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View Poll Results: Do you like the new seeding system?
Yes, I like this system. 10 3.21%
Yes, I like the system, although it's not perfect. 23 7.37%
I have mixed feelings about it. 42 13.46%
No, I don't like the system, although with a few tweaks it could be fine. 27 8.65%
No, I like the idea of this system, but I don't think it works out in practice. 41 13.14%
No, I don't like this system, period. 169 54.17%
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Re: Do you like the seeding system?

I believe most people are evaluating the seeding process through a paradigm that there should be a winner and loser for every match. You are missing the brilliance of the GDC. The Qualification matches represent a time for all teams to play against the "Game", not each other. I'm not an economist, but Woodie Flowers and the GDC are smart enough to know that real life situations are actually quite complicated. In business, cooperation can lead to a win-win situation. Breakaway Seeding matches should be evaluated in terms of “Game Theory”. Remember the movie “A Beautiful Mind” about the Economist John Nash. Economic theory is every bit a science as chemistry or physics. Be willing to challenge you own bias and paradigms (mostly influenced by culture and sports).

Although scoring against our selves goes against our culture and ingrained sense of fairness, we must consider the “Game”. We are competing against the rules of the “Game”. Not each other.
For this reason, Team Overdrive 2753 is open to the prospect of scoring against ourselves -- since the “Game” is our opponent. In essence, win /losses in qualifications, means nothing. And that is OK. Once the elimination matches start; however, we will always play to win.
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