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Originally Posted by JCWeb
I agree this is very interesting stuff. Chris, I have just one question for you, regarding the list for the international match ups which starts with #1 ranked versus #30, etc. and pardon me if I misunderstood this, but can't it get kind of boring to have the #1 guy face the #30 guy all the time, wouldn't you want some of the top 10 guys to mix it up, etc., or perhaps this is covered with your title fights among the different regions. It just seems to me that seeing #1 go against #30 all the time is sort of like the first round of the NCAA hoops tournament where it is ALWAYS #1 versus #16, 2 versus 15, etc., unlike one of my favorite sports, tennis where you have only a certain number of seeded players and everyone else is a floater in the draw -- i.e. you are pretty much guaranteed exciting match ups right from the start as we hopefully will see starting off Monday day 1 of the US Open next week.
Of course, if you have 30 plus great fighters in each division, then I can see how all the international matches would be exciting, just wonder if you have considered some variation when you pair these guys up ...
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I had wanted to get better match ups during the international play, but found that with the depth that I wanted and the desire to use all 17 divisions it simply is too cumbersome.
I have done two things to correct this, one of which you hit on already:
1) I created a number of sub-regional and national titles where I can pick good match-ups. I still need to increase the number of sub-regional titles that span multiple regions to create more variety but am happy to-date.
2) More importantly, I am stocking the universe such that at least 1 through 75 in each division on a global basis will be top-notch fighters. This is still developing in my universe as the last three years of talent that has entered have not become ranked yet. I expect that within one year of game play, that 1/30 match-up may well be Ezzard Charles v. Max Baer. If it does not pan out the way I want, I may have to get more detailed in the fight making which may also necessitate divisional consolidation due to time constraints. The way I hope this will work is that in general all of the world top thirty will be of sufficient talent to create a somewhat level field 1 through 30 which will give me some movement in the rankings. If not, I'll change it.
This is an evolving system that is in constant need of refinement which is something that I was planning to mention in the final post.