11-07-2014, 04:03 PM
Both are good points.
Your first point is spot on. It takes some practice for people to remember to say other things rather than "hold" when they mean stop In-Game, but it makes the game flow more enjoyable when there aren't accidental holds called.
Saying "Let them call their own hold" is never an appropriate response to a hold. If anyone on the field calls a hold - regardless of whether it was the injured player or not - it must be respected until the caller says, "3... 2... 1... Lay on!" If someone continues combat in spite of a hold being called please remind them of the hold and then tell a shaper or Ben or me. We want to keep everyone safe.
I will add that we prefer for an injured player to call their own hold, but obviously that isn't always possible and it's more important to help keep people safe, so if you think someone needs a hold and can't effectively call one please call it for them.
Your first point is spot on. It takes some practice for people to remember to say other things rather than "hold" when they mean stop In-Game, but it makes the game flow more enjoyable when there aren't accidental holds called.
Saying "Let them call their own hold" is never an appropriate response to a hold. If anyone on the field calls a hold - regardless of whether it was the injured player or not - it must be respected until the caller says, "3... 2... 1... Lay on!" If someone continues combat in spite of a hold being called please remind them of the hold and then tell a shaper or Ben or me. We want to keep everyone safe.
I will add that we prefer for an injured player to call their own hold, but obviously that isn't always possible and it's more important to help keep people safe, so if you think someone needs a hold and can't effectively call one please call it for them.