hongkongwargamer
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Read the thread again. And remember when you are new to the community. Try to have a bit more empathy and try not to make blanket proclamations as if it’s the judgement of God.Off topic: this is not about new players at all.
New players will attend a tourney with the strong desire to learn the game with more experienced players.
They are at the opposite of the very slow player who doesn't care if he bogs down the whole tourney and if he bugs all his opponents by depriving them of a satisfying outcome of the played games.
A newbie cares a lot and their mind is set on adapting.
I think that most people, when engaging in a competitive contest, are eager to understand the requirements and to respect them.
How would a Marathon contest director manage someone who decides to walk the 42 km in three days?
Would he have all his staff wait for the deliberate straggler?
I have attended some ASL meetings - including a tourney (which is complicated in relation with my job.
I never felt offended when I was told the rules.
I strived to finish the games within reasonable time.
I tried to take my opponent's needs into account and adapt so they spent a pleasing time.
About all the veterans here are bent into helping the newcomers grasp the system.
I think I have personally introduced past twenty of them to the hobby. And I go on doing it on a regular basis.
Many experienced players do it too.
And newbies don't find the experience traumatizing, it seems...
I don't see how an accusation of agressivity or discrimination can hold water here.
On the contrary, our community is very welcoming.
Now, if the constraints of a tourney are too hard for a newbie - too narrow time limits, exotic rules, etc. - there always will be a place to play the game without entering the competition ring.
Especially as many players will progressively be shoved out of the tourney because they lost.
Where is the problem here?
So like I said. Have private tourneys where only qualified players are invited.
But wait, the finance don’t work does it? We do want their money don’t we?
Secondly - am I correct in thinking:
You dont want people who are experienced but not DELIBERATELY slow
You dont want people who are experienced but just naturally slow.
You WANT new folks who are slow.
How do you work this in when you don’t want them all BUT you still want their money?
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