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Surely if you'd hoped that EAST would be like that, you would have told the players before the games that there was no referee.
And to point out, I am not saying there should be no referees, I'm saying that my previous point about players having more respect for one another and taking responsibility for their actions is what is really important. At present people are playing as if it's a game based around seeing what you can get away with or without the referee seeing what you've done wrong. And if the player gets caught out, they then carry on bitching with the referee, instead of getting back on with the game or accepting the penalty.
I'm not saying everyone does this, I think some people do.
Geneva were just trying something new. It's clear that double tap out is not a proper penalty for players who are 'being a dick'. So having a ref so far seems to do more to encourage people to play over the line of acceptable play, rather than mitigating dangerous play.