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Originally Posted by Paul Copioli
I feel like stirring up the pot a bit this evening ....
If we are competing against an alliance and they say, "no thanks" to the coopertition bridge, or they make no attempt to do the coopertition bridge in a match with us, they will go on our blacklist for eliminations selection.
I am not saying it is not GP, as I believe saying, "no thanks" is a perfectly legitimate part of the game. However, putting someone on the blacklist for saying, "no thanks" is also a perfectly legitimate part of the game. The reason you would say no thanks is mainly due to strategic seeding to give you the best chance to make / win in the elimination rounds. Just know this: if you say, "no thanks" to us, then you won't be in the elimination rounds as our partner 
Paul |
Good point. I'm definitely on board with blacklisting a team that makes no attempt, especially if they said they would. In fact, if they didn't have a very good explanation after the match, I'd plan on having a long memory. As for a "no thanks" answer, can you clarify your rationale? It's certainly legitimate and I don't know that I disagree, but on the other hand, I'd like an elimination alliance that's conscious of the intricacies of strategy. Either way it doesn't seem very...Coopertit-ative...since they're either saying no to deny our alliance points or saying yes to gain their own or stay off the blacklist.
The GDC is so odd sometimes. At least this method encourages us to talk with our opponents, as opposed to the "no blowout" embarrassment that just happens.