'argument for eugenics'

In your strange mind that's what I thought the Irish would've been.

So you can't instajump out of cloak and splat people with a shotgun, as was rampant in 1.8. It wouldn't be as bad now, though, IMHO, since all the nerfs.

Think there's a number on that delay. Could probably reduce it by half and not recreate issues with fire-from-cloak.

Yeah but we had a go in 1845.

In other news Dreis has been promoted from 'argument for eugenics' to 'strange silent guy'

Oh, by the way, I think I've decided on which A-Levels I want to take this September. I think I'm gonna go with History, Government & Politics, English Language and BTEC Level 3 Applied Law.

Ah, all the worst subjects then.

Those are all things I applied for in my CAO.

*Cuts foot on the floor covered in my broken dreams*

At least I didn't pick Sociology.

This is true, although I suppose it's because you don't want to do 5 rather than because you dislike the subject.

Arkena, do you, per chance, have a degree in math? You're using group theory for part of this...

Also, as a note, algebra is not what is necessarily contained here... abstract, albeit, so the "real" algebra, but you need more robust calculations than simple x + y to describe matchmaking mathematically.

I would say the calculations are correct, but I am not sure on your foundation here... sorry, I am just having a hard time reading through it all. Specifically, the proof section, I don't think, is needed, as it can be assumed that all sets in the group would fit under basic group theory logic. I would say you would need two things too argue the points successfully:

Statistical analysis on average squad size
Statistical analysis on average sync size vs racial factions

From the above, you can then do a group calculation looking for specific sizing parameters of group vs squads going in, and statistical probability of said groups making.

I think, as proposed in Adipem's linked conversation, this can be boiled down into easy "lego sized" blocks, with simple groups of 4, 8, 12, and 16 member deploy allowed for FW only... this will give the highest statistical probability of matchmaking as all outcomes lead to a full match, with each block pushing to the whole group.

I will spend more time looking over your math, as it just seems... clunky... to me, but it has been a little bit (say, 7 years), since I had to analyze something similar to this. Most of the math in my current field is rather straight forward, in comparison.

ETA: will also need coffee... lots of coffee for this. On a side note, if you are/were a math major, is it just my experience, or did everyone going for that degree with you, smoke heavily? After a while, I was able to identify what science field someone was going into merely by how they acted... or in the case of a math student, how much they smoked vs how much they actually wrote stuff.

^ Big text wall is scary me no likey

Fun fact - the combinatorics paper Leither linked has title initials 'CCP'.

Nerd

Surely even non-mathematicians can recognise initials?

Even if you're not doing proper subjects, at least it's part of a proper education system. +1

What's a CAO?

Surely even non-mathematicians can recognise initials?

Sari?

Zaria said that her opinion wouldn't be influenced by FA members.

I left of my own accord.

Short version: It's the form we use to apply for college courses.