EPTThis format, while better than true double elimination, is just stupid.
Extended Series is Back at MLG Spring Championship - Page 7
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bananafone
68 Posts
This format, while better than true double elimination, is just stupid. | ||
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StarStruck
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On June 17 2013 22:20 bananafone wrote: Why do they insist on double elimination? If the format isn't good enough for the finals why is it good enough for the rest of the tournament? This format, while better than true double elimination, is just stupid. You want someone to fly from Korea to play when they are risking be eliminated after a single best of three? Double elimination exists to make sure the better players have the best change of making it to groups. Its not a perfect system, but no system is. | ||
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Endbringer
United States111 Posts
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Assirra
Belgium4169 Posts
On June 17 2013 16:24 habeck wrote: I dont understand why everybody is/are crying? Its more fair for the players, if you beat him before - you have the advantage in the next match, its normal, stop crying. You just came here to complain about everything, which is stupid thing to do . You already got an advantage, the fact you need to play less matches to win to get higher ranked in the tournament. Why do you need 2 advantages out of nowhere? The player that lost already got a disadvantage of needing to play more matches to get back to player 1 and you want to give him another one? This makes no sense whatsoever. Nowhere else is it used and that is for a dam good reason. | ||
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Assirra
Belgium4169 Posts
On June 17 2013 22:30 Plansix wrote: You want someone to fly from Korea to play when they are risking be eliminated after a single best of three? Double elimination exists to make sure the better players have the best change of making it to groups. Its not a perfect system, but no system is. group stage into single elimination like OSL/GSL/Dreamhack/every tournament on the planet. Why is this so hard? | ||
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peidongyang
Canada2084 Posts
yoloswag hope they give wcs to nasl, what a disaster | ||
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On June 17 2013 23:29 Assirra wrote: group stage into single elimination like OSL/GSL/Dreamhack/every tournament on the planet. Why is this so hard? Because none of those listed run an onsite open bracket? Dreamhack has an online qualifier and only has 64 players at the time of the event. And Dreamhack runs groups, so players get to play several BO3 before being knocked out. GSL is not a weekend event and has a complex qualification proess. Same with OSL. | ||
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Acertos
France852 Posts
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bonifaceviii
Canada2890 Posts
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bananafone
68 Posts
On June 17 2013 22:30 Plansix wrote: You want someone to fly from Korea to play when they are risking be eliminated after a single best of three? Double elimination exists to make sure the better players have the best change of making it to groups. Its not a perfect system, but no system is. Yeah i do. Those players don't fly over here to decide who is the best. They fly over here to win the prizemoney and they will do so with 6pools, 2raxes and cannon rushes if they need to. They don't give a rats ass who is the best player. The prizemoney is directly related to how well the audience is entertained, thus the most entertaining format should be chosen. Also as you said yourself, no system is perfect and even if triple elimination was used you're still without any guarantee the best player wins. Alas, choose the most entertaining format. | ||
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c0ldfusion
United States8293 Posts
Good feature. | ||
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hitpoint
United States1511 Posts
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Terranist
United States2496 Posts
On June 17 2013 23:29 Assirra wrote: group stage into single elimination like OSL/GSL/Dreamhack/every tournament on the planet. Why is this so hard? group stage is even worse in an OPEN tournament. koreans aren't flocking to anaheim for a mere $10k anyway. | ||
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onedayclose
United States1145 Posts
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Roxor9999
Netherlands771 Posts
On June 18 2013 02:05 onedayclose wrote: Best of 5 Grand Finals? Who does that anymore?!?!?!? OSL | ||
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MCDayC
United Kingdom14464 Posts
On June 17 2013 22:30 Plansix wrote: You want someone to fly from Korea to play when they are risking be eliminated after a single best of three? Double elimination exists to make sure the better players have the best change of making it to groups. Its not a perfect system, but no system is. Fine then, have a standard double elim, like most tournaments. This isn't a double elim system, extended series is something that I've only ever seen at MLG, and isn't any more "fair" then double elim, but worse for viewers. | ||
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RaiKageRyu
Canada4773 Posts
They do Bo7 now. DreamHack still does Bo5 though. | ||
Destructicon
4713 Posts
The player coming from the lower bracket already is at a disadvantage because he needs to play more matches to win and is exposing himself wilts doing so. The player in the winner's bracket gets to rest and has a chance to study his opponent's builds, tendencies, styles etc. I think that's already enough of an advantage, no need to also rub salt in the wound by having the player from the loser's bracket go trough two BO5s. | ||
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Inimic
Canada153 Posts
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