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[plurple]

Welcome to the forum Plurple. This is where the League and Cup are shaped, any big changes always get put to the Players to vote on it in a poll though.

I have more posts than you on the forum

However, a change I do think would be good is changing it to the same settings as Super League, Flat Rate and Adj and the same BANNED Maps. I would deffo like to see that introduced for the 2nd Cup Tourney. Thoughts?

I like the difference that chained gives the cup over the league but can see why you would make the change for consistency.

Now I just need to get you to allow Krazy Kingdoms as my home map/get it out of beta

[Tviorr]

Hmm. I think I would agree. - Having different settings in the cup adds some fun in my perspective. I would so far as to suggest that the cup could be a bit lighter than the leagues and perhaps a bit experimental. - Possibly the settings in the cup should change from time to time

[Clanlord Carl]

Id like settings to be different to give the cup a different feel.

[Tviorr]

shaping up to be a fairly heavy toll this round if the current rate holds. - Last I checked (last night). 9 games had been finished and 4 of them were eliminations.

[Clanlord Carl]

Well folks we now have more knocked out than those remaining.
So based on kill rate im predicting 11 - 12 rounds to get to 32. Assuming the higher skilled players left have a slightly slower 3-0 rate from now on as the top / bottom skill gap is less.



Games played 291-kills 85
Survival rate (291x2)-85/(291x2) = 85.3%

12 rounds
(0.853)^12= 0.148
0.148x170= 25 left

11 rounds
(0.853)^11 = 0.174
0.174x170= 30 left

[Tviorr]

Yeah. That is more or less what I was expecting, but its looking like a heavy exit number still this round...? If I count correctly 21 games have finished and 9 have eliminations. Thats a survival rate of under 60 %. - Is it because a number of survival games are hiding in the unfinished stats and Im missing that or is it really looking like a lethal round?

[Tviorr]

11 of 26 now, so dropping but still high. - Also only 45 matches this round, so more than half decided.

Im forgetting to account for the fact that an elimination game has as a winner as well, though. And the winner of course survives. It may end up not much bloodier than normal

[Tviorr]

Ended up a heavy toll this round, though again only 1 point for the Tiddler on the long road to cup glory. Meh.

Still, could be worse. How are you doing again, Craig, Ive forgotten.

[Craig25]

I took the option of a Tactical KO to concentrate on winning my 3rd Title.

Ended up a heavy toll this round, though again only 1 point for the Tiddler on the long road to cup glory. Meh.

Still, could be worse. How are you doing again, Craig, Ive forgotten.

[Tviorr]

Ah. The Craig maneuver. - Getting punched in the face in a tactical way

[Clanlord Carl]

R6 The bell tolls for another as the Clanlord cuts a swathe through the remaining cup players...

[Tviorr]

Im missing - or missed - an invite for round 7. - Possibly my opponent Marand has the same problem. - Should we try to invite each other?

[Craig25]

Most of the time Players will only receive 2 Invites at the same time given the Home and Away element.

There will always be some sort of over lap between the AWAY player accepting invites and the HOME player being invited.

Im missing - or missed - an invite for round 7. - Possibly my opponent Marand has the same problem. - Should we try to invite each other?

[Tviorr]

Ouch. First round Im in trouble. - Absolutely no traction in the away and the random game. Mogul saves me and fairly safely with a first turn.

Still, we could be getting to a point in the tourney where we get rounds of low elimination? So far 1 in the first 4 games has an elimination and my game will see me 1-2 unless my opponent misses 3 turns in a row. Early days, but if that holds up only 6 players gets eliminated which would mean 91% survival rate.

[Clanlord Carl]

Ouch. First round Im in trouble. - Absolutely no traction in the away and the random game. Mogul saves me and fairly safely with a first turn.

Still, we could be getting to a point in the tourney where we get rounds of low elimination? So far 1 in the first 4 games has an elimination and my game will see me 1-2 unless my opponent misses 3 turns in a row. Early days, but if that holds up only 6 players gets eliminated which would mean 91% survival rate.

Normal service will be resumed next round. Lets hope you dont find yourself in the bottom half eh tiddler.

[Tviorr]

Not quite yet, I think.

In any case, everybody has survived 7 rounds now, so I doubt there are any easy marks left

[Craig25]

I don't know, 4 Players Ranked below 1500 pre-Tournament are still mixing it! I would fancy one of them, if I hadn't purposefully got myself KO'd to concentrate on the League............

And regarding Round 8 and another potential BYE for you Carl...........

Anila8 is set for a KO and will remove you from the Top of the Table and take the LEADER BYE. With only 1 BYE and an EVEN number of players ADVANCING, you are set to take the field again!

HOWEVER.....uckuki 2 V 0 DavidCrome

Is not 100% Decided, but it looks like the last meaningful game of the Round. If uckuki turns the last around...............David is ELIMINATED and it leaves and ODD-NUMBER for the next Round and the ODD-MAN BYE would come in to play and that would go to you (AGAIN) Carl..............

All very interesting......Hoping to start the next Round on Tuesday! (depending on the game above).

Not quite yet, I think.

In any case, everybody has survived 7 rounds now, so I doubt there are any easy marks left

[Craig25]

My calculations seems to have been wrong!

Loose Canon 2 V 0 Bwana

Appears to be looking like a KO for Loose Canon so that would leave an ODD NUMBER of players competing in the next Round.

So in..........

uckuki 2 V 0 DavidCrome

Clanlord Carl would want DavidCrome to SURVIVE! If he doesn't we move back to an EVEN NUMBER of competitors again!

These games will hopefully be SCUDDED by tomorrow to allow us to start the next Round!

In the mean time, Players reading the Forum can get a SNEAK PREVIEW of Round 8................

The Random Map for this Round will be...................................

USApocalypse......................................

[Clanlord Carl]

The Clanlord despite three second starts, has sent another brave warrior screaming to Valhalla. A few more rounds and we enter the knock-out.

[Clanlord Carl]

Another bye ? I'm a part-timer in this tourney.

[Tviorr]

Yeah, Craig is a seemingly a part timer too. - Havent been around for a few rounds. - He is doing some sort of tactical move in the Super League

I could get a point this round. Tiddler happy

[Tviorr]

Only 3 games ongoing for round 10. Looks like 35 players left as only 1 of the games is still a possible elimination. - So could be 34.

Badabing fell to Tiddler this round but fought well. Tiddler only wants to look at the cup presently, cause his points tally in the Leagues is already clear, but despite a fairly strong finish its not going to be enough for any sort of glory. Its been a long struggling season there, so the cup must keep up the spirit for Tiddler

[RomLOL]

Third Crusade

[Clanlord Carl]

So the elimination is over....and yet the elimination is just beginning.

[Clanlord Carl]

Yeah, Craig is a seemingly a part timer too. - Havent been around for a few rounds. - He is doing some sort of tactical move in the Super League

I could get a point this round. Tiddler happy

We are on our way to Wembley and Craig's going down......Im looking forward to hacking my way to the final.