who is responsible for computer,mouse failure during esports.

[aqarwaen29]

so lets say someone gaming mouse/keyboard fails or even worse full gaming computer crashes or catching fire.

who is responsible if such thing happens during professional esport event and player or full team loose match what is even not their fault?

[191x7]

A team on the latest PUBG PGC 2023 event lost power to their PC-s during the second to last match of the day.

They were not compensated in any way, the others played till the end, and they scored worse than they (probably) could since it was near the beginning of the match and they, although not a really strong team, could score a few points and rank higher (earning more money).

[venomtail]

I don't think anyone other than themselves can be blamed in that instance. The teams have to ensure their equipment will last them the session and if not, have asap spare lying around. That's what happens in others sports at least, even racing. And outside of extracurricular circumstances like the roof of the location falling in and breaking the mouse, potentially will depend if such a clause is written in the rules that organizers have to ensure a safe location.

 

The fallout of confirming that part failed due to manufacturer than use is something to settle after the game/competition, such as tyres manufacturer having faulty tyres or PSU brand model is proven to blow up always at a certain point and team finding a new brand to replace them with but again, the train's gone.

[aqarwaen29]

yeah but i mean esport events where teams are not allowed to use their gear at all.all gear mouse,pc etc are provided organizer.

[Needfuldoer]

21 minutes ago, aqarwaen29 said:

yeah but i mean esport events where teams are not allowed to use their gear at all.all gear mouse,pc etc are provided organizer.

I think the organizers would be grossly irresponsible if they were mandating that the teams use event-provided spec computers, and they didn't have at least a couple spares ready to go for just such a contingency.

[Kisai]

3 hours ago, aqarwaen29 said:

so lets say someone gaming mouse/keyboard fails or even worse full gaming computer crashes or catching fire.

who is responsible if such thing happens during professional esport event and player or full team loose match what is even not their fault?

Whoever put the computer out there, is at fault. When a sportsball player injures themselves, on or off the field, they have crippled their team. So if someone who is a fan of one team sees a player of the opposing team, decides to push them in front of a bus, same effect.

 

Basically the computer breaking/catching fire is responsibility of who put it out there for the player, in the same way the person who put the bats/pucks/balls out on the field in a sportsball game.

 

[Milesqqw2]

Ok, there are two ways this can be answered. One way is when you say responsible you mean (for lack of a better term) morally, as in if I say, commit a crime, I would be morally be responsible for it. The other way (which I assume you intend) is by the competition holders standards, like if I committed a crime the court could find me not guilty, but I still would have committed said crime.  So, there are tow ways this can be answered morally, I think the person who is in charge of maintaining the equipment is liable. Although I do not know what the competition holder thinks, it most likely depends who is in charge of the competition. Although I don’t know if it is like speed cubing (solving Rubik’s Cubes very fast) where there is only one association is allowed to host one, or if any one can host an esports tournament.

[Doobeedoo]

Well for PC can be organizer/manufacturer but replacement is there. Same for peripherals, you bring your own that needs to be checked/approved and have backup too. Anything outside of this is a meme like not being allowed to use your own mouse or not being able to play with PC replacement during the event. 

Also depending on the game matches/rounds may be restarted if it's determined it was a bigger issue.

[tkitch]

What the hell did I just read?!

ROFLMAO.

 

The owner of the PC / Gear is responsible for making sure it works right during an event.

If it's your PC?  Then that's on you.

If it's the Event's PC, and it failed during normal operation?  That's their issue to fix. 

Edited January 15 by LogicalDrm

[LogicalDrm]

On 1/3/2024 at 9:13 PM, tkitch said:

What the hell did I just read?!

ROFLMAO.

 

The owner of the PC / Gear is responsible for making sure it works right during an event.

If it's your PC?  Then that's on you.

If it's the Event's PC, and it failed during normal operation?  That's their issue to fix. 

You quoted spam post which has since been removed. Welcome to internet! (/jk)

 

As for the title question. If equipment are provided by organisation holding the event, then they are responsible. Just like in normal sports. Equipment malfunction is common and can happen anywhere. Only if they can prove that player has messed with setup (like installing cheats which have cause issues), they can penalized. In case of neutral malfunction, any on-going match would be replayed from the moment malfunction happened. I've seen this live couple times, so its not anything super-special.

 

Personal gear, usually mice and keyboards, are persons issue. On top level, they probably have spares around and are commonly allowed pause in match to resolve any issues on spot. So again, nothing special from other sports where you can get new racket, stick or even shoes from your bag to finish the match. Ofc playing on spare gear can hinder performance. At minimum, any waiting will cause more stress and lessen concentration. But thats part of the sport. And if one isn't ready to handle such, they shouldn't be in a place like that. 

 

As national level sports coach, I do talk to my team members about all the things that can go wrong, and how to stay focused, regardless of events. And also how to prepare for stuff like injuries or equipment failure.