rocco, I understand your beef with people running up the score...it's a pretty shitty thing to do to somebody. That being said, I'm new too and don't know exactly how goals for/against factor into possible tie-breakers. If they factor in, you're complaint would do better to go to the people who make the rules; If I got into a tie-breaker and lost due to having less goals because I eased up, I'd be pretty unhappy about it. Can anyone tell me the procedure for a tie-breaker? Do goals for/against factor in, or is it just a matter of having a tie-breaker series, or what?
Moving on, I gotta say your complaint about 'people who just want to have fun' is total house-league. Personally I find competetion to be pretty boring when either side isn't giving 100%. Even if you're on the losing end, it's not a true victory if deep down you know the other person let you win. Just request friendly novice exhibtion matches in the server if you wanna play for fun. or play against the computer