Something is rotten in the state of GAC

"MandalörianMercenary;c-1934008" wrote:
What tool have you used for the player analysis?

DSR bot's recruit function.

"Prosser;c-1934029" wrote:
Just an observation, but the guy in first has 88 g12. At his gp you have to field what, 8 teams? That means you need 80 toons at least, 40 def, and 40 offense, if you clear all in one battle. None of the rest of the ones you shared can field a full 80 g12+ toons on off and def, so they have to go weaker on def and keep a strong offense or strong def and have a weaker offense. He can do both. Plus if he is diligent to finish the feats, that will bolster his score more.

Once again, I am not saying he didn't get there legitimately. I am saying his roster doesn't hold up against many other players who took GAC seriously. As for his roster... g12s are nice, but mods and zetas are the real dealbreaker. A 278 speed Darth Revan is not scaring anybody (just to be clear: my thrawn is faster than that), nor are a 244 speed Bossk without his unique zeta... or a Mother Talzin without her unique zeta.

Now given the matchmaking system he may simply have gotten matched with other people who don't have the number of zetas or mods to compete with the rest of the top 50 in division 1. And that's completely fair, but that the ranking system subsequently "decides" he is the very best player in SWGOH means that ranking system is simply broken.

"Tiggus;c-1934024" wrote:
What are you talking about?

I for one will cheer that no one from the top-10 guilds in term of GP has been admitted into the top-10 or this GA and will call THAT a refreshing "World's First", hahaa!

Power to the Underdogs, yeah!

That is another way of looking at it. But does it really make sense to have a top 10 with players who have absolutely no chance at beating the real top rosters? And I'm not saying "pick a random whale". I am saying that players like Maraxus (top ranked TI player), Zetre (top ranked MAW player) or any of those Wolfpack players in the top 10 would wreck these players without breaking a sweat. In fact, I'd hazard a guess that MOST of the players from any of the guilds that dominate the monthly TW top 10 will all beat them without breaking a sweat.

"3pourr2;c-1934036" wrote:
Just because they bought the best characters and gear doesn’t mean they know how to play the game

There are plenty of players who take PvP seriously and have rosters built for it, and not just random whales. In fact, there are whole guilds built around PvP.

Now, once again, I am not claiming they climbed to their ranks illegitimately. Everybody got matched in CG's system and the points are scored the way they are. But clearly the ranking is not working.

"No_Try;c-1934050" wrote:
@Acrofales does your pertinent gp match with any of them? If not, naturally they didn't meet any competition such as you.

One in the list is from my guild and I know how crazy tactical that person can play it to the utmost capability of his roster.

I didn't fight any of these players. I am also not accusing them of cheating. And in fact, I think it's great that there are upsets happening. But the ranking as is, unfortunately gives us no way of distinguishing someone who legitimately punches way above his weight class, someone who was matched with chumps and lucked his way to the top, and, yes, someone who cheated.