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Format Change for Next Year - Possible Change for Nats and Worlds!

This is fantastic news! I wasn't planning on playing the TCG at any events until the rotation, but this is a huge turn around! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
 
ShuckleLVX said:
I would like to join the masses pleased with this change, with one caveat.

While I look forward to the day where the world can play HGSS-On in peace, without fear of persecution from Sabeleye, I'm not quite sure how I feel about the Nats format being untested. It will turn the most competitive tournament of the year into a testing grounds. While I applaud players who are able to throw together new decks on a moments notice, I have always felt that Nats is the place where the folks who have stuck to their guns, tested the field, practiced, and worked hard all season should be doing well. A rotation a days prior to the event, without even as brief a testing period as BR's would provide, seems to be against that spirit, and is unfair to players who may not be quite as adaptable as others, but have put in a year of hard work to make up for it.

That being said, there's no perfect solution here, and this is a damn good one and a good call overall.
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Your (always a general your, not ShuckleLVX your) testing period begins the second BRs are over. If you start testing for HGSS-on as soon as your BRs are over, either a) you'll be right, or b) you'll have to go back to the deck you've used all season.

Even if the format is technically only a few days old, you'll have around a month to test stuff still. Ideal? No, but also not as bad as it looks on the surface.
 
I'm happy to hear that there might be a change before nats but...
If thats what they decide to do then we won't be able to test for nationals in a tournament environment, isn't that what spring battle roads is all about?

(Sorry if this alredy been mentioned, didn't read all the coments)
 
Biggie said:
Well the reason I wont be discussing the data we intend to evaluate is precisely due to the skewed data issue you bring up. :wink:
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I would be willing to bet that any arbitrary number you give would not affect the data as much as you think it will. Our current number to achieve (as players) is "as much as possible". That means our hope is for 100%. Any number you give will not chance current perspective in any way (and it'll make the need for everybody to play Sabledonk go down... unless it is truly 100% wins o_O). Just sheer curiousity on my part to be honest... I just like to know how the "higher ups" think. I just hope to know that you all have some sort of number or range. I despise the "that's enough" mentality where you make judgments after seeing the data. I hope that you all place your numbers early and soundly to prevent any leniency after all of the data comes in. That being said, I appreciate you all looking at data in addition to all of the threads... perhaps we are all jumping the gun and are complaining too much. It would be very interesting to see what would happen if this announcement wasn't made. I would be willing to bet that, without incentive to play the deck, the deck might not have performed as well as it will because many very good players avoid it like the plague. Obviously, we can't run that experiment, but it would be very interesting... if anyone has any alternate dimensions available for studying, let me know ;D

In a way, I somewhat object to this announcement being made. It puts an "if" on our nationals experience. Some people may object to either format... with hotels at nats running out of rooms, we all must decide whether or not to book soon. Having an "if" makes the call hard. If BRs ran their course and the decision was made, rooms would sell out pretty quickly and those who had booked early would reap the benefits. Moreover, if this announcement wasn't made, the data wouldn't be skewed so heavily. That being said, this thread skews the data in a direction that I prefer, so no complaints from me as far as the effects of it go :D
 
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Mystery Thing said:
Your (always a general your, not ShuckleLVX your) testing period begins the second BRs are over. If you start testing for HGSS-on as soon as your BRs are over, either a) you'll be right, or b) you'll have to go back to the deck you've used all season.

Even if the format is technically only a few days old, you'll have around a month to test stuff still. Ideal? No, but also not as bad as it looks on the surface.
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One thing though, which will be awesome, there will be sooooo many other decks no one will think of countering. so much variety in the decks that will be played.

I think that is Awesome.
 
Lumneion said:
I'm happy to hear that there might be a change before nats but...
If thats what they decide to do then we won't be able to test for nationals in a tournament environment, isn't that what spring battle roads is all about?

(Sorry if this alredy been mentioned, didn't read all the coments)
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not many people play "serious" decks for BRs, anyways.

and Drew if you wanna test for Nats for HGSS-on, I'll gladly help :tongue:.
 
It's funny because after testing a lot of Black and White, the real donk deck is Cinccino (which has Sableye donk elements in it, being able to crobat and flip for over 170 damage). What happens if people decide to play decks with Sableye included (as a starter perhaps, lets say in TTAR?) and donk players? Is it recorded as a sableye donk, or Ttar wins the game?

In my personal opinion, P!P should include a circle ON THE MATCH SLIP that has the word donk on it. If one player gets donked, they circle it (as well as all the correct info) and record it. This way, you can truly see all of the statistics the way that they are.
 
THANK. YOU. ARCEUS. Just the opportunity is good, and next year, there's something to actually look FORWARD to!

Thank you, TPCi. I haven't said those words in awhile, but, I'm more than glad to say 'em now.
 
Like this x100!

Seveteeen

baby mario said:
I reckon that they won't rotate before BRs cos it would be very confusing for the new/casual/very young players that go to them

People going to nats and worlds should be able to cope.
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It's AFTER BR's. They want to see how big Sabledonk will make, if it's broke, or if it's another LostGar Hype.
 
Well, time to dust off the cards (aka, thank you so much for making the right decision on this and please ignore the people who will inevitably complain about HGSS-on).
 
Dave, Dan, Pete, Dillon.

Can I buy you dinner or something? Because you may have just made Nationals the place to be in July again. <3
 
Awesome news, just awesome. Thank you P!P, for being open enough to provide a mid season solution to a real potential game problem.
 
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