Originally Posted by Praetorian
That said, can someone point out for me a clear example in a 3v3 tournament match where the RNG decided the game? I've watched a lot of 3v3 the last month (all of MLG and WWI) and I can't ever recall thinking "oh man X got so lucky, total RNG win." In almost every case, I could identify clearly why the loss occurred, and it wasn't the RNG! It's because Cherez LoSed his healers, or because Serennia was out of position or got feared, or whatever.
I hear a lot more talk about how terrible randomness is than I do about how randomness specifically screwed someone out of a win in a pro-gaming event.
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I remember a semifinal match at one of the American WSVG stops with Zecks' team against Insurrection that was basically RNG'd. I don't remember the exact class compositions, but both sides had just lost a man and the remaining 2v2 favored Zecks' team - I think it was SPriest/Rogue/Mage vs Druid/Lock/Mage, and the Druid and SPriest had died, leaving Zecks and Ohnoes up against a lock and an almost OOM mage. The lock, however, got 3 back to back Nightfall procs and they managed to drop Zecks too fast.
There was some minor grumbling and commiseration for losing that one - the series ended 3-2 Insurrection - but it wasn't made a big deal out of, just part of the game.