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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rune" data-source="post: 1001344" data-attributes="member: 67">Exposition isn't a tool for the judge; it's a tool for future contestants.No, I touched upon it.  It's a good thing.  It helps to maintain a higher standard of quality.We haven't yet determined that a 2 per year schedule wouldn't be better.This would support a drop in quality.  If the best (at the time) players happen to all get in one game, then what's left for the next game?  Could be good, but a lot of less able folk who otherwise might not feel confident enough to play may feel confident enough to enter.  You may feel that that's a good thing, but it's called the IRON DM for a reason.  It's supposed to be challenging as hell.  I'm not saying that this idea would necessarily result in a lower-quality champion, but it would increase the chances of it.  Especially if you also include the following:What?You have absolutely know idea how excruciatingly draining it is to go through 3 rounds (let alone four, but that's a different topic).  If you take away the right of the champion to defend his/her title, you've taken away a significant motivation for even entering into the tournament.  And here's the important part:You would take away the chance for contestants to prove they are the best by actually defeating someone who has proven that they were the best! It's been done, and trust me, it would be a terrible idea to go back to doing it.  It raises all sorts of issues that are better left alone.  It's a tremendous advantage for the reigning champion, so much so, that it's hard for people watching not to question if the champion won by virtue of being the champion, or by virtue of being fresh, while the competitor was nearly creatively sapped and energetically lifeless.  Bear in mind that I may be saying this out of bitterness, as I've lost in such a round.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> But it may be experience talking.  And, remember, even the mighty Wicht lost in such a round, as well.I'm all for a tournament of champions (although I don't know whether Wicht or I would apply), but I think it should be an 8 contestant event.  Which should make a yearly event possible, with the RBDM tournament champions also involved, unless there is overlap.Because there are alternatives, in the form of CeramicDM, I have no problem with forcing exclusion of those who don't apply in time and allowing the inclusion of those who have played in the past.The competitive nature of entry helps to weed out the players who are less sure of themselves.  This is a stressful game.  It is supposed to be hard as hell, and there's no reason we should go easy on anybody.I would also like to note that there are usually about 50% or so, new players in each tournament.  I'd say that's very reasonable.Besides, many folk want rematches, or to challenge themselves against proven heavyweights.</blockquote>

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