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Probably would only be able to collab on one mon per week.
Lack of discussion won't guarantee you can't win it just really improves your odds. In regards to ladder ranking it hasn't been terribly high as of late because nobody's been submitting. Going 15-0 has been enough to win.
"If someone else took your same dark horse to a higher ranking, you don't get to enter the hall of fame for that dark horse! Only one of your dark horses needs to not be topped in order for you enter the hall of fame." confused ?_?
Lack of discussion won't guarantee you can't win it just really improves your odds. In regards to ladder ranking it hasn't been terribly high as of late because nobody's been submitting. Going 15-0 has been enough to win.