Thread: 50 Pt. Climbs
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Unread 05-09-2013, 16:00
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Re: 50 Pt. Climbs
I think another thing to look at is the timeline of the rules, specifically.

Early in the season, rules pertaining to climbing were different. Given a strict interpretation of the rules before January 15th, climbing the pyramid was incredibly difficult and was likely written off by many teams.

Two weeks into the season, the rules relaxed and rule 23-1 was introduced.

I'd venture to guess that many teams can't toss out a third of their build season to react to a rule change of that magnitude. That is to say if they weren't planning to climb before that point, they likely weren't going to redo their designs to include it.

Edit - That also includes the assumptions they made about climbing. If it wasn't worth a team's resources to climb, their outlook on the game was likely different.
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