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I know you use every opportunity to flash your opinion on this Tres, but in this case you are objectively wrong. Vin's points are valid because they are addressing issues with the grading criteria, and Yummy is, in this case, refusing to engage them.

Entertainment is only one of the criterion, not all of them... which, while it can be considered subjective, is still only that one part of the score. And as this is a tournament, and thus a competitive endeavor, it requires a concrete rubric and ruleset by which to evaluate the participants. A good rubric, one that is both clear and objective, and provides meaningful comparisons to score numbers by which to measure them, should result in nearly identical scores from any judge who picks them up.

This is clearly NOT the case here, as even within single fights we have massive score variations from judge to judge. That means the categories are subjective, which is a serious problem given that we weren't given to understand that the judging would be purely subjective from the get go. We expected coherence and uniformity. In turn, if it is purely subjective, why even score the fights at all? Just provide a 'Win/Lose' verdict and move on.

Clarity, for example, is as concrete a category as you can get. How clear is the writing of the fighter? Is it difficult to read? Is it a bunch of run on sentences? Did he succeed in conveying his actions in a concise and precise manner or is it difficult to visualize? Is it formatted poorly or written in really small font? Did they check their spelling, grammar, and punctuation?

And yet Vintrict's and Boujuka's Clarity scores don't reflect any of the above. Bojuka gets a 4/5 for several posts that display a litany of actions in almost no context, as if he were rapidly reciting a series of moves from a movelist while standing still. Vintrict gets a 2 out of 5 for 'switching styles' in the middle of the fight. Excuse me, but who gives a ********? That's not what clarity is. Could you understand what he was saying, yes/no?! If yes, full marks. If no, what was the impediment?

Saying 'Well I didn't like the fact that you shifted tone halfway through' is about as subjective as you can get, and that s**t is NOT kosher.

Personally, I have no real ire or grudge toward Vin, though when I'm intoxicated, and I see something that makes me angry, I express it sometimes but it's all bullshit. I don't hate anyone on this site or actually dislike them because quite frankly I don't know most of them, and this is all just a game.

My main issue of the fight, as mentioned, was both players having a few instances of lack of the small details that are actually necessary. For instance, saying one is strong or fast, but not necessarily selling it well enough to know how strong, how fast. Saying 'Athena is the strongest woman in the world' sells that she is peak human, Bojuka surpasses that in a small scale. And even with her Arcane woowoo gem adding prowess, how much?

Both players gave some similar issues, so their scores were in turn similar. But someone had to win. And what tipped the win was the poor defensive choices and failing to live up to them. For instance, trying to avoid that BOJUKA DRILL LOUTS OMOTE RENGE LOLJUTSU! I thought that would have been hilarious to see happen, though regardless, in Vin's position as 'The Strongest Woman in the World', why not try breaking the chains that bind you? Honestly, it would have worked. There is a reason the chain are constructed of a living metal that regenerates. But I guess the simple s**t eludes you when you look into something too hard. He just couldn't accept the assault though he made a poor choice or two that would have made it unavoidable regardless of how cheap or dirty the move could be seen as, I can't say it went out of range of his profile nor that it couldn't work.

Hell, I'm sure it'd delay his a**, but Bishop could get up after that and HULK SMASH a knigga. Then again, he would have just used his immense strength to try and break the chains that sought to bond him.

Personally, I have no real ire or grudge toward Vin, though when I'm intoxicated, and I see something that makes me angry, I express it sometimes but it's all bullshit. I don't hate anyone on this site or actually dislike them because quite frankly I don't know most of them, and this is all just a game.

My main issue of the fight, as mentioned, was both players having a few instances of lack of the small details that are actually necessary. For instance, saying one is strong or fast, but not necessarily selling it well enough to know how strong, how fast. Saying 'Athena is the strongest woman in the world' sells that she is peak human, Bojuka surpasses that in a small scale. And even with her Arcane woowoo gem adding prowess, how much?

Both players gave some similar issues, so their scores were in turn similar. But someone had to win. And what tipped the win was the poor defensive choices and failing to live up to them. For instance, trying to avoid that BOJUKA DRILL LOUTS OMOTE RENGE LOLJUTSU! I thought that would have been hilarious to see happen, though regardless, in Vin's position as 'The Strongest Woman in the World', why not try breaking the chains that bind you? Honestly, it would have worked. There is a reason the chain are constructed of a living metal that regenerates. But I guess the simple s**t eludes you when you look into something too hard. He just couldn't accept the assault though he made a poor choice or two that would have made it unavoidable regardless of how cheap or dirty the move could be seen as, I can't say it went out of range of his profile nor that it couldn't work.

Hell, I'm sure it'd delay his a**, but Bishop could get up after that and HULK SMASH a knigga. Then again, he would have just used his immense strength to try and break the chains that sought to bond him.