zakatan
Joined: May 17, 2008
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Sep 02, 2015 - 14:34 |
 
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Just want to thank PC for all the years he's been running the tournaments that make this site great. |
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harvestmouse
Joined: May 13, 2007
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Sep 02, 2015 - 15:32 |
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XFL is the one type of tournament that I'd keep seperated. There's so much difference in building races in Ranked and Blackbox that some races would suit ranked and some box. It's not an even playing field.
I think there is call now to look at combining some of the other minors now though. |
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Balle2000
Joined: Sep 25, 2008
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Sep 02, 2015 - 15:54 |
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Differences in builds is an argument FOR merging the XFL, not keeping them separate imo. |
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cdassak
Joined: Oct 23, 2013
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Sep 02, 2015 - 16:32 |
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| Balle2000 wrote: | | Differences in builds is an argument FOR merging the XFL, not keeping them separate imo. |
+1
Sure some races will be dominated by Ranked teams but I cant honestly think any disadvantage that a merge will bring to the XFL.
The XFL will be complete and true to its purpose if both divisions can play |
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koadah
Joined: Mar 30, 2005
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Sep 02, 2015 - 16:39 |
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Wreckage
Joined: Aug 15, 2004
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Sep 02, 2015 - 16:52 |
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Any chance we'll see box smacks? Possibly a rework of instant smacks? Currently I think they don't even work anymore...
I was just thinking along the lines... make a 4 player instant smack.. put the finalist on indefinite hold (of course with warning him in advance) and wait for a second group of 4 to complete an instant smack of the same category. Then the two remaining coaches set up a final. (They should have ample time to play this match since the first coach may not be imidiatly available. Say 1 month for the final and 3/4 month for a second group to start a smack. ) |
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koadah
Joined: Mar 30, 2005
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Sep 02, 2015 - 17:01 |
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sonrises
Joined: May 02, 2013
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Sep 02, 2015 - 17:32 |
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| easilyamused wrote: | | sonrises wrote: | | Another thing that IMHO is calling for a rethinking is MAJORS qualifiers. At least MAJORS should be timezone friendly. NAF has proved that is possible to engage different timezones if the right format is put in place. |
The only problem with this is that it dosn't solve the problem in the main draw where we are back to the existing format. |
Hi EA,
First of all, best of lucks in your new position.
I would say that the main draw is not a problem to have coaches from different timezones. The odd cross timezone game when fighting for a big title is an inconvinience that most coaches interested in the tournament scene would take happily IMHO.
In past discusiones in the forums, i recall aussie and NA coaches saying that they would accept cross timezone games if qualifying for the main draw but to go cross timezone for the whole tournament was far too much.
Besides this, we have examples of this already in place in FUMBBL where regular season or qualifiers are played within timezone and playoffs are played cross timezone. i.e. NAF, KPL, OBBA and once in ALL STARS to mention some.
Again, best of luck to you, not an easy job 
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happygrue
Joined: Oct 15, 2010
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Sep 02, 2015 - 17:52 |
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| Kam wrote: |
Now the question is... Why have I been reading happygrue instead of EA since one hour?  |
Happy grues are easily amused.
But more seriously, Great job PC. Thank you for your time! |
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mrt1212
Joined: Feb 26, 2013
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Sep 02, 2015 - 18:13 |
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| Balle2000 wrote: | | Differences in builds is an argument FOR merging the XFL, not keeping them separate imo. |
Exactly. |
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Wreckage
Joined: Aug 15, 2004
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Sep 02, 2015 - 18:50 |
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| koadah wrote: | Who wants to be tied up for a month?
I would say combined smacks but I doubt that many Ranked teams would want to go in with the nassssty Boxers.  |
People who want to do instant smacks. Look at it like that: You only get tied up when you got a shot a tournament title.
..And I don't see getting 8 people together at a given time. The chat system simply doesn't support that anymore.. |
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Kam
Joined: Nov 06, 2012
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Sep 02, 2015 - 19:02 |
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Actually, I like the idea of separated B and R XFL too. But if that happens, we will need a B vs R super final. |
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koadah
Joined: Mar 30, 2005
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Sep 02, 2015 - 19:12 |
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| Wreckage wrote: | | koadah wrote: | Who wants to be tied up for a month?
I would say combined smacks but I doubt that many Ranked teams would want to go in with the nassssty Boxers. |
People who want to do instant smacks. Look at it like that: You only get tied up when you got a shot a tournament title.
..And I don't see getting 8 people together at a given time. The chat system simply doesn't support that anymore.. |
Waiting a month is not exactly "instant" though is it? You may as well just play a Brawl.
An alternative is to free up the teams straight away. Maybe say that you need to win three mini smacks for the chance to play another three time winner for a medal.
That encourages defeated teams to keep coming back. Brackets would need to be pretty wide though. If you were going to have brackets at all. |
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mrt1212
Joined: Feb 26, 2013
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Sep 02, 2015 - 19:13 |
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| Wreckage wrote: | | koadah wrote: | Who wants to be tied up for a month?
I would say combined smacks but I doubt that many Ranked teams would want to go in with the nassssty Boxers. |
People who want to do instant smacks. Look at it like that: You only get tied up when you got a shot a tournament title.
..And I don't see getting 8 people together at a given time. The chat system simply doesn't support that anymore.. |
You'd need a separate application space to function like Black Box but make it contingent on 8 people being in the que before starting. In essence you'd have a new Black Box but structured in a tourney format.
Thinking about actually getting this idea to a workable place - maybe if instant smacks were open Friday, Saturday, Sunday people could actually dedicate the time (about 270-300 minutes by my measure) to play if they're big winners.
But to Koadah's point, how is this much different than the Brawls if there is significant lag time between the first game and the last game? Or if there aren't enough people to participate?
If such a thing existed I would definitely play on Saturdays when college football is on and I'm back from foraging in the forest. I can do about 4-5 hours no breaks with Fumbbl but no everyone is an OCD cat like me. |
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Purplegoo
Joined: Mar 23, 2006
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Sep 02, 2015 - 19:21 |
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Welcome to the role, EA. Good luck, and I'm sure you'll do a fab job. Wonderful innings from PC, enjoy your retirement (from the role, I hope you're not hanging up your BB boots!).
Good luck keeping up with, what I'm sure will be, a super fast moving thread full of hobby horses. Looking forward to seeing what's next. 
(Insert my own hobby horses here. ) |
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