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Purist prize in TdF

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  • July 3, 2012 at 10:49 pm #16241
    Gkam84

    Hello you lovely bunch. Just dropping in because i have found some wifi so got my tablet going.

    I’m playing as a purist this tour as i wont have regular access to change my team or even see highlights.

    So my question is, If there is a nice prize for purist winner overall in the TdF, do the same rules as the BMC bike for overall winner apply? I.e. You have to be a paid up player?

    Just thought i’d check. I know there is a long way to go, but after looking at the table, there are only a few of us playing purist, so chances are better 😉

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  • July 19, 2012 at 4:19 pm #689739
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    Gkam84

    dave_atkinson wrote:Gkam84

    dave_atkinson wrote:
    Gkam84 wrote:
    I think its only fair as with the TdF overall prizes, that Purist should be premium aswell

    whyever would you say that, gkam? :D

    I wonder. Nah even if I wasn’t near the top I’d still say the same. I had the choice to go for transfers or purist, because I knew I was going to be away most of the tour, I picked purist. I’m doing not bad, but even if I was doing really bad. I’d still like to see the top prizes go to premium users. Like in the transfers part.

    The stage prizes are open to EVERYONE, so that is a “normal” users chance to win or enter a schwag 😉

    July 19, 2012 at 4:10 pm #689737
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    drheaton

    And just to clarify, unlike
    And just to clarify, unlike Gkam my purist team is crap! I’ve only had 4 riders for the past week :”(

    July 19, 2012 at 4:08 pm #689735
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    drheaton

    I have a non-premium purist
    I have a non-premium purist team but I actually agree with Gkam (for once ;)) that really if its a big prize like the bikes for the premium game then it probably should be premium only… the problem is we have no idea what the prize is and it hasn’t been stated before the competition started that its premium only therefore I think this year any prizes HAVE to be for all purist players, not just premium users.

    July 19, 2012 at 4:05 pm #689733
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    dave atkinson

    Gkam84 wrote:I think its only

    Gkam84 wrote:
    I think its only fair as with the TdF overall prizes, that Purist should be premium aswell

    whyever would you say that, gkam? 😀

    July 19, 2012 at 4:02 pm #689731
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    Gkam84

    I hope so, but not sure as it
    I hope so, but not sure as it has never been answered. With quite alot of people having a second team doing Purist, I think its only fair as with the TdF overall prizes, that Purist should be premium aswell

    July 19, 2012 at 3:50 pm #689729
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    leortp

    Do you need to be a premium
    Do you need to be a premium account holder to win prizes for the purist TdF league? Is it top 3 or just first for purist?

    July 10, 2012 at 4:24 pm #689727
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    dave atkinson

    Gkam84 wrote:RULES?
    Are there

    Gkam84 wrote:
    RULES?

    Are there any? They seem to be made up here and there when needed and then changes again when something else come’s up. For example….

    Until just before the TdF this year, the rule that had carried over from last year was ONE team per player. But some people on the forum were talking about their second team as a purist team.

    So there was a change, you can have one of each. 😕

    that’s not so much a change in the rules as an acceptance that it’s what some people are doing. since playing purist and playing with transfers are basically separate, there’s no pressing reason to enforce the one-team-per-user rule for people who’d like to do both

    Gkam84 wrote:

    Then there is the issue that i’m looking for clarification on, Last year during unlimited periods, players could make changes to their purist team, there were times when unlimited periods came into tours.

    No, there weren’t. not during tours.

    Gkam84 wrote:

    So this year, there is an unlimited period, but i’m being told i cannot change my team….but you could through the classic’s, thats why the unlimited days were changed around….but the rules are changed again??

    It’s not an unlimited transfer window. the limit is four transfers. the classics were changed to reflect the fact that the different parts needed entirely different teams. that’s not the case in a grand tour.

    July 10, 2012 at 12:19 pm #689725
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    Gkam84

    Nah, I’ve gone for the “if
    Nah, I’ve gone for the “if you can’t beat them join them” approach and set up a second team to go stage hunting in the rest of the TdF, see if i can’t win something.

    July 10, 2012 at 11:36 am #689723
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    TheBigMong

    Gkam, maybe you should start
    Gkam, maybe you should start a league, “One person = ONE team!” I’d join.

    July 8, 2012 at 5:18 pm #689721
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    londonplayer

    Gkam,
    Just on the Spring
    Gkam,

    Just on the Spring Classics point, and not that it really matters now because that Comp. is finished, as your copy and paste illustrates, there were both unlimited transfers *and* limited transfers. But I don’t think you can compare the Spring Classics to a Grand Tour like the TdF because it’s not one defined Tour but a collection of different races.

    Tour of Poland begins on Tuesday. Do a team for that and forget about this Tour!

    July 8, 2012 at 5:11 pm #689719
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    Gkam84

    Nah the classic’s were split
    Nah the classic’s were split up with unlimited periods being put in specifically for the purist’s.

    Spring Classics Milan – San Remo Sat Mar 17 2012, 0835 unl.
    Spring Classics Gent – Wevelgem Sun Mar 25 2012, 1050 unl.
    Spring Classics Tour of Flanders Sun Apr 01 2012, 1035 4
    Spring Classics Paris – Roubaix Sun Apr 08 2012, 0905 4
    Spring Classics Amstel Gold Race Sun Apr 15 2012, 1025 unl.
    Spring Classics Fleche Wallonne Wed Apr 18 2012, 1110 4
    Spring Classics Liege – Bastogne – Liege Sun Apr 22 2012, 0950 4

    5000 different players is fine, but thats not the case, how many have multiple teams? i.e. more that just a purist and transfer?

    Yes its “only” a game, but when there are prizes to be won and some players are getting an advantage over other’s, then its not a FAIR game.

    July 8, 2012 at 5:01 pm #689717
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    londonplayer

    Gkam,
    I wouldn’t worry too
    Gkam,

    I wouldn’t worry too much about people playing multiple teams. In reality, that’s no different than there being 5,000 different players of this game that you’re competing against.

    You could make changes in the Spring Classics between races because not all the riders were riding the same races. And you were limited in how many transfers you could make (4 from memory). I entered one of the races with only 8 riders because 5 of my riders weren’t riding that particular race. I think that was true for a number of players though.

    re Tour transfers for Purists – I don’t remember you ever being able to do that.

    Keep calm mate. It’s only a game!

    July 8, 2012 at 4:49 pm #689715
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    Gkam84

    londonplayer wrote:Gkam,
    I’m

    londonplayer wrote:
    Gkam,

    I’m happy to pay the £10 but I didn’t because I didn’t realise it was necessary under the rules – which, if I’m correct, you don’t need to.

    And I only paid £7 for my main team :D

    RULES???

    Are there any? They seem to be made up here and there when needed and then changes again when something else come’s up. For example….

    Until just before the TdF this year, the rule that had carried over from last year was ONE team per player. But some people on the forum were talking about their second team as a purist team.

    So there was a change, you can have one of each. 😕

    Then there is the issue that i’m looking for clarification on, Last year during unlimited periods, players could make changes to their purist team, there were times when unlimited periods came into tours.

    So this year, there is an unlimited period, be i’m being told i cannot change my team….but you could through the classic’s, thats why the unlimited days were changed around….but the rules are changed again?? 😕

    July 8, 2012 at 4:44 pm #689713
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    londonplayer

    And BTW, I entirely
    And BTW, I entirely understand why you think it’s unfair. But if the “two teams, one player” was ruled illegal, I would simply set one team up in a relative’s name and you would never know.

    I have to say, I don’t think it’s “cheating” to run one main team and one Purist. There are many people doing it and I understand Dave is well aware.

    July 8, 2012 at 4:42 pm #689711
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    rcorbin

    Gkam84 wrote:Sorry for the

    Gkam84 wrote:
    Sorry for the confusion folks.

    It just happens that the unlimited period is on the rest day this year because of the start of Tour de Pologne.

    So I can make changes in the unlimited window to my TdF team then?

    It’s a seperate competition so I’d think not

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