"NEW" LONE WOLF

Replayers guys announced new season of the most popular ladder event - Lone Wolf. Gotta say that prize money and basic stuff is looking good. However, I wouldn't be Dinker if I don't put my focus on the stuff that aren't looking that good and there are really few things about this event that are annoying. These are: only 7 weeks for the whole ladder event, lack of creativity with the player pick criteria for the final stage and last but not the least lack of experience that voted for abusers instead for fair gaming.

Now I will cut to pieces the big picture so I can bring the full explanation.

What I witnessed in the past with numerous tournament hosts is that most of them care for the event they are hosting only because themselves, like themselves aka community icons that shall be remembered because of the awesome stuff they made aka ROC events, rather than the people who are playing those events and the joy that those people get from those events. Basically, instead of being a connection between players and their main intention to play the game - joy, by delivering them the best possible way to get it, they put themselves in first place. Indeed, by putting themselves in first place they only scratch the surface of the importance which then results in players being forced to participate the comedy only because they have nowhere else to go even tho they would be more than glad to play it the other way. If the community rebels in some way, most of them, tournament hosts, ignore it and the reason is simple. It doesn't matter what the community needs dude, I am hosting a tournament! Red, blue, soft or cool, my idea rocks yours! What I am trying to say, they don't care and the reason for the lack of care is that they understand that even those who rebel will eventually sign up because, lets roll back to the top of the paragraph, they have nowhere else to go. Accepting the other opinion and especially once that rebelled, by the logic of tournament host is not good, because accepting it equals to being dominated by it. And where the hell you saw a powerful tournament host being dominated by some random dude who plays RT? No way! If somehow more of unhappy community members rebel and organize to strengthen the hand of rebellion to strike the tournament host's ego throne the host simply say how ungrateful community is toward everything that he has done for it aka sacrificed Mondays-Sundays, sexual life and God knows what else, and simply threatens to leave the community because he is not appreciated and treated the way he deserves to be. For plastic and more detailed understanding of what I just wrote just take a look at T1bc0.sVk and SWGP.

So why the hell I wrote this when it is everything but easy to draw the line between the two court jesters I mentioned and guys from Replayers staff?

Well I am bugged that an event that should spread the idea of good old ladder days lasts only 7 weeks. I mean come on! This game is years far from the competitive level, people are here to have fun, boys. Instead of having the ladder filled with people for months, gathered around the healthy idea that wont consume shitload of time in few weeks, we are having a freaking competition for 49 days. And that is not all. Accumulate your abuse powers, gather your bots and mates because you can abuse as much as you like. Lets not show the actual skill level of all players. Lets all start from 0/10 to 70/10 and believe that we all own with that Demon Hunter. And on that divine trip lets pwn the shit out of those 275/296 guys who made Paladin because it can heal units!

It is completely understandable that newbies and dummies will make excuses. I even saw that these mega skillers are writing how hard is to find games if you are mega good. Truth is, these newbies don't have an idea what they are talking about. There are, perhaps, 10 players total that would have hard time finding their games today. And even 10 of them can match against each other for great 9 games. But of course, it is better to play in chaos and mug where everyone is equal and good with their META abusive stats. Unlike on this screenshot from W3Arena ladder.

W3Arena ladder 2012

Also, lack of creativity for player picking criteria is bugging a lot. Random or Elf, then Elf in the final stage is most likely outcome. I simply cannot believe that whole Replayers staff out there, 5-10 guys, is not able to look at the possible scenarios and with good ideas to prevent the worst ones.

Pretty disappointing, again. Last or the one before it I won the ladder stage with highest level but couldn't play the final one because of the trip I had to make. I am probably going to play now but I am very unhappy that I wont be able to click to search button and get matched against an opponent of my level, but some dummy abuser who thinks he is good.

But hey! It is the event that matters, not us who are playing it. And yea, if you don't like it, don't play it. Or better, make one yourself. It might be a better one.