No matter how you see it though, 30 seconds is simply not a good amount. You can keep your current frame if you’d like since you’re in charge and I doubt anyone’s minds will change at the snap of a finger. That significant change in time can at least ensure you do a variable lot more. If the user count is too high (though I doubt at this rate of reception it’s going to get more than /v/style or even TST2) then simply adjust every entry to be 2 minutes. The original True Style Tournament held more sufficient times and nobody ended up making their combo videos too long or too fancy. Capcom’s official format for their DmC competition for these reasons can also be viewed as unfair. Even if you were the best player in the world making an amazing combo within that allotted time, there’s simply too much in 4SE to showcase any significant portion of your ability in a mere 30 seconds.
Devil May Cry’s combat has always had enough to showcase to the point where 30 seconds would only be hitting less than a percentile of its possiblities, whether the player is casual or isn’t. The issue isn’t that you can’t get a combo in during 30 seconds, it’s that you can only get one or two in during that timeframe. The only convenience it brings is being short to judge, but that in itself only defeats the nature of this competition.
You can keep your current frame if youd like since youre in charge and I doubt anyones minds will change at the snap of a finger. If the user count is too high (though I doubt at this rate of reception its going to get more than /v/style or even TST2) then simply adjust every entry to be 2 minutes.
Capcoms official format for their DmC competition for these reasons can also be viewed as unfair. Even if you were the best player in the world making an amazing combo within that allotted time, theres simply too much in 4SE to showcase any significant portion of your ability in a mere 30 seconds. Devil May Crys combat has always had enough to showcase to the point where 30 seconds would only be hitting less than a percentile of its possiblities, whether the player is casual or isnt. The issue isnt that you cant get a combo in during 30 seconds, its that you can only get one or two in during that timeframe.