Yeah, on Jebus, I found a level 30 Tazara with the correct skill tree... when will he get to level 31?:D
If the point of the tournament is to play as mages, then we should stick to that, and not look for loopholes in the rules.
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It's not about the pose :) , but about the fact that SOD is simpler, and in any case, VT players know SOD, but SOD players don't all know VT.
And it wouldn't hurt SOD players to learn at least something at some point. Moreover, there's not much to learn. The settings are already as close as possible to SOD. What else is needed?
Isn't it difficult for you to duplicate the SOD tournament? It's a good thing, let everyone play what they like, and everyone will be happy.
I know that arguing with you is pointless, and I don't have the time/energy/desire to read your kilometer-long posts about nothing. The organizer must take a firm position; otherwise, there will always be dissatisfied people.