TWL Season 7 Rules (Updated 4/24/04)

[Due]

so u can't sub a player if he sucks?

[Stabwound]

so u can't sub a player if he sucks?

Yeah, that seems rather dumb.

[Cran]

9.04 Each squad will be allowed to have two (2) substitutes for each game. Substitutes must be registered and eligible members of that Squad. A substitute may only be put in the game as a replacement for a player who has exceeded the maximum lag out allotment, or as a replacement for a player whose lag prohibits them from playing. The substitute will be placed in the game with the amount of lives left for the slot that they substituted. No substitute may replace a player who was removed for violating allotments or other league rules. Substitutions can only be done by the attending referee, Squad Captains or assistant captains must message the referee with the substitution request.

What if someone is like 0-5, can we sub him then, or is it strictly for lagouts?

[Due]

Yeah, that seems rather dumb.

agreed

[demonfaze]

You should be able to sub someone who's doing bad. This sub rule would probably force teams to use their starting lineups more often, giving other players less chance to play. Now it would be more risky to let your inactive/rusty or beginner players play considering you won't be able to sub them if they don't play well enough.

[Kim]

If this rule is enforced, you could just spec and re-enter 3 times, and there you go.

[Due]

If this rule is enforced, you could just spec and re-enter 3 times, and there you go.

it takes so a 30 secs to put u back in. (or close to 30) then it is not so simple :P

[Anduril.]

I say NO to drinking water without the permission of the fishes !

[Desperate]

Ok not having any subs is the worst idea ever. Please change it back

[Due]

Ok not having any subs is the worst idea ever. Please change it back

i agree

[Displaced]

ditto.

p.s. nice sig desp

[Mattey]

Where's the lag limits?

[Mantra-Slider]

Why is there a 4 spider max in twbd (there is right?) when there isnt one in twlb..

are you sure 15 minutes is the correct time for a base game? I think the most common result is like 15:7 or something and thats a 22 minutes game... We dont want to play LESS than last season :/ make it 18-20 instead!

[Displaced]

theres no 4 spider limit in twbd either. (atleast not IIRC)

[Force of Nature]

9.04 - Referee's only will be able to do substitutions, captains and asst captains must message the referee with any substitution requests.

along with 10.04

Push, can you please explain the reasoning behind this rule? And as to why it was changed from the captains being incharge. I forsee a lot of substitutions mishaps by the referees. For example - the capt messaged the ref but they were to busy with something else to add it in on a crutial moment.

Instead I suggest let the captians do it or the captian for that game. This way any faults while substituting (very contraversial issue) will be the responsibility of the captain of the respective squads instead of putting more pressure on the match officials. Secondly, have the sub lag timer on as it is in TWD, you might want to discuss the length of it though. It is currently 1 sec I believe - maybe, 3 secs is more appropriate?

Secondly, is there anyway to stop people from speccing (I know it will be quite hard to find a solution) to avoid deaths in ld and lj? For a non lagging player that is 3 free lives - although its given that they have to have full energy. But these days, that seems to be common.

Thirdly, the rule really doesn't enforce subbing a player that isn't lagging being subbed. So that constraint seems moot. For example, a player that is doing bad can be instructed to quit the game by the squad captain and then claimed to have lagged out. You cant really differentiate between legidimate lagouts or other causes. If you were going to use lag limits, think of the times when a person leaves suddendly for unexpected reasons. Therefore, I dont think having the rule to not allow bad players to be substituded cannot be enforced. It really doesn't need to be either. Subbing can be a valid tatic of a squad and also represents the depth of the squad. It also shows the overall skill level of the captains and details on the finer points of what makes a squad truely great.