Hey!

Antony gets a GPE-GRV - Warning. He then gets a GPE-GRV - Game loss for screwing up a morph. Does his next GPE-GRV that would normally be a warning get upgraded to a game loss, or does it stay a warning? The IPG states that “A third or subsequent Warning for a Game Play Error offense in the same category is upgraded to a Game Loss.” It's the 3rd time he's gotten the same infraction, but only the second time he's getting a warning. I've heard a split on this matter.

Moved to Competitive REL.

Daniel Kitachewsky
L4, Paris, France

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A third GPE-GRV Infraction will have its Warning upgraded to a Game Loss, whether or not any prior Warnings were upgraded. It's entirely possible to get 3 consecutive Game Loss penalties for GRVs - two Morph failures, then any other GRV, whether or not it would merit an upgrade on its own.

Remember, these penalties are meant to be educational as well as to protect the integrity of the event. If a player continues to make GRVs after receiving two infractions, he or she is just not learning that lesson … hence, we upgrade. When we issue the first Warning, we usually say “…and please be more careful…” - that phrase actually has teeth.

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