Tournament Format Question: Rest Time

J. S. Mill

Much more so than in DDR, it seems like in ITG tournaments there needs to be rest between songs in matches.

At RGC Alpha, a major tournament this weekend, I was using the following format in match play:

After Song One: 60 seconds
After Song Two: 90 seconds
After Song Three: 120 seconds

etc.

Does this format sound good? Am I correct that rest time is important in match play? Should I have more or less?
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Rancidfish · Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 1:39 am Post subject:

That depends on the tournament. If stamina is intended to be an important factor, than you'd want to give little to no rest time. It's a stylistic preference, so I think it's a decision that tournament directors would have to make on their own.
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DJTyrant · Maniac Member Joined: 25 Jan 2002 Location: Ventura, CA

I thought it worked out pretty well except for the JetWorld/AWE match because JetWorld was really hurting after the third song.
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I am not Justin Zych · Trick Member Joined: 29 Jan 2005 Location: Oceanside, CA

It depends on the tournament. RGC Alpha needed the rest time because it was a fair tournament that did not descriminate against skilled players by banning the more difficult songs in the earlier rounds. However, for tournaments in Oregon and Washingon, which are notorious for capping difficulty levels through their tournaments because 90% of their communities can't handle it, rest time is not necessary.

CFA.BIG LEVO · Trick Member Joined: 01 Apr 2005

It depends on the tournament. RGC Alpha needed the rest time because it was not a fair tournament and descriminated against skilled players by banning the hard difficulty songs all rounds. However, for tournaments in Oregon and Washingon, which are notorious for allowing all difficulty levels in their tournaments because 90% of their communities know more than 50 songs, rest time is not necessary.

Disclaimer: I do NOT actually think RGC was not a fair tournament, I just like saying things such as this to watch JJK get all worked up.

I am not Justin Zych · Trick Member Joined: 29 Jan 2005 Location: Oceanside, CA

RGC Alpha didn't ban Hard mode songs; some goof was able to pick Mouth against DJ Tyrant. But whoever got 2nd place at that tournament beat him two rounds later so it was all good.

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