World of Tanks Classic, Season I
Дата: 24.03.2012 21:33:31
RedPrince42, on Mar 24 2012 - 10:51, said: Do they pull the Red Sox out of the American League East Division,
just because the Yankees are there, too? No. I agree with utterly
random selection, and if that means one of the top teams will
likely be left out of the playoffs, so be it. That's the point of
divisional play -- a mediocre team can make the playoffs, as long
as it is playing in a mediocre division.GeneralDirection: This comparison would work better if we had 32 teams total for the
season. Unfortunately (or fortunately!) we have 280, so we're going
to have quite a few more divisions than MLB has. 
W0lfy, on Mar 24 2012 - 19:18, said: Best way to do it (and make everyone happy):WoT staff randomize the divisions, 536 teams = 33 divisions.
Identify (from CW, 5v5, Clan Torny) 10 to 15 teams that might be expected to do well.
Confirm that the majority of those teams are in independent divisions (and slide one or two into a different division if required).
The result is randomized selection, with preferential seeding - but nobody needs to say what way it was done, or even which teams were identified for seeding selection.
Everyone is happy and we can go back to blowing up stuff and not have to think much more about it.
GeneralDirection: This is basically how it's going to work. I will be heading in to
the office shortly to start this process, and then probably pass
out and leave it to lord_farquad after spending a few dozen hours
on it. 
The only case where this might not hold true is Post / Ante meridiem Challenges. Don't be surprised if the top teams from each find themselves in the same divisions (one team from Post, one from Ante), for example.
The only case where this might not hold true is Post / Ante meridiem Challenges. Don't be surprised if the top teams from each find themselves in the same divisions (one team from Post, one from Ante), for example.
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