How to Wipe

1. Locate hit
2. Move hand to hit location
3. Remove paint with hand
4. Give self high-five with tiny penis
5. Die a slow, painful death at the hands of all that is holy

Edited by reifidom - 14 December 2006 at 9:00am

Idiots.

One of the reasons I left PB. After the wipe fest of NJ Nam, and other high profile incidents. We even got one on video at a scenario and staff did nothing against the offender. Even watching the play on late night TV the wipes, gun fouls, penalties, etc are just too much to watch. And the interviews of the "offenders" touting skill and honor are laughable. Profit over Quality of play.

Our policy is you don't call it, you will be warned, and if caught again asked to leave for a suspention period of up to 90 days, caught again, no longer welcome at any GOAA or partnered NE/IA/MO/MN groups event. We have a list, and we check it twice, we know who play fair, and those who play, not so nice.

I'm not sure I can fault the wipers anymore.

Yep, you heard me right.

It's one thing in rec games, scenario games, and backyard games - wiping is clearly inappropriate.

But in tournaments?  Wiping is part of the game.  Check the rules - wiping gets you a points penalty.  That's it.  It's basically like a hockey penalty.  Sure, cross-checking is technically not permitted, but all that happens is that you get penalized a little.

Compare that to, say corking a bat in baseball, or taking a shortcut in a cycling race, or illegal doping in any sport.  Either one of those will get you disqualified on the spot, potentially with more serious consequences as well.

If wiping were truly cheating in tournaments, the penalty would at a minimum be instant disqualification of the team from the entire tournament, and potentially disqaulification from future tournaments as well.

As long you only lose a couple of point for wiping it is the functional equivalent of a holding penalty, and not cheating at all.

Still on potty training eh

^ true but wiping sucks its just wrong. i almost get pride in callin myself out while playin a backyard game knowing that im not cheating.

dontrummer wrote: i almost get pride in callin myself out while playin a backyard game knowing that im not cheating.

And that's the way I play too.  But then I don't play in tournaments.  If I did, I don't know that I wouldn't wipe.

Clark Kent wrote: dontrummer wrote: i almost get pride in callin myself out while playin a backyard game knowing that im not cheating. And that's the way I play too.  But then I don't play in tournaments.  If I did, I don't know that I wouldn't wipe.

The only time I'd wipe during a tourny level game is if A I knew we had a chance of going all the way or it was the last game and B if I was the last guy in then maybe I'd wipe. Last ditch effort, what's the worst that could happen etc. I wouldn't wipe and risk two of my teammates going out for no reason.

I've whiped, and I'll admit it. Though I see it along the same lines as Clark does.  I play pretty competively, probably second on these forums only to Gatyr, and it's something I never even thought of until I started playing tournaments. Honestly, if it is something that anyone and everyone can do, and we all face the same penalties* then it doesn't seem like such a big deal to me. I almost see it like a trick play in football instead of a hold, you take a chance for a big play, but it can really come back to bite you in the ass as well.










*Except Dynasty, obviously.