I also don't think the game should be played with 7 worms. But, as I said, it was an error caused directly by Komito. Me and Mega failed because we didn't saw the mistake, but it wasn't a mistake caused directly by us. Ultimately, Mega and I were forced to repeat the game because of mistake by a third person. So I think we should be asked if we wanted to repeat the game or not.
Albus, you keep saying the same thing which to generalize boils down to you saying your opinion and feelings are more important than what is fair for everyone(Limited to the 80hp Cup specifically as an individual event).
You are speaking with personal emotions(I'm not saying that is bad), you are not looking at the bigger picture and how this decision impacts everyone and what is the fairest way to treat everyone equally.
Yes, this situation absolutely sucks! I fully agree, I feel like a total idiot for putting 7 worms instead of 8 worms.
I will accept all negativity aimed towards me for this careless mistake and move on with my life, making sure to pay extra attention to not make the same mistake ever again.
I've explained in great detail why sticking to this strict rule is better for equality for all players, compared to allowing any situation like this to be given special treatment.
You originally complained in private to me that you don't care about who won or who lost, it's more about the time spent.
Now I'm actually going to ask you to consider something else and ask you to attempt to relate.
Hundreds, possibly thousands of players in the history of Worms Armageddon since 1999 have had to replay matches, or had their matches voided because of various mistakes made, the different reasons and conditions aren't as important as the following point.
If I were to add up all the games since 1999 i've had to restart while having favourable conditions, only to have the game swing the other way after restarting, we'd be talking hundreds of hours.
For Clanners, countless Elites and Team17 matches restarted as there is no easy way to continue, even after spending 20-30 minutes in a game, sometimes we've even had to restart several times. Roper, Hysteria, BnG, WxW, Shopper etc, all has potential for accidents to happen which in turn makes players spend more time than they wanted to and can completely change which team performs better and ends up winning.
Now think about all the other people who have had the same or similar situations.
Yes it sucks! It absolutely sucks! Though I ask you to have some compassion.
In this situation I cannot win, there is no perfect solution, it's a catch-22, either decision I make is harmful to at least someone. I have to play the bad guy and it sucks.
If I allow the game, then it opens the flood gates for even bigger problems and I would have to start giving each player special unique treatment and others can and likely will complain about that. Anyone who has a disciplined personality can complain another players game was not played fairly with the correct scheme.
If I void the match, then it directly affects the people involved and they can complain it's not fair they had to play again.
Either way, there is no way to make this decision without someone being upset because the damage has already been dealt because of the mistake.
There is no way to approach this where everyone wins, though the decision I made was made because I strongly believe over time it will cause less issues.
Whether we allow these situations or not in the future won't stop accidents from happening, it's all about minimizing risk and influencing players to be more aware and focused making sure games are set up correctly.
To summarize, neither decision works for everyone, though I strongly believe making a decision that treats everyone equally and can influence players to be more cautious and pay more attention is more important and beneficial to everyone rather than the alternative which can influence leniency which can influence players to be more careless and distracted.
Yesterday I asked Mega Adnan on discord if he thought it was unfair that he lost because he played with 7 worms, and he replied as follows:
Albus - Hi Mega. I didn't ask at the time. But I would like to know your opinion. What did you think of komito's decision for us to do the rematch? Did you just play because it was determined by komito, or did you play because you really thought it was unfair to play with 7 worms?
Mea Adnan - Hae, well I wouldn't have mind the 7 worms. But since the rules are same for everyone, it wouldn't be nice if we just go with our own rules.
I've changed the colour from yellow to red as I can barely see the yellow on a white theme lol.
So Mega`Adnan is being quite vague there, and I don't blame him. Because of this vagueness i'm going to make an assumption and he can correct me if i'm wrong.
He was more than happy to accept a loss with the wrong scheme, though he believes my decision makes the rules the same for everyone and it wouldn't be nice if players just make up their own rules. By 'own rules' I assume he means using incorrect schemes and giving people special treatment for similar accidents/mistakes.
Edit:
I just saw your edit after I posted my reply, though to be honest it doesn't change what i've just said.