I totally agree with you. But if people are going to get silly (which they will) and try to report a guild for playing a 1 win / 1 loss tactic in a GC, then maybe this could be a way forward, but equally I am not sure.

Onwards and upwards in terms of fair play, we all have the opportunity to make this game great again, but that starts with playing fair in league games.

You're missing the point. Throwing a game in guild challenges doesn't cost anyone anything, it helps everyone on both sides of the challenge and has no negative effect on any team. We are not challenging the idea of being able to lose any match at all. That would be ridiculous. You can throw your map games and tournament games too for all we care. Throw your friendlies too.

What we are challenging is throwing matches in championships. In championships, by throwing games and giving wins to your own guild's teams, you are negatively affecting the other teams in the league, and it often costs teams a fair promotion. I know you understand this.

This exemplifies perfectly what is wrong with the game. The fact that this is your first thought in reaction to the developers introducing measures to attempt to stamp out industrial-scale match-fixing says it all. It's a clear sign that it is rotten to the core. No-one is whiter than white, but I think I read on this forum that there were over 100 matches fixed this season. The developers introduce a new measure and people are already thinking about/planning to screw people over with the new system.

From what I can see on this forum thread, Nick seems to be talking sense and everyone else is taking it as an opportunity to air their grievances and dislikes of each other.

This is where a puritanical crusade slays any form of common sense. Clearly the first problem to clean up is the match-fixing in the league. If people then think losing a game in GCs is not right then that is a VERY SIMPLE problem to fix, you doubel the money you get for GC games and only get one match each. Simples. It's a stationary fix that would take the developers 3 minutes to code in all likelihood.

The problem with fixing in the league is that it has massive, far-reaching consequences. Firstly, people invest a lot of money in this game and the match fixers are cheating other players out of that money by screwing them out of promotion. Secondly, by fixing matches you are ensuring all your guys are higher level making your guild very difficult to beat in GCs and you are therefore skewing the guild rankings board. After all, isn't that what most of the elite are interested in? The rankings board? Thirdly, it also skews the individual rankings board as the top 20 becomes dominated by teams involved in fixing as it is very hard to be in the top 20 if you are not top level. In short, match-fixing in the league affects every single aspect of the game. Lastly, the developers have come out on several occasions and said that they are against match-fixing. Anyone involved in it or condoning it are therefore going against the wishes of the developers and deserve a ban for breaking the rules.

Sadly due to the above comments I am back

Can I ask one question please? Is putting your losing strategy on and losing on purpose match fixing?

I'm just going to reiterate what I said before, a puritanical stance to try and stop or in any way discredit the measures recently implemented by Sweet Nitro is quite simply counterproductive. If you want to have a philosophical debate that will lead nowhere, have at it. But without my input for what it is worth. Everyone, including sweet nitro, can clearly see that it is the championship matches where the most damage is done to the game as a whole which is actually under existential threat.

There really are some naive people in this game these days. Putting "lose" on for friendlies so a next game opponent in a competitive game can't figure out what strategy you are using is bad? Away and have a word with yourself if you think that

Have I mentioned friendlies? Or figuring out strats? League games and GCs are competitive affairs (finance) the rules should be absolutely the same regarding match fixing

GCs....are for finance as you said i.e. why we do milking. Nothing wrong with it as both teams on the losing and winning sides benefit.

The league I agree, fixing is totally out of order and has to be stopped somehow. It is not just about finance in the league but as has been mentioned before, legit players being robbed of rightful promotions due to a bunch of underhand cowards.

As you may have gathered that guy is taking the piss.