Comments on: Expected Results: Which Set Should I Be Drafting?

By: easy

easy — Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:42 +0000

Also. In swizz you play against those with similar points as you. You play 3 matches and you play opponents you have not played before. If you look at the structure you will see that an opponent is dropping will almost always be good for the other players.

By: easy

easy — Tue, 07 May 2013 23:53:55 +0000

@Original-pete, Carrot and Hercules.

ATM players dropping out are irrelevant to prices. If a player drops out another player will get a automatic victory and the prize structure will be the same.

By: Hercules

Hercules — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:17:12 +0000

I’ve seen it happen a number of times, but it’s only affected me twice, one on either end.

One time it happened in a phantom draft, and I was paired up against the leader (his would-be opponent was one who dropped). I beat him, and no one went 3-0 and the pack payout was almost nothing.

The other time I was on the receiving end in a Swiss draft. I was doing relatively poorly, but was hoping to at least pick up a win in the final round to get a pack back as I currently sat 0-2. Two people dropped, pairing me up to someone who was 1-1, and he ended up beating me.

Not a frequent occurrence, but I did want to point out other people dropping can potentially affect your outcome.

By: NeuHier

NeuHier — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:29:23 +0000

First of all: Thanks for all that feedback.

I really didn’t think about phantom as an alternative. I always had a bad feeling when drafting phantom. Think it’s important for me to actually keep the cards. But I guess I’ll have to re-evaluate that aspect.

Second point: Did it ever happen to you, that 2 guys dropped? I rarely see even one person drop.

By: Hercules

Hercules — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 21:05:18 +0000

@Carrot

Actually, that can be relevant depending on the number of players that drop. If two players drop and you are doing poorly, it’s possible you’ll get paired up against someone who has more wins than you, potentially causing you to lose a game you may have otherwise won.

By: Carrot

Carrot — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 14:59:09 +0000

@Original-pete, that’s actualy ireelevent. You shouldn’t care how many boosters are given away in total, you should care about how many boosters are given to YOU. and other players dropping can’t change that number, as long as you don’t drop either. And if your opponent drops? well, you get a guranteed booster…

By: original-pete

original-pete — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 14:35:50 +0000

Another point to consider when playing swiss is that sometimes players drop, so some matches aren’t played out which lowers the overall prize payout.

For example, if 2 players quit before round 3 starts, there will one match less played and one booster less paid out.