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Hidden leaderboards for CC tourneys

• oneeyedjohn 9,588 Posts

  Tue, Jun 9 2015 3:47 PM

  Let's spin this idea.

  I believe if in single play 4 round tournies, the leaderboard was hidden until the conclusion of each round, then participation might increase.

  The motivation to play a tourney when u already see a 56 posted has to have an affect, I know myself I probably won't bother.

  Generally I play without looking, so at least I can give the round my full concentration, and if that isn't good enough, then so be it.

  Just make it an option when setting up, u already have the mechanism in place for RG's and Brackets.

• siggipj76 2,989 Posts

  Tue, Jun 9 2015 3:53 PM

  It might make more play, so not a bad idea,  but then again I don't care about others scores.

  I am just trying to improve my own game one shot at a time.

   

• Jimbog1964 8,378 Posts

  Tue, Jun 9 2015 5:59 PM

  Hmmmmm generally if there are v good players, and someone is relying on a bad round  before they enter they might not bother at all.

  See your logic but also could see less participation resulting.

• Jimbog1964 8,378 Posts

  Tue, Jun 9 2015 5:59 PM

  Hmmmmm generally if there are v good players, and someone is relying on a bad round  before they enter they might not bother at all.

  See your logic but also could see less participation resulting.

• tuxedo2 5,293 Posts

  Tue, Jun 9 2015 10:42 PM

  A handicap system helps..In my club everyone has a chance to win a tournament regardless, other than a few members on a leave from the game we have 90% participation

• oneeyedjohn 9,588 Posts

  Tue, Jun 9 2015 11:27 PM

  tuxedo2:

  ....... we have 90% participation

  ...out of 27 members.

• bubbsboy 6,879 Posts

  Wed, Jun 10 2015 1:16 AM

  We have good participation in ours, not so much all the little random ones i set as i set a lot to cater for different needs. Our main events have around 80%, recent one 94%, and they are handicapped so that does help and make lower tiers decide to play.

  But i agree with OP, would make it more interesting to me, i like it. Suppose going to far for WGT as to make it an option when setting tourny up....i.e hidden leaderboard yes/no

  Bubbs

• zagraniczniak 1,984 Posts

  Wed, Jun 10 2015 1:45 AM

  Certainly if there are credits involved, the leaderboard should be hidden until the end. It would be silly to pay credits to enter a tourney when you already know someone else has posted a score you are unlikely to beat.

• oneeyedjohn 9,588 Posts

  Wed, Jun 10 2015 2:08 AM

  I am in a very competitive ( high standard TL's everywhere ) club of 49 guys 'n gals, and IF 20+ enter a tourney that is about as good as it gets. However as much as I like to participate in everything , I am not going to throw away credits for tourneys or brackets where I have little or no chance in being in the top ten.

  Hidden leaderboards won't solve that problem, but at least the temptation is there.

• alanti 10,564 Posts

  Wed, Jun 10 2015 2:50 AM

  This has been requested in the past, and for credit tourneys it is a no brainer. 

  For free tourneys, I do not have an issue as I do not look at the leaderboard before I play (seldom look after either) and I accept my chances of winning are remote.......but nice when you can knock the top players off their perch once in a blue moon.

  The danger is with these programmers, who knows what will go wrong if they make changes.

  I have got to the stage I want no further changes and would rather them close the site for a month to fix all the issues rather than the band aid solutions they currently use.