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Posted by mike graser.

Engineer on team #174, Arctic Warriors, from Liverpool and Carrier.

Posted on 4/14/2000 11:43 AM MST


In Reply to: Re: Alliances in touble? posted by Brownscombe on 4/14/2000 10:16 AM MST:



I agree with this suggestion for a number of reasons.

1. 268 teams is too many to pick from, too many to scout, too many to know. People pick on
scores and reputation.
2. Do you know what its like to finish 268th in the seeding rounds? If there were groups of 64 the
worst you would finish is tied for 64th out of 254.
3. People might root for their section or region to win the championship.

To add to the original suggestion:

Regions could be assigned stages on a permenant basis, always on Einstein or Watt for example.
This would make predicting the match schedule easier.

To make regions fair assign each region an equal number of rookie teams and split up the old-timers, Delphi's, UTC's etc..

Alliances are good. But the goals should be:

1. Maximum number of matches for all teams
2. Maximum sense of accomplishment for all teams
3. Strengthen sense of partnership and co-operation
4. Make real friendships and bonds

One last suggestion:

When showing a match on the screen - post the match number on the screen.
Have a board that shows what match is going on - for each stage.