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Unread 23-04-2010, 14:14
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Re: Thoughts on CoOpertition

Maybe it's just me, but I'm actually kind of confused about what the GDC's goals are with this year's scoring system. Perhaps if they were to be more explicit about their goals and to what extent they think they have been achieved it would help everyone.

As far as 6v0 etc is concerned, I can respect the position of teams who say "we play to win and will not discuss the match with the opposition beforehand". I can also understand Andy Grady's argument that 6v0 is not showing GP towards all of the other teams who are not in that match (I think that's roughly what he was saying). Personally, I think that rules have consequences and 6v0 is just one of the consequences (intended or not) of this year's rules. The GDC has redefined "win" as "get the highest total seeding points over your qualifying matches", so teams are going to look for legal ways to accomplish that.
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