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Originally Posted by Gregor
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Ive never seen that before and I can imagine some rule-savvy spectators were QUITE confused
Anyway, I dont believe there are many situations where people would legitimately want to throw a match in 2013. Even if one team wanted to throw a match, or two did, they owe it to their alliance partner to try. Fine, if all three want to throw it, I guess you're gonna throw it, but when that would actually happen I cant think of.
People should try their hardest to win, no taking bribes or anything like that. Honestly, if a team goes out of their way to ask you to throw a match in some "Promise" for a pick, I wouldn't trust them. If they ask you to throw a match to ascend (
) their own rankings, do you really think that they are all that trustworthy to bank your own ranking on?
Ive seen teams betrayed in much lighter scenarios. What you do when it comes to alliance selection is up to you, pick whoever you want, because you
earned that spot, you got that first, second, ect. pick and you can do whatever you want with it. Yeah, the ranking system doesnt do that good of a job assessing teams' worth, but hey, its what we've got. Purposely trying to earn a lower spot (with our current ranking systems where losing can never make you rank higher)... I wouldnt go for it.