[Peleus]

Originally Posted by PiG

I feel that Iaguz has copped the short end of the straw in this situation and I wish there was a way to fix that original error. But I think stripping winners of their title and making them regame due to a wrong map after the finalisation of a victory is even more of a blow to the winner than it is to the guy who lost, in part cos of a crappy map.

Hey Pig,

First I think this is a legitimate counter argument with merit, and if it was a simple situation we'd all be calling for one ruling or the other, not seemingly split down the middle as we all are, so don't take this as a dismissal as to what you've said.

Secondly before I continue I want to make sure that people know I do NOT think that Rev cheated / tried to gain unfair advantage in any way deliberately, and I think it was an honest mistake.

Saying that, I think stripping a win from Rev is pretty harsh, but I think it's neccessary considering it can be summed up that he won the game while having an unfair advantage. This is the biggest thing in my opinion which makes the win invalid and a regame necessary. Big or small he got to choose a map that he preferred when it was outside the map pool, granting him more of an advantage than would otherwise be possible. I hope this isn't a poor analogy but imagine they played on a custom map which had mules cost 25 energy. The Terran genuinely doesn't notice this but get's the advantage of extra mules throughout the game and wins. The opponent notices in the replay after what has happened and asks for a regame, should the result stand?

I'd say most people would agree no it wouldn't stand, because although the Terran won it was through an unfair advantage. My analogy demonstrates a different type of advantage than Rev / Iaguz experienced, but I don't think you can argue that Rev didn't have an unfair advantage in the match.

Yes it's harsh making them regame, both players suffer with loss of strategies they used etc (no doubt Rev suffers a little more), but it would be the same situation in a hardware fault 6-7 minutes in. Sucky for all but not preventing a regame.

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I think what's most important is that an admin was involved.

Initially, the fault lies with the player for choosing an incorrect map. IMO it should have been called a regame directly after it was played - as many would agree.
However, if an admin was consulted and a ruling was made for the result to stand, then the fault no longer lies with the player. If it turns out it was the wrong decision after the fact, then the admin have to wear that - and not the player.