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Tournament Off(Team Fortress 2): Canceled due to lack of players and a server

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    proyebatproyebat GARY WAS HERE ASH IS A LOSERRegistered User regular
    edited August 2010
    ln -s /dev/eric /dev/nofun wrote: »
    I suggest eliminating the drafting, random lotto the teams. You can use a captain to organize the players, but that's about all they should do.

    Try it:
    proyebat wrote: »
    Okay here's an idea: Good ol' fashioned straws.

    Separate all the classes into different piles. For one team, select one straw from each pile. Do that for every team.

    This can work for number generators, but remember to use class piles.

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    SithDrummerSithDrummer Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Distributing by time played is a good way to make sure every team has approximately the same number of hats

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    UEAKCrashUEAKCrash heh Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    I've got a bunch.

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    AdusAdus Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Randomizing classes sounds funny, but if I got spy I know I wouldn't have any fun and I'm sure people feel that way about certain classes of their own.

    Also the time played for a lot of people was probably inflated by idling.

    I never idled though!

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    AsiinaAsiina ... WaterlooRegistered User regular
    edited August 2010
    What I did was RNG the teams and then see if all bases were covered. They weren't initially so I did some tweaking. Also I think it put Mandy, DUCOM, rak, and enders on the same team the first time, so I redid it.

    You need to know the playerbase to have a sense of skill. I couldn't run a tournament now since I don't know half the people, but back then there were only a few I couldn't reasonably judge how they balanced out the team.

    That's how I did it back in the day.

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    BurnageBurnage Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    I've got 149 hours played, kind of surprised that that still puts me near the bottom of the time pile.

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    RiokennRiokenn Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    455 hours for me. BLU TEAM RULES!

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    DogEightDogEight Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
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    I PM'ed That_Guy, but just wanted to put it out here due to the drama that I'll be down for some hot bench-warming action as a reserve.

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    proyebatproyebat GARY WAS HERE ASH IS A LOSERRegistered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Hey Crash, can I have your medic hat?

    Thanks

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    Joe KJoe K Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    proyebat wrote: »
    ln -s /dev/eric /dev/nofun wrote: »
    I suggest eliminating the drafting, random lotto the teams. You can use a captain to organize the players, but that's about all they should do.

    Try it:
    proyebat wrote: »
    Okay here's an idea: Good ol' fashioned straws.

    Separate all the classes into different piles. For one team, select one straw from each pile. Do that for every team.

    This can work for number generators, but remember to use class piles.

    Speaking of /dev/eric - what's your major and minor number?

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    guarguar Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Looks like we have enough for 6 teams. Anyone else feel like being captain?

    ed: That, or I'll need 4 people to switch to reserve. I think Alex said he'd be willing already.

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    devericdeveric MinneapolisRegistered User regular
    edited August 2010
    my sticky bit is turned on

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    T4CTT4CT BAFTA-NOMINATED NAFTA-APPROVEDRegistered User regular
    edited August 2010
    If you really need someone to go to reserve I'll go.

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    guarguar Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Then I'd need a new captain. :p

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    kaliyamakaliyama Left to find less-moderated fora Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    I can go on reserve.

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    undeinPiratundeinPirat Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    9:30 PM - Goomba: Oh you should post in the thread and say that I'd be done for taking over as a captain.
    9:31 PM - Goomba: Down, even.
    9:31 PM - Goomba: As in "Goomba will be a captain".
    9:31 PM - Goomba: Done doesn't even make sense.

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    zimfanzimfan Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    I didn't get signed up because I thought this was an SE thing and didn't know about this thread until today :(

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    guarguar Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    guar wrote: »
    You can still play, you'll just have to be on reserve. If you're okay with that, I'll add you to the list.

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    That_GuyThat_Guy I don't wanna be that guy Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    I have made up my mind about the teams. I am going to randomize the teams. Everyone will be randomly assigned to one of the 5/6 teams

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    TechBoyTechBoy Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Ok cool. Random is fair-ish.

    I'm going to be out this weekend, so if the first matches are still this Saturday, whichever team I'm on is going to need a sub.

    Like, fo sure.

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    DaiusDaius Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    The RNG is clearly going to go rogue and inadvertantly restack the teams

    It will be glorious

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    BlindPsychicBlindPsychic Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Always happens in-game

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    That_GuyThat_Guy I don't wanna be that guy Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Edit: Never mind, it looks like T4CT does not want to captain any more.

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    proyebatproyebat GARY WAS HERE ASH IS A LOSERRegistered User regular
    edited August 2010
    What is the point of having captains this tournament? I don't see any point when it's just going to be 9 players lotto'd together.

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    Metal Gear Solid 2 DemoMetal Gear Solid 2 Demo Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    proyebat wrote: »
    What is the point of having captains this tournament? I don't see any point when it's just going to be 9 players lotto'd together.

    organisation, planning, match-making, etc.

    a central figure to communicate things

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    Roland_tHTGRoland_tHTG Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Metal Gear Solid 2 Demo wrote: »
    proyebat wrote: »
    What is the point of having captains this tournament? I don't see any point when it's just going to be 9 players lotto'd together.

    organisation, planning, match-making, etc.

    a central figure to communicate things

    aka someone to blame
    I, too, blame asiina

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    That_GuyThat_Guy I don't wanna be that guy Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Here is the final list of completely randomly assigned teams. To make these teams I assigned each captain a number from 1 to 5 in the order that they signed up in and randomized their order. I than assigned each person a number from 1-40 based on the order they signed up. I randomized their order and went one at a time down the list, assigning them to teams one per captain until I got though the list. These are now the FINAL teams and I will not be changing them.



    Blue Team- mEEksa
    Asiina
    Molybdenum
    ShadowofVT
    NebulousQ
    lunchbox12682
    Karrmer
    TechBoy
    guar


    Red Team- deveric
    Riokenn
    sevorak
    Daius
    UEAKCrash
    elliotw2
    Frendy
    Fiziks
    Jelly Jiggler



    Green Team- Goomba
    psyck0
    Metal Gear Solid 2 Demo
    SuMa.Lustre
    Skexis
    Peewi
    Elaro
    crucialityfactor
    Burnage


    White Team- Roland_thtg
    Adus
    AkimboEG
    Arikado
    RandomEngy
    rRootagea
    Slayer of Dreams
    Uber Abgestoppt
    Gorilla Salad


    Yellow Team- That_Guy
    Primesghost
    proyebat
    Deswa
    Joe K
    Kilroy
    BlindPsychic
    VicWhiten
    AfroJ


    Good luck to you all.

    The first match-ups will be on August 7th. In the following order

    Match 1: Meeks VS DevEric- 4:00pm EDT
    March 2: Goomba VS Rolland- 6:30pm EDT
    Match 3: Winner of Match 1 VS That_Guy- 9:00pm EDT

    The map will be Badwater.

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    SuMa.LustreSuMa.Lustre Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    ahahaha team goomba

    I call soldier

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    ArikadoArikado Southern CaliforniaRegistered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Team Roland = Team Dagnabbitdammit

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    mEEksamEEksa Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    God dang Team Goomba is going to be the one to beat. Deveric should be easy though :)

    Wait did you not randomize based on preference? Hopefully I can get my players into classes that they want.

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    SladvanSladvan Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    I vote to change Team Goomba from green to brown, the appropriate color of goombas.

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    tyrannustyrannus i am not fat Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    also, goomba's team should be fighting for his freedom

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    SuMa.LustreSuMa.Lustre Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    goomba is our nelson mandela

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    guarguar Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
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    T4CTT4CT BAFTA-NOMINATED NAFTA-APPROVEDRegistered User regular
    edited August 2010
    whelp guess i'm not playing anymore

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    guarguar Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    T4CT wrote: »
    whelp guess i'm not playing anymore

    On reserve:

    mindlib
    MarioG
    kaliyama
    T4CT
    Alex Wilder
    DogEight
    pardzh
    Shyfted
    Mandalorian Rooster

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    MindLibMindLib Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    WTF!? Why wasn't I included in the teams?

    EDIT: Complete bullshit.

    How did you decide who was going to be chosen to play? Whoever responded to your PM first? I was already selected to play before today...I assumed everything was kosher.

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    AdusAdus Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Ahh figures the team I'm most concerned about we're up against first.

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    SladvanSladvan Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    MindLib wrote: »
    WTF!? Why wasn't I included in the teams?

    EDIT: Complete bullshit.

    How did you decide who was going to be chosen to play? Whoever responded to your PM first? I was already selected to play before today...I assumed everything was kosher.

    Petition to make a new team of the reserves. Color of the Rainbow.

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    PeewiPeewi Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    If I've done my time zone conversion correctly, my match (match 2) will be at 0:30 for me. Since it's a saturday, that's not a problem.

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