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Thomas:
It shouldn't be too much of a problem. I didn't see anything special about no-shows, but I'd go so far as to assume that not showing up within 5-10 minutes of the scheduled match start results in the team that did show up getting an automatic win. Getting teams to 'verify' their numbers would probably mean having the team captain or so provide the names of those on their ships, which is pretty much the same thing as them signing up for the tournament. You just have to take their word for it.
Velvet:
--- Quote from: Thomas on March 16, 2014, 05:46:53 pm ---It shouldn't be too much of a problem. I didn't see anything special about no-shows, but I'd go so far as to assume that not showing up within 5-10 minutes of the scheduled match start results in the team that did show up getting an automatic win. Getting teams to 'verify' their numbers would probably mean having the team captain or so provide the names of those on their ships, which is pretty much the same thing as them signing up for the tournament. You just have to take their word for it.
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yeah, if they intentionally lie that would be a problem. The concern here is more with teams that haven't thought the commitment through than ones actually trying to crash the tournament. I think requesting a tentative list of crew for each team wouldn't be much to ask for and would inspire a little more confidence that matches will actually be played. Yes, forfeited matches don't break the tournament, but they are pretty annoying and make for boring Saturdays.
@redria: yeah, I wouldn't mind at all if all teams were "verified", it just seemed simpler not to go to the trouble of verifying the teams with reliable track records.
Sammy B. T.:
It wouldn't be favoritism because reliably showing up to events with 8 players is a great verification that a team will in the future. It would be far better to figure out no shows before they no show when brackets can still be fixed. Especially for the first bit due to it being a group of round robins.
Velvet:
--- Quote from: Sammy B. T. on March 16, 2014, 06:13:56 pm ---It wouldn't be favoritism because reliably showing up to events with 8 players is a great verification that a team will in the future. It would be far better to figure out no shows before they no show when brackets can still be fixed. Especially for the first bit due to it being a group of round robins.
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my thoughts exactly. but it's really not a big effort or a big deal for any of the parties so there's no point in having a confrontation over it. If Urz feels it's a good idea he can contact as many teams as he feels necessary and I won't be complaining. ^^
Mad Hatters change
Both captains for the Mad Hatters have stepped down and I (Velvet) am the team's only contact for now. Secondary contact and logo will be coming as soon as possible.
redria:
--- Quote from: Sammy B. T. on March 16, 2014, 06:13:56 pm ---It wouldn't be favoritism because reliably showing up to events with 8 players is a great verification that a team will in the future. It would be far better to figure out no shows before they no show when brackets can still be fixed. Especially for the first bit due to it being a group of round robins.
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I agree that there is more benefit from verifying new teams, but if this is to be a professional (sorta) event, then all teams need to be treated 100% equally. I don't anticipate any older teams failing to show, but if you ask newer teams and not older teams, it starts the tournament off on a bad note.
My problem isn't with the value of validation, but with the principal of only validating based on outside factors. Everyone must be treated equally.
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