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[@Lugubrious]Yes, but not necessarily.

say like, Echo and Burgundy against Eminence and Victoria, while Albus and Tawne fight Mikoto and Kallum. It might not be BE vs EV/AT vs DL, but BE vs EV/AT vs another pairing from a different team.
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Right...I'm not sure how the rankings will work and people will be eliminated, but I'm sure you're on top of things.

To me it seems like if four team members can collab interaction, then can collab fights.  Prior to this new announcement, I thought that we'd be having four on fours with character teams versus NPC teams (the Vytal Festival does have sixteen total teams after all, four from each kingdom.  [url=http://rwby.wikia.com/wiki/Vytal_Festival]Check it out[/url]) and afterward the second round would have all-player 2v2s that would be easier to collab, still totaling only four people after all.