Grid #2 - Final Scheduling

[drolly]

I'm staying, too, and would like to choose option 2: make new picks for the FM.

Wait what? FMs guarantee survival? That's slightly stupid :/

I think the idea is that the players without FMs won't have much chance to make it into the top 8 because they would have to rely on higher-ranked players losing many Relics in their upcoming FMs. But the only way to lose Relics is to spend them, which a player can easily prevent if they want (e.g. to give ralouf1 a chance, each one of majofa, Absol and Kakerlake would have to spend 8 resp. 3 Relics and each of them would have to lose all their FMs - that's impossible, look at the FM table). For me, it's a pity that many players who did really well have to go, plus there are many prominent names amongst these.

[ralouf]

Yeah gonna do a last match for the fun

[Kakerlake]

Kakerlake (R5) vs. majofa (R6)
Stick to my Picks
Kakerlake (R6) vs. Absol (R6)
Stick to my Picks

Yeah, I'll be in.

[Helston]

I'm in, and new picks (sorry for the extra work there Gyro).

Also, gah! I get another round 5 opponent with fewer than average mark bans!

Edit: When should we be aiming to have our floating matches completed by?

[bogtro]

I'm staying, too, and would like to choose option 2: make new picks for the FM.

Wait what? FMs guarantee survival? That's slightly stupid :/

I think the idea is that the players without FMs won't have much chance to make it into the top 8 because they would have to rely on higher-ranked players losing many Relics in their upcoming FMs. But the only way to lose Relics is to spend them, which a player can easily prevent if they want (e.g. to give ralouf1 a chance, each one of majofa, Absol and Kakerlake would have to spend 8 resp. 3 Relics and each of them would have to lose all their FMs - that's impossible, look at the FM table). For me, it's a pity that many players who did really well have to go, plus there are many prominent names amongst these.

I don't follow. Players like UTAlan currently have 5 relics vs. my 20 - yet UTAlan survives (nothing against UTAlan, he just happens to be last ATM). However, he advances while I am eliminated.

[majofa]

Playing Kakerlake.. keeping our picks

[Absol]

UTAlan is not eliminated because he have a FM (he forfeits it anyway)
Even if he play it out, most likely he'll still got eliminated.

[majofa]

I'm staying, too, and would like to choose option 2: make new picks for the FM.

Wait what? FMs guarantee survival? That's slightly stupid :/

I think the idea is that the players without FMs won't have much chance to make it into the top 8 because they would have to rely on higher-ranked players losing many Relics in their upcoming FMs. But the only way to lose Relics is to spend them, which a player can easily prevent if they want (e.g. to give ralouf1 a chance, each one of majofa, Absol and Kakerlake would have to spend 8 resp. 3 Relics and each of them would have to lose all their FMs - that's impossible, look at the FM table). For me, it's a pity that many players who did really well have to go, plus there are many prominent names amongst these.

I don't follow. Players like UTAlan currently have 5 relics vs. my 20 - yet UTAlan survives (nothing against UTAlan, he just happens to be last ATM). However, he advances while I am eliminated.

If you surrender, your opponent will be assigned to another player with FM.

[Onizuka]

Also, double new picks for me :V

[Helston]

I'm staying, too, and would like to choose option 2: make new picks for the FM.

Wait what? FMs guarantee survival? That's slightly stupid :/

I think the idea is that the players without FMs won't have much chance to make it into the top 8 because they would have to rely on higher-ranked players losing many Relics in their upcoming FMs. But the only way to lose Relics is to spend them, which a player can easily prevent if they want (e.g. to give ralouf1 a chance, each one of majofa, Absol and Kakerlake would have to spend 8 resp. 3 Relics and each of them would have to lose all their FMs - that's impossible, look at the FM table). For me, it's a pity that many players who did really well have to go, plus there are many prominent names amongst these.

I don't follow. Players like UTAlan currently have 5 relics vs. my 20 - yet UTAlan survives (nothing against UTAlan, he just happens to be last ATM). However, he advances while I am eliminated.

I make for a better example than UTAlan. You've scored 20 relics in 6 matches, but I've scored 18 in only 5 matches (because my round 5 opponent was inactive). If I win my floating match with a high relic gain then I can still make the top 8 after 6 matches. Round 7 won't start until all floating matches have been resolved so that everyone is on equal footing when players are eliminated.

[Gyrodiot]

I updated the original post with the results of the two FM that have been completed (Absol vs. mrpaper & Absol vs. Kakerlake).
NikaZaslavsky & xdude having not answered and having a huge amount of Relics to catch up... I supposed you don't want to continue
The FMs involving players who surrendered have been cancelled, which raises a problem :

Two matches (drolly vs. Onizuka & Kakerlake vs. majofa) are unchanged. For the first one, Grid will be available in the first post in 10 minutes.There are three players left alone with a FM : Helston, annamall and Onizuka.

I can of course schedule a match between two players, and the last one will be left.
Same goes for Round 7 : 11 players chose to continue, and one of them will be left alone by the pairings.

I found two possible solutions : wait for another player to be eliminated after one of the two running FMs (which doesn't solve the lonely FM player problem), OR asking for a very kind player to play the matches for... nothing.

Suggestions are welcome, as Round 7 awaits

EDIT : Found a third solution : starting Round 7 with 11 players, and the lonely player plays against the lonely player of the Floating Matches. But that may imply an awkward glitch between round events.

[Onizuka]

Wait a minute, I already played my R4 match.

...agent just never posted his stuff.

I can tell you he had Purple dragon, Black Hole, Discord, and Chimera if it proves anything