I just want gamers to realize what some of them are voting on here. If you choose to vote B, then not only are THESE 3 games going to be split, but so is ANY game that eventually reaches the point that Chad mentions above, reaching X to the point where it repeats and you're still not fazed. Personally, I find having these settings rather silly, because a true master will be able to marathon on TG settings eventually anyways, maybe not the same distance as an easier marathon, but a marathon nonetheless.(posted 9285 days ago)Case in point: LordGaz scores 14 mil on Bomb Jack at hardest difficulty. I'm sure on marathon settings he could do well over 100 million, given time. What the hell's the point? A marathon race is a race set at a certain distance; arcade games are indefinite for the most part. I'm sorry, but I'm not impressed by 70 hours of playing a game. To me it's just like those contests they had in the 80s where they gave a car to the last person to let go of it. (anyone remember these?) It's something that might be a neat tidbit to read in the Guinness, but at the end of the day, who the hell cares?
Gamers will eventually get good enough at a game, if they desire, to play at any settings. While a few games might not hold true to this because of insane speed (Joust 2, etc.) those games aren't likely to be marathonable at any settings. Having marathon and TG settings is redundant and as I said in a n earlier post, the points will almost surely be going to the same player anyways.
Consider well these points before casting your vote, MARPers. And consider also the confirmers that have to confirm the scores. They're not watching at the same time you're making them.
Q.T.Quazar, MARP Rules Coordinator
p.s. Tommi, I would pick one or the other, and personally, I would prefer the split. I always though Grand SLam was a silly method in the first place, and I think it's the only exception of its type at MARP.