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Originally Posted by Libby K
...you should never, EVER bully, manipulate, or slander another team for the sake of winning.
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I completely agree with this statement.
The logical follow up that is wrecking my brain a little bit is "at what point does persuasion become bullying / manipulation"?
I'm a person who has been an advocate for the "hostile 6v0" strategy in 2010. And no, I'm not "hanging my head in shame" like some posters want to allude to, because the 2010 ranking system was designed in such a way that it made zero strategic sense to score for yourself if you were all but going to lose a match. For one particular match, my team was partnered with a second year team with a kitbot and a very notable team in the region. Neither of which were willing to do 6v0, and we had a pretty intense 15 minute discussion about what our best moves would be. When does advocating an oddball strategy, morality aside, become harassment and bullying? I know for certain my team made some blacklists just because I
suggested the strategy (and I personally regret doing anything to make 2791 look bad to anyone).
This all makes my brain hurt - and probably not in the way the GDC intended.
As for this year's game... I don't see actively stopping the use of the coopertition bridge as something I would personally do. I can't really justify it, and hey, it might be a complete reversal of the same logic I used to justify scoring on myself in 2010. It just seems wrong to take a strategy dispute and take it to the field. Maybe it's okay to try and talk teams on your alliance into not cooperating for a match, I don't know, but I certainly think ramming a balanced bridge and defending the coopertition bridge are both pretty clearly decisions I would never make.