PvP World Championship - RULES

[Onizuka]

Do we send in decks right after we play a match, or can we wait till we're all done?

[majofa]

Do we send in decks right after we play a match, or can we wait till we're all done?

Right after.

[mrpaper]

It didn't matter much so far, but what are the tie-breakers?  It's better to state before it's heart breaking for someone. (might wanna write that in the page 1)
I would assume it's 1) record 2) head to head record  (seems what has been done).  But what in case of 3 (or even 4) way ties? If all is even, matches between them to decide the seeding?  Seeing how some groups are, it could absolutely happen.

[majofa]

It didn't matter much so far, but what are the tie-breakers?  It's better to state before it's heart breaking for someone. (might wanna write that in the page 1)
I would assume it's 1) record 2) head to head record  (seems what has been done).  But what in case of 3 (or even 4) way ties? If all is even, matches between them to decide the seeding?  Seeing how some groups are, it could absolutely happen.

1.) Points (total games won)
2.) Record
3.) Head-to-head record
4.) Sudden-death playoff

[mrpaper]

Is the knock out games gonna be bo5  until the end also?  bo7 or bo9 would make it more epic for the few matches left... though it's more time consuming .

[majofa]

Is the knock out games gonna be bo5  until the end also?  bo7 or bo9 would make it more epic for the few matches left... though it's more time consuming .

At least best-of-7.

[dragonsdemesne]

Just a bit of feedback on the 2nd round:

Regarding the rule/restriction about the number of monos allowed, I think that this was a bad rule for a couple reasons.  One, a player could simply run a 29 card mono with 1 off element card (or even simply say they did after the fact...) in order to cicrumvent the rule.  (I don't know if anyone did... but I considered it at a few points)  I think that if we do this sort of rule again, that a duo should have to have at least, say, 6 cards in the second element.  (or if a trio, etc, 6 cards not matching the primary element, i.e. 24 flooding 4 nova 2 nightmare, or 24 flooding 6 nova)

Also, I think that we should clearly define whether we have to tell people what elements were used in a deck after the game or not.  I lost my match with deuce in part because in game 5 I thought he had to play a darkness/gravity duo, but he had actually had 2 gravity cards he never drew/played (or however many; I think he said 2) in a deck that I thought was a monotime deck with a gravity mark for pharaoh's scarabs.  Therefore, I thought he had expended all his monos after the first 4 games, and I designed a completely incorrect counterdeck.  Now, I will admit that I should not have simply assumed this and planned my game 5 as such, but the rules should also have said one way or the other how this situation should be handled.

[deuce22]

So 10 men basically used 3 monos against me, except the third had a single off-element creature splashed in even tho it is 100% dead. Why the hell do we have restrictions on monos when this is allowed.

And extending deadlines because the organizer couldn't make his duels is ridiculous. 10 men is unresponsive through the entire round then suddenly shows up during the extension. Both of these scenarios are unacceptable.

[majofa]

He was gone for the last few days on a trip... it's not like you sent him a PM in the first 7 days, right?

[deuce22]

He was gone for the last few days on a trip... it's not like you sent him a PM in the first 7 days, right?

I sent him a PM during the round. Besides being in chat all weekend, I was on for about 8 hrs prior to the deadline waiting for my opponents since the organizer said there would be no extensions...

[dragonsdemesne]

So 10 men basically used 3 monos against me, except the third had a single off-element creature splashed in even tho it is 100% dead. Why the hell do we have restrictions on monos when this is allowed.

I don't know, but that's why I suggested we change it for round 3.

And extending deadlines because the organizer couldn't make his duels is ridiculous. 10 men is unresponsive through the entire round then suddenly shows up during the extension. Both of these scenarios are unacceptable.

If I comment on this, I'll probably get banned :p

[majofa]

So 10 men basically used 3 monos against me, except the third had a single off-element creature splashed in even tho it is 100% dead. Why the hell do we have restrictions on monos when this is allowed.

I don't know, but that's why I suggested we change it for round 3.

And extending deadlines because the organizer couldn't make his duels is ridiculous. 10 men is unresponsive through the entire round then suddenly shows up during the extension. Both of these scenarios are unacceptable.

If I comment on this, I'll probably get banned :p

If you guys don't stop there will be penalties handed out.