ClanBase NationsCup XI will soon reach the playoffs. NationsCup supervisors have re-evaluated the silent run rule.

End of the group stage is closing up. Soon the playoffs will be played, but with change in the rules. NationsCup supervisors have re-evaluated the silent run rule. Pre-season NationsCup supervisors decided not to allow silent run in any way (just like WCG). The rule coursed a lot of red cards and forfeits.

Silent run has become a part of this game, disallowing it would only hurt the organizer. Just think back to October 2007. WCG had a superb reputation, but the silent run rule made them look really bad to many. NationsCup realized (even earlier than this statement) that the rule really did not work the way they intended it to work.

The teams reaching the playoffs will be allowed to use silent run, without binding duck to scroll or using scripts. Remaining matches in the group stage will be forced to use the rule disallowing silent run totally.

Alkulima, CS Game supervisor states:

"When group stage changed into playoff stage, it's a good time to judge if the rules we have had in the group stage have been working as they should. Judging from the number of red cards and forfeits we have needed to give because of teams breaking the silent run rule, it doesn't seem that the rule has been working as it should. In addition, majority of the teams/players playing in this cup clearly would like it to be allowed and there's no consistent answer to the question whether it should be considered as bug abuse or not in all the leagues. We didn't make this decision easily, we asked almost every captain in this cup what do they think about that and clear majority wanted the silent run rule to be changed. After considering all these things, we have decided to allow manual silent run for this cup's playoffs as long as it's not done by using a script and duck isn't binded to scroll."

This could still upset quite some teams, e.g. Portugal who did not make it through the qualification round due to the silent run rule. Next match in ClanBase NationsCup XI will be Sunday 2th of March, Switzerland taking on Israel.

Source: ClanBase