IRI - Dates, Info and Rule Ideas

[Chris Hibner]

Originally Posted by Nathan Streeter

I think that at IRI (with the strong, deep field) Coopertition balances will be the norm, hence why I'm in favor of reducing the double Coop balance to 1 point ...

I agree with your reasoning, but I think the opposite should be done with the coop points (increase them, not decrease them). Here's why:

At the IRI, coop bridge balancing should be the norm. It might even occur in every match. If it does occur in every match, than it has no value at all. Every team has the max CP value so we're back to win/loss record.

If coop balancing occurs in 90% of the matches, even then it has very little affect on the outcome of seeding. In thid case, it becomes a minor penalty for the odd match that coop balancing isn't successful.

Because of the fact that coop balancing will probably occur in 90% of the matches at IRI, coop bridge points need to be increased in order to increase it's affect on seeding. Make the coop bridge worth 4 points for a double balance in order to really penalize a failed attempt.