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I’ll clarify what Sanin and Vikk said.
Sanin: You described the situation correctly; however, you asked an unnecessary question. Regarding the report – the situations are different. In that case, the game had already started, and my absence meant that any ambiguity could now only be resolved by immediately writing a report, which I did right away. Here, the game hadn't started yet, so in my opinion, there is no need for a report at all. But overall, his approach is correct.
The point is that I acknowledge the opponent's right to come at a time agreed upon with me, find me present, and play, and I defend my own equal right. And if real life turned out to be more important for me – no problem – it's just a game. My technical defeat means the opponent isn't obligated to reorganize their schedule again, finding time for the game once more. Another point, which has already been mentioned on the forum in other places, is that some players intentionally dodge finishing games to demoralize their opponents or even get an automatic draw from a worse position in the save (relevant in some complex group stages).
I thought about these two points for quite a while, considering possible solutions and willingness to compromise, and came to the conclusion that I will first try to negotiate normally. But if a player has already proven unreliable in the past (more than once) and shown disrespect for opponents’ time, then we should end conversations as soon as possible, which repeatedly lead to them not showing up and disrupting deadlines, and only play through ODD (One-Day Duel), and non-appearance in ODD should immediately result in a technical defeat.
In Vikk's chronology, this post here is somehow missing, after which ODD was actually scheduled.
Furthermore, I believe that the situation ended when Vikk and I discussed everything in private messages, and I withdrew from the tournament. And yet again, it was assumed that everything would be completely quiet. But since there was one last jab – okay, let things run their course. :D
Sanin: You described the situation correctly; however, you asked an unnecessary question. Regarding the report – the situations are different. In that case, the game had already started, and my absence meant that any ambiguity could now only be resolved by immediately writing a report, which I did right away. Here, the game hadn't started yet, so in my opinion, there is no need for a report at all. But overall, his approach is correct.
The point is that I acknowledge the opponent's right to come at a time agreed upon with me, find me present, and play, and I defend my own equal right. And if real life turned out to be more important for me – no problem – it's just a game. My technical defeat means the opponent isn't obligated to reorganize their schedule again, finding time for the game once more. Another point, which has already been mentioned on the forum in other places, is that some players intentionally dodge finishing games to demoralize their opponents or even get an automatic draw from a worse position in the save (relevant in some complex group stages).
I thought about these two points for quite a while, considering possible solutions and willingness to compromise, and came to the conclusion that I will first try to negotiate normally. But if a player has already proven unreliable in the past (more than once) and shown disrespect for opponents’ time, then we should end conversations as soon as possible, which repeatedly lead to them not showing up and disrupting deadlines, and only play through ODD (One-Day Duel), and non-appearance in ODD should immediately result in a technical defeat.
In Vikk's chronology, this post here is somehow missing, after which ODD was actually scheduled.
Furthermore, I believe that the situation ended when Vikk and I discussed everything in private messages, and I withdrew from the tournament. And yet again, it was assumed that everything would be completely quiet. But since there was one last jab – okay, let things run their course. :D