SinOfSlothKing said:Let me start by saing that i still like the show and would put it at the same rank as Highschool of The Dead, however many things in the show happen because the Author said so, rather then because they must happen acording to the rules of the show.
1. The Oath about cheating is worthless in 2 ways.
- If the oaths really do force people to follow them, then should not every game start with both players agreeing to play 2 games before the real game where they both lose on purpose to put a spell spell on themselves in the lines of:
" If i lose i will only tell the truth for 1 hour before the actual game , during the actual game and after the actual game"?
"If i lose , i will confess to the ways i can cheat during the game and the ways i will cheat during the game, if there are any"
Basicly if either of the players dose not conform to this, would that not be implicit proof that they ARE CHEATING?
The Second way the Cheating Oath is worthless is that the only actual way we were shown within the show that can make a game lost by cheating is only if the player who cheated agrees he cheated. I am saying this because our protagonists knew of how the other guys were cheating, yet did not act because they supposedly did not have proof. The problem here is that none of the other oaths require proof of anything. You don't have to prove that X is killing you right now, because they just Can't.
Well damn, The Crown investigated itself and decided that the Crown is not guilty...........
Why can't u just chant " The othey guy is cheating" until the rules themselves decide if they are guilty or not? The 10 rules have been shown to be strong enough to stop beings that previous to Tet's Ascention were, his equals in power (Old Deus). But no, the cheater has to decide if he cheated or not.
Basicly the Cheating Oath either dose not apply in any way or the people in the show just don't want to make obvious things in order to stop it.
Another thing that bothers me is that Its impossible to lie in this world, yet people still pretend like its possible, again with the "Lose on purpose, to prove something" Method i mentioned before.
Another thing that bothers me is that nobody knew that the Eastern Federation knew of such an advanced technology because of 2 things.
1. We know from NGNL 0 that there existed a race of Robots(i have not seen the movie, but what i said is still true)
2. While its true that theoreticly no country could enter the Eastern Federation's territory , that means nothing of individuals. Hell it says nothing of countries either now that i think about it, since Avantheim is a Phantasma, corect? And its also the house of some Flugel , yet its allowed to just flow to wherever the fuck it wants to regardless if its their country or not?? Do these countries not own their Air Space? Even if we ignore that, Can't individuals just stroll in there and look at things? Jibril certantly did not seem to have any problem just going into Elkia and winning the library despite the fact that she never had any express right given by the king to enter the country, same for Fi . Why can't an elf or anyone who knows magic just go invisible and steal information? Or link their vision to someone from within like Fi did with Kurami at the end.
Hmm, lets actually analyze the rules themselves and see how many are actual rules.
1. All murder, war, and robbery is forbidden in this world.(So can Elves/Flugels just mind control others? There is nothing that specifies slavery after all.)
2. All conflict in this world will be resolved through games.
3. In games, each player will bet something that they agree is of equal value.
This one is either a straight out lie, or just irelevant. Its either a lie because we see things bet against each other that are clearly not of equal value, such as the life of 2 people for a bag of coins in the case of the first game Sora and Shiro played (that we saw while on Disboard), Information about how someone cheated(Sora vs Steph), information that they did not even have might i add, against a place to live/ potential full of slavery and so on. Or its irelevant because its excused under the idea that people value other things in different ways, but if that is true then the rule itself means nothing. What is the point of a rule( a divine rule at that) if the rules change based on the opinion of those involved.
4. As long as it doesn't violate pledge three, anything may be bet, and any game may be played.
5. The challenged party has the right to decide the rules of the game.
This is one of the most annoying rules because of how far it can be bent. What irritated me about this rule is how far the Eastern Federation went in abusing this rule. The game took place like a month away from when the challenge was made and they took out anything of value from the land the challenger was promised. Imagine if the Blond lady from the start did the same. Just turn the bag upside down pour out the coins, and give them the goddamned bag. What is the point of being the challenger if your challenge means nothing? The other party can just say " Sure, see you 5394305974305437584375 years from now on the the planet that is in between the Sun and the planet Koprulu 6" or some shit.
This Rule would make sense if the option to decline Challenges would not exist. This rule was probably created under the assumption that, if a player challenged another, he only did so because he had a plan prepared beforehand, and this this rule would give the Defender a chance to win. But , as the option to full on Decline the Game or just bullshit your way out of playing anyway exists, then i see no reason for this rule to exists.
This rule is just a spit in the face.
6. Any bets made in accordance with the pledges must be upheld.
7. Conflicts between groups will be conducted by designated representatives with absolute authority.
8. Being caught cheating during a game is grounds for an instant loss.
As I said before this rule is a straight out lie . Kurami was caught and nothing happened.(sora saw the purple light touch the board and concluded that was the mind control spell.....but the referee was there and he said nothing, despite the fact that something fishy was clearly happening)
9. In the name of god, the previous rules may never be changed.
10. Let's all have fun and play together!
The last 2 rules are Literaly NOTHING. Not figuratively , LITERALY.
SO out of the 10 Oaths , 1,2,4,6 and 7(also 2 implies 4 and 6, so it could be argues those are Stupid too) are the only ones that are divinely enforced, 9 and 10 are Literaly Nothing, and the other 3 are straight out lies. All that talk Sora and Shiro had about the 10 Convenant not having rules that must not be followed, meanwhile half of them are not even rules.
