Not Showing Up To A Match - Seeding Points?

[Molten]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

Though to be completely fair, this has mattered every year. You wouldn't get a win if your alliance did pull off a 2v3 victory if you were a no show.

I disagree somewhat. In previous years missing a match didn't mean too much for ranks. I remember a match 1766 couldn't make due to robot fixes. After that round of matches, we went up in ranks. I studied the ranks and noticed something. A team that wins 2 and loses 3 is ranked lower then a team that wins 2 loses 2. This means that missing a match you lose would raise your rank even though you'd lose rank points. I realize this doesn't work for this years game...and am disappointed that it was true for previous years. However, it is true. I've yet to hear of a team that has actually used such a strategy due to the ethics of doing it on purpose.

[Eugene Fang]

Originally Posted by Molten

A team that wins 2 and loses 3 is ranked lower then a team that wins 2 loses 2.

Actually this was only true in some instances. Wins were 2 points, ties were 1, and losses were 0. Therefore 2-3-0 and 2-2-0 would both be equal to 4 qualification points. What caused the team with 3 losses to be ranked below the one with 2 losses would be the ranking points (score of losing alliance).

EDIT: Just for clarification, this is about last year, not this year.

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by Molten

A team that wins 2 and loses 3 is ranked lower then a team that wins 2 loses 2.

This wasn't true. You got 2 points for a win and 0 for a loss. Additional losses took nothing from you.

[Molten]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

This wasn't true. You got 2 points for a win and 0 for a loss. Additional losses took nothing from you.

I guess I stand corrected. I just remember looking at the rankings and we somehow were above everyone else with the same number of wins. I must have come to the wrong conclusion. Well, though I show my ignorance...I'm glad I posted this to learn. That always kind of bothered me a bit. Now I know. Thanks CD.