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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 |
I'm trying to decide if the "no thanks" is within GP...while I agree that declining a team during alliance selection is a perfectly legitimate part of the game, it seems to me that declining an opportunity to go on the coopertition bridge is on the same footing at purposely losing a match to affect the outcomes of the final rankings. To me, part of GP is going out in every match and doing your best to win and gain as many ranking points as possible, and let the final rankings fall where they may. Admittedly though, part of my reasoning is that I just hate to lose even if it may be in my best interest to do so.