Plans for next season

[Rasaq]

I personally like the circle map for TWDT-D. There was still running, but you couldn't do it for long. The border came up on you pretty fast and you had do maneuver around more rocks which prevented a lot of shifting.

[Majorcrisis2]

I thought I remember T WDT map for wbs being round at one point?

It was. I believe it went to the square map when Ogron ran it.
Atleast when I ran it, it was circle.

[Tiny]

I thought I remember T WDT map for wbs being round at one point?

[Poseidon]

i like brams ideas

[Dabram]

TWDD:

[Dabram]

Twbd small change. Lines to shoot at cram, but 'long' way towards fr-entrance.

[Dabram]

Triple post comin up:

Ideas for maps:
Current maps are old. Especially with bigger res in DD, a lot of players go for run and lob, with the space there is, it's sometimes tough for the rushing teams to counter this.
I think a map can do a lot. I was thinking of creating a few more options, without going 'too crazy'. Perhaps every team has 1 'home' game, in which cap can choose the map. Playoffs same for round 1 + 2, round 3 = whichever gets most votes or regular map on tie.

1) Current map with more rocks towards the edges rocks (when being hunted you get trapped more easily), less rocks in the middle.
2) Current map with 'trenches' (or curtains of rocks). Not so dense that it gets too difficult to fly through, but does cut up the map a bit in pieces, and when a team get separated, it could hurt you more. Teamwork / surrounding your opponent would become more important.
4) Oval shaped map, with same amount of rocks density as current map
5) Oval shaped map with rock density in the middle, thinning out towards the edges.

For JD/BD so much can be done. I felt the new map created for javs was a bit TOO much of a change, but having some maps that are very similar but just a bit different would be great. Too me it's important not to change the game, but give a bit different experience from time to time. Have a map in which escaping is a bit tougher, have a map in which escaping is bit easier, have a map with more 'skill'-shots etc.

[Dabram]

Options with that:
A) As 6/7* will be getting more playingtime, it's gonna be taken away some from the 8/9/10* group -> maybe raise 40 to 41 and 67 to 68 (tweak some player ratings maybe tho)
B) 9 teams. 8 games at 40/67*, 4 games at 37/62* and 4 games at no limit ('twl'-feel games or blowouts..?). 40/67* wins at 2 pts, other wins @ 1 pt. Playoffs regular..?

	2.5pm	3pm	3.5pm	4pm	4.5pm	5pm	5.5pm
week 1	DD 37*	JD 37*	BD 62*	DD 40*	DD 40*	JD 40*	BD 67*
week 2	DD no*	JD no*	BD no*	DD 40*	JD 40*	JD 40*	BD 67*
week 3	DD 37*	JD 37*	BD 62*	DD 40*	JD 40*	BD 67*	BD 67*
week 4	DD no*	JD no*	BD no*	DD 40*	DD 40*	JD 40*	BD 67*
week 5	DD 37*	JD 37*	BD 62*	DD 40*	JD 40*	JD 40*	BD 67*
week 6	DD no*	JD no*	BD no*	DD 40*	JD 40*	BD 67*	BD 67*
week 7	DD 37*	JD 37*	BD 62*	DD no*	JD no*	BD no*

My 2 cents on a borrowing pool of 6/7 stars. I don't like it, takes away too much from the twdt-concept. Also who'se gonna decide which captain picks who? Can you bench your own 6* to take a 7*? Does the other cap need to allow your borrow?

[Dabram]

Idea for TWDT setup.

- 8 teams total
- Each team plays another twice
- 7 games @ 37* for DD/JD, 62* for BD. 7 games at 40/41* DD/JD and 67/68* for BD.
- 6 teams qualify for playoffs. First 2 get a bye. 3 & 4 1 game up vs 5 & 6.
- Playoff games are at 40/67* limit

	3pm	3.5pm	4pm	4.5pm	5pm	5.5pm
week 1	DD 37*	DD 40*	JD 37*	DD 40*	BD 62*	BD 67*
week 2	DD 37*	DD 40*	JD 37*	DD 40*	BD 62*	BD 67*
week 3	DD 37*	DD 40*	JD 37*	DD 40*	BD 62*	BD 67*
week 4	DD 37*	DD 40*	JD 37*	DD 40*	BD 62*	BD 67*
week 5	DD 37*	DD 40*	JD 37*	DD 40*	BD 62*	BD 67*
week 6	DD 37*	DD 40*	JD 37*	DD 40*	BD 62*	BD 67*
week 7	DD 37*	DD 40*	JD 37*	DD 40*	BD 62*	BD 67*

Upside: A chance for 6 / 7* players to impress their captain and get a spot in the upper line. 37* gives different options: from a top-heavy 10 9 6 6 6 to a balanced 8 8 7 7 7.
Downside: Drafting becomes tougher, and as captain you rely on more people to show up consistently = more irregular lineups (Power had same 6 guys in JD&DD last 4-5 sundays, and we won those..)

[ogron]

because forums aren't representative of the player base.

that's like wondering why everyone on reddit overwhelmingly supports bernie sanders and being shocked that he's not currently the 45th president of the united states. 20% of twitter users account for like 80% of all twitter posts.

most players want to play TWDT.

[yoast]

Hey,

We are four weeks away from being done this TWDT season. Theres no doubt the zone has been significantly more active with a league running and TWDT has been a success so far. I want us to start brainstorming what league should be played next. TWDT will end Dec 15th, I'm thinking we will take at least about a month break before something starts around February hopefully. Poll attached.

Any other ideas are welcome, however I think its best to stick with known leagues as it generates more interest. I want to have a plan in place so that there isn't a huge lull where the game completely dies for several months. Caps of squads, speak up if you would like twl, same for people who would like to cap TWDT, as the hardest part of starting these leagues is having enough captains.

Question: if there was a vote and TWL won, why another TWDT? o.O - again just curious and why we did a vote if TWDT was the way we were going to go lol

[RandomNoob]

Jurassic's idea of having more teams/nerfing the borrowing makes sense. Earlier times though? :\

[Kassius]

Allow bonus points for fielding eligible 'rookies' or 6-star players maybe (shameless attempt at trying to get to play more).

[Jurassic]

What about having more teams, so that more people can play? For DTJ/DTD last couple DT's our team has always had 3-5+ people sitting each week. Allow borrowing to some reasonable extent, but nerf it so that it's not a big advantage / exploitable. Make wins with borrows worth 1 point, and wins with normal roster 2 points. 6-7 star borrows. Shortfalls: Finding enough "pro" captains seems hard and not sure base can handle additional teams. Also is any consideration being made to move the times earlier? Flame away.

[zidane]

I want to say thanks to everyone who participated in this season of TWDT: captains, players, staff, HoN/prediction writers, and more. I want to especially thank the captains who stepped up and capped, helped us get the zone active again. On a personal note, I want to thank my players on Power who were great teammates and gave it to their all, we came up short of our goal but we had a very good season.

Congrats to Power for winning TWDT-D and TWDT-J, and Spider for winning TWDT-B

With that being said, it is time to look forward to the next season. We have decided to run another season of TWDT. TWDT Season 20 will start on February 2nd. Myself and Tiny will be running this season. I will be posting a thread for signups and captains shortly. The plan is for TWDT to run from February to April, at the same time TWL qualifications will be running with TWL Season 23 scheduled for May 2020. DT hype, lets keep the momentum going for our leagues. Go sign up and if you are interested in capping please reach out to me or Tiny. The plan is to have 8 teams again, captain volunteers as of right now:

RaCka
Tiny
zidane
Mean Gene

Schedule of anticipated and planned start times of our next leagues below.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...L6k/edit#gid=0