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Change The Rule!!!

brownpimp007
about 8 years

Do it! Like a great man once said "what pro sports league doesn't allow defending champs!!"

thecolonel
about 8 years

Arcbell says


Tatami says

Brown literally hasn't played with friends this round unless you want to count me/pranay, I never played with the dude prior to this round and me/pranay have both been slapping him with the few losses he has.

Accusing me/Pranay of meta abusing for brown would be hilarious even if we hadn't.


I'm counting you and pranay. You've gotta play with like random people to win a 2nd in a row. That's the idea.


aren't you guys always going on about how there aren't enough active players to play with actually random people?
Arcbell
about 8 years

pamda says

what if im friends with everyone?


I think it's really obvious in most cases if runners are choosing tables at random or linking their games to friends / playing at the same time as friends. It's not rocket science when u read the games to tell.
panthero
about 8 years
Playing with friends is fine. But play like me and brown does. Absolutely competitive. Complete lack or care for each other's trophies and complete focus on winning the game at whatever cost.

Also arcbell is just plain dummy. Ignore him.
Tatami
about 8 years

Arcbell says

Basically, if you wanna win a second trophy in a row, you've got to go out of your way to be at tables with random people, or it's DQ'd.


Arcbell the consistency with which your ideas and visions for the site at large are reliably terrible is honestly impressive and in my book an 8th wonder of the world.
deletedabout 8 years
what if im friends with everyone?
deletedabout 8 years

Burial says


Retti says

I have a cognitive bias towards the idea that you shouldn't play with your friends because yes this is can be a competitive game but it is also heavily social.


yes thats why we have different tiers of play so that you can pick which one you want, gold hearts arent for socializing and circlejerking your friends


i just find this line kind of funny because that's all competitive lobby was before it was canned
Arcbell
about 8 years

Tatami says

Brown literally hasn't played with friends this round unless you want to count me/pranay, I never played with the dude prior to this round and me/pranay have both been slapping him with the few losses he has.

Accusing me/Pranay of meta abusing for brown would be hilarious even if we hadn't.


I'm counting you and pranay. You've gotta play with like random people to win a 2nd in a row. That's the idea.
deletedabout 8 years
Pro sports league's don't change the rules in the middle of the playoffs brownnerd
thecolonel
about 8 years
if someone gets a third trophy in a row they should be able to make it whatever color they want. like blue, or maybe black.
Tatami
about 8 years
Brown literally hasn't played with friends this round unless you want to count me/pranay, I never played with the dude prior to this round and me/pranay have both been slapping him with the few losses he has.

Accusing me/Pranay of meta abusing for brown would be hilarious even if we hadn't.
Arcbell
about 8 years
Basically, if you wanna win a second trophy in a row, you've got to go out of your way to be at tables with random people, or it's DQ'd.
Burial
about 8 years

Retti says

I have a cognitive bias towards the idea that you shouldn't play with your friends because yes this is can be a competitive game but it is also heavily social.


yes thats why we have different tiers of play so that you can pick which one you want, gold hearts arent for socializing and circlejerking your friends
Arcbell
about 8 years

thecolonel says

what if someone removes someone from their friends list while they get their purple trophy? how will you know?


Obviously here's how it'd work:

If the mods know / strongly suspect two players to be friends (it'd also be evident from gameplay in most cases), they're considered "friends". Otherwise, not.
thecolonel
about 8 years
what if someone removes someone from their friends list while they get their purple trophy? how will you know?
Arcbell
about 8 years

thecolonel says

can the rare trophy be purple? how do you know if someone is someone else's friend?


Yes, Rockythetigre
Tatami
about 8 years

Arcbell says

Most people don't like the idea of limiting friend play, but in the case of a second trophy in a row it makes a lot of sense.


No it doesn't.
deletedabout 8 years
I have a cognitive bias towards the idea that you shouldn't play with your friends because yes this is can be a competitive game but it is also heavily social.
thecolonel
about 8 years
I support limiting friend play because I have no friends
thecolonel
about 8 years
can the rare trophy be purple? how do you know if someone is someone else's friend?
Arcbell
about 8 years
Most people don't like the idea of limiting friend play, but in the case of a second trophy in a row it makes a lot of sense.
Tatami
about 8 years

Arcbell says

How about this, change the rule to:

You are only allowed to trophy a second round in a row if you don't play with friends at your table in more than 4 of your games. Friends as defined by common sense knowledge of the mod team.

That way it adds an extra layer of challenge and meaning to those who actually win a second trophy (spoiler: no one will win a second trophy)


If you want to give yourself another job and excuse to arbitrarily DQ people that aren't friends with moderators but are running a second round, sure.

Oh, and Brown already meets this requirement.
deletedabout 8 years
sounds like an extensive layer of making sure you don't meta abuse lol
Arcbell
about 8 years
There has been the proposal to limit how many times you play with your friends in gold hearts. A lot of people don't like that, but this could be a way to partially implement it to create 'rare trophies'
Arcbell
about 8 years
How about this, change the rule to:

You are only allowed to trophy a second round in a row if you don't play with friends at your table in more than 4 of your games. Friends as defined by common sense knowledge of the mod team.

That way it adds an extra layer of challenge and meaning to those who actually win a second trophy (spoiler: no one will win a second trophy)
panthero
about 8 years

Retti says

The original intent of the rule was not related to a singular person, rather many. It was put in place around the time meta/friend tables was so prominent that good players would just run with each other and stack trophy counts, but times have changed and I don't think that prominence is there anymore, therefore I think the rule should be reconsidered.


From the mod who was involved in the past.