Skirmish 10
Дата: 18.03.2015 00:24:15
Theaty, on Mar 14 2015 - 19:17, said: give us a sneak peak...are the changes going to be positive
or negative for us? I really wanna know D:dance210: I guess it depends on how you define positive and negative.
Does it get rid of the group stage seeding? No, although it may be
tweaked slightly. Does it adjust the gold prizes? Yes. Will
all y'all like the changes? I'm going to go with no, simply because
it doesn't go back to the old format 
uw2010, on Mar 14 2015 - 21:56, said: "Some people?" I'm sorry Dance, but the reaction to this has
been at least 95% negative. There was no reason for this change.
The fairest way to administer a round robin group stage is through
a random draw. Trying to manipulate the brackets for "distribution
of wealth" dis-incentivizes teams from improving. Seriously, just
look at the anonymous poll in your forums: http://forum.worldof...age__mode__show
93% against it. People were happy with the old system. That
is an anonymous poll, giving new and experienced players a chance
to voice their opinion without having to worry about getting
"shamed" by posting an unpopular opinion in a thread. Just because
a couple people weren't happy with the old system doesn't mean you
have to change something that works for 99% of people. I know many
people that have stopped playing skirmishes, and many more that are
strongly considering it. It's fine to test a new idea, but it's
time to bring back what already worked. We're over-complicating
something that was fine as-is. I really do appreciate the fact that
you put the effort in to holding these skirmishes. If you're going
to put the time in, the best outcome would be to let the player
base decide what they want. Put up a poll with different options
and let the players decide for themselves.dance210: I'm sorry, but even with 93% voting that they dislike the change,
that is only ~5% of the players who participate in the Skirmish
each week. And, to be fair, the decision to change the Skirmishes
wasn't based solely, or even predominately, on player feedback.
Yes, we like hearing feedback. And yes, I have talked to some
people about where we are going with the Skirmishes and what I hope
to see happen down the road. But ultimately, player feedback is
only a part of our decision-making process. The Skirmish
format reached a point where it needed to change. We already
introduced the format change; when Skirmish 13 is published, the
new gold prizing will be introduced. If that still isn't quite
right, we'll take another look and change things as needed.
It is extremely doubtful that the old format/prizing will be
re-introduced as it was.
Wheresnessie, on Mar 16 2015 - 11:55, said: Thanks for the speedy payout Dance!dance210: Haha I'm finally caught back up (and have roped people in to
helping me)! That means that things should get done faster now
Skirmish 10