DarkDragoon
Smash Champion
Good afternoon!
First and foremost, this post is not regarding an official vote being completed by the Competition Committee.
Rather, this post is made at the request of "The 5" as they have recently voted to amend the rules to allow TO discretion with regards to usage of UCF, pending approval from "The 25". Packaged in that thread were statements from each of The 5 fleshing out their stances on UCF and their reasonings. It's understood that transparency should be one of the major goals of this process, and as such they've requested that I publish their comments on UCF for the public to read.
Nintendude:
Regarding UCF Standardization and Regarding TO Discretion
Dr.Z:
Regarding Both Votes
Juggleguy:
Regarding both votes
Feel free to discuss or ask any questions you may have!
-DD
First and foremost, this post is not regarding an official vote being completed by the Competition Committee.
Rather, this post is made at the request of "The 5" as they have recently voted to amend the rules to allow TO discretion with regards to usage of UCF, pending approval from "The 25". Packaged in that thread were statements from each of The 5 fleshing out their stances on UCF and their reasonings. It's understood that transparency should be one of the major goals of this process, and as such they've requested that I publish their comments on UCF for the public to read.
Nintendude:
Regarding UCF Standardization and Regarding TO Discretion
Dr.Z:
Regarding Both Votes
Juggleguy:
Shi:I voted no to UCF for a few reasons. The first reason is there's a slippery slope that comes with software mods that I don't want to see the community go down. I hold vanilla Melee in a sort of reverence; we have played this game since its release without ever modding it for tournament gameplay, and who are we to do so now, especially if it opens the floodgates to other mods? The second reason is it increases the perceived barrier to entry for new players who are crucial to the sustainability of the scene. A 16-year old game played on CRT TVs doesn't need to introduce another hurdle to its own potential growth. I would rather see vanilla Melee played with its flaws than see the community fizzle out due to the final straw in lack of accessibility. The third reason is it places a huge stress on major TOs who need to be mindful of external legal factors when organizing large events, which often require contracts with several entities and sponsors. I'd ask everyone to please understand that the non-disclosure agreements from these make it difficult to be 100% transparent.
Blur:Due to the delicate nature of IP and Copyright Infringement laws and that different organizations have different needs and requirements, there is not a one shoe fits all solution to UCF. I firmly believe there needs to be a solution for the problems at hand but also understand there are constraints in the scope in which we can operate. Therefore my vote for the use of UCF is that it will be at the discretion of TO's to use it as they see fit with the needs of their event.
Regarding both votes
Feel free to discuss or ask any questions you may have!
-DD
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