Stan J first wrote: "However, it was MORE accessible to more experienced players, whose trouncings now get even worse, and perhaps harder to handle." And then Roger Bhan responded: "This is quite possibly the most retarded thing I've ever heard. OF COURSE it was more accessible to experienced players. EVERY tournament is more accessible to experienced players, whether it's ACF Nationals or an NAQT intramural set. You're complaining about the fact that there are people out there that know more than you. Perhaps instead of making nonsensical complaints you should be spending your time writing questions or something. I guarantee you'll have less to complain about then." Nice job, Roger, in summarizing the complaints any non-ACF hardcore player has with the ACF philosophy and attitude. I thought maybe at first you missed the fact that Stan put the word "MORE" in caps, meaning that he felt the questions accelerated the advantage of experienced players over newbies compared to previous events, not just that experienced players had an advantage. But through your response, you made it perfectly clear that you understand what the CAPS LOCK key on your keyboard does. Now I did not hear the packets this past weekend, so I have no way to judge if they have skewed more toward experienced hardcore veterans. But having played ACF many times in the past, I do know that it is the format where you hear classic "straight outta Benet's" and other lead-ins more often than the other formats. If there were more of these recycled classics, then those who had heard the clues a dozen times before will have an advantage. In any case, if ACF has any desire left to expand its base audience, then it cannot respond to complaints by neophytes with the classic Colvinesque refrain: "Hey, dumbass. That's not my problem. Go write some questions and you'll get better." Try to respond fairly to customer concerns instead of putting them off, and if possible, have a Division II for teams who have not head the stock lead-ins 47 times before. -Adam Fine
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