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Suggestion about mutual berserk

If both players berserk in tournaments, let them keep half the time but get no extra point. :D
No. this kills the entire point of berserking.

You can create unberserkable tourneys yourself.
my suggestion : only one can berserk at a time.
the first to click.
finlip point is that berserk reward is based on more risk to lose.
if both berserk, where is the risk when both have same time ?
a reward is not fair in such condition
all the more both have speed bonus over other participants.
Having only one berserker will produce more fun and will be more fair
Berserk seems ridiculous to me, as does bonus scoring for consecutive wins. With 30% of the field in Berserk mode, and 2 of 3 Berserkers in the winner's circle, obviously, there is an issue.
It's a tournament: 1 for win, 0.5 for draw, and 0 for loss. One could argue for ties, but sudden death rules could apply. If anything, time handicap for rating points is more useful for fairness.
I think the bonus points for consecutive wins are intended to reward stronger players over those who just play faster or don't take breaks.
A weaker player playing more games could have just as many wins+draws/2 as a stronger player playing fewer games, but the stronger player will have more streak bonuses and win as a result.
Ahhhh ... everybody and their random whimsical ideas ... thankfully the idea hath been skewed by several others, appropriately, already ...

Oh, hey, look, I've got an idea ... (I just farted, it came from my butt) ... anybody have an objection?

I love good ideas ;p

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