Your reputation is negative 3 because of your earlier posts...not posts made recently.
Also, I just PM'ed you my reservations about the blade. I will also post them publicily.
They are as follows:
The switching mechanic seems a bit stuck. You alluded to some sand in there making it tight, and while I understand that you can't do much about that, and you did it accidentally do it, this is a modification that gives you an advantage. This advantage can be seen because during the tournament, against even attack types, you managed to always stay in endurance mode, whereas a normal Dranzer S base usually switch modes when getting hit. The additional weight, while maybe adding to .2-.7 grams of weight, is still an issue.
The second issue is your tip. The tip was very worn, and comparing it to my semi worn Dranzer S tip, it seems that yours could be considered a bit more than normal wear and tear. You seemed to be able to ride the tornado ridge in endurance mode, and I believed that it had been worn to a shape of a metal change, if not a metal semi-flat, when originally it should be sharp. My worn version exhibited the same symptoms, while my mint version did not
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I apologize for the poorly run tournament, and I will do everything in my power to make sure the next one is run fairly. I will not blade in the next one in order to maximize my judging capabilities.
Please expect the next tournament to be run very well. It will be a lot smoother.
Also, I just PM'ed you my reservations about the blade. I will also post them publicily.
They are as follows:
The switching mechanic seems a bit stuck. You alluded to some sand in there making it tight, and while I understand that you can't do much about that, and you did it accidentally do it, this is a modification that gives you an advantage. This advantage can be seen because during the tournament, against even attack types, you managed to always stay in endurance mode, whereas a normal Dranzer S base usually switch modes when getting hit. The additional weight, while maybe adding to .2-.7 grams of weight, is still an issue.
The second issue is your tip. The tip was very worn, and comparing it to my semi worn Dranzer S tip, it seems that yours could be considered a bit more than normal wear and tear. You seemed to be able to ride the tornado ridge in endurance mode, and I believed that it had been worn to a shape of a metal change, if not a metal semi-flat, when originally it should be sharp. My worn version exhibited the same symptoms, while my mint version did not
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I apologize for the poorly run tournament, and I will do everything in my power to make sure the next one is run fairly. I will not blade in the next one in order to maximize my judging capabilities.
Please expect the next tournament to be run very well. It will be a lot smoother.