2015 Fantasy/Prediction Formula 1: The Finale

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

Votes are in:

In regards to the WCC staying after this weekend's GP here are the tallies

Yes: 13

No: 9

This means that the WCC will stay, if you wish not to vote in that area and only the drivers championship that is entirely up to you and you will not be faulted for it. The WCC selection will come up for vote yet again after the season is over and if any of you have ideas on how to make it more interesting and fun between now and then let me know and we can work on it.

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Votes on the triple crown are in

Yes as is: 10

Yes but old format: 8

No, it's outdated: 4

This means the triple crown will stay as is, it will be voted on again after the season is over.

 

[Jimlaad43]

Votes are in:

In regards to the WCC staying after this weekend's GP here are the tallies

Yes: 13

No: 9

This means that the WCC will stay, if you wish not to vote in that area and only the drivers championship that is entirely up to you and you will not be faulted for it. The WCC selection will come up for vote yet again after the season is over and if any of you have ideas on how to make it more interesting and fun between now and then let me know and we can work on it.

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Votes on the triple crown are in

Yes as is: 10

Yes but old format: 8

No, it's outdated: 4

This means the triple crown will stay as is, it will be voted on again after the season is over.

Stupid decisions, I know it;s votes but they're all still disliked a lot. Have a look at the Triple Crown again, you have 1- people who want it as it is, and 12 who want it removed, so the current thing lost - simple.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

Stupid decisions, I know it;s votes but they're all still disliked a lot. Have a look at the Triple Crown again, you have 1- people who want it as it is, and 12 who want it removed, so the current thing lost - simple.

Um no, cause if that were the case then you have 14 who don't want it as is was. It doesn't work like that, and trying to twist the votes or the game into a system only you like wont be tolerated either. I'm not trying to be rude (or nearly as adamant as you) but if you truly have issue in the game then you don't have to play it. I've given those who don't want to participate in the WCC portion the option to leave it blank (a fine compromise).

As for the triple crown there aren't two no votes either way by cherry picking the results. There is a single no vote for not wanting to deal with a triple crown in any capacity which four people decided. Then there was the one for those who some how can't be bothered by 3 outside races though a good majority watch 1 to 2 of the 3 and comment on them. OR they wanted it due to the nostalgia factor and not wanting too much change to the games.

Then there was a vote for those who wanted to try something new and see how it worked for this once and go with it. No where do I see anything with two pegs against one or the other but three different ways of voting. Once again I suggest you not do what you're attempting and if you have issue contact me privately and you can hash out just why you think you should have it the way you see fit over others that voted differently.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

2015 MALAYSIA GP WINNER(S): Mustafur and Spacegoat

So this week's winners are both @Spacegoat and @mustafur, great recovery by Spacegoat to win this weekend and only using 1 CP. They also are awarded a single CP as well.


@sems4arsenal you happened to post the same driver twice in your pick and thus lost points due to it similar to @ukfan758 last GP, as I've said guys please just take a few extra seconds to make sure everything is squared away. I hate seeing you guys lose points due to an accident that I can't do anything about.

The DNF list shows the drivers that can be picked next GP if you picked them this GP without the worry of CP loss but the only player that has the ability to do this is @ukfan758. Everyone else will have to either use a CP or pick all new drivers next week, so will he but at least he gets to use Pastor again

Your submitted picks from this GP are up as well, I will post all your submissions so you can keep track. So by the end of the season all of them will be in the OP. The blacked out area is the votes, I did this to give privacy to those who voted, since a couple people seem quite heated on the way this is going. I rather them not hold anything against those that voted a certain way.

The next GP pick form is live so if you wish to pick now go ahead.

I will have the championship postings for the WCC up soon, but since I'm busy studying for some exams I probably wont have it up until tomorrow.

I've also posted the new standing for the overall points with @mustafur pulling out a decent lead along with @AJHG1000 in second only 4 points back but those two have a decent cushion between them and 4 on back. However it should be noted that both players used several CP, so the chance to be overtaken in later rounds very much exists. Great GP weekend guys and glad many of you are still around.

@mattythedog and @AlvaroF did not submit picks this weekend so their drivers from last GP were used along with the correct amount of CP.

 

[sems4arsenal]

Not sure I understand what I did wrong Josh, did I pick a driver I picked the previous week? sorry for the confusion @LMSCorvetteGT2

 

[Spacegoat]

great recovery by Spacegoat to win this weekend and only use 1 CP.

Great recovery indeed after an awful Australian GP. Good to have a few CP's now. Can't remember who I picked for Malaysia, so they'll come in handy.

 

[Barra333]

Not sure I understand what I did wrong Josh, did I pick a driver I picked the previous week? sorry for the confusion

I think he means you picked the same driver twice on the form for this round.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

Not sure I understand what I did wrong Josh, did I pick a driver I picked the previous week? sorry for the confusion @LMSCorvetteGT2

@Barra333 pretty much summed it up, if you look at the picks you submitted this week you'll see you pick Kimi twice as drivers to finish. But since a driver can only be counted once for obvious reasons, you basically gave up points. Just want you guys to take a few seconds extra before submitting since this is the second week someone has done this. Anyways it's early and you can make a recovery. Funny thing is, you didn't gain nor lose position championship wise from last week, if that makes you feel any better.

 

[sems4arsenal]

Oh, I am an idiot also damn you Nico

Hopefully won't do it again.

 

[DK]

Well, that was a disaster.

 

[Harsk100]

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That result was bad for me 👎

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

Sorry guys got stuck coding some stuff for school so don't have time tonight like I planned to post up the rest, but it's halfway there so it will for sure be up tomorrow.

At least you have plenty of CP @DK and @Harsk100 the other suggestion I'd have is perhaps always pick Lewis as the pole winner for the first 6-8 rounds. However, Nico is driving as if he's had the wind knocked out of him lately so maybe more. Unless the track is super hot like say Bahrain in a few weeks, then just Pick Vettel or Lewis.

@Luke would have won this round if he had just picked a Hamilton Pole. That's the only advice I can give

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

WCC points are in and we also have two winners here, @Luke and @TRGTspecialist which means they will be awarded 2 CP and everyone else has been given there three. Thus if you pick the same cars as this past GP you will lose CP so make sure you try and gauge the field and change it up since you're more limited on CP in this portion.


There is also a nice battle at the top (and throughout the field) going on for first spot. Our current leader is @numbnuts70 with @Luke, @TRGTspecialist , @DK, @tbwhhs , and finally @Jimlaad43 after that the next player is nearly 10 points of a gap away. So these six have a close battle but with the CP that may soon change.

@mattythedog and @AlvaroF did not get points for this section due to not submitting a pick, unlike the WDC side of things (since it was voted on) your picks from the previous week don't carry over. If you don't vote for this side of the game (or at all) then I assume that you don't wish to play this side and rather stick with what many would call the main area of this game the WDC version.




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However, if the CP isn't a real equalizer of this portion of the game I may try a points system that I had originally intended for this section. Which is this really quickly:

Instead of giving the person points outright for selecting random cars, instead they would earn points by selecting the random cars but only getting certain points if they predicted the placement of where these cars would finish correctly. And then getting bonus points in general for predicting the top 5 despite order of finish.

Example: Driver A picks (Merc, Merc, Ferrari, Sauber, Williams) and that weekend in finishing order 1. Merc 2. Ferrari 3. Merc 4. Ferrari 5. Williams

This means the player correctly picked First place and Fifth place thus they'd get 25+10 due to the amount of points those cars were awarded in the WCC. However, they got 4 out of the 5 top five cars correct, thus they would also get a certain amount of points for that based on a fix system made up by me so let's say (1, 2, 5, 7, 10). Thus they'd get 7 additional points for correctly getting four out of the five top five finishers, despite order correct.

So two ways of getting points in the overall scheme is correctly placing the car predicted and the overall top five despite order. If you like this idea and feel it would be a bigger shake up then just CP let me know and we will vote on this as a final vote. If you rather not and just let the CP and current system play out let me know that instead. Thanks again guys for participating and and enjoying the game and I will hope to see you all next GP.

 

[Barra333]

I think it is fine as is, don't make it more complicated than it needs to be. The one problem I can see is that by giving 2 CPs to round winners, that advantages the people doing well, helping them to stay at the front.

Also, do the people who won the first round get bonus CPs?

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

I think it is fine as is, don't make it more complicated than it needs to be. The one problem I can see is that by giving 2 CPs to round winners, that advantages the people doing well, helping them to stay at the front.

Also, do the people who won the first round get bonus CPs?

You know I haven't thought about that, but it wouldn't be all that fair to not give them CP for winning the first round so yes, I'll give them their deserved reward.

As for the helping stay in front...the problem is say you have 5 CP this week and you blow them all next week to stay ahead. All you've done is possibly open up the chance of gaining two of the five back, and that's hardly going to get you a win the next GP after to get another 2. I've given you guys just enough to be smart with them, though it's always your choice to waste them all in one GP weekend with the hopes that you'll win again.

However, let's say two of those cars you wasted CP don't finish in the points or at all...then you wasted something foolishly and thus put yourself behind. I mean the guys that picked 2 Merc, 2 Ferrari, and 2 Williams though great job at racking up quick points, only put themselves way behind next week. I had the lowest amount of points this week, but the potential to have a higher amount of points next GP due to picking better cars and not wasting CP is what I have because of it. It will even out, believe it or not so I wouldn't worry to much.

Also if you think about it everyone is alternating their selections, one week you have your best picks and the next week you have weaker picks. What sets everyone apart is how they set up their CP picks. I would be willing to bet that someone mid range in the points right now will take over the top spot next week.

EDIT: @Barra333 , @magpie1997, @Spacegoat, @tbwhhs and @DK, and Me all get 2 additional CP for winning the first GP WCC selection under the new regulations.

 

[Barra333]

Fair enough - however, I reserve the right to say "I told you so" later in the year .

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

Fair enough - however, I reserve the right to say "I told you so" later in the year .

That's fine, and likewise. We will see who ends up being correct in the end. 👍

 

[Barra333]

That's fine, and likewise. We will see who ends up being correct in the end. 👍

I hope you are - it won't be as much fun if it turns out the way I put it.

 

[TRGTspecialist]

WCC points are in and we also have two winners here, @Luke and @TRGTspecialist which means they will be awarded 2 CP and everyone else has been given there three. Thus if you pick the same cars as this past GP you will lose CP so make sure you try and gauge the field and change it up since you're more limited on CP in this portion.

Nice. Not sure how that happened because I didn't really pay attention to the WCC bit, but still

I've requested access to the Drive spreadsheet so I can view my Malaysia picks (sorry if I'm not meant to do that, wasn't exactly sure how I'm meant to view my picks).

I hope you are - it won't be as much fun if it turns out the way I put it.

Don't worry, if it's incompetent people like me getting additional CP then that advantage won't last very long

 

[Barra333]

I've requested access to the Drive spreadsheet so I can view my Malaysia picks (sorry if I'm not meant to do that, wasn't exactly sure how I'm meant to view my picks).

I assume @LMSCorvetteGT2 will make the sheet public, or make the previous race's picks available somehow - we all need to know who we picked.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

Nice. Not sure how that happened because I didn't really pay attention to the WCC bit, but still

I've requested access to the Drive spreadsheet so I can view my Malaysia picks (sorry if I'm not meant to do that, wasn't exactly sure how I'm meant to view my picks).



Don't worry, if it's incompetent people like me getting additional CP then that advantage won't last very long

I assume @LMSCorvetteGT2 will make the sheet public, or make the previous race's picks available somehow - we all need to know who we picked.

As I said in the post racing post, all of the previous pick forms are available in the OP right under the link for the pick form. So you'll see both Australia and Malaysia. Each one will end up in the OP so any player can follow their progress and even calculate their own points just in case I make a mistake. So it has been available since i posted the points for the WDC this past Sunday.

 

[Spacegoat]

As I said in the post racing post, all of the previous pick forms are available in the OP right under the link for the pick form.

Nice. I'm glad you've done that. 👍 Especially in regards to the WCC because I can't remember who I picked at all. And with so few CP's, I was afraid of burning through all of them at once.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

Nice. I'm glad you've done that. 👍 Especially in regards to the WCC because I can't remember who I picked at all. And with so few CP's I was afraid of burning through all of them at once.

I can't remember how @Northstar (Justin) use to do the CPs. I think if you voted early you also got bonus, but yeah I like the smaller margin of CP because it makes it a bigger challenge to maintain the lead if you burn most of them up in one race. It's also going to be even harder to regain them as well by winning especially if other people do it every week and win.

 

[Barra333]

As I said in the post racing post, all of the previous pick forms are available in the OP right under the link for the pick form. So you'll see both Australia and Malaysia. Each one will end up in the OP so any player can follow their progress and even calculate their own points just in case I make a mistake. So it has been available since i posted the points for the WDC this past Sunday.

Cheers. I had completely spaced out on that.
I like the less CPs approach. I think I mentioned it in last years thread, but I wasn't a fan of how many were handed out last year.

 

[Spacegoat]

I can't remember how @Northstar (Justin) use to do the CPs. I think if you voted early you also got bonus, but yeah I like the smaller margin of CP because it makes it a bigger challenge to maintain the lead if you burn most of them up in one race. It's also going to be even harder to regain them as well by winning especially if other people do it every week and win.

Yeah I liking the less CP's approach too. Especially seeing as we're picking five drivers this year instead of three. Makes it a lot more strategic.

 

[MUSC4EVER]

So I probably wont be taking part in this anymore, the game has been tinkered with to try and make it better and ita actually made it worse..

 

[Spacegoat]

Oops, almost forgot about this.

Picks submitted.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

So I probably wont be taking part in this anymore, the game has been tinkered with to try and make it better and ita actually made it worse..

Okay that's fine, in the future though (as I've continuously said) if you have an issue with the tinkering or what not then actually speak up. I can't read minds or tell if or why you seemed to now feel distant with the game. However, I'm not going to convince you if you dont already want to stay or say what is specifically detrimental to you about the new format. So thank you for playing, and perhaps in the future you'll participate again.👍

Also as a note to all, if you do in fact decide to just bow out that's fine, but if you want to comeback and change your mind you will be able too with in 3 races. If you are absent beyond that, then you're points are no longer accumulated and your season is ended.

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Ok that all sounds fine, nothing against you or anything like that, I just feel the game isn't what it was that's all

 

[DK]

I can't get my head around the CPs for the WCC. If I picked Mercedes, Mercedes, Ferrari, Williams, Ferrari, Red Bull, if I were to pick any Mercedes or Ferrari in the following week, would that use up a CP?

Also, I can't remember who I picked last time out.