Posts from “Who is stronger?” – Might versus Magic.

in my opinion, it was clear from the beginning that there would be many players with the same number of points. It was necessary to provide for the possibility of tie-breaker matches.
There are 3 options: a) we don't change the rules during the competition, b) we hold tie-breaker matches.
c) we hold a playoff with 16 players.
I don't care, I just want to play. But I won't complain. Regarding the removal of factions, I've said it many times - in any playoff, factions should be removed using the 1-2-2-...2-1 system. Because any reduction leads to imbalances. Especially with random selection. And without reducing the number of factions. The point of the playoff is to identify the strongest, not the luckiest in terms of faction selection.

I only have one question: if it's 8 on 8, how will the qualifying round differ from the playoffs? I'm not against it, but it seems a bit strange.

I would have played in the playoffs – although I agree with Nomad that the final result was somewhat comical.

I only have one question: if it's 8 on 8, how will the qualifying round differ from the playoffs?

Well, in the qualifying round, there are 26 players, but in the playoffs, there are only 16. You can simply consider the qualifying round as a way to seed players for the playoffs.

Regarding the draft, I've said it many times – in any playoff, you need to draft using the 1-2-2-...2-1 system. Because any reduction or alteration leads to imbalances. Especially with random elements. And without reducing the number of factions. The point of the playoff is to identify the strongest, not the luckiest with the faction picks.

Everyone has four factions in total, so how can you draft using the 1-2...2-1 scheme?

8 vs 8, each team consisting of one race, with a total of 4 races, and each round featuring the complete list of races, without any eliminations – that’s what I would suggest.

The 8 vs. 8 playoff bracket is located in the first post of this thread. The players' colors are determined independently by mutual agreement between the players. The template color scheme is 1-...-1. The race color scheme is 1-1-1; after each game, the template list remains the same, and the race list becomes the initial one, with four from the "Magic" Factions and four from the "Might" Factions, respectively. Starting from the 1/4 finals, pairs of opponents are formed regardless of their affiliation with the "Magic" or "Might" Factions. The deadline for the 1/8 finals is from October 5th to October 12th. If you need to extend the game deadline, please write in this thread before October 13th. I hope there won't be any "procrastinators"... Good luck to everyone!

Could you change the arrangement of pairs in the grid? If we number the existing pairs as 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8, could we arrange them in this order: 1-5-2-6-3-7-4-8?

So, where is it better?

I actually liked the previous version better.

I think it’s better this way, even though it’s more evenly distributed.

let only 1 option remain.

For now, 2-2 seems to be the result... :D

It doesn't really matter that much; the strongest will still win. Although, it would be more appropriate to arrange them based on their placement in the qualifying round.

I definitely vote for the second option, because in the first one, the finalist in the lower bracket is 99% predictable.