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| What do you think of this group idea? |
| Love It! I'm in as soon as you make it! |
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25% |
[ 5 ] |
| Sounds like fun for the community, but not for me |
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25% |
[ 5 ] |
| It might be ok if you.... (Explain below) |
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10% |
[ 2 ] |
| Worse than MrMojo's spam! |
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15% |
[ 3 ] |
| I swore I would castrate myself with a garlic press before playing against Macavity |
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25% |
[ 5 ] |
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| Total Votes : 20 |
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Macavity
Joined: Nov 23, 2004
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Nov 02, 2005 - 17:34 |
 
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So, as weird as it might seem, I was thinking about starting a group on Fumbbl. It would be terribly boring, but I'm wondering if anyone might be interested.
It would go like this. I create a new Unranked team. Someone else does and they challenge me. Whoever wins is in 1st place, whoever loses is in 2nd place. Then someone else would make a team, they would challenge the 2nd place guy. If they won, they would go on and challenge first place. I (and maybe a European staff person) would keep track of rankings.
Why I think this would be fun: No avoiding playing certain races, when you make a run, you make a run until you are stopped.
Bragging rights attached to the top places! Always fun! Since the top team might only get there after a tough struggle and no outside the group games are allowed, there should be a reasonably regular turn-over of the top team. It would also be neat to watch a team fall due to Star Player death, and crawl its way back to the top.
Why you might hate it: SLOW!!!! Depending on numbers, you may often find yourself held up trying to arrange a certain game, or impatient for someone to get to you when you are at or near the top. Not for the type of people who like to retire teams the moment something goes wrong. The fun will be attached to the back-and-forth.
Other things: Obviously, this will require some micro-managing, but I plan on reducing that with the simple lack of points. You will need to PM me a lot, and I'll need to fiddle with the group often. I think it could be a lot of fun, but I hope you'll be patient, and I may restrict how many new people can join at a time. I'm (very loosely) modelling this after boxing. You also would not be allowed to play the same opponent twice in a row. |
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Macavity
Joined: Nov 23, 2004
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Nov 02, 2005 - 17:56 |
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Sorry to double-post, but. *Bump*. (I need SOME kinda response)  |
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DukeTyrion
Joined: Feb 18, 2004
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Nov 02, 2005 - 18:00 |
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Sounds a bit like a Ladder ... maybe try the Ladder division |
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Danger-Dan
Joined: Aug 04, 2005
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Nov 02, 2005 - 18:17 |
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Frankly, I think it's a fabulous idea. Now, on the other hand I'm completely baffled as to how groups and tourneys work in actual fact, and for that reason have played in not a single one - but that is beside the point.
Is your thinking that it should only be possible to challenge the next team in line - ie. #8 challenging #7, or could you possibly challenge any team within 2-3 ranks, or maybe up to a certain teamrating in relation to your own? Naturally, only the first option forces you to play whatever team is next in rank - but the other two would make for faster play (maybe). |
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Macavity
Joined: Nov 23, 2004
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Nov 02, 2005 - 18:22 |
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My thinking is that this is boxing, not chess. So not Ladder, you could only challenge the team above you. Nothing resembling cherry-picking would be allowed. It's simply a who beat who, not a "How can I manipulate the formula of this system to make myself look as good as possible". |
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MrMojo
Joined: Apr 17, 2004
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Nov 02, 2005 - 18:22 |
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One word, mac,
LADDER Division. |
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Macavity
Joined: Nov 23, 2004
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Nov 02, 2005 - 18:24 |
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A whole bunch od words, Mojo, my last post. I have looked at ladder, but it does not appeal to me in the same way. |
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macike
Joined: Jun 25, 2005
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Nov 02, 2005 - 18:25 |
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| DukeTyrion wrote: | | Sounds a bit like a Ladder ... maybe try the Ladder division |
... and Ladder is a little better idea as there are more than one path to the top.  |
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Macavity
Joined: Nov 23, 2004
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Nov 02, 2005 - 18:28 |
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Macike! THANK YOU! See how he looked at it and decided he liked Ladder better? Not just assumed that he understood without reading
What a man! |
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Telcontar
Joined: Nov 12, 2004
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Nov 02, 2005 - 18:32 |
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I like the idea.
But would find it hard to implement.
Lets say your #3 and you want to play upwards and that dude isnt coming on you are then forced to play #4 who comes on and challenges you.
You win. Next day same procedure #2 not coming online #4 challanges you again etc
You loose drop to #4. the new #3 has the same probs challenging #2 you challange him once again etc.
I would think with only one path you would be likely to play the same players on and on (same pos same timezone same whatever) and you only have two guys to challange |
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Macavity
Joined: Nov 23, 2004
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Nov 02, 2005 - 18:36 |
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Well, that would be why the rule about no repeats is in place. I was hoping that the occasional disaster would keep things reasonably fresh. Cn you think of anything else that might help? I don't think TZ is an issue to much. MAybe some rule about declaring a "Run for the Top", and not stopping until you are stopped? |
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nin
Joined: May 27, 2005
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Nov 02, 2005 - 18:36 |
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if you can jump up in rank, then hihger ranked teams shouldn't be allowed to refuse challenges or Chaos and Khemri would have a little problem, and if you have to accept challenges from 3 different teams, how do you choose?, and what happens if you loose to a 3 ranks lower team, loose 3 ranks or 1, and...
Good idea Master, shame I have not enought spare time to play challenges (pridefull and pleased with my master involvement in the site isues, I cannot stop mishelf praising his initiatives, crazy or not) |
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Macavity
Joined: Nov 23, 2004
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Nov 02, 2005 - 18:39 |
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Don't worry, I won't force you to join, my child. Thanks for the vote of confidence and non-sensical questions |
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Telcontar
Joined: Nov 12, 2004
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Nov 02, 2005 - 18:45 |
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well if you would have a system like a pyramid
1
22
333
4444
etc there should be enough matchups if you get to around at least 10 teams.
- Challenge only 1 Level upwards
- challenge refusal leads to exchange in level.
- One week to play challenge (this is indeed like ladder then).
- First challenge reaching group admin wins.
every X weeks (number of pyramid levels) a winner is pronounced (can have more games then number of weeks if playing fast) |
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Macavity
Joined: Nov 23, 2004
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Nov 02, 2005 - 18:48 |
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hmm.... Tel, I see what you're saying, but I'm kind of enamored of the 1 straight line concept. It just seems like fun to have this small group of teams/coaches, tryign to bump each other off all the time. |
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