TWDT 32 First Appeal $

[Menelvagor]

Hello all, I would like to appeal the TWDT-B match between Revenge and Reign on March 1st at 3PM EST.

After a hard fought 24 minutes Reign was leading the match 14:33 to 9:08 when the matchbot died. At this point in the match Revenge held cram and had swung the momentum with several decisive teks. We held cram strongly for another 2 minutes until it was announced that the bot had died and both teams stopped playing. Both teams were playing well, and both teams had a chance to win the match.

I believe the only fair outcome is to have a full replay of the match to decide the winner.

As there have been suggestions of restarting the game when the bot died I will say that I do not believe we could fairly recreated the lines and circumstances of that specific time and that only a full replay can fairly decide the outcome of this game as the rules define.

2. Replaying of Interrupted Matches and Postponements
If a match is disrupted due to a server crash, router failure, server lag, bot failure, flag jupe, or
any other in-game event that significantly impacts gameplay, the referee has the authority to cancel
the match. All scores at the time of interruption will be discarded, and the game will be replayed at a later time.

[renzi]

Don’t think any appeal is needed - I’m pretty sure the replay was decided on as soon as the bot died. The site was updated to remove our “win”. It would be completely unfair to you guys otherwise, especially since you had base and a solid cram when the bot died.

[Menelvagor]

Yeah I thought it was an auto replay from bot death, but I was asked to write a formal appeal since havok feom reign was disputing the replay.

[Dameon Angell]

Thank you for submitting Appeal #1 regarding the TWDT 32 basing match between Revenge and Reign, originally played on March 1st at 3:00 PM EST.

The League Operators (Mythril, Lee, and myself) have thoroughly reviewed the circumstances surrounding the match and discussed the appeal together. We have reached a unanimous decision.

Findings: During the match, the Matchbot experienced a critical malfunction, ceasing to track the in-game score before eventually crashing. While we acknowledge that Revenge had secured control of the flag room at the time of the failure, the premature interruption means the final outcome of the match was ultimately unforeseeable.

Rule Application: Our decision is strictly guided by the official league rules regarding match interruptions:

2. Replaying of Interrupted Matches and Postponements If a match is disrupted due to a server crash, router failure, server lag, bot failure, flag jupe, or any other in-game event that significantly impacts gameplay, the referee has the authority to cancel the match. All scores at the time of interruption will be discarded, and the game will be replayed at a later time.

Decision: Based on the confirmed bot failure and the protocols outlined in the rulebook, your appeal is granted. All scores at the time of the interruption are officially discarded.

Next Steps: The match will be replayed in its entirety. Leadership from both Revenge and Reign will need to coordinate to find a mutually agreeable date and time for the rematch. Please notify the League Operators once a new time has been scheduled so we can ensure proper coverage and a functioning MatchBot.

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we worked to resolve this issue fairly.

Good luck and have fun,
Dameon Angell

[Dwopple]

Thank you for submitting Appeal #1 regarding the TWDT 32 basing match between Revenge and Reign, originally played on March 1st at 3:00 PM EST.

The League Operators (Mythril, Lee, and myself) have thoroughly reviewed the circumstances surrounding the match and discussed the appeal together. We have reached a unanimous decision.

Findings: During the match, the Matchbot experienced a critical malfunction, ceasing to track the in-game score before eventually crashing. While we acknowledge that Revenge had secured control of the flag room at the time of the failure, the premature interruption means the final outcome of the match was ultimately unforeseeable.

Rule Application: Our decision is strictly guided by the official league rules regarding match interruptions:

2. Replaying of Interrupted Matches and Postponements If a match is disrupted due to a server crash, router failure, server lag, bot failure, flag jupe, or any other in-game event that significantly impacts gameplay, the referee has the authority to cancel the match. All scores at the time of interruption will be discarded, and the game will be replayed at a later time.

Decision: Based on the confirmed bot failure and the protocols outlined in the rulebook, your appeal is granted. All scores at the time of the interruption are officially discarded.

Next Steps: The match will be replayed in its entirety. Leadership from both Revenge and Reign will need to coordinate to find a mutually agreeable date and time for the rematch. Please notify the League Operators once a new time has been scheduled so we can ensure proper coverage and a functioning MatchBot.

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we worked to resolve this issue fairly.

Good luck and have fun,
Dameon Angell

Thanks for the ruling.

With it being a full replay, are teams restricted to the lineups they originally played, or unrestricted? For context, Revenge was missing Commodo and Reign was missing BOMBED & Omega Red.

Thanks in advance,
dwopple_spider