2015 League General Discussion Thread

[gamerman01]

A month later, I remember a tweak I was going to make to the league rules.

This year I think we need a new tier, above tier 1.  This will primarily benefit those playing these elite players, but there is also a small residual benefit to everyone, as it will raise PPG across the board a little.

The highest possible PPG has been 6.00, since you earn 6 points for beating a tier 1. 
The tier cutoffs have been 1.50, 2.50, and 3.50.
Last year, we actually had 5 players who averaged 4.50 or above.  I think it’s proper to give players who play these elite players more credit than playing a tier 1, so it is time for a new tier.

Elite status (tier E) will be used from now on, in the 2015 league, for players with 4+ games (or who ended the season last year at 4.50 or above, until getting to 4 games in 2015) who average 4.50 or above.

It logically follows that losing to an elite player will net you 3 points (instead of 2) and beating an elite gets you 7 (instead of 6).  So it will now be possible to average above 6.00 and up to 7.00.

I’m going to make the changes now.

Jennifer, if you don’t mind, it would be great if you could edit the league rules for this, thanks.

[Jennifer]

PM them to me.  My main comp is down with a busted screen (laptop) and will be 2-4 weeks before I get it back. (Stupid family!)  If you PM me, I’ll get it added in when I have time. (Hopefully won’t be an issue before Jan 1!)

[JuanSpain]

Gamer, Jenn, where can I pick the winter champion trophy??  :-D

In other relevant leagues in the world, like the Spain “fútbol” league, newspapers talk about this these days (when players rest for Christmas).  :mrgreen:
More titles will be tough once Bmnielsen reaches 4 games soon I think…

Merry Christmas everyone!! and a superb 2015!!

PD: including happy A&A gaming experiences, KILL KILL KILL

[gamerman01]

Thanks, Juan, glad you’re still around  :-P

I plan on taking Bmnielsen down a peg, so don’t worry too much.

No one can stop you from self-proclaiming “A&A.org league champion winter 2014-2015” under your name and sign  :lol:

[DizzKneeLand33]

@JuanSpain:

Gamer, Jenn, where can I pick the winter champion trophy??  :-D

Well, you can’t.  You see, bmnielsen currently has you beat in both Gamer’s rankings and mine…. just sayin’!  ;)

[gamerman01]

Yeah, winter’s not over yet

[gamerman01]

You can have the December 15 trophy, if it existed…  :lol:

[gamerman01]

1,2,3,4 seeds all advance in the major playoff
2,4 seeds have advanced in the 2nd playoff
1,2,3,5 seeds advanced in the 3rd playoff, and 5 upset 1 in the 2nd round

The predictive value of the ranking system continues to amaze me…
I wonder how the remaining games will play out

[666]

man, it’s tough to take down the axis against a strong player….

[gamerman01]

And yet people continue to try…  :lol:

[666]

@Gamerman01:

And yet people continue to try…  :lol:

I know this isn’t the thread for this but it seems so odd that liberating France by the allies is such a negative for the them. IMHO, it is a major flaw in the game.

[gamerman01]

Not as big a negative as it might appear.  I’ve liberated it multiple times

[DizzKneeLand33]

Does anyone know if there are any conflicts between starting a game in TripleA version 1_8_0_3 and updating to the new version 1_8_0_5?  I just wanted to make sure there were no issues before changing versions during a game – that or I’ll just use the old version for the old games, but sometimes remembering which is which is way too complicated for me…

[axis-dominion]

i switched mid-games and so far no issues whatsoever.

[gamerman01]

Yeah, it should be fine.  It has been with updates in the past…  I think it detects version when you load up a game and loads the appropriate engine version

[DizzKneeLand33]

Cool, I’m going to start using the new one then.

[DizzKneeLand33]

Update:  I can safely say that the new version works about 100 times more efficiently on my computer than the old one – kudos to the creators for that!

[boldfresh]

I would agree… looks like a nice improvement by Veq et al.  Nice work gentlemen.

[gamerman01]

That’s 100 games in the books, in 67 days

Axis and Allies are knotted up with 50 wins apiece.  That’s right, it’s 50 to 50

[Jennifer]

@Gamerman01:

That’s 100 games in the books, in 67 days

Axis and Allies are knotted up with 50 wins apiece.  That’s right, it’s 50 to 50

That won’t last!

Russia will reign supreme upon the fields of honor, vying with Italy for control of the world!  Oh yea, and GO FRANCE!  (Just once I want to see France to take Berlin it would be so epic!)