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Could we remove squads with 1 player from the squad rankings?
« on: October 21, 2015, 08:10:59 PM »
I don't think 1 player represents a squad, and it's a lot easier to scale the ranks as an individual unit rather than 2-32 players. I think it takes away from the true squads who use teamwork to achieve a good squad score. I know most would say it doesn't matter and its just score, and I would agree. However, new players and squads or even some now may take a liking to being high in the ranks and I just think a single person shouldn't be represented the scoring system.
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Re: Could we remove squads with 1 player from the squad rankings?
« Reply #1 on: October 21, 2015, 09:45:34 PM »
Waiting on Lusche. :old:

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Re: Could we remove squads with 1 player from the squad rankings?
« Reply #2 on: October 22, 2015, 01:48:40 AM »
Waiting on Lusche. :old:

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Re: Could we remove squads with 1 player from the squad rankings?
« Reply #3 on: October 22, 2015, 09:38:54 AM »
I would go a bit further and only allow squads with 5 or more players feature.
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Re: Could we remove squads with 1 player from the squad rankings?
« Reply #4 on: October 22, 2015, 12:47:30 PM »
^^^ THIS ^^^
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Re: Could we remove squads with 1 player from the squad rankings?
« Reply #5 on: October 22, 2015, 01:03:33 PM »
I find creating a one man squad useful in discouraging
invites!! I am after all great as canon fodder!  :devil
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Re: Could we remove squads with 1 player from the squad rankings?
« Reply #6 on: October 22, 2015, 01:37:35 PM »
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Re: Could we remove squads with 1 player from the squad rankings?
« Reply #7 on: October 22, 2015, 01:49:21 PM »
I would go a bit further and only allow squads with 5 or more players feature.

 :aok   :old:  ( or at least a minimum of 4 players in a squad, you know 2 leads and 2 wingman...???)



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Re: Could we remove squads with 1 player from the squad rankings?
« Reply #8 on: October 26, 2015, 04:43:42 AM »
I would go a bit further and only allow squads with 5 or more players feature.
:airplane: Plus 1000, but go a bit further and score one man squads separate from regular squads. Its not fair to measure one man's score against a regular 20 man squad, for example. That would inhibit some from forming a squad, with no intention of asking other people to join in. Not sure the motivation for people to form a one man squad, other than an ego thing because their score is usually higher than a regular squad!
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Re: Could we remove squads with 1 player from the squad rankings?
« Reply #9 on: October 26, 2015, 08:18:57 AM »
Wait, this game has scoring???
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Re: Could we remove squads with 1 player from the squad rankings?
« Reply #10 on: October 26, 2015, 08:54:40 AM »
Not sure the motivation for people to form a one man squad, other than an ego thing because their score is usually higher than a regular squad!


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Re: Could we remove squads with 1 player from the squad rankings?
« Reply #11 on: October 29, 2015, 06:34:39 PM »
to be ranked in a squad I say 3 players, I agree 1 or 2 player's does not make a squad
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Re: Could we remove squads with 1 player from the squad rankings?
« Reply #12 on: October 30, 2015, 01:56:31 PM »
A +1 to the wish, but it does not change the fact that the Pigs can destroy the other 16 squads ranked ahead of us.   :aok
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Re: Could we remove squads with 1 player from the squad rankings?
« Reply #13 on: October 30, 2015, 07:33:22 PM »
A +1 to the wish, but it does not change the fact that the Pigs can destroy the other 16 squads ranked ahead of us.   :aok
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Re: Could we remove squads with 1 player from the squad rankings?
« Reply #14 on: October 31, 2015, 07:02:54 PM »
Not sure the motivation for people to form a one man squad, other than an ego thing because their score is usually higher than a regular squad!

  I thought a squad had to have a minimum of two people.  I have a two person squad, me and my brother (I can't get my sons interested).   I agree, my two man squad should not be included in the rankings.
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