chicken Wrote:I don't think that ranking system is correct... a while ago I had 15 YYB wins, 105 SS games, and 236 MSN games and was still a beginner. Now I have the same number of SS and MSN games, and 122 YYB wins, but I'm still level 2. One theory I've heard (after another somewhat similar formula was disproved) is that there is a cap placed on the number of SS and/or MSN games that will count toward your score.
the other theory is that you need a certain score for it to count as a win in SS or MSN...
This is what the news says about the standings...
Quote:As the Altador Cup tournament reaches the midway point of the Round Robin, four teams have pulled ahead to the top of the standings. Roo Island... solidify their position as the tournament heads into the second half of the Round Robin. Darigan Citadel steadily maintains their position as the favourite... Krawk Island continues to help the buccaneers pull ahead of their competition... Lost Desert squad, as well as the amazing support they've received in the tournament's two side competitions, has helped these desert wanderers find a place on the leader board.
this can mean that teh side events together counts more than the main one. Is like loosing a championship because your cheerleaders won the cheerleaders championship... i don't like it.
If you see the standings Mystery Island has in YYB 13 Wins, 2 Draws and 2 Losses. On SS 10 W, 4 D and 3 L. While on 11 W, 3 D and 3 L.
But Lost Desert has on YYB 11 W, 4 D and 2 L. On SS 12 W and 5 D. While on MSN 14 W, 2 D and 1 L.
do you believe the personal ranking is a way to foresee the points one can redeem at the end of the cup... I hope wonder if TOW prizes will be ready before the AC ones (it should be dissapointing if TNT gives the same prizes of the last year... i won't mind if a get one of those avatars).
Darigan Citadel handed Roo Island their first loss in Yooyuball! Hurray for Darigan!
Cranedit: I hate editing other people's posts, but seriously, I asked nicely twice. This goes for everybody: No posts all in oversized, all-caps, and/or colored fonts, please (and yes, it pains me that I have to edit in color 
).
Yay Darigan...how about we not forget about our sportsmanship while we celebrate?
In other comment: the news does look a bit strange. How can they say that Lost Desert is ahead of Mystery Island when Yooyuball scores are supposed to count more? Rather sucks if a team can get a higher standing through the side games than a team with a better YYB record.
Come on, dude. Lose the all-caps and colored font, please.
All-caps removed, but I like the colour =)
If according to the JellyNeo standings by total wins, Krawk Island has now overtaken Roo Island as first place while Darigan sits in 3rd, 2 wins behind Roo Island.
Arggh! My eyes! They burn!
Anyhow, I'd want to congratulate all darigan supporters for taking a point from Roo island. I tough Roo was going to end the cup undefeated (Well, just with a couple of ties)... Just don't take it too seriously
Maybe I should have been more specific. I don't like ANY posts (whether they're about my team or not
) in non-black, all-caps, or enlarged font (the size of your font annoys me most).
RI people, we're still in first according to the unofficial standings pages, so we just have to win all the rest of our matches. No big deal.
I'm not exactly sure, but I'm going to assume that they did the standings before Lost Desert's draw with Darigan (?) and certainly before their loss to Shenkuu. I think this because they said 'at the halfway point', and Lost Desert had already played Darigan before. I really hope this because I'm doing all I can to get Mystery Island into the postseason. =P
Right now it looks like the last 2 spots are going to be between Krawk Island (favorite), Lost Desert, Mystery Island, and surprisingly, Shenkuu. I think Haunted Woods is out, Faerieland got a draw in slushie against them. That is pathetic. Kind of sad, I think a lot of noobs joined HW hoping to leech off a repeat championship. =P
Oh well, don't worry about it too much Cranberry, I'm sure Roo Island will be first in this double round-robin thing.
I don't even care (much) if we are... I mostly just want to make it to the finals so I can have an extra day in which to earn points. It would be cool if RI wins because it would be nice to have a big RI-themed trophy and more RI prizes, but mostly I'm looking out for me -- I want enough points for some kind of (hopefully decent) BD weapon.