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Post by nocluevok on Mar 28, 2021 18:00:14 GMT -5
Is there a reason for playing a tournament match on the final day, and not trying to move up enough to earn rewards?
I see it every week. Pilot's score 1 point and call it a day. Seems like a waste of a perfectly good ticket.
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Post by Danny Linguini on Mar 28, 2021 19:40:39 GMT -5
It’s so they can drop a bracket. If you finish in the bottom 5 of a round, you drop a bracket, theoretically for easier competition the next day. So players will play a few days, then go in and bomb one round and sit out the rest of the day; next day they’re in a lower bracket.
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Post by OU812? on Mar 28, 2021 20:57:47 GMT -5
I’ve only tried it once and it didn’t work for me. Still ran against tough competitors who had much nicer hangers. I’m now trying the don’t start tourney till late strategy.  |
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Post by nocluevok on Mar 28, 2021 21:01:34 GMT -5
It’s so they can drop a bracket. If you finish in the bottom 5 of a round, you drop a bracket, theoretically for easier competition the next day. So players will play a few days, then go in and bomb one round and sit out the rest of the day; next day they’re in a lower bracket. Why drop a bracket on Sunday? There is no next day. |
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Post by Danny Linguini on Mar 28, 2021 21:34:40 GMT -5
It’s so they can drop a bracket. If you finish in the bottom 5 of a round, you drop a bracket, theoretically for easier competition the next day. So players will play a few days, then go in and bomb one round and sit out the rest of the day; next day they’re in a lower bracket. Why drop a bracket on Sunday? There is no next day. Oh ... maybe they unwittingly got dragged into a tournament game and bailed out? Just guessing here, cos I’ve been on teams where the leader would change modes just before starting a battle. |
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Post by punishingcossack on Mar 29, 2021 4:10:57 GMT -5
Why drop a bracket on Sunday? There is no next day. Oh ... maybe they unwittingly got dragged into a tournament game and bailed out? Just guessing here, cos I’ve been on teams where the leader would change modes just before starting a battle. protip: be ready to immediately quit if a mode gets switched. if you fail to do so, if you leave immediately when countdown starts, you don't get entered into the match |
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Post by Koalabear on Mar 29, 2021 9:32:03 GMT -5
I do that. On the last day, I refuse to grind, but I'll play a few TDM games because they're usually the easiest way to do the "use this mech" daily task. Usually, if it's a mech I don't use, I'll eject as soon as the match starts and then jump into a mech that goes really good with the map.
Today is a bit different and I'm just glad the task today is Lancer. I actually did well and had fun for the 3 games I had to use Lancer. Makes me think that maybe I should level it up to 12EN one day soon.
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