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Re: Winning a Match vs. Winning Strategically

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Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery View Post
Why does trying your hardest to win every match outrank trying your hardest to win the event?
Because trying your hardest to win every match requires no explanation to mom or sponsor or student.

Because the object of each match is to win.

Because it doesn't leave a bad taste in my mouth.

Because gaming the ranking/alliance selection system puts a negative impact on *someone* (say, the teams that won't rank as high because you decided to throw a match, whether they were in that match or not) that playing to win every time doesn't. (Yes, I know, this means that other other teams won't rank as high... but as long as everyone's playing to win every match, that's okay.)
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