GSC lower tiers are mostly settled down currently when it comes to team tours, with the exception of UU obviously, and UPL signups are arriving soon, so I figured it was about time to post this. GSC Slam has begun, and it’s revived a thought in my mind, one that’s I’ve been having for a long time. "GSC NU would be better if it was Bo3 in team tours." After playing in both ZU Olympiad and PU Blind Draft for the entirety of the season (and making playoffs in both) to solid success, I feel like Bo3 would be an improvement to ZU and PU too. Ubers also seems like a pretty solid tier for Bo3, and after asking around a little bit, I've received some positive outlooks, though of course from only a small number of players. From my experience in the UU community and talking to a lot of GSC UU players, I don't expect a question about GSC UU being Bo3 in team tours to get positive answers from most, but I figured I’d ask anyways, and I do know about at least one who would like it and always brings it back to my attention, even if only for a short moment.
I would like to know what players of each of the GSC lower tiers would think about implementing Bo3 for their tiers in tournaments. Good news is, according to my talks with Siatam, since no GSC lower tier is official, this is a perfectly fine move. It also means that it can be up to each individual tier/tournament organizer to choose whether to make it Bo1 or Bo3, so if one tier's player base doesn't like Bo3, but another tier's player base desires it, then that's all good and well.
Feel free to voice your opinions in this thread regarding the GSC lower tier(s) you may play. I ask that anyone who contributes to this thread not bring up other generations as a form of precedent or other obstruction since they are not the focus of this thread and there are no rules being broken.
Personally, I am in favor of Bo3 for all of NU, PU, and ZU, and that's about the most I can speak on. I feel their greater volatility due to significantly less relative bulk favors Bo3. My experience in Ubers is basically zero and although I have played UU a fair amount I still feel like I don't have enough experience in UU yet, so I am mostly neutral, if slightly favoring towards Bo3, regarding these two tiers. As a small aside, Bo3 is also never complained about in individual tournaments for these tiers.
I would like to know what players of each of the GSC lower tiers would think about implementing Bo3 for their tiers in tournaments. Good news is, according to my talks with Siatam, since no GSC lower tier is official, this is a perfectly fine move. It also means that it can be up to each individual tier/tournament organizer to choose whether to make it Bo1 or Bo3, so if one tier's player base doesn't like Bo3, but another tier's player base desires it, then that's all good and well.
Feel free to voice your opinions in this thread regarding the GSC lower tier(s) you may play. I ask that anyone who contributes to this thread not bring up other generations as a form of precedent or other obstruction since they are not the focus of this thread and there are no rules being broken.
Personally, I am in favor of Bo3 for all of NU, PU, and ZU, and that's about the most I can speak on. I feel their greater volatility due to significantly less relative bulk favors Bo3. My experience in Ubers is basically zero and although I have played UU a fair amount I still feel like I don't have enough experience in UU yet, so I am mostly neutral, if slightly favoring towards Bo3, regarding these two tiers. As a small aside, Bo3 is also never complained about in individual tournaments for these tiers.