Thread: To Co-Op or not to Co-Op
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Unread 07-05-2012, 09:50
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Re: To Co-Op or not to Co-Op
I completely fail to see the advantage to not co-oping.

Scenario 1: You win the match and co-op. You: 4 pts, Them: 2 pts, two-point adavantage to you.

Scenario 2: You win the match but do not co-op. You: 2 pts, Them: 0 pts, two-point advantage to you.

If the win is a lock, as stated in the OP, and the difference between your QPs is always 2, why not co-op? Why deny yourself two extra points?

IMHO The only situation in which attempting a co-op would be bad is if the match results are in question AND the likelihood of a co-op failure is high.

The only time I could see refusing to co-op as a good strategy is if all teams on your alliance will NOT be captain (all ranked below 15 with no hope of getting to 15) AND there is a strong chance of highly ranked captains not on the opposing alliance choosing one or more of the teams on your alliance. Even then, some may view this practice as shady.
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