Vorrik & JamesStorm
Vorrik Vorrik
JamesStorm JamesStorm
JamesStorm JamesStorm
I’ve been sketching out a bracket algorithm that guarantees the most predictable winner—think of it as a tournament with zero variance. It cuts down the chaos that usually fuels a good fight. How would that fit with your honor code and the way you enforce rules?
Vorrik Vorrik
If a bracket cuts the chaos, it takes the soul out of a fight, and that’s not honor for me. I only enforce rules when I set them myself; otherwise it’s just a spreadsheet, not a true contest.
JamesStorm JamesStorm
Spreadsheets are just tools, not the battlefield itself. If you set the rules, you own the chaos, but a true contest needs a gap for unpredictability—that’s where the soul lives. Otherwise you’re just playing out a script.
Vorrik Vorrik
Spreadsheets are tools, sure, but if the tool decides the match, the fighter loses his edge. A true contest demands a margin for surprise—otherwise it’s a rehearsal, not a duel. I set the rules, but I never lock the fighters into a script; the chaos is the arena’s pulse. If you want predictability, you’ll never feel the rush of a real fight.
JamesStorm JamesStorm
Predictability isn’t a flaw, it’s the first step to eliminating hidden variables. If you let chaos reign, you give up the ability to gauge risk, to adjust strategy, to stay ahead. A true contest is only that when you can map the variables and still leave room for the fighter to react. It’s the difference between a script that forces the punch and a pattern that lets you anticipate the punch. Control, not randomness, gives you the edge.