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The Cogs Season 3: The Clocktower of Edgar Lusse
Morblitz:
Would that kind of hubris leave them vulnerable if an upset happens and the over-bidding team loses?
Charon:
Wow. This sounds amazing. I'm glad the biggest tournament in the game is going plot-relevant at last.
Dev Bubbles:
Team Name: Museosaurs
Team Colors: Dark Green
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keyvias@musegames.com
howard@musegames.com
Crafeksterty:
It all sounds fun but god damn, every saturday for 8 weeks?
This eats up the calendar, it is a cross and plated over my calendar if me and my clan agrees to this.
We will see, it is all fun and dandy but gosh darn i spend time with friends and family those days.
Wundsalz:
When does season 3 start? - it's stated nowhere, is it?
I personally wouldn't mind a break of 2-3 weeks.
--- Quote from: Morblitz on September 25, 2013, 09:11:50 am ---Would that kind of hubris leave them vulnerable if an upset happens and the over-bidding team loses?
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Uncapped bidding allows clans to use the system for "the winner takes it all" encounters at the end of the season. No one talks about rank 3 and 4. If 2 clans which have roughly the same amount of points at the end of the season encounter each other it's a very tempting option to bet a shit ton of points to allow the winner of the encounter to win the league. The bidding system shouldn't be usable to completely alter the outcome of the cogs. In my opinion the cog scoring should reflect the performance of the team and on that scope the bidding system is very well capable of harming the scores integrity.
While I like the idea of the bidding system in general, you have to be aware that it can very well be used for a total different purpose than deciding who plays which color - even with bidding caps. Teams could either secretly or openly agree on setting bids - for the sake of raising the match value. E.g for the B1/TBA1 engagement: B1 is a new team, underdog of the engagement and TBA1 confident to win the match. They'd like to get the 1 point B1 already earned. B1 is aware that the odds are against them but would they refuse to bid their point if TBA1 was willing to toss in 3-4 points of theirs in exchange?
I'm not saying the bidding system is a bad idea, in fact high risk-high gain engagements as the one described above are probably more thrilling for all participants. However it'll likely draw quite some focus from the teams performance to an (interesting) meta-game and I'm not sure whether that's wanted for our official league.
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