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[@melonhead]I'd say that on the surface alone, it would be highly suspicious and a no-go in a ranked or tournament match. However, I do understand tasuke's issue. Intentionally hiding info isn't all that bad provided you give that info to someone relevant, like a judge. Which is something I myself have done before.
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In theory that works, in practice it would require the judge to follow the fight near constantly to pick up on any stretching or otherwise bs'ing of powers, as the competitor themselves has no idea what their opponent can and can't do they can't call the judge to look into unusual moves or situations where their opponent has literally just used a power to avoid being hit. Judges don't tend to be available non-stop to read every post and OK it before moving on.

I've fought maybe 50-100 times, and I've seen powers stretched a lot, sometimes unintentionally sometimes on purpose, but it definitely happens. It's always been particular common in tournaments, which was our version of ranked before the ranking system. I wouldn't be comfortable in a ranked match which is designed to be competitive having no agency over the fight because I have no idea what people should and shouldn't be able to do.