then stop arguing if you're not even going to do it. ;D

and for you Xapi, you'll need to adjust your method, b/c it's likely that the top players from the Leagues and/or the GFDT won't even be interested/able. how would you take that into account?

i would do it if it was easy to find people but it would take me ages to find them

My method as I stated it is not aplicable, because we'd need to see the end of the Masters and the Leagues next season, as well as the GFDT.

But basically, TMG and Akroma would have guaranteed spots for their league-GDFT wins, MM SW and Rait would be in for G-R, and they'd be joined by the winner of the next league and the winner of the Masters.

My only problem with my own method is Silverwolf being automatically in for G-R. I don't really know him or have played with him, but if he plays mainly PPSC and the tournament is WTA that would be a problem.

how so? look at the ghost rating list, get their idea, then look at their profile and their games. it's not hard at all.
in fact, i'll take one step out of it:
TheMasterGamer 6454
MadMarx 5210
Silver Wolf 7150
Rait 950
Ivo_ivanov 5945
Akroma 8566
ag7433 10347
Jacob 9013

"and for you Xapi, you'll need to adjust your method, b/c it's likely that the top players from the Leagues and/or the GFDT won't even be interested/able. how would you take that into account?"

The place left by the winner of X goes to the second placed of X, and then to the third. If the third wont play either, go by G-R.

oh SW plays WTA as well.

if we can't wait for the end of the next leagues or the masters, what would you do?

Take the second place of both the leagues and Masters.

The concept is to choose 3 to 5 players based on their results in leagues and tournaments, and 2 to 4 based on their overall results.

Take the second place of both the leagues and GFDT I ment.

@trim re: your other thread you started:

they won't be the same, because he wants to invite specific people to join. and you're going to get random people posting in that other thread, so it's not really going to work, i don't think. you'll get people with like really low ghost rating, not much experience, etc. if anyone else even posts.

ok, so based on current standings:
Akroma (GFDT)
Chrispminis (GFDT)
TheMasterGamer (leagues)
Polar Bear (leagues)
MaxMarx (GR)
Silver Wolf (GR)
Rait (GR)
Ivo (GR)

If someone gets in touch with silverwolf let me know, because I really want to play him.

Yes, I guess that would be it.

look at his profile and join the game that is pending with him.
Silver Wolf
userID=7150

its to much messing around for me at the moment as your adding more people in but looking at Xapis list i would take out polarbear chrisp and Akroma at least for the time being

why?

well because Xapi only put them in for league victories so even though i havnt check stats or anthing im sure there will be people who fit my view critria better

akroma is rated #6 on the ghost rating.

and you haven't even stated what your criteria are....

like i said i havnt looked properly, but in no order its gr win % draw % and as a check number of games and survive defeat

o yeah and a quick scan through the games

o yeah and names but so far thats just Xapi no no no everyone else yes yes yes :p

ugh well, i feel frustrated with this, so i'm over it.

lol why frustrated?no where through this was i being that serious my point was only that you shouldnt count tournament results and that there should be at least a bit of human influence rather than just pure maths

I wish I hadn't pointed out that G-Rating wasn't necessarily appropriate....

If you reject G-Rating for picking the whole team, as you should, you cannot pick players on the basis of their G-Rating alone by the same arguments. Similarly for the leagues and GFDT.

I would suggest therefore that there are two options available.

1. A new sort of rating system that takes into account the factors you view as relevant.
2. Subjective decision making, perhaps with short-lists made by G-Rating.
Or a mixture of the two.

For instance, a WTA only G-Rating could be calculated, or a G-Rating with greater weight to WTA games (I quite like the latter option, apart from the processing power necessary), to create a shortlist, from which a decision is made, based on looking more specifically at the results in games against stronger players, and looking at league positions, for instance.

can we do something first... can we send out private PMS or emails to all the top 25 players and ask if ANY of them are interested in being on the team or being the captain of the team (which is also a VERY important role)

I would think that some of the top players would not accept because of the time commitment...

also - you'd probably want a team of 10 not 7... 1 captain, 7 first-string players and two subs... etc.

but first and foremost... find out if our top players even want to play... THEN among those that actually apply for the team, then figure out a way to pick among them.

babak - what is the role of the captain in this situation?

from the article - it seemed that the Captain's role was to put in orders so there would be no NMR and to generally guide the team... ask Ghost

Hang on a second. The rules Edi suggested are by no means necessarily final rules.

You would do well to wait until I have distilled down clear rules before deciding.

well like i said, i'm over it, and it seems like it will be a while before it gets off the ground. if and when it does, i'm willing to help, but i'm not interested in silly arguments that go on for ever, so count me out of the decision making process. but i'm glad to help in other ways.