In light of recent incidents of players intentionally under-performing in video game tournaments, major tournament directors have come together to standardize Evo’s rule regarding player collusion.
With eSports having gained a lot of legitimacy as a serious competitive sport, it has also been beset by some of the negative aspects that plague the conventional sporting world. This includes illegal betting, player exploitation and the use of performance-enhancing drugs such as Adderall.
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It's hard to actually determine under performing from someone who's fatigued/tired; especially the ones who play all day, then play another off game (what some called 'casuals') then go back to continue playing in the tournament.
I don't mind the rule either way, however they would need someone who can actually tell the difference, and if needed delay a match (within a reasonable time) so both can play 100%; otherwise a lot of legit players are going to be labeled and not continue on when they are putting in the effort.
Hmmm hard to tell though. I mean sometimes I'll have a bad MP match for no apparent reason-the other team might not even be that good, I'll just have an off match... If I were playing professionally that wouldn't change-and wouldn't mean I'm intentionally losing.