LM Classic: Sherlockmethod vs MTGandP

Conclusion: I did not want to debate rules, really, but review of my opponent's team necessitated the move. I really enjoyed figuring out how to best some of the strongest characters in DC and Marvel comics, but I also expect adherence to rules. When this tournament started, LM went to great lengths to ensure teams had balance and that balance was the prospect of street level characters, no collectives and a list of banned entities. My opponent was involved in these threads, and picked his team while ignoring the ability limitation on street level status. The final rules, as he agreed, were not brought forward until the teams were picked. How, judges, can those rules only apply to discussion and team selection that took place prior to their enactment? I say again, the limits on street level came from LM on the one thread discussing this tournament. I followed those guidelines; my opponent is aware of the discussions but simply dismisses them. My opponent presented an illegal team for this tournament (summary): Cable is not a street level character. As much as I wanted to say Cable could not withstand a nuclear blast, could not mind control multiple targets from very long distances, track bullets, fight the Silver Surfer while levitating a city, I could not as he appears to be capable of such feats. Cable's powers are presented without many limitations allowing him to be placed in a variety of storylines. Cable has teamed up with more characters than I can list; some are street level, some are not, but his powers put him far above what street level is intended to mean in this tournament. All the teams were picked before the last rule list emerged and Con did not follow the guidelines. Onslaught: Onslaught is not one mind he consists of four, two if my opponent's bait and switch is allowed, and can be separated. Read the series, that is what they try to do! He is the epitome of a collective. Instead of choosing Prof X or Magneto, he chose a being comprised of both in addition to two others. Now, I was very surprised at MTGandP's last round. When I presented a creative plan to take down the powerful being, Onslaught, my opponent reveals that he is referencing a different Onslaught, ta-da! Instead of trying to compromise or at least apologize, he simply ignores the switch, and goes so far as to present that things are this way, "because he said so. " What? I am sorry, but this type of revelation should have been made in the first round. I could not respond until round 3 and my entire first two rounds would be void. His sources revealed the series of events, his, not mine; he then flippantly explains I have time to adjust, no problem, right? If Con intended to use a different manifestation of Onslaught, he is required to present this up front, not provide sources contradicting it. I always take the time to examine my opponent's source material and I took careful note of the one official source he listed and made plans for that character. I am surprised MTGandP dismissed this so flippantly. Once I exposed a weakness in relation to Franklin Richards, Con then changed the entity. His other debates using similar characters are simply not relevant to this tournament. If I had Magneto on my team and presented two rounds of arguments involving removal of Wolverine's skeleton, my opponent cannot then pipe up that he meant his Wolverine is from the timeframe when the adamantuim was gone. Why, because he said so. I declare shenanigans. I have presented sufficient arguments to void team MTGandP, but I still put up a creative fight with superior debate against an illegal team. The actual fight: 1. Con refused to let go of his bait and switch with Onslaught and would not acknowledge that Franklin was part of the collective. My second round scenario stands as Con cannot divorce himself from this team. He never addressed the issue with Franklin, so it stands if the judges do not allow the switch mid debate. New arguments in the last round will not suffice. 2. I played my characters to the fullest. Con's whole position rested on a speed blitz or a complete psychic takeover. My first strategy dealt with Doom's manipulation skills with Superman. Con simply dismissed such occurrences in comics as "mere plot devices". Judges, when we choose characters, we choose the whole character, not the parts we like. When Con was presented with the undesirable parts he simply dismissed them. I took my characters with their limitations and presented plans accounting for such matters. Con simply repeated that his team outclassed mine, was not on the same level, etc. My debate points were much more robust. 3. Con would not let go of the fact that Doom could hold a force shield long enough to withstand a blitz and presented some math to support his position. I ask Con to please present the constant "n" where n is the number representing the result of a Kryptonian, powered by the yellow sun, combined with a super powered female combined with a psychic attack on a shield made purely of arcane magic. I will accept the math when I see this constant as my math books do not present it. JUDGES: As I presented in this debate, Doom is a powerful master of the arcane arts, second only to Dr. Strange as humanoids go. I submit that he could create a shield to hold these attacks for more than one second. Con's response: no, Superman is on a different level. Not good enough. 4. Con's whole position was to dismiss my team as inferior and not the same class as his. In a way he is right, as my team is legal and his is not, but I did present a plausible scenario where team Sherlockmethod wins the day. Con's case: my team outclasses yours. Not good enough.