opponent didn't even act sympathetic
- In some team tournaments, the hosts will ensure that the match is played later in the week, even if said player is entitled to an activity win, to ensure that all games can be played (and then obviously a sub would be called)
- It sets a bad precedent on the host as it emboldens this behaviour and players in that community (e.g. ORAS in this example) know they can get away with similar actions for ORAS Seasonals, ORAS Cup, ORASPL etc
- It doesn't look good on said player acting like this from a manager perspective, for future team tournaments such as SCL, SPL, etc
Hopefully there can be a new policy in place where activity wins won't be considered for games that aren't scheduled before Wednesday (similar to sub deadlines in tours) - I believe there was a similar situation in Masters last Monday.
i remember before all the calls for policies on early act we had this thing called “basic decency” that covered it instead. it’s people like avarice who, in abusing the goodwill of the community while lending no such goodwill themselves, suck the basic decency out of the tour scene. don’t forget it!
Jesus
