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Originally Posted by AsylumofSouls

I've always been under the impression that having 2 points allocated to the ace matchup makes the other games almost meaningless in comparison.
When you can win 8 games out of 12 and still only get a draw, this just seems wrong to me.

This may or may not be true.. but it is the format we have been given to work with.. and will be the format in the Playoffs..

having 5 matches worth 1 and 1 match worth 2 does devalue the ace match significantly - to win, a team needs to win at least an equal number of matches.. and the Ace match - which is inherently a tactical match to develop more strategy in matches..

Take for example the recent TA v QED Krrn... Edarus and I spent a bit of time working out the likely QED Ace - as Schnitzel.. and knew that his weakest match up was going to be when we force him to off race - as he has elected to play ZvP rather than PvP - so send a Protoss at him, however - we were going to send our best player MarineFifty - a Zerg, but that would have given Schnitzel a favourable match up... Therefore we knew we needed a Protoss Ace and Edarus stepped up to the plate to take on the Zerg Ace of Schnitzel... This tactical planning would not have been possible if there was no Ace match.

This is why it will take a lot to convince me to remove the Ace match.. the tactics of this match make the games more dynamic.

However, having an extra 1 point match will lessen the effect of the Ace match somewhat and mean there is no chance for draws.