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Originally Posted by Travis Hoffman
New Proposal
Winner = Winner Penalized + 2 * Loser Penalized
Loser = Loser's Penalized
Get rid of any hint of receiving any UNPENALIZED points in this game. Penalties are there for a reason and should be factored into all aspects of the seeding and coopertition bonus scores.
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This also eliminates all loser scoring for the opposition scenarios. The loser only gets what the loser earns. The winner gets what they earn plus a bonus for whatever they (hopefully) let the loser earn on their own, without (hopefully) any artificially "fake" score boosting.
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This makes 10X more sense than the current system. This gives everyone an incentive to try to win AND not get penalties. Isn't that the goal?
I believe that this current system isn't teaching students about the real world, where there are winners and losers. We need to stop worrying about hurting people's feelings.
Winning feels great, and losing sucks, but you know what, it's a part of life. Losing builds character, it allows you to grow to get past the hard times. We don't need a system that attempts to make everyone happy because in reality there is no difference in winning and losing now.
Hopefully the GDC sees that the current system is not ideal and attempts to remedy it. However, if this was the intent the whole time, then bravo, you are desensitizing the youth of America.