Roster Capping!

[JacKieChan>]

Tough call

I've been on squads with huge and leaner rosters.

What's cool about a huge roster is any time you come online you can almost garuntee there's enough people online to play a twd match. Downside, you have 20 people online, and there's not enough from another squad to do anything. (mostly happens in basing)

Bots could be changed so you can challenge yourself and set up 2 capts of "squadname" and "squadname_B".

But then it sucks if you're in "squad.whatever.we.wish.we.had.more.active.people" .

Smaller rosters do lead to more squads, maybe more squads that have a better skill base.

Usually, in TWL people see the same basic people play, i can only speak for twlb cause I don't really play wb or javs. In basing it's something like whoever the caps think are the best 10-12 people usually play b.c some of the "top" eight can't show one day.

And the funny thing is when you're on a squad that's been around for awhile, and you've all played together for a long time, the difference between your top 9 spiders isn't all that noticable when you really break it down. You might have 2-3 really great spiders that always stand out, but then the next 4 through 10 really are close. So then you have several people of about the same talent of those playing sitting watching from spec.

So it could be good if smart caps rotated their starters a little, but I have not seen that on purpose much, except when 'starters' can't show.


I don't think people who get bumped from a roster b/c of new roster caps would quit the game entirely. There might be some, but I doubt there'd be a mass extinction event of players who were tossed out into the cold recesses of pub due to said new roster cap leaving said game. Said players are more likely to love the game and try to join another squad, or make their own squad.

You can see my post in this thread where I proposed a cool idea, where even if you had people that left your squad due a roster cap, would still be able to play with your squad in twds.

http://forums.trenchwars.org/showthread.php?t=31660

Goto my post, the rest is pretty much poop.

:P

[RiiStar]

As for roster caps, reaver produced the idea along the lines of what i was thinking about, so it will discussed as a possible implementation.

Because its website work for the latter idea you'll have to have some patience because we are stretch as thin as botdev is with current on-going work.

But once we are there there will be a few additions to the site, Ass Cap+ who can accept applications if no cap can, change in the Squad Dissolve function, and if agreed perhaps the implementation of a progressive roster cap system.

[Stung]

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7 big zedong
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GiantTiger in TWL? amazing

[RiGhTiOcHaP]

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52 Mr.Sweden
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Split that into Build numbers, and you have 5 squads, albeit with GT like skills.
Split it by the number of people seen within a week on Builds roster? 10 squads.

Make a 20 man Cap, you have 50+ squads, ALOT of axing, less if any three league squads, way more competition... why go on? isnt <<< that what you wanted? Chats, wbduel, javduel and elim were created for a reason people.

[Thorkell]

I'm all for this.... I have discussed it with my squad and they all thought 30 was a good number. Although I myself think 25 would be good. Its sad when you have to play the same 3 squads all the time because they are the only ones on.

Smaller roster=more squads=more games=more fun

[Hercules]

TWLD / TWLJ Squads (15-20)
JUST TWLB squads(15-20)
3 League Squads (25-30)(If not qualified for twlb, they drop down of course)

-It will make TWD more active.
-There will be much more competition
-Much more fun to play different squads
-Teamplay will be even greater
-Gives the opportunity for more players to play in a game
-Gives us the ability to increase the competition in twl adding more squads.
(go back to old conference system)

Can the idea work? Yes. Will it take good staffing behind it to enforce it? Yes, but it is a fairly simple task.

The only negatives I see is people losing interest because they aren't with their old squad / maybe squads dissolving mid season again.. Maybe inactivity will be a problem if the squad lacks active people.

Maybe go back to the pyramid system back in the day.
Anyways,

Thats my 2 cents.

[bubbles19518]

I like reaver's idea a lot.

Besides, there is no reason any squad should have more than 40 players. Even if you have old friends who have joined and stuff, axe them but let them keep the tag, when they get active they can join if theres room.

[Zeebu]

TWLD / TWLJ Squads (15-20)
JUST TWLB squads(15-20)
3 League Squads (25-30)(If not qualified for twlb, they drop down of course)

-It will make TWD more active.
-There will be much more competition
-Much more fun to play different squads
-Teamplay will be even greater
-Gives the opportunity for more players to play in a game
-Gives us the ability to increase the competition in twl adding more squads.
(go back to old conference system)

Can the idea work? Yes. Will it take good staffing behind it to enforce it? Yes, but it is a fairly simple task.

The only negatives I see is people losing interest because they aren't with their old squad / maybe squads dissolving mid season again.. Maybe inactivity will be a problem if the squad lacks active people.

Maybe go back to the pyramid system back in the day.
Anyways,

Thats my 2 cents.

yesyesyes

eemal said something like this somewhere and then i quoted him saying it was a good idea.

gonna quote it again saying its a good idea