I would hope that many good Heralds will answer the same way so:
1) the person getting hit knows the best if it was a good hit,
2) the next best person is the person giving the hit,
3) the third bst person SHOULD be the Herald.
4) Many people on the sideline are full of BS., a well as it might have been their friends, unit members or what ever on the other team. Sometimes the sideline people are the worst people and hurt the game. IF you are swayed either way via sideline hecklers- you are NOT a good Herald.
5) As a Herald- you duty is to keep the field as Safe as Possible and as Honest as possible. If you see someone blow of a shot-1st make sure it was a hit- 2nd- make you call and stick to it- any flack- kick them off the field for a fight or three- or maybe the rest of the day. if you are wrong and find this out later- wait till after the battle- pull the person aside and appologize and then watch more carefully.
6) YOU have to make calls at the time- waiting till and hour later and being 'swayed' to change your mind makes you look weak and you will start having EVERYONE start trying to sway you.
7) If the losing team was cool with it- let it along- BUT the rest of the day- I might have kept my eye on the ones that won- to make sure they took their hits.
8 ) You don't want to call BS calls BUT you also don't want to be a weak Herald- you will dis-honor your field and your people as well as yourself.
9)Tell the 'multiple eyes' to grab a Herald's tunic and get to work or STFU
10) If you think you saw something but not sure- just keep an eye on them- MOST Ryhno Hydes do it a lot- not just once.
Keep your chin up and remember that you are there to police the field- to ensure that people are Honest and play fair to ensure that everyone gets a fair chance and not cheated by some egotistical Ryhno Hyde...
Spork wrote:
1) Another herald mentioned that people in armor should never call light. What is your certain take on that statement?
2) As a herald, I heard the shot being called light and then armor. When should I step in and say otherwise?
3) Whenever several bystanders say the shot was blown, yet the "cheating" player's team won, what should be done? (I know that heralds have the final call, but if multiple eyes saw something that I didn't, should I trust the majority?)
4) In a separate situation with a different fighter, I thought I saw a blown shot. Should I call a fighter directly out on what I thought was a blown shot the first time? I usually pay more attention and wait for a second instance and then call the shot. (I only ask because it seems unfair to call out a player who has never been suspected of rhino-hiding because I "thought" I saw something.)