I made an event suggestion yesterday but I think more and more that it is a serious suggestion for every Automated Tournaments.
The idea : removing the 'Spectate' function during live battles in Automated Tournaments (not on the Ladder and not in the few Silph Co tournaments). Spectators would be allowed to watch battles with the replays only.
Why ? Because some players are winning tournaments while hiding behind someone else and getting 100% coach'd. This really kills the spirit of the competition.
As far as I know, Pokemon has always been about individual performances. Even if the team aspect is important in a MMO (help about teambuilding, ressources...), at the end of the day the battles should be 1 player VS 1 player, not 1 army (a big team) VS 1 player, or 1 skilled player who plays instead of a coward VS 1 player.
We will agree that playing with a mate who gives sometimes his opinion on some situations is kinda alright, but when someome tells you all the moves you should do, it is basically ghosting. Well it isn't on a techinal view, but it is on an ethical view. Someone plays instead of you, and this isn't competitively acceptable.
Pros :
-It would highlight individual skills and improve competition
Cons :
-Maybe less hype during live battles in Automated Tournaments, but who cares ? The hype during live battles is already gone with Automated Tournaments. We can't interact with other spectators, so watching replays or live battles is quite the same.
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XPLOZ
I made an event suggestion yesterday but I think more and more that it is a serious suggestion for every Automated Tournaments.
The idea : removing the 'Spectate' function during live battles in Automated Tournaments (not on the Ladder and not in the few Silph Co tournaments). Spectators would be allowed to watch battles with the replays only.
Why ? Because some players are winning tournaments while hiding behind someone else and getting 100% coach'd. This really kills the spirit of the competition.
As far as I know, Pokemon has always been about individual performances. Even if the team aspect is important in a MMO (help about teambuilding, ressources...), at the end of the day the battles should be 1 player VS 1 player, not 1 army (a big team) VS 1 player, or 1 skilled player who plays instead of a coward VS 1 player.
We will agree that playing with a mate who gives sometimes his opinion on some situations is kinda alright, but when someome tells you all the moves you should do, it is basically ghosting. Well it isn't on a techinal view, but it is on an ethical view. Someone plays instead of you, and this isn't competitively acceptable.
Pros :
-It would highlight individual skills and improve competition
Cons :
-Maybe less hype during live battles in Automated Tournaments, but who cares ? The hype during live battles is already gone with Automated Tournaments. We can't interact with other spectators, so watching replays or live battles is quite the same.
Thx for reading and let's discuss.
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