EVETV Sapateiro
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Posted - 2007.09.04 12:37:00 -
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Edited by: EVETV Sapateiro on 04/09/2007 12:37:02
 Originally by: Scrubologist
I've been watching the matches and had a chance to talk with several participants in matches where GM's were forced to make point deduction decisions or disqualifications. Just like last year, things are not going well for some teams and much of it is due to a bad combination of factors.
In short, GM's and CCP should not referee the matches. They should only enable the matches to be played. Their sole function is to enable the mechanics for the matches.
Who are the referees then? The players!
CCP/GM's are in a bad spot. They have to appear neutral. But they also have to look like good little CCP Corporation members, which means they can't say anything about how they come to their decisions - can't look bad to the brass now, can we?
Each alliance names a referee candidate. That candidate can be a referee in any match which does not include his alliance or that of any alliance who's territory is adjacent to his alliance's territory. Honor system is an important part of this setup.
How do they referee? They become the cameramen. Three cameramen to each match; four cameramen in the finals. Matches are recorded by them. It is their call if there are any infractions. Should a competitor file a protest, the referees have 15 minutes to discuss the issue and make a decision, which then becomes final.
Can we have a civil discussion about this idea without any flaming, trolling, etc? It appears to be an equitable way of getting CCP out of a situation that keeps biting them in the arse and puts the control of the game into the hands of those best able to judge infractions.
Regards,
Scrubby
The problem with your idea is that players would have to have access to GM tools/client/spellbook in order to officiate - at least until CCP could find the time to code in tournament tools.
That aside, I think the concept is sound, so long as teams have an avenue to officially dispute decisions - which although may not result in the overturning of a decision, may at least see the ref quietly dropped for a few matches, as happens in football (which, to the uneducated, is a game often enlivened and enriched by refs being human, rather than the automatons you get in other sports). The problem then becomes, given the unholy slagging off they would receive, who would want to referee, apart from the GMs?
- Z
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