“Dragon Ball Explosion!” launched in October this year. “ZERO” (Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero) has become the best-selling new “Dragon Ball” game in Europe and the United States. However, as an e-sports event, balance and fairness may need a little attention because of the official event “The Dramatic Showdown” held last month. There was a scene that made the competition judges embarrassed and dumbfounded – the two players kept flying without fighting.
“Dragon Ball Explosion!” hosted by Bandai Namco Entertainment. ZERO》Official event》The Dramatic Showdown” is a global e-sports event, starting from the online qualifiers held in 9 regions including Mexico, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Japan, Spain, Italy, the Western and Eastern United States, and then advancing from the competition region in 2025. The champion player will compete in the Battle Hour qualifying finals.
However, in the French competition on November 24, something happened at the start of the final that stunned the audience and the judges. Two players, Shiryxu and Hilliasteur, used Dr. Gallo to fly infinitely as soon as the battle began. Only Shiryxu was initially affected by After a few attacks, both sides flew blindly, making the scene extremely embarrassing.
In fact, this is because the androids do not consume gas when flying, so this battle is just about constantly flying to dodge. The final scene was too embarrassing, and the director even switched to the two commentators chatting a few minutes after the battle started. The scene is quite similar to Stephen Chow’s famous movie “Lost of Destruction”.
In the end, Hilliasteur followed the official instructions and changed roles, while Shiryxu also competed as Android No. 19. In the final game, Shiryxu won the French division qualifiers. However, in the end, Hilliasteur and Shiryxu were both disqualified for violating the code of conduct, and Ji Dian fought. DrastreSparking and Siimba51 advanced.
The matter of Shiryxu’s disqualification has been fermented in overseas communities recently. Many players believe that this is obviously a sign of “Dragon Ball Lightning Explosion!” There are problems with the “ZERO” mechanism, but the organizers should impose penalties based on the tournament terms that “prohibit cheating, collusion with other players, hacking or exploiting loopholes or other methods to gain unfair advantages, or disrupt the progress of the competition.”
BREAKING THE TOURNAMENT ORGANIZERS DETERMINED THE 2 PLAYERS FOR THE FRANCE FINALS HAVE BEEN DISQUALIFIED FOR “VIOLATION OF THE CODE OF CONDUCT “
What do you guys think is this justified? #SparkingZero pic.twitter.com/TtlBU4OLAz— Sparking! ZERO News (@DBSparkingNews) November 29, 2024
Thanks to this victory, I will have the immense honor of representing France soon in international competitions. This is an incredible opportunity, and I plan to give everything to make our community shine and bring Sparking to the highest level!
— Drastre Sparking (@DrastreSparking) December 2, 2024
Even though the outcome of the French competition was a foregone conclusion, the “The Dramatic Showdown” qualifiers were still going on. In the Japanese regional competition at the end of November, a player once again encountered an opponent using Android 19 to perform flying tactics.
Therefore, the fundamental problem may be that “Dragon Ball Explosion!” “ZERO” game itself has a design that is not conducive to the fairness of e-sports, so it is difficult to prevent players from gaining advantages through these methods. In addition, it is easy for misunderstandings to occur in the supervision and communication of online events, resulting in the “Dragon Ball Explosion!” ZERO” Such a funny and embarrassing scene in the French final.
A match was taking place off stream during the Dramatic Showdown Japan Qualifier @Nikito_TheOne lost to the same “exploits” as the finalist for the France Finals used.
Do you think Nikito’s opponent will be disqualified?#SparkingZero pic.twitter.com/AMeSWUJcv2— Sparking! ZERO News (@DBSparkingNews) November 30, 2024