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Post by RockBass on Jan 19, 2012 13:07:06 GMT -5
This is the thread to post ideas about making the next league better, and to give your opinion on how League #1 is going. Remember, be honest, as I can handle constructive criticism.
I'll go first. I'm a little disappointed in the fact that some people aren't able to get in touch with their opponents. My gut feeling is that this is in response to how long it took to get the event going after announcing it. All we can really do is award wins for no-shows and proceed from there. What is encouraging is the amount of people we have who are active and trying to make the whole thing work. I appreciate all of it.
Don't worry, I'm not discouraged from keeping these types of things going.
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Post by yugular on Jan 19, 2012 13:15:08 GMT -5
My gut feeling is that this is in response to how long it took to get the event going after announcing it. This is the reason I guess. If one user fails to play many rounds during league #n we could ban him from the next league (league #n+1)? Anyways the league is just starting up and I think we will have good league in the end. Just in case I would do slighlty fixed pairings for round2 and arrange it so that no-shows are paired against each others. If someone fails to do 3-4 rounds in a row he could be dropped from the current league also?
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Post by mikeyk159 on Jan 19, 2012 16:22:36 GMT -5
I have to agree that it might be due to how long the league took to get started. I have faith the next one will be better, as long as it starts on time.
I'm really liking the fact that we can edit out lists in between matches as well.
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Post by grumpyoldgamer on Jan 19, 2012 19:09:40 GMT -5
I agree that the delay might have caused problems, but starting the league during the holidays would likely have been worse. I have faith that this will pick up.
For the second season, there were talks of doing something special with the Pauper Krew and I think that it could be a good option. The clan could benefit from it and gain new members, and the podcast could get more listeners. Just putting the information out there can definitely help.
Another valide option: bribe the players! ;D Seriously, prize support could help. People like free stuff.
All in all though, I don't think that there are anything specific that should be done to make the league better. Obviously, a few things will likely need to be adjusted here or there over time, but just making sure that the league is a regular event that pauper players can get into is one of the best thing which can be done for it. Consistency is key here I think.
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Post by dougbiss on Jan 19, 2012 21:01:28 GMT -5
This is something I wrote up for a league we were trying to get setup at PDC, sponsored by our clan:
We didn't get very far with it, but it encapsulates my thoughts completely enough that I thought I'd post it here in case there are any parts you may find useful. Further, it's not up and running yet, but our new clan website will also be running its own Gatherling soon. Once it's up, we'll probably be running this league within our clan. It's entirely possible that your forum leagues will be allowed to use our Gatherling database if you so desire... we just have to see how the final implementation gets completed.
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Post by yugular on Jan 20, 2012 3:19:18 GMT -5
dougbissThat is awesome. Just my feelings. @grumpy about the price support I have also been thinking that for future leagues. This first league just has to be a practice round on how to run a league etc. But in the future price support would be great. I have no idea how the podcast is linked to their sponsor and if it is possible to get something from there or if we need to find new sponsors or something...
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Post by RockBass on Jan 20, 2012 13:55:33 GMT -5
Yugular,
I'm thinking we need another sponsor. ABU games is great, but they're very hands-off with the show and functions.
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Post by grumpyoldgamer on Jan 20, 2012 19:19:52 GMT -5
It's unfortunate. Sponsorship should work both ways.
Not to speak out of turn, but isn't Nate working for a store?
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Post by jcrodd7776 on Feb 13, 2012 20:10:05 GMT -5
I like Dougbiss' plan lets go with it
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Post by kennon on Feb 20, 2012 12:11:45 GMT -5
That sounds like a pretty fun idea. All I know is that I want the next league to start ASAP so that I can try to make another go of it.
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