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Re: The Update, it fixes nothing! (AKA: why is everyone so excited about Update #16?)
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Originally Posted by JackG
The judicious use of self-scoring seems to me to be the one way that improves your chances of playing in the afternoon without making your team more valuable...
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No argument.
If you can become a high enough seed you can become an alliance captain - That certainly puts you in a driver's seat; but it doesn't necessarily indicate that your bot has more than a snowball's chance during the Elims.
If you can win matches like crazy, regardless of your seeding, you are likely to be drafted (by someone). That makes afternoon play likely; but adds a lot of risk because you aren't sure who will pick you first (see previous paragraph)
If you can become highly seeded, but not high enough to become a captain, then you might be picked solely on your seeding position. That is a very risky plan; but it does have some chance of succeeding.
If you have put together a good enough machine and team, and can shift from a high-seed strategy in the Quals, to a win matches like crazy strategy in the Elims; then you probably have the best of both worlds going for you.
Blake
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