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Re: Map Blaster V:The Wrath of Agrona [4.22.09 Round 1]

Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 1:57 pm
by topper
Game 4618892 is complete

Re: Map Blaster V:The Wrath of Agrona [4.22.09 Round 1]

Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 6:18 pm
by TtD
Jondalar wrote:
angola wrote:How many points generally puts you through this round?


I figured at the start of the round a target of 380 would be definite...
based on an equal share of the points, (8x10 pts, 8x7pts ,..., 8x1 pt)
But if you talking absolute minimum you'd need to skew that for the players that do really badly.

Its tough to compare to previous MBs because the scoring has changed somewhat, and it'll vary from group to group, but I got it projected at about 342 to scrape through at the moment


Do you mean 442? Can say for certain we're going to cruise past 342.

Re: Map Blaster V:The Wrath of Agrona [4.22.09 Round 1]

Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 8:34 pm
by brandoncfi
By my estimates 400-420 should get you into the next round...380-400 I would say would be pretty close if you have a competitive group.

*This is just an estimate*

Looks like we'll be able to place some players into round two in the next update of two. Check the bracket to see if you have advanced

Re: Map Blaster V:The Wrath of Agrona [4.22.09 Round 1]

Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 9:37 pm
by lisbon101
5 points average normally takes u to next round, but if 5 players take a big advantage from the other 3, 400 points could be short.

Re: Map Blaster V:The Wrath of Agrona [4.22.09 Round 1]

Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 2:25 am
by cthoenen1
Our group has about 20ish games left and the top 7 are pretty close. When I look at the percentage of the total points that each of us have, and apply it through the remainder of the games, it comes out to about 400 points needed to advance.

It all depends on how many people are realistically in the running though... if 8 people are in the running, then the points needed to advance would probably only need to be 375ish, since the points would be spread out amongst more people... if there are only 5 or 6 people in the running, you'd probably need 450ish to advance. The numbers would also change if one or two people are dominating, as they are soaking up a lot of points, which would translate to less points for the other players in the running.

There are too many variables to really come up with a realistic number... it'd be in the 350-450 range though.

Re: Map Blaster V:The Wrath of Agrona [4.22.09 Round 1]

Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 10:19 am
by geigerm
I gotta say, I love this point in the tourney, when you're roughly 1/3-1/2 of the way through a round, and every time you log on, there's a good chance that (a) you might be able to go on a run and finish a game and (b) some of the games in which you thought you were safe have finished or you've been eliminated. Very exciting to see the points rolling in. At least, that's my experience ...

Re: Map Blaster V:The Wrath of Agrona [4.22.09 Round 1]

Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 12:09 pm
by danalan
Everybody's trying to predict who will advance -- it's more difficult this time because of the extra 3 points for a win. I'm doing better in this round than I have since the semi's of MB IV, and I'm still not sure how it will shake out.

All you handicappers should join my new assassin tournament. You get to predict who will die, and who will win. Killer:Victim:Detective:Coroner

Re: Map Blaster V:The Wrath of Agrona [4.22.09 Round 1]

Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 12:22 pm
by topper
Game 4618905
is complete

Re: Map Blaster V:The Wrath of Agrona [4.22.09 Round 1]

Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 3:24 pm
by TtD
Definitely looking forward to the next update, my worst maps are now out the way so curious what kind of cushion I have left to work with over the final 17 games. Getting closer to safety with each game now, minimum of 34 points from the games outstanding not counted, so 344+, 410 should do it in our group.

Re: Map Blaster V:The Wrath of Agrona [4.22.09 Round 1]

Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:00 pm
by cthoenen1
TtD wrote:Definitely looking forward to the next update, my worst maps are now out the way so curious what kind of cushion I have left to work with over the final 17 games. Getting closer to safety with each game now, minimum of 34 points from the games outstanding not counted, so 344+, 410 should do it in our group.


On my spreadsheet I have you at 325, Whitetrash at 324, Xiao at 314, Me at 307, Sun at 305, Jugs at 304, Nash 300, and Slick at 210.

I haven't inputted all the partial games yet though, except for the ones already on the official scoreboard, so the numbers could be off one or two.

Re: Map Blaster V:The Wrath of Agrona [4.22.09 Round 1]

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 12:14 am
by topper
Game 4618870
is complete

Re: Map Blaster V:The Wrath of Agrona [4.22.09 Round 1]

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 2:04 am
by Dazoot

Re: Map Blaster V:The Wrath of Agrona [4.22.09 Round 1]

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 6:31 am
by slickstick
Game 4623102
won by slickstick

Re: Map Blaster V:The Wrath of Agrona [4.22.09 Round 1]

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 7:28 am
by slickstick
Game 4623112
won by slickstick

Re: Map Blaster V:The Wrath of Agrona [4.22.09 Round 1]

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 8:58 am
by slickstick
Game 4623143
won by slickstick

Re: Map Blaster V:The Wrath of Agrona [4.22.09 Round 1]

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 7:07 pm
by TtD
10 games left in foxtrot group, though only 9 are still in question. Gonna be down to the final game with 7 still in contention.

In contention;

TtD 363 points, 8 games remaining
Jug68, 339 points, 8 games remaining
Whitetrash67, 367 points, 8 games remaining
Cthoenen1, 331 points, 8 games remaining
Xiaojie, 349 points, 9 games remaining
Sun Tzup, 340 points, 7 games remaining
Nashlloyd, 340 points, 8 games remaining.

If Xiao pulls away a little overnight and me and Whitetrash hold steady it could be 4 players fighting for one spot.

Re: Map Blaster V:The Wrath of Agrona [4.22.09 Round 1]

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 7:43 pm
by cthoenen1
TtD wrote:10 games left in foxtrot group, though only 9 are still in question. Gonna be down to the final game with 7 still in contention.


At this point, it's no so much about winning games as making sure that certain people only get 1 or 2 points a game! That's the boat I am in right now, heh.

Re: Map Blaster V:The Wrath of Agrona [4.22.09 Round 1]

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 7:51 pm
by TtD
More important that you don't die, and that the other take each other out surely.

Re: Map Blaster V:The Wrath of Agrona [4.22.09 Round 1]

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 10:01 pm
by Dazoot
Scores updated as of April 29th @ 2200hrs.

And again I repeat...there is no need for you to post your wins as I go through all the games directly.

Re: Map Blaster V:The Wrath of Agrona [4.22.09 Round 1]

Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 6:40 am
by topper
Game 4618886
is complete

Re: Map Blaster V:The Wrath of Agrona [4.22.09 Round 1]

Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 9:35 am
by danryan
Just want to say thanks for this tournament. It is awesome fun and the scoring adds a strategic element to the games that is great. I am enjoying this a lot.

Re: Map Blaster V:The Wrath of Agrona [4.22.09 Round 1]

Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 11:52 am
by brandoncfi
danryan wrote:Just want to say thanks for this tournament. It is awesome fun and the scoring adds a strategic element to the games that is great. I am enjoying this a lot.

im glad you are enjoying the tourney.

Re: Map Blaster V:The Wrath of Agrona [4.22.09 Round 1]

Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 12:49 pm
by Jondalar
danryan wrote:Just want to say thanks for this tournament. It is awesome fun and the scoring adds a strategic element to the games that is great. I am enjoying this a lot.


Yeah, I have got to add my voice of thanks to this. This is by far my favourite tournament - like danryan says, the scoring is huge strategically, so thanks a mil for such frequent updates. It must be a hell of a workload!!

Re: Map Blaster V:The Wrath of Agrona [4.22.09 Round 1]

Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 1:53 pm
by Mageplunka
i love this tourney

Re: Map Blaster V:The Wrath of Agrona [4.22.09 Round 1]

Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 2:49 pm
by brandoncfi
I have placed a few players in round 2 on the bracket so check it out and see if your moving on to round 2