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Post by RockBass on Oct 8, 2011 12:51:59 GMT -5
I think it's time we started our first league event.
For at least the first one, I would like to make it a Swiss event, just so people can play multiple times, without just being done and out from a single loss.
Let's brainstorm (ha!) some rules and regulations about the event. I'll start:
Matches will be announced on a certain day, and the players will have 6 days from announcement to play their match online and report back with their results. An opponent not showing up will result in a game loss for that opponent.
Each match won nets a point, each lost none. So if a round goes 2-1, the winner gets two points, the loser one.
The winner of the league will win something, maybe a trophy? At least some sort of digital tag, much like PDC magic does, to brag about.
Edit:Got my wife to agree to making a plaque for the winner of the event. That will be cool.
Tie breaker for final rounds if needed.
As this is the first league event, I want us to be a little lax with stuff that comes up, until we all get a feel for doing it properly.
Please add ideas or suggestions.
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Post by RockBass on Oct 8, 2011 13:04:17 GMT -5
In the event of an odd number or opponent not showing up, the player will receive 2 points, as if he or she went 2-0 in the round.
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Post by yugular on Oct 8, 2011 15:18:43 GMT -5
Hmmm.. What if the two players just cant find a time that fits for both? Who gets a loss in that case?
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Post by grumpyoldgamer on Oct 8, 2011 15:39:28 GMT -5
So these would be weekly events? Matchups would be annonced on Sunday for example, and players would have until Saturday to complete them and report the results?
It sound interesting, but I'm wondering if a single matchup a week would be enough. It might make the PttP metagame too slow-evolving. Maybe two matchgroups of three days each a week, with the last day left for book-keeping.
How would results be reported? I feel that both players should report the results for a match, to control any disrepancies.
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Post by RockBass on Oct 8, 2011 18:37:06 GMT -5
Hmmm.. What if the two players just cant find a time that fits for both? Who gets a loss in that case? Neither, maybe? Both just get 0 for the week and just have that much ground to cover, points wise.
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Post by RockBass on Oct 8, 2011 18:41:21 GMT -5
So these would be weekly events? Matchups would be annonced on Sunday for example, and players would have until Saturday to complete them and report the results? It sound interesting, but I'm wondering if a single matchup a week would be enough. It might make the PttP metagame too slow-evolving. Maybe two matchgroups of three days each a week, with the last day left for book-keeping. How would results be reported? I feel that both players should report the results for a match, to control any disrepancies. Well, we literally have listeners around the world, so I'm hesitant to schedule them too frequently. A week seems like a decent balance between "do it when you can", and "do it as quick as possible". If everyone reports in with their results earlier, we can always boost the next match up a day or two. I agree that both players should report.
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Post by grumpyoldgamer on Oct 9, 2011 8:42:20 GMT -5
So these would be weekly events? Matchups would be annonced on Sunday for example, and players would have until Saturday to complete them and report the results? It sound interesting, but I'm wondering if a single matchup a week would be enough. It might make the PttP metagame too slow-evolving. Maybe two matchgroups of three days each a week, with the last day left for book-keeping. How would results be reported? I feel that both players should report the results for a match, to control any disrepancies. Well, we literally have listeners around the world, so I'm hesitant to schedule them too frequently. Hum... true true. I guess that running the League for a few weeks/months would give more acurate informations on the actual playerbase. I still think that it would be possible to run two events a week. Maybe a daily event plus the weekly event? Don't know... A question I'm wondering is how similar or how different you want this to be compared to what PDC does. I know that some people just don't like PDC and are just looking for an alternative, but otherwise I feel that it's something to consider.
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Post by RockBass on Oct 9, 2011 9:58:51 GMT -5
My concerns with PDC are that the layout is confusing as hell, and I'm not super familiar with anyone or anything there. Plus, I'm still feeling out how they run things over there. I figured this was a chance for us to make our mark on the tourney scene.
Also, it looks to be that the PDC events still have a set day and time to play the matches. That's super difficult to hit for me each week with a job, 2 kids, band practice, recording a podcast, and being Pacific time. A league setup takes some of that pressure off, since I know everyone is busy, like me.
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Post by grumpyoldgamer on Oct 10, 2011 0:24:37 GMT -5
(...) everyone is busy, like me. Indeed. And I agree with PDC being somewhat confusing. I don't have anything against what is being done over there, but the learning curve can be a little steep. So... I'm guessing that you'll be using some kind of 'season' setup. How long for each seasons? I'd suggest something around 8-10 weeks each, with 6-8 weeks for standard matchups, 1 week for semi-finals and 1 week for the finals. Maybe a couple of weeks off in-between each seasons to cool down and refresh. Have you considered the possibility of having some kind of yearly event or tournament between the season winners?
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Post by yugular on Oct 10, 2011 5:07:01 GMT -5
looking forward to this
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Post by RockBass on Oct 18, 2011 12:11:20 GMT -5
Does anyone want to petition adding a few additional cards to a banned list for this league? Obviously Cranial Plating and Frantic Search will be banned.
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Post by grumpyoldgamer on Oct 18, 2011 19:29:37 GMT -5
Not at this point. I think we can afford to let the PttP metagame develop itself before adding anything to the banlist. No need to go Wizard on the format. Yes, I'm bitter about Modern. I'm curious though... What about deck registration? It seems unlikely that anyone would want to play the same deck over and over again, and changing deck on the fly all the time doesn't seem like a good idea either. If the League use a seasonal format, I could see a player register a deck for a season, with potentialy some kind of mid-season update being available for players to modify their deck and adjust them to the season's metagame.
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Post by yugular on Oct 20, 2011 1:08:46 GMT -5
Does anyone want to petition adding a few additional cards to a banned list for this league? Obviously Cranial Plating and Frantic Search will be banned. No. Bannedlist is bannedlist. That's it. This league could also be a good practice for any other events.
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Post by RockBass on Oct 20, 2011 12:05:41 GMT -5
No banned list additions it is. That's what I would have preferred too.
Regarding deck registration, a mid season replacement seems legit to me.
Any other ideas? Otherwise, I'm going to draft it all up and tell people to start brewing.
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Post by grumpyoldgamer on Oct 20, 2011 17:13:43 GMT -5
For the records, I do believe that Wizards should add a few cards to the official banlist for Pauper. I just think that you should stick to the current list for now (at least for the first season), before adding new cards to it, if any.
However, I would suggest the possibility of having a Watchlist. Cards which, though not banned, could prove problematic and disruptive and who may eventually end up on PttP's own banlist. Something similar to what is done for Commander/EDH for example.
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