Pre-emptive RvB rule-bending whine thread

[Mangala Solaris]

Massive props to CCP.

RvB is entered as one entity comprising eligible pilots from both sides.

Means Red wont ever face Blue which would have been awesome, but at least we are in the tourney.

On the case of RvB.

We acknowledge that we initially allowed an exception for the two sides of RvB to compete in the tournament as two separate teams. On further review of that decision and the b and c team rule we found that to make such an exception and exclude other teams would raise serious questions. While we respect both sides of RvB who have both fought in the tournament before we must see them as one alliance in the eyes of the tournament.

We have been in contact with the executor of both alliances and have reached a decision that will allow both sides to compete together. This decision is now final and is a special case, it will have no impact on any other judgement with the b and c team rule on other alliances.


Both RvB - Red Federation and RvB - Blue Republic will compete as one alliance during the tournament, they will be referred to as "Red Vs Blue" in all matters related to the tournament.
Members of both alliances will be eligible for the joint team and should stay in their own alliance.
Members in either alliance must still have been a part of their alliance from downtime the 5th of May. Switching from one to the other will break this rule and make them ineligible.

https://forums.eveonline.com/default...72#post1348872

[Daneel Trevize]

Almost best case, again though how many good pilots are now ineligible, or were they always advised to remain in their chosen side for the AT duration?

[Mangala Solaris]

Almost best case, again though how many good pilots are now ineligible, or were they always advised to remain in their chosen side for the AT duration?

Without giving too much away, no one who is interested in the AT has switched sides following the deadline. So we probably have a good pool to pull from.

[BLEURRRRGH]

Smuggo were is your sig from

vOv

Welp

It's from a global warming ad that ran on TV in the UK a year or so ago.



Attracted some controversy and got pulled shortly afterwards ...

[Dirk Magnum]

I don't get this decision. RvB has been split into two alliances since before the last tournament, and each side has been a distinct entity for much longer. I don't see how both sides being individually eligible to enter the tournament is different from having two alliances from the same coalition both enter individually. There could just as easily be pilot swapping and combined Sisi training there, too.

[Daneel Trevize]

Again, RvB are officially and overtly 2 ingame alliances that work together for both's benefit. They could not both be in the tourne as per the new rules. They asked what to tell their people to do so they could have at least 1 team (that is, collection of people from themselves, not caring if they're all in Red or Blue officially), and then :CCP:
Coalitions can just be all "it's politics, what we do not what we say" w.r.t. temporary blue-ings, or fall foul of the rules if they cross them when that time comes. R & B only exist to serve the greater Purple good.

Lord knows CCP would love to ignore the shit that goes down on Sisi during this unless they can't avoid stepping in.

[Angel Hun]

Seems like the "Purple" solution is the best compromise in this case. Props to Loxy for not just saying ::screwit::