Draws in GA
Why does higher GP win in Grand Arena after a draw? Surely if someone with less GP can draw with a more powerful player (albeit not much more powerful) surely the underdog should take the win...
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"Rath_Tarr;c-1871110" wrote:"leef;c-1871105" wrote:"Rath_Tarr;c-1871102" wrote:"leef;c-1871098" wrote:"Rath_Tarr;c-1871062" wrote:"TVF;c-1871021" wrote:
What's your solution to ties?
My solution to ties is to hang them in the closet and my solution to draws is to put them in the dresser with my drawers, in the drawer above my socks. :D
If we're still talking about the game however, possible solutions to a drawn/tied round include:
* a virtual coin-flip to determine the winner without bias, or
* add up total GP deployed (offensive + defensive) for each player and the lower total wins (for being more efficient); in the unlikely event of a draw/tie here, just flip a virtual coin
Both solutions I have proposed many times before.
What's the difference between a virtual coinflip and how it currently is though?
Not a whole lot. The coin flip is just a simple unbiased way of picking a winner without using a meaningless arbitrary value like total GP.
Right, so why change it if the outcome is effectively the same?
Because a pure, unbiased 50/50 chance is arguably better than using an arbitrary measure like player A happening to have 0.0001% more total GP than player B ar the start of the tournament.
but who has most GP is pure RNG, so it's effectively the same.
