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League General Discussion Thread
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The 3 man PtV 2nd bracket is also set up.
@ArtofWar1947 earned the bye, and will await the winner ofWinner of the 3 players emerges as an undefeated playoff champion!
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Balanced Mod 4, we have an incredibly strong top 4, no disrespect to anyone. 1 - 4 have been household names around here for years. This is of course an opportunity for someone else to BECOME a household name, or at least start the long process. Good luck! You’ll need it!
Playoffs are amazing - everyone will lose except for 1, and it’s hard to imagine 3 out of 4 of these actually losing, even to each other.
Do NOT start a game in Balanced Mod quite yet.
We do have 9 entrants and I am absolutely not in favor of a play-in game here, unless you play for 1 round and winner is the one with more TUV 😂 yeah that was a joke. Although, if you bid 500… it would be close.
No one wants any of the top 4 to bow out, even if they’ve been teetering (like the wife or gf has been trying to discourage entry or something)
Not fun, but I’m just gonna do it:
@surfer @Avner @simon33 @fasthard @zarhunter
Is anyone less than resolved to enter? On the fence? Unsure? Scared?
We have one player too many and if no one gracefully bows out, which you are NOT expected to do, then I will simply not be able to allow Zarhunter in because not top 8, and no one else to pair with. -
I did just rearrange the playoff board, in case you’re looking at it right now.
PTV should be on top, is now most prestigious in my opinion
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And… lest we forget the 2024 playoffs,
Only one has concluded within 1 year - the Balanced Mod 4 champion for 2024 is farmboy
A PtV final between @Daaras and @axis-dominion is on US10, and the semi-final for OOB has not yet begun, with @farmboy waiting for the winner!
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@gamerman01
Simon just sent me a play in bid. I am ok to play in but do not want to bow out unless you tell me to not play. -
@gamerman01 said in League General Discussion Thread:
Not required, but recommended - list what you would spend your bid on while you’re bidding. With high OOB bids, it can help a lot if you each knew what starting setup you’d be facing.
Gamer, I generally prefer to bid up instead of down if I’m initiating the bid (i.e. I’ll take Axis and give you 40). I didn’t see anything in the rules against this, but would obviously preclude being able to specify what the bid is spent on. Is that ok?
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thanks gamer, really love the spiced and hyped tournament opening statements, really appreciate them! definitely creates additional excitement in the air!
while adam is a giant in ptv, based on the one game i played against stucey, i would be extra careful in that one!
still not happy that pac gave up his seat in the bm playoffs, but it’s what it is i suppose. glad he’s back, tho, and i’ll try to get a game or two with him outside of the playoffs.
assuming farmboy and adam advance like they usually do, seems like they’ve had quite the rivalry in recent years but farmboy has had him figured out… i would suggest adam deploy a new strategy so as not to repeat history!
and ghost, you better look out, as i’m coming for you!
now, where oh where is former heavyweight @JDOW hibernating all these years… won’t you come back already?
anyway… off we go, should be fun!
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@zarhunter said in League General Discussion Thread:
@gamerman01
Simon just sent me a play in bid. I am ok to play in but do not want to bow out unless you tell me to not play.Please stand by. We will first see if any of the other 4 decide to pull out given the situation.
Would love to see you in the playoff. We’ll need a little time to figure this out -
Checking bid rules, noticed our new rule that past league champion is automatic #1 seed.
Give me a few minutes, hold up
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@BobbaRossa said in League General Discussion Thread:
Gamer, I generally prefer to bid up instead of down if I’m initiating the bid (i.e. I’ll take Axis and give you 40). I didn’t see anything in the rules against this, but would obviously preclude being able to specify what the bid is spent on. Is that ok?
Yes totally OK. If both players agree, you can agree to sides however you want.
However, if there’s not agreement, then the league “defaults” are there to make the decision for you. Even the league defaults do not specify bidding up or down, and certainly nothing about disclosing placements before bidding is over. I was just throwing in an idea now that OOB bids are quite high and some players prefer knowing what that +50 or +60 is going for before deciding. Thanks for the respectful question
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@gamerman01 said in League General Discussion Thread:
Checking bid rules, noticed our new rule that past league champion is automatic #1 seed.
Give me a few minutes, hold up
OK, so panicked there, but we only have 1 playoff champion from 2024 as previously stated, and that is
Farmboy won BM
Therefore Farmboy is #1 seed BM this year. That makes @axis-dominion #2 instead of #1, and Adam514 #3 instead of #2.
Fortunately I didn’t hype up any of those matchups. Good luck facing the buzzsaws, boys
Bracket for BM is up to date for the new 2025 rule that reigning champion gets automatic #1 seed. Everyone may proceed
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@axis-dominion said in League General Discussion Thread:
now, where oh where is former heavyweight @JDOW hibernating all these years… won’t you come back already?
JDOW occasionally lurks, sometimes even closely following a championship game occasionally. I think he would be very difficult but not impossible to resurrect. A truly remarkable track record here, and did you see his interview with @crockett36 that I think is less than 1 year old? Some real nuggets of A&A advice in there, along with all the generally fascinating/interesting thoughts all around them
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@gamerman01 said in League General Discussion Thread:
@gamerman01 said in League General Discussion Thread:
Checking bid rules, noticed our new rule that past league champion is automatic #1 seed.
Fortunately I didn’t hype up any of those matchups. Good luck facing the buzzsaws, boys
well it did mess up my hype ups lol
all good tho, had forgotten that rule too
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@gamerman01 said in League General Discussion Thread:
@axis-dominion said in League General Discussion Thread:
now, where oh where is former heavyweight @JDOW hibernating all these years… won’t you come back already?
JDOW occasionally lurks, sometimes even closely following a championship game occasionally. I think he would be very difficult but not impossible to resurrect. A truly remarkable track record here, and did you see his interview with @crockett36 that I think is less than 1 year old? Some real nuggets of A&A advice in there, along with all the generally fascinating/interesting thoughts all around them
yeah i was in communications with him recently, he promised he’d make a comeback lol
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@gamerman01 Thanks Gamer, love the annual write ups
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@axis-dominion said in League General Discussion Thread:
still not happy that pac gave up his seat in the bm playoffs, but it’s what it is i suppose. glad he’s back, tho, and i’ll try to get a game or two with him outside of the playoffs
I’m going to say I have a lot of sympathy for this position. I really shouldn’t have played Adam and dropped my standing in the league, and also the second game with bobbarossa.
Anyway, it is what it is.
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@gamerman01 said in League General Discussion Thread:
@BobbaRossa said in League General Discussion Thread:
Gamer, I generally prefer to bid up instead of down if I’m initiating the bid (i.e. I’ll take Axis and give you 40). I didn’t see anything in the rules against this, but would obviously preclude being able to specify what the bid is spent on. Is that ok?
Yes totally OK. If both players agree, you can agree to sides however you want.
However, if there’s not agreement, then the league “defaults” are there to make the decision for you. Even the league defaults do not specify bidding up or down, and certainly nothing about disclosing placements before bidding is over. I was just throwing in an idea now that OOB bids are quite high and some players prefer knowing what that +50 or +60 is going for before deciding. Thanks for the respectful question
Great! Thanks for the clarification.
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@simon33 pointed out I mixed up 7-8 seeds in BM
@farmboy plays simon
@axis-dominion plays @fasthardI hope it’s straightened out in time that no one suffered
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