Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-10380701-20131018004029/@comment-10390252-20131020194153

Bigbadwolfman wrote: DId Pyrrha cheat in the tournaments? I'd say 'no'. If the Semblance is declared beforehand, then it's no more cheating than using the full breadth of capabilities afforded by their weapons.

That said, I'm wondering if Semblances are not allowed to be used in tornament duels because they're too much of an unpredictable factor that would, potentially, massively upset the balance between competitors. It's weapons and defensive equipment only, I'll bet.