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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.

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
Bruins

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.

Yeah...good point.

Steve

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

What will the Bots do? Will they play Playoff Normal by random or will they play Playoff CT?

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
Bruins

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...