I don't think running a tournament with 8-10 people in it is actually difficult. The hard part is arranging the place of the tournament and getting people to come.
I don't "counter" people because it's a crappy thing to do. If someone is at their first tournament, why would I want to demoralize them.
At our tournaments in NC with 8-10 people, there's been at least 3 people judging matches. Considering this, I don't see how it's hard to remember what people are using. Everyone is responsive at our tournaments and they don't have to be told 3 times where and when to play.
I am not ignorant, I've been apart of competitive things all of my life, and the way Beyblade tournaments are conducted are, in my opinion, far from professional.
(Dec. 04, 2012 9:24 PM)Coach Wrote: (Dec. 04, 2012 9:14 PM)Woznotwoz Wrote: (Mar. 06, 2012 5:29 PM)Kai-V Wrote: How is it an unfair advantage ? How could you cheat ? A Beyblade stops spinning or gets knocked out, and the Rulebooks should always be printed and available at tournaments, so there is no dilemma to be had, especially in terms of cheats.
I think this a huge unfair advantage. The host/judge sees everything you're using, making it way easier to counter you. My sister already quit because of this. Also there has not been one rulebook at any tournament I've attended. After reviewing the rulebook, the rules are often bent as well.
Honestly it's not an inviting atmosphere to new people when the people specifically watching all of your matches hard counter you when it's their turn to play you.
Why are you not paying close attention to other matches when you're not playing? Lol and i host a lot and have little time to pay attention and REMEMBER everything everybody uses. I end up asking around it's part of the game. Do your research, or you're just being lazy!
There is no advantage to hosting if anything its a disadvantage because I have to worry about how the tournament is running and telling bladers 3 times in a row what stadium they are suppose to be at and who they are blading... There is no practicing during a tournament for the host when I'm not blading. And if I couldn't blade (besides my son being able to) why the heck would a blader host a tournament???
Its hard to host there's no benefit besides the competition... Anybody who says a host shouldn't be ALLOWED to has absolutely no idea what a host goes through during a tournament!
Sorry that ignorance kind of struck a nerve, You should be INCREDIBLY appreciative of anybody willing to go through THE JOB OF HOSTING It's not always fun FYI.