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37789.6 in reply to 37789.4
Date: 7/2/2008 1:55:50 PM
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if you play normal it's like a tie before so there is just one level betwenn it, in later days there was too.

But must managers i know, have high enthusiasm at the beginning at the play off and plays there games normal(the old one), because they know about the importance of the game but they can't play ct if they like to win the next game. And when you start the playoff with enthusiam 10 you could allow you to play ct till the finals and still have a chanche, the option playing normal was the risky one which gives you a small advance in future games.

This season you could play at the same effort like the less ambitious people without ruining your season ;)


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37789.7 in reply to 37789.4
Date: 7/2/2008 3:00:42 PM
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That's why I'm confused. Seems like the scenario still exist. If the favorite plays normal and the underdog plays crunch time, don't you have the same scenario?


no, most certainly not.

if you have a good team, and your team has good championship chances, your team could not CT in the semi's of the play offs, because it you do, your enthousiasm drops so low you will not make it! (unless your next opponent(s) also had to CT)
If your opponent then plays CT, you actually have no chance of winning, unless your opponent is clearly weaker.

With the new system you get the chance to play CT yourself, if you suspect your opponent will CT, and your enthousiasm will not drop because of it, meaning you will face your next opponent in good condition. So you actually have the option to prevent your elimination, without being dependent on what your opponent chooses, which prevents you from being eliminated in a louzy way.

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Date: 7/3/2008 1:43:47 AM
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CT has more impact than a TIE, both on the game that it is used and the games that follow.

Before, the underdog could CT, and not worry about the 2nd round. If he was lucky the other underdog might also CT and then they could both play the next round normally. But the favorite would want to preserve their enthusiasm, and might have better enthusiasm, but would be out of the playoffs.

Now, everyone can do a playoff CT and not lose their enthusiasm. I can't see using Normal-Playoff, except perhaps the 2nd game of the 3-game final.

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37789.9 in reply to 37789.8
Date: 7/3/2008 12:30:11 PM
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So you think everyone will just play CT (= normal for enthusiasm purposes) throughout the playoffs?

I guess I hadn't thought the whole thing through.

Steve
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37789.10 in reply to 37789.9
Date: 7/3/2008 12:53:54 PM
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in high leagues this probadly be like that, because their aren't so high differences in quality.

In low leagues there could be some people who are sure with normal to get to the next round.

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37789.11 in reply to 37789.10
Date: 7/3/2008 1:40:33 PM
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Yeah...good point.

Steve

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37789.12 in reply to 37789.9
Date: 7/4/2008 4:12:16 AM
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so if you are certain you will have your playoff spot you will tie all the remaining games and play CT in de playoffs because you don't have the disadvantage of dropping enthousiasm

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Date: 7/4/2008 9:36:53 AM
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What will the Bots do? Will they play Playoff Normal by random or will they play Playoff CT?

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37789.14 in reply to 37789.12
Date: 7/4/2008 10:16:23 AM
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so if you are certain you will have your playoff spot you will tie all the remaining games and play CT in de playoffs because you don't have the disadvantage of dropping enthousiasm


Well, there still is the issue of trying to get home court advantage and also an easier opponent potentially.

Steve
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Date: 7/4/2008 10:29:57 AM
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I believe bots will play play-off normal, but am not 100% sure.

I don't agree on the fact most will always play CT in play-oofs because their enthousiasm won't drop, because if you have high enthousiasm, it drops, just not that hard. But if you CT with enthousiasm 10, you will go down to 9 next day, probably to 8 next day, while with playing normal you will go up to 12 or so, and have 10 by next game instead of 8.

Therefor it is not so easy as to think it is best to always play play-off CT, far from!! It might be wise to play your first game normal to raise your enthousiasm, to then take 2 games, or not.
In fact it still is the same psychological war you need to fight, except they eliminated the true CT, where you blew your enthousiasm up and would be fairly chanceless to advance after that 1 game. They eliminated it to prevent weak teams from using it to kill a potential winner, by which they actually give the victory to the potential winner of the other part of the play-offs, almost for free...

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