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Yes actually.

Not "you," but the thematic of your character. You got a 3 because Vintrict loves female characters played by men and loves Skyrim.

E.g. this is why, gay as HoH is, I explain every single score I assign. Every category. So people aren't playing a guessing game or just assuming I'm being an a** and going "well ******** you little guy. :3"

If you can't explain why you scored something x number, you don't actually know your own opinion.

[c**k slaps Slash] See, WEAK WILLED VINTRICT.

I wish I could go back and look at my fight to find what Vintrict is talking about, and to see if I really do switch between flavor and technical info so rigidly.

I guess I'll go look to see if I'm doing it with the fight against Deitric when I get off work.

but my lunch break is almost over so I may not have time.

In'a my eyes, numbers are only there to quantify a judge's opinion on a category.

I.E. they're to display "how much" they won or lost in that category compared to their opponent. On their own, they're really nothing.

If you don't explain why they got that score, you're not actually grading them. You're essentially just saying "I think this guy won." "Why?" "Coz." and leaving it at that, it offers nothing constructive and nothing useful to them as a writer.

Not to mention it invites this can of worms where people assume you're biased. I mean you'll get that anyway, but it's easier to go "I guess" to something you disagree with, than...

...nothing.

You know what else is biased?

Fighting sport decision by judges. They don't have to explain anything. You get your scores and judgments, and be done with it.

I'd like to take this oportunity to point out, to no specific judge in attendence, that...apparently...my character is the force which vexes all good reason.

Because in one tournament I get judged poorly for tanking, and not properly handling damage (Despite a huge list of injuries, and not using any of the specified body parts so heavily injured...Such as not moving my legs with a herniated groin, or trying to punch with an injured hand)...Likely because the character was experiencing pain immunity from being kicked in the nuts while he was down from an -almost- heart attack.

And, in another, I get incredible scores for doing nearly the exact same thing (minus rage) but still got kicked down in score because Dithakar, the warrior monk, used a desperate throw to try and change the course of battle...and just so happened to hit upon the one major weakness of my opponent; Killing them accidentally. <******** it...I'm playing Matel characters from now on. pirate

...And so a one means the roleplaying was substandard and unreasonable.

You know I must admit, Substandard and unreasonable are not typically things I hear about my play style.

..lol. Fight judges - like the UFC - aren't that biased. They have a very strict rubric they follow that helps determine their scores. Example: a successful takedown that your opponent doesn't immediately get up from will usually earn you a point.

There's some bias, but their system is way more objective than any roleplay tournament. The only time you get really subjective is like.. freeform gymnastics and ice-skating. But the judging for UFC, boxing, etc is designed to marginalize bias, and unlike roleplaying, it's usually pretty clear when one fighter gets an advantage.

Same thing with wrestling judges. They score you on takedowns, control, pin attempts, and so on. It's actually a fairly rigid system in terms of minimizing bias. It's still there, but it's way harder to get a BIG point difference. Bias usually accounts for one, maybe two points.