TAO Race!

[kensai]

Introducing a new form of a tournament for the Great Lakes - the TAO Race!

Rules.

1. The tournament commences at the next wipeout. Approximately two weeks from now.

2. All participants use Grey accounts. New entries are accepted until the first elimination.

3. Twice a week,
a. all participants who have failed to improve their ratings are eliminated.
b. of those who have improved their ratings, the one with the lowest rating is eliminated.

4. The winner is
a. the last participant left in the tournament if only one is left;
b. the highest rated participant if all participants are eliminated for non-improvement; or
c. if multiple accounts survive for a month, the highest-rated account at the last elimination before the next scheduled wipe.

[zzzaacckk]

count me in.

[tyu]

ok im in this

[MtSlayer]

It's on. :)

[Cavour]

Count the Cav in. :cool:

[F34R Eric]

Best idea on TAO in awhile. This will be hellafun.

[T3km4n]

This is open for lotsa cheating...

[Lord Bahamut]

Its true it is open for a lot of cheating

[ChingyDTP]

Your sig is too big, big boy. And also, count me out of this too.

[sooner4life]

im in

Hitler's Fat Monkey is the name

[Kalamady]

In. Just to pwn Cav.

[F34R Eric]

Someone would have to make a program/spread sheet keeping track of each battle, and having ss's with stats in the to back it up after every battle. It would become very hard.

[MtSlayer]

It would become the responsibility of the participant I'd believe, just make a table in Word or Works, or a spreadsheet in excel with gains and losses. And take a ss of every win, I do anyways (against golds that is)

[Jeffery]

Twice a week the organizer just has to /stat all players, and form the table, then post results.

But whoever cheats the best will win.

[DeadFishGuy]

Yeah, this is way too open to cheating.

Sorry. Je n'aime pas.

[kensai]

The risk of opponents who cheat is there no matter what, tourney or no tourney. Due to the format, however, the cheater would need to keep doing it consistently for a month, which adds to the risk of being caught at it.

It is not like we're playing for money or lives here. If someone wants to tarnish his name with a title that he has not truly earned, so be it. May he long be remembered as the "winner." It's sad, though, to see a tournament flop before it starts, not because of cheaters in it but because true players balk at the thought that cheaters might participate and prevail.

I considered the TAO Race as this format avoids the classic problem some tournaments have had - your designated opponent is simply not online, which leads to procrastination, lack of enthusiasm, and finally, the tournament fading into non-existence. Here there is no designated opponent, so that particular risk becomes a non-issue. Admittedly, the risk of poor sportsmanship is more real here than in a classic elimination.

The other ways to avoid that problem are a one-day tournament (or at least, one that takes place under a brief, designated time), and a tournament that takes place between teams rather than individuals, whether it is a team tourney or a battle royale. If the "contestant" is a group of five players, any of which may step up to the challenge, it is 25 times as likely for a bout to be feasible as it would be in a regular cup system or round robin. If bouts between any teams qualify, it is easier still, though identifying who is in an eligible opponent and who isn't could get a bit confusing.

Something like that could certainly be tried for size, but for now - TAO Race it is. Hopefully it happens, despite the apprehension some feel, and spread.

[F34R Eric]

Unless you setup your own stat system, then made a spreadsheet and talied up the wins and losses... still could be a race.

[Hulky]

Originally posted by ChingyDTP
Your sig is too big, big boy. And also, count me out of this too.


youve got to be kidding... look at yours...

[abyaly]

Originally posted by ChingyDTP
Your sig is too big, big boy. And also, count me out of this too. Yours is also too big.