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Wicc, you still don't understand that (possibly) you are going against the very essence of the sport (especially with this blitz-jebus thing). No matter who and how they try to shorten the timer, and no matter who and how they try to find a media balance, no one is trying to create special conditions for this, in which it would be impossible to show the best that an athlete is capable of. And if they do try, they think about it a little later and change their decision. Because the essence of the sport is to do the best you can.
The timer can be shortened, and during this discussion, your ideas have become clearer. I personally consider this discussion to be positive; I even saw the point in what you are doing. Moreover, I now believe that there are formats of broadcasts in which your ideas of today would be perfectly correct. But this is far from all the possible broadcasts, and it is not even all the broadcasts that create long-term popularity for the game. And I am trying to argue from all the perspectives I know that when it comes to shortening the timer, you cannot go below a certain level, below which most (skilled) players simply will not be able to do the best they are capable of.
But I repeat, for me, my own opinion on this issue is not decisive. I try to focus on what those who play better (not faster, but better) than me write. And the better a person plays, the more weight their opinion has. Therefore, regarding this particular tournament, I will end the discussion for now.

Therefore, I think that you signed up for the tournament only to, after the 1st or 2nd round, regardless of the result, complain and demonstratively withdraw in the hope of initiating another wave of discussion.

Sorry. This is just nonsense and paranoia. :rolleyes: So, I need to respond.
I signed up to do the best I can. Nothing more. Ideally, I want to win.
If it turns out as you wrote, then it will be nothing more than a clash of my skill at that moment and this particular timer. But it certainly won't be the original intention.
What hope is there to initiate a wave of discussion because I withdrew? That's just stupid. Well, I withdrew, so go to hell. Who are you so interesting to? :D
In general, there is no need to come up with such absurd motivations for a person's actions when everything can be explained by the fact that he simply wants to do what is best (you just need to understand how exactly he sees what is best). Occam's razor.
h3dm1 is currently the best template. And I want to play on it under the best conditions I know. And if a tournament is held under the worst conditions, then all I want is to first understand - am I messing up, or is it the organizer? And in what exactly.
A small problem, Wicc, is that IT'S NOT YOUR JOB TO PLAY. Therefore, you perceive the discussion in isolation from this simple circumstance - we have to play with this

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(there was the word "soulful") timer. And I want not just to play, but to feel the meaning in what is happening, that is, to do the best I am capable of. And it is this circumstance that explains my (and if only my) motive for participating in this discussion. And my motive for signing up for the tournament is also - mirrors are the best, and I just want to play the best game there is.