I understand the H2H scenario, and would use it, but I already put down the wins method as the way I'd break ties. I can't satisfy everyone now can I?
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Well, I'm using the method I was suggested to by Earthworm, and I'm sticking with it. This format is very complex, and may advance people that don't "deserve" it. Sometimes, one's fate in a tournament could rely on chance.
This is debatable. If I were to lose to Goofball and Goofball wins his remaining matches (Don't count on it), then Goofball, IB and I would all be at 4-3. Who's to say that just because Goof had beaten the both of us he should be the one to advance, considering he had lost to people that we beat, and we all have the same win/loss ratio? You could make the argument that because I beat Limitless, who beat IB and Goof, I should advance. I'm not saying that Tripe's method is the way to go, I'm saying that no method is perfect.
/me biased
Exactly, what I've been trying to say, no method is perfect. Whiners will exist with all systems, but it seems the method that Ew suggested to me works for most scenarios, hence why I'm using it.
Yeah I agree with Delta2777, what this system tries to accomplish is to advance players who have beaten "tougher" opponents (e.g. Delta2777 won vs. Limitless, who has the most wins, so he gets a large amount of points for that). This may not be the perfect system, but then again there isn't a perfect one (that I know off).
Anyways, tripe, do you use this system as the first tie-breaker or do you go with 1 round of Round Robin first (and then the point system if the Round Robin ends in a tie?).
Anyways, tripe, do you use this system as the first tie-breaker or do you go with 1 round of Round Robin first (and then the point system if the Round Robin ends in a tie?).
I let you people do round robin first, then we resort to points if there's no winner within 1-2 round robins. The only time I use the point system first is when there are 4+ people with the same record.
Well the converse is true too. Those of you that beat "tougher opponents" also lost to "weaker players". So you cant really pull the 'I beat better players than you did' card because the higher your score, the worse the opponents you lost to.
Also, why don't we just let Goofball put up 4 wins, and then we'll revisit the issue if it should arise.
Also, why don't we just let Goofball put up 4 wins, and then we'll revisit the issue if it should arise.
He's free to play the matches as he wishes.
still waiting on flamewheeler, sent joel 2 pms on irc
i expect that this post will force their hand
i expect that this post will force their hand
Good Luck, you have a week.
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malfunction is....
Both Malfunction and I have things to do today, but we're getting closer to battling it seems. I VM'd Joel and he was on for a bit, but I guess he was afk because he logged off w/o responding. I've yet to see ViL online, but we're trying! =)
Try contacting Vil through Aim and setting up something.
I won against Sage Abdul, gg.
got terrible outrage luck against sage abdul gg
well it wasn't terrible it was more like bad
kind of like leaving your shoes out in the rain
but it only drizzled
also phil just beat me in a pokemon battle
well it wasn't terrible it was more like bad
kind of like leaving your shoes out in the rain
but it only drizzled
also phil just beat me in a pokemon battle
Philip7086 vs. JabbaTheGriffin = Philip7086, 3-0
GG man.
GG man.
Lost to Earthworm, gg.
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