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Robbie's 1.272

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bensweeneyonbass:
As someone who thinks a lot of his ability to be judicious (lolz) I would say to Robbie that the first step in doing everything to ensure this performance is acceptable is providing footage that includes the audio. I suspect that if the board isn't operating under standard conditions the audio may be affected. If the audio sounds atypical it would be damning and the score shouldn't be accepted. I'm all for skepticism and conservatism when it comes to accepting/rejecting a score based on unsportsmanlike behavior that suggests foul play occurred, but I'd certainly like some more data on this particular performance to shore up that notion.

aarontruitt:
I have a lot of feelings about this, but ultimately, I believe that the score is valid.

colecomeister:
Thanks xelnia - I appreciate your commitment to transparency and objectivity in assessing Robbie's score.

I don't know if it was Robbie's last one, but due to a blasting I witnessed on a recent stream of DKForum, its members, and his endorsement of the Mitchell lawsuits (against the community he apparently wishes to claim membership in and use as a platform to highlight his achievements), I'm actually shocked that he decided to submit his score here. It's sad to say, but in light of his recent pronouncements, his submission has the feeling of provocation rather than celebration.

bensweeneyonbass:
For the record, Robbie submitted this to TG also. Same video it would seem. No sound.

Lyriell:
Lots of thoughts and feelings.

The community that has grown around this game and the hard work Jeremy has put into score tracking is second to none.  If I was him, considering the circumstances he is under, I probably would have crawled under a rock and stopped tracking all scores.  I have the utmost respect for him and I understand why he would want to reject this score. It is his board and his hard work that keeps it going.  Nobody has a 'right' to have a score submitted, just like someone who is toxic in the forums deserves to no longer have the ability to post.

However; what I come back to every time is that the integrity of this scoreboard has to come before any of us.  I understand only too acutely the strain playing this game against a random number generator can take on its players mentally, and I am prone to many a bad word or two about the game and how unfair it is when I play.  However, I believe there's also a line to be drawn with poor sportsmanship. 

In the real world, if a player acted with the same kind of outward hostility for other players or team mates in the same way we sometimes see in this community, they would be ejected from a team and there would be repercussions.  Real sporting teams will fine players or side-line them if their behaviour throws a bad light on their sport.  No player is above the sport they compete in, even world record holders.  That being said, a score is a score.

Robbie, your skill at this game affords you a unique platform from which to demonstrate the depth of this game game and the amazing community that has grown from under it.  I understand that there are situations I am not privy to that have caused tensions in the past, but I still dream of a scenario when these things can be put behind all and we can focus on the game and maybe one day all of us attend a Kong off together.  I have not enjoyed being the target of false accusations or mocking etc..   Also, for the record, I do not care what voltage you play your game on, though I do not like the principle of what is going on here.  I am in agreement with Jeremy in that it is a placebo effect, so at the end of the day... if you believe it puts you on a level playing field with others, please continue to do so.  I however, do not wish to be accused of these things and I'm sure others do not either.  I also do not think it is in the right spirit of the game.

I say accept the score, but I am going to put forward a motion that in the future, sound be a requirement to these games.  I feel Robbie did a good job of validating his board and the gameplay looks genuine.  I have no qualms in saying Robbie is one of the best players there has ever, and is likely to be.   

Let's all be better people.

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