Things may be changed up next round, but for this round (because there are only 2 left and for the sake of trying to keep things on an even keel) they will stay the same.
We understand your concerns and have been brainstorming from before day one on things to change/add, so if you have any suggestions please feel free to add them, we take them all into account. Just remember for everyone that has an issue with one aspect, there is at least one person on the other side of the issue that feels the opposite.
Kiwi- There is only 1 set of points at this time. They are placed on territories and are used for both attacking and defending.
The reason we added the clause that you could potentially lose the country you were attacking from was to help move along territory swap for an event that really only had 4 moves for each side. If each attack bid failed in a week, no territory would change hands making for more stagnant play. There are of course other reasons it was done that way, but that was one of the main ones.
And as far as the points reporting goes, we can't make it public because we don't even know what the other team has, an impartial official looks at the attack and the points that will be defending against and lets us know if it was a successful attack bid or not. So no at this time points will not be made public.
Compton- TA version of this has been discussed and may be an option for the next event. We will need to keep in mind time constraints as the event is already going until 11:30. We are continuing to look at possibilities along these lines. However, we don't have everything ironed out just yet.
Remember guys, when adding a competitive element to Realism (as every other Realism outside eGO has had) there will always be a team that starts to run away with it. This event is only 4 matches long, we need movement unless we decide to make it longer, that however will also have its drawbacks. Trying to find a balance between just fun play with no specific purpose and competitive Realism will take time. We have far too many different play styles and reasons for playing in this community to take just one perspective into account.
Please keep the feedback coming, and keep in mind that a lot of work has been put into this and is continuing to be put in, so anything you add will be helpful, just don't be upset if they go another way with this. Unless your name is Dutchhopper and you make mean threads about Sumac, in that case everyone curses your name and hates you with a strong passion. If this is you than your opinions are not welcome EVER. Yes that was sarcasm even Dutch's opinions are welcome, they just may not be considered.