Bobchillingworth Wrote:Okay, replace "ostracize" with "publicly label as dishonorable and behaving against the ethics of the community".
I think you may be overstating the influence of my opinion
Quote:Point still stands that arguing for players to fight to the bitter end is tantamount to requesting them to waste their time on a game they can't possibly win, for the sake of wasting the time of the player(s) attacking them. Like a player refusing to resign in a game of chess where they have only a few pawns left and victory is essentially impossible, just to spitefully draw out the game as long as possible. Which is, in my opinion, silly.
Your point is valid, they don't owe anyone to play this game beyond their own initial commitment. Yes it would be a drag to play out the turns when it looks like a lost cause.
However if everyone gave up at the drop of a hat, there would have been no Banana to save the day and deliver a stunning and memorable upset during the Apolyton game. Such an outcome is inconceivable in this game when every team that is down bows out.
Simply put, it makes the game less fun to watch, and as a spectator in the spectators forum I think it's within my rights to say so.