Good luck everyone, should be fun!

Group A is scary...

@jimmy, you have been added to Group G1, as there is an inactive player.

Thanks :) gl all and have fun

Can i join

@Spencer, I'll add you to the waitlist. Unfortunately it is unlikely you will be able to play this season, as the expansion groups have filled.

Wow the first tournaments allready started and the first games were won/lost ;)

I did not expect that at this point, so i try to hurry up and update the sheet soon.

@Rheumakay, yes I started all groups that were full (Except for Group A) early. There was no point delaying them until the official start date. I am only delaying Group A until then because this week is quite busy for me, so I didn't want to have the stress of games as well as other stuff. Group A will start on Sunday as planned, as will Group C (waiting for Genius to join, but that is unlikely I think).

So no more double promotions? Going to take a while to climb the ranks.

@Glass, double promotions are used when people drop out in higher groups, opening up extra promotion slots. I don't plan them at the start of a season, but normally there are a few on offer by the time the season is finished.

Ah ok, thanks for the clarification.

I want to begin a discussion on what players would like to see for next season. As far as new players joining the league, it takes a long time to promote up the ranks to the top groups using the current promotion/group format.

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What happens currently:
1. Groups are linear from A-G, with no double promotions given by default. So assuming no dropouts, the best case scenario for a new player to reach group A is to promote each season for 6 consecutive seasons! This could take more than a year at the current rate, which is too long.

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Suggestions:
1. Change promotion format. Winner of a group automatically receives a double promotion, with the next 3 players (2nd-4th) receiving a regular promotion. The basic change will be in the number of promotions/relegations. In this case, 4 players would relegate from each group, and 4 players would promote (increased from 3 each). This way, a player could climb from Group G to Group E, then to Group C, then Group A, meaning 3 seasons only would be required to reach Group A level.

2. Change the Group format. Basically, there would be a premier Group (Group A, which I would increase to 12 players rather than 10), with 2 Group Bs, 3 Group Cs, etc. With our current player number at 90, that means 12 Group As, 20 Group Bs, 30 Group Cs, and the rest in Group D. This means less climbing is needed to reach the top level, but would limit the actual number of promotions, as each higher division has a smaller playing group.

Example scenario: Group A (12 players rather than 10) would have 6 relegation spots, meaning it is harder for players to remain there (they would have to finish in the top 6), and the top 3 in each "B" group would auto-promote. Each "B" Group would have 4 relegation spots (plus a play-off relegation slot between the 6th placed finishers), meaning 9 players from the C groups would be able to promote. (top 3 in each group). Group Ds would promote 3 from each group, with 3 relegations needed from each C Group.

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Thanks for always looking for improvements. I vote option 2.

option 2 pls

Just realised I made some mistakes in the example scenario, so I corrected it. Take another look now.

okay

I Think Option 2 would be a good improvement!

option2

Option 2 is better. More players in each group sounds amazing

means more losses for me

What about the ranking system you introduced?