OFFICIAL TOURNEY : Map discussion

[Norfleet]

Originally posted by Graeme Dice:
Not really. In a FFA the winner is determined by who allies for the express purpose of having only a single player win.

I have never observed this behavior. It usually tends to work the other way around, that everyone allies against the guy who is winning, usually too late to stop it from happening.

Besides, I don't see why diplomacy can't be considered an important element of the game. The alternative tournament structure would be something to the effect of single or double elimination, which would take even longer than a single big match.