[FSPA] READ ME! Preplays vs. Drop 2 Survey!

[Joe P. Said]

Dave, I firmly believe drop-2 without regrouping is wrong. No other way to
say it.

On Fri, Sep 3, 2021 at 7:08 PM Dave Hubbard via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org>
wrote:

> I'm going to respectfully disagree with that last bit.  Drop-2 is
> essentially equivalent to preplays where no one has any.  We've been around
> the block on this one a few times in FSPA Slack, but basically: using the
> more common 3-player group, one person missing makes it a head-to-head
> competition, and two players missing makes it not a competition at all,
> because you auto-win by forfeit.
>
> I'm fine with drop-2, *IF* a strategy exists to regroup and eliminate
> short groups.  With preplays, you still have less people physically there
> on league night, but at least you are (generally) fighting the full battle
> in your group.
>
>       --- Dave
>
> On Fri, Sep 3, 2021 at 3:14 PM Joe P. Said via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Wei-Hwa, thats the ideal way to do it.
>>
>> Also, people join league to play not to skip. The incentive is friends
>> and social and competition, not to avoid being penalized. Drop-2 lowers
>> stress which makes it more enjoyable but doesn’t remove any competition
>> elements.
>>
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