• RedAggroBest@lemmy.world
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    19 days ago

    I think the movies in particular do a poor job showing how hard the snitch is supposed to be to catch. Games literally went on for days according to the books because the seekers weren’t pro-level generational talents like Harry.

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      19 days ago

      Doesn’t that kinda enforce the point that the rule/function is stupid?

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        19 days ago

        No because they need a way to end the game

        Time limit is a solution, but it’s not the only one. Time limit would change the game so much.

        Do you want basketball on broomsticks or Quidditch?

        In Quidditch, you can have a strategy of never scoring a goal but just playing keep away until your team catches the snitch. It’s risky but could be a strategy.

        Time limit would be the better team scoring a couple goals and playing keepaway.

        You could add shot clocks…

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          I think she was always shooting for ‘surreal’. She was pretty successful at it in many WW aspects, but it seems she missed the mark on a few subjects, especially sports and competition.