Dueling Tournament Discussion - NOT RESULTS

[jerkins]

Three times a year would be plenty, and would keep players "wanting more".  NOt to mention the considerable amount of time involved in organizing each one.

I think the review committee will address rule issues as they arise. No need to ad rules if they can be avoided, but if a problem that would involve implementing a new rule is brought to our attention, so be it.  I guess im saying it should be treated like refereeing double OT in a football game, "let them play" if possible.

[RufusLeaking]

BaldEagl’s tournament is going very well.

One can’t salute him enough for his organizational and administrative skills. 

There is another thread (MA Gameplay Got You Down?) in which the use of the DA came up, and an exchange about plane types popped up.  One guy advocated duels with dissimilar aircraft.  It got me thinking about the implications of this in the structure of the current tournament.

I do not think it would work very well.  There are too many combinations that will lead to Booming and Zooming.  An example of an extreme case would be a Hurri I vs a Bf 109K-4.  The 109 would be a fool to try to turn with the Hurri.  The Hurri could dodge the single adversary all day. 

Dissimilar duels are not a good idea without some kind of restrictions.  How to restrict?  No clue.  Acceleration, climb rate, turn rate, top speed?  None are really practical.

[moot]

2 rounds with players switching roles.

[RufusLeaking]

2 rounds with players switching roles.

Good call.  How about when it ties up at one win each?

On another topic, 2 v 2 or team matches are another possible variation on the tournament.

The scheduling would be more difficult. 

How would one know when the initial merge is over if the wingmen are in trail?

What about separation issues?  What is two 1 v 1’s develop and move away from each other?

Does it only end when both (or all) of one side is dead?

[BaldEagl]

A logical step forward from where the current tourny is at would be to go to double elimination.  I developed a 64 man double elimination bracket.  It takes the current format from 6 weeks to 9-10 weeks depending on if the final contingency round (in case a player who has gone all the way is defeated near the end... it is after all double elimination) is needed or not. 

With a two week sign-up it could potentially last three months.  I'm afraid that would be like hearding cats. 
Just thought I'd throw that in before the idea of double elimination comes up. 

[RufusLeaking]

Three times a year would be plenty, and would keep players "wanting more".  NOt to mention the considerable amount of time involved in organizing each one.

This sounds like a conversation that I had with my ex...

[DMBEAR]

Three times a year would be plenty, and would keep players "wanting more".  NOt to mention the considerable amount of time involved in organizing each one.

This sounds like a conversation that I had with my ex...