Hmm never heard of that. Set 1 seems like a messed up way of handling it, to me at least
Forgive me, as I have experience in many years of NRL22 and haven't even been to a PRS format match. So take this for what it's worth.
That's why I said stage descriptions are written very specifically (and I'll admit rarely sometimes not).
In NRL22 you are supposed to follow the instructions exactly. It forces you to have an understanding of what is being asked of you. It forces you to have things like target discrimination and time management and equipment management. Not just shooting skill.
When the COF says hit to advance....its done to force you into a series of events. You didn't shoot the proper target to advance. Any shots after are misses until/if you go back and fix your error.
When the COF says advance hit or miss...you are penalized for that one first bad shot and can just move forward given you realized what you did.
It's not messed up as you say. Its
a feature of the stage
by design.
You as the shooter should be asking questions of the MD (not necessarily the RO's) if at all possible whenever there is a concern of what your supposed to do. And do it
before you start the stage.
When that stage description is vague. You can use that to look for an advantage. Maybe something is there....maybe there isn't. But not knowing exactly wtf to do when they ask you if you understand the COF....is totally on you. Not saying that to be mean or uncaring...its just a fact. And I personally can tell you I've found a few smart crafty ways to shoot a stage in the past because I asked the MD beforehand.
If I'm standing there on the sidelines watching the RO give you some non standard instruction....I'm gonna pipe up. Unless your a kid.
Because for #1....you as an adult is not supposed to recieve any help per the rules. You can have a 20 man confab asking 20 questions of everyone.... before you are standing on the firing line. You can ask neighboring squads who shot the stage before you and after for what it's worth.
And #2, because we have a written COF sheet stapled to the stage for reference. You can literally get up and go look at what the firing order or specific instruction is.
Yeah, its gonna suck time. Yeah, your gonna look dumb because you forgot wtf your supposed to do. But so what. Fix your mistake or figure out where your supposed to be and keep kicking ass.
I haven't met a person who regularly competes that hasn't burned a stage because they misunderstood the COF intent or did some boneheaded mistake. You do it once and you instantly become more focused on what is truly important.
As far as NRL22 rules/format is concerned, it's pretty easy to see what is supposed to done. They are gonna walk you to the COF sheet and say, "see here....its says advance hit or miss. You are off a correct plate every shot after that." or "you didn't make an impact to justify you advancing."
Even as a total loss you can always ask the MD if you qualify for a reshoot because it was possibly vague. Maybe he will give you a reshoot on the target or the stage or tell you your boned (MD's word is final). And even then, you can message the organization. But they mostly revert to the MD final say or they look at the wording and give you a solution. Which likely won't do you any good after the match is long over. But it will be addressed into the future.
And I've seen at least a half dozen times when the COF is released that people immediately found a wording error or a vaguely worded line of instruction the first day of its release is up. Let alone making it to game day.
Sorry for being a long winded post. But you saying they don't have a answer is usually false. Especially this far along in both series lifespan.
Your example isn't even that exotic of an issue to address to be honest. Just saying. I wish you luck going forward.
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