2012-07-16, 08:17 | Link #561 | |
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People do forfeit because they understand they are no match or just scared. One thing is to know you are gonna be kicked and the other to see how one guy beats another to a pulp
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2012-07-16, 12:19 | Link #562 | ||
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but personally, I think the qualifications rounds are a mess at the moment. Sure if your last in line, you need to win 1 match.. but if you're first, you need to win 10+ back to back with limited rest... truely unfair. For example, look at Seul, shes started her opening match in a stamina concervitive manner. Shes got quite a few matches to fight. Also Jae gu shouldnt be in the group stages, he was suppose to be privilaged into the last round of qualifcation. but I guess if thats the reason hes last in line? Quote:
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2012-07-16, 16:08 | Link #563 |
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I agree, the tournament system makes very few sense. It seems the author tries a bit too hard to change the formula here. Having to fight one's way up while doing more fights than others with no pause... this has nothing to do with a fair competition, it's totally arbitrary.
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2012-07-16, 16:34 | Link #564 |
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I think if the author plans to keep even a sliver of realism here Jae-Gu should lose, if for no other reason than experience. Besides, even if he somehow won he has no chance against Queen.
Not sure where the author is going with this. I thought his big fight would be against red-head. Granted hes not supposed to be very good, but I figured it would serve as a stepping stone to teach Jae-Gu the right mindset and whatnot. Instead his first fight is against arguably the best fighter in the qualifiers. |
2012-07-17, 07:54 | Link #566 | ||
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2012-07-17, 07:56 | Link #567 |
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Yeah... I know.... After all that build up of the fight between Jae Gu and the red-haired bastard... And nothing.... And that was the reason he trained so much and he wand up fighting the boxer dude who has barely bully him compare to that red-haired bastard...
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2012-07-17, 08:02 | Link #568 | |
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I can't remember if the tournament is actually seeded (it should be if the organizers/mangaka was smart) but if that's the case they would never have fought in the first round. and maybe not even second. |
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2012-07-17, 08:40 | Link #569 | |
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Then again, maybe that's what the author wanted. Maybe Jae Gu has grown past that already. IIRC, it was seeded, and that's how Queen initially got to pick Jae Gu as her opponent, but she lost it when she got into trouble with Jae Gu. |
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2012-07-17, 08:43 | Link #570 | |
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2012-07-17, 10:00 | Link #572 |
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I wouldn't keep on about the high school thing. This is a tournament that is broadcasted live nationwide with sophisticated equipment.
Also, we're not talking about track and field here, it's a full contact competition. The author just uses the tournament system and the strange device of many never-appearing, retiring "competitors" as a means to surprise viewers with certain matchups since there is no predetermined grid. |
2012-07-17, 10:53 | Link #573 | |
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A professional at something isn't mere someone whose shown on tv doing something, it simply means the media has an interest in whatever your doing, whether it be serious or not. Of course the two generally go hand in hand but it's far from a requiste. These people are not professionals basic logic would tell you this. Back original subject since, these aren't professionals but mere highschool students who have an interest in sport and likely would have had some thoughts about becoming pro. Fighting against someone who may leave permanently injured or in a coma would deter from taking part and pursing something. That's the difference. They don't lose anything by giving up and professional does, which is why like the person said they generally don't, since it's generally their source of income. |
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2012-07-17, 15:44 | Link #574 |
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What the... I didn't even mention the term "professional" ... Why are you trying to lecture me about the term "professional"? I'll try to put it even more simple:
The competitors, like the audience, take this tournament very seriously. Except for Jae Gu, who's supposed to be the odd one out, most actual appearing characters are presented to be (for their age) experts in their field. They may not make money with it but you can't deny that they're very serious about their sport. How is it wrong to expect a sensible set of fair tournament rules in a story that focuses so much on competitive martial arts? The author surely didn't choose this system because they're just highschool students and this doesnt "drag this sorta shit out" About the people dropping out: Each and every one of the competitors participated feely on their own, so we can assume they have some confidence in their fighting abilities, right? That also means they should have some experience with fullcontact martial arts. People giving up before a fight rather than during a fight is a mere plot device to me. |
2012-07-17, 16:03 | Link #575 | |
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2012-07-18, 15:26 | Link #580 |
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Should have fought the red haired bastard first. Only way he'll when now is if Jae Gu is hurt or worse loses to boxer guy. What's the point of all this worked up angst crap with the red haired bastard then? Poorly done if you ask me, but that's just my opinion...
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great siblings, queenxjae gu, romance, runaway mom |
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