The end of the Treaty Team Brawl
Posted: 23 Dec 2016, 23:11
The tournament is finally over, and the win will be awarded to EL_CHAPO and OliverP. To eliminate any confusion regarding the delayed announcement, this is what happened:
The first game was played, and EL_CHAPO and OliverP won. The second game was started, and, three minutes in, AJIV and ramex19 resigned because of lag from EL_CHAPO. The cause of the lag was unknown and beyond EL_CHAPO's control. After that, EL_CHAPO tried some basic fixes (restart computer, restart router etc) but nothing seemed to be working. He had some more fixes to try but eventually AJIV and ramex19 logged off.
Because of the unideal circumstances that lead to the win, there was confusion among the admin team regarding how to handle it. There's no solution that can satisfy everyone. However, what it comes down to is this:
1. We don't have any rules regarding player lag and how to handle it. If AJIV and ramex19 had basis in the rules for quitting the second game, it would be a different story, but there's nothing in the rules giving them the right to resign if there is lag.
2. "1.10 - If necessary, each team is allowed one restart per game BEFORE the 2 minute mark." Each team is allowed one restart, but the restart called by AJIV and ramex19 was well after the two minute mark, at 3:29. Going by the rules, the second game went too long to be considered a restart, and must be considered a win for EL_CHAPO and OlverP.
3. We could also force them to play their game again, however, that would drag out the tournament even longer, and we are already two months past our deadline.
The next tournament will have more coherant rules regarding lag and stricter deadlines. However, in the case of this tournament, the rules we set clearly show that EL_CHAPO and OliverP are the winners.
The first game was played, and EL_CHAPO and OliverP won. The second game was started, and, three minutes in, AJIV and ramex19 resigned because of lag from EL_CHAPO. The cause of the lag was unknown and beyond EL_CHAPO's control. After that, EL_CHAPO tried some basic fixes (restart computer, restart router etc) but nothing seemed to be working. He had some more fixes to try but eventually AJIV and ramex19 logged off.
Because of the unideal circumstances that lead to the win, there was confusion among the admin team regarding how to handle it. There's no solution that can satisfy everyone. However, what it comes down to is this:
1. We don't have any rules regarding player lag and how to handle it. If AJIV and ramex19 had basis in the rules for quitting the second game, it would be a different story, but there's nothing in the rules giving them the right to resign if there is lag.
2. "1.10 - If necessary, each team is allowed one restart per game BEFORE the 2 minute mark." Each team is allowed one restart, but the restart called by AJIV and ramex19 was well after the two minute mark, at 3:29. Going by the rules, the second game went too long to be considered a restart, and must be considered a win for EL_CHAPO and OlverP.
3. We could also force them to play their game again, however, that would drag out the tournament even longer, and we are already two months past our deadline.
The next tournament will have more coherant rules regarding lag and stricter deadlines. However, in the case of this tournament, the rules we set clearly show that EL_CHAPO and OliverP are the winners.