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What's the point of an ALLIANCE tournament when 6 vs. 6 is the format?
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Desimus Maximus
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#1 - 2012-07-09 00:38:49 UTC
I believe that the 6 vs. 6 format defeats the purpose of this tournament. For one, the fights are over far too quickly. For another, who cares about a hand full of paper frigates circling a faction BS. Might as well just have a 1 vs. 1 Faction BS w/ drones.

These alliances have hundreds and even thousands of players, trillions of ISK and the largest ships in the game.

Let them fight! No point values. Just bring X many ships. frig-titan. That would be interesting. There is also WAY too much time between fights. I've lost interest already. I've tuned in last week and this week, but the excitement has already expired. Not to mention the ridiculous points system.. Tell me in what universe not annihilating your opponent and getting the maximum amount of points is a negative thing and earns you less points?

I know the format changes later on, but I've already tuned out.
Fumb Duck
Nocturnal Romance
Cynosural Field Theory.
#2 - 2012-07-09 00:44:25 UTC
Your mother needs to slap you hard..
Apolyon I
Shadow of ISW
#3 - 2012-07-09 00:46:35 UTC
who is this clown???
Saint Lazarus
Spiorad ag fanaiocht
#4 - 2012-07-09 00:48:09 UTC
Dear, OP

Lawl

Signed, Common Sense.
Jude Lloyd
Native Freshfood
Minmatar Republic
#5 - 2012-07-09 01:36:30 UTC
Desimus Maximus wrote:
I believe that the 6 vs. 6 format defeats the purpose of this tournament. For one, the fights are over far too quickly. For another, who cares about a hand full of paper frigates circling a faction BS. Might as well just have a 1 vs. 1 Faction BS w/ drones.

These alliances have hundreds and even thousands of players, trillions of ISK and the largest ships in the game.

Let them fight! No point values. Just bring X many ships. frig-titan. That would be interesting. There is also WAY too much time between fights. I've lost interest already. I've tuned in last week and this week, but the excitement has already expired. Not to mention the ridiculous points system.. Tell me in what universe not annihilating your opponent and getting the maximum amount of points is a negative thing and earns you less points?

I know the format changes later on, but I've already tuned out.


Go away.

I'm back!
SegaPhoenix
Chicks on Speed
#6 - 2012-07-09 01:59:41 UTC
While I agree that if the time between matches could be sped up it would greatly improve the viewing experience I am willing to bet everybody involved feels rushed as it is.

Also, I fully support either increasing the amount of points available to use or changing the system to allow larger fights. I really don't like this 6v6ish match stuff.
Zoe Athame
Don't Lose Your Way
#7 - 2012-07-09 02:08:51 UTC
6v6 is only for the qualifiers.
Faife
Dreddit
Test Alliance Please Ignore
#8 - 2012-07-09 04:22:27 UTC
i have some opinions of this new 6v6 format because i don't know it's just for qualifiers and is identical to previous years *falls off scooter, runs after scooter wheezing*
mxzf
Shovel Bros
#9 - 2012-07-09 04:34:15 UTC
Desimus Maximus wrote:
Let them fight! No point values. Just bring X many ships. frig-titan. That would be interesting. There is also WAY too much time between fights. I've lost interest already. I've tuned in last week and this week, but the excitement has already expired. Not to mention the ridiculous points system.. Tell me in what universe not annihilating your opponent and getting the maximum amount of points is a negative thing and earns you less points?


This is called "Every day life in Eve", people just bringing a ton of whatever ships they feel will win the fight in as large of numbers as possible goes on every single day in Eve, there's no need for a tournament.

And the format does change to 12-man teams next weekend, it was only six-man teams for the pre-qualifying rounds, which haven't even been broadcast previously. Complaining about the extra content they're broadcasting this year compared to other years seems kinda pointless.
Harold Tuphlos
The Dark Space Initiative
Scary Wormhole People
#10 - 2012-07-09 04:48:28 UTC
increasing my post count in fewer words than op.
Ottersmacker
Genos Occidere
HYDRA RELOADED
#11 - 2012-07-09 08:08:29 UTC
Desimus Maximus wrote:
Might as well just have a 1 vs. 1

you should look into how AT2 ended

i just locked an open door.. strange, yet symbolically compelling.
ry ry
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#12 - 2012-07-09 08:18:51 UTC  |  Edited by: ry ry
nothing to add.
Ottersmacker
Genos Occidere
HYDRA RELOADED
#13 - 2012-07-09 08:33:02 UTC  |  Edited by: Ottersmacker
i have something to add.

to quote the classics, namely AT2 commentator DJs Xman and Xod:

"on the left side of the screen we have ASCN in a crow!"
"on the right side of the screen we have BOB in a .. crow!"

...

"he's got rails on a crow, are you insane?"
"ASCN .. looks like they've just thrown this one.. in the bin"

i just locked an open door.. strange, yet symbolically compelling.
No More Heroes
Boomer Humor
Snuffed Out
#14 - 2012-07-09 16:49:18 UTC
Because there's not enough tears about blobbing?

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Teron Radec
Fairlight Corp
Rooks and Kings
#15 - 2012-07-11 01:33:31 UTC
So, because it's an alliance tournament everyone in the alliance should fight? Yeah, I could get on board with that, like in the football world cup where each team has its entire country's population on the team. Got to love 60million a side football.

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These alliances have hundreds and even thousands of players, trillions of ISK and the largest ships in the game. Let them fight! No point values. Just bring X many ships. frig-titan. That would be interesting.


This is called 0.0 sov warfare.
StoneCold
Decadence.
RAZOR Alliance
#16 - 2012-07-11 06:46:01 UTC  |  Edited by: StoneCold
What you´re asking for is happening in 0.0. It´s alliance+friends tournament.

More serious sidenote:

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For one, the fights are over far too quickly.


You don´t know what you´re talking about (2009). Imo AT got better every year.
The first couple AT were a pain to watch. Almost every match lasted for the max time and the team which lost 1 ship lost.
So much repairing / cap- 'n shield-transfers were going on.
Ofc every Module and every implant was allowed.

Another good thing on the AT from nowadays is that everyone can participate. Some (compared to the ISK wars in the beginning) ISK still needed, but a lot less.

It´s a sport event:

BRING THE PILOT - NOT YOUR WALLET.

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