i know that the "normal" layout of teams is usually 5v5 (CS:S and CoD4)
so why is it that they are 6v6?
personally imo 6 people on a team seems to change some maps around a little in both games
cause now there is an extra person

also
single elimination?
what about finals? best of 3? or is that still single?

im just curious about the reasoning behind all this
im not saying that its a bad idea to do it
just wondering to see why
 

k thx for answering half of my questions ^^

hopefully someone can answer the other half haha

Can I turn this one around a bit, as I'm curious in the other direction...why not have 6 players? Could you not use your same 5 player strategy and assign the 6th player to be a free roamer as re-enforcements or as a surprise attacker, or an extra defender, or hidden sniper, or.....the possibilities for that 6th person are endless.

As leech stated, just wondering why.

WARNING: If this thread becomes a flame war it will be locked faster than you can say "OMGWTFBBQ It has to be 5v5!?"

I believe that the sixth man provides balance to the game. Would also stress that this is a LAN PARTY, not CAL. Sully I would suggest just locking it anyway. As soon as the other CS CAL (CS is more popular then any other mainstream game) see this thread. Then everyone is going to be in a uproar about this. And with three weeks to go you would not want anymore stress and BS to come your way now would you. It is 6v6 for a reason and we are sticking to it.

No, I'd like to see some constructive, thoughtful conversation on the topic. When and if the flames rage, then I'll lock it. Until then, I invite any and all to contribute and elaborate on the finer points of 5 players/team versus 6 players/team.

Ok, but why would 6-player teams discourage a CAL team from coming? This is afterall, a LAN Party. We're not part of CAL, so there's nothing that happens at our LAN Parties of any consequence to CAL standings or reputation or anything. We game for the sake of gaming and good fun.

I know in the past we've had teams come in and think they were going to wipe the floor, end up losing in the first round to a clearly superior team, get ticked off, and leave after only a couple of hours. There was still 35+ hours left in the LAN and they just packed up and left.

That is a completely wrong attitude to have coming into a FITES LAN. We are first and foremost about having a fun time; always have been. Secondly, it's getting to meet other people you have a common interest with (gaming) and maybe finding some new friendships out of the whole experience. That's also where the 6th person on the team comes into play; it may be someone you pick up out of the PUG pool to fill the 6th spot. Maybe that 6th person ends up making a critical kill or score that pushes your 5-man team over the top. Tournaments, I think, come in a distant 3rd to the other two, not because the tournaments are insignificant, but because the fun and camaraderie are just that far up the ladder.

holy crap
i got more responses than i thought i would
hahaha 

thanks for all of your replies
i see the reasoning behind doing 6v6 not 5v5

but cool

oh and btw... that was a question all out of curiosity
i wasn't trying to cause a flame war (even though it didnt happen)
and i wasn't complaining about the rules
just wondering 

so thanks for all of your input ^^

And if all else fails, I'll probably just be pugging most games so I can just be picked up as a 6th as an asset or a handicap (CoD4).

:P