Information regarding TWL

[Jason]

where's slowbob when ya need him?

[Ardour]

Who cares when TWL starts... TWL Top Trumps just arrived in the post today so I am happy!

[Zeebu]

8)

[Ardour]

Just noticed a printing error! Violence hasnt got any TWL rings... These will be worth a fortune!

[Crescent Seal]

Laine <ZH>> i didin't even apply for <ZH> and i got it

[the_paul]

You put an extra 1 in front of the charisma score for violence too.

[Infrared]

Just noticed a printing error! Violence hasnt got any TWL rings... These will be worth a fortune!

See sig

[schope]

we need THE PUSHER to come back and host again !

[pascone]

there needs to be a more strict roster cap. i'm sick of hearing about "but we're a multi league squad, we need players"

my squad has had 3 people for like a week. it's literally impossible to recruit in this game anymore with 30 people that play a day.

of course, doing this would require action in a league that hasn't changed much over the past 3-4 seasons

[renzi]

there needs to be a more strict roster cap. i'm sick of hearing about "but we're a multi league squad, we need players"

my squad has had 3 people for like a week. it's literally impossible to recruit in this game anymore with 30 people that play a day.

of course, doing this would require action in a league that hasn't changed much over the past 3-4 seasons

pandora is running fine in bding and dding with like 24 people on roster

[Ardour]

TWL + TWD roster cap

Roster size is definitely something that needs looking into and acting upon.
In comparing TWD and TWL too a sport that works similar: football, roster size is a key issue that stands out:

Football world cup:
11 players in a match
23 players allowed on roster
5 subs per match

English regular league
11 players in a match
25 players allowed on roster
5 subs per match?
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Trench Wars League
5 players in a match
35 players on roster
-5 eligible members for TWLD and TWLJ
-8 eligible members for TWLB
Minimum possible: 8
2 subs per match

Trenchwars regular league
5 players in a match
Unlimited roster size
1 sub per match

First of all, there are only ever 5 players that get to play in a match! There is twice this number in football and even football has a smaller roster number.
Looking at football, a roster size is a little over double needed to start a match.
Apply this to TWD and TWL, being more generous for TWD. If the leagues are so different that they need completely different players in each then seperate the leages. But I dont want to go down that route at all. I am a 3 league player that in every season either joins a stacked squad thats qualified for all 3 leagues because I want to take part in all 3, but then I struggle for a starting position and only get to take part in 2, or I join a lesser squad thats only qualified in one league and be a starter because that kind of squad hasnt the same attraction as one of these stacked 3 leagued squads. I turn up week after week to take part in every match only to have to sit in 2 out of 3.

I would like to see these squads forced to cut down a lot more than present and the following roster caps applied:

TWD roster size: 35.
TWL roster size: 8-29 breakdown as below:
-1 captain, 3 assistants total - 4
-Qualify for LD - +7
-Qualify for LJ - +7
-Qualify for LB - +11

This above I think will force a lot of squads to cut down on players and also start on the way to a better TWD and TWL league.

Current most active squads and no of squad players as of 12th April:
(Highlighted affected squads)
ASIANS-35
Anti-Scrub47
BoZ-28
Dark-19
Daycare-26
Dependency-37
Disoblige-41
Epidemic-12
Evolved-46
Fierce-32
Hycrest-19
LTKings-36
Mambo-15
Nitrous-27
Paladen-37
Pandora-24
Penetrate-39
Sage-35
Scary-9
Spastic-32
Spiritcrushers-62
Sweet-39
Thunder-50
dicE-35
hit-25

As you can see from the above list, the majority of the "most active squads" currently in TWD can have a 35 roster limit. So it should apply to all!

[Zeebu]

-1 captain, 3 assistants total - 4


this would apply to twl only right?

there would still be a larger number of assistants and caps on th twd roster, correct?

[KiAN]

I dont think # of (A) or (C)s matter to be honest, its the overal size of the rosters that really affect TWD. I say we go even further and make make roster limits 25 or 30. This would force squads to use what they have. If you want to stock up on wbs then go for it. But if you want to do all 3 leagues then you better choose players who are active and/or can play all 3 leagues, like Ardour. Right Ardour?

...I am a 3 league player...

Told ya.

[Jones]

why does everyone keep making these comparisons to football and shit. it's 2d spaceships. you log on to type shit and shoot another spaceship. that's it

[Ardour]

Only to TWL yes Zeebu. I like the number of capts/assistant slots for TWD and the fact that each squad can have 1 capt or 3... etc etc I dont think that should change.

Kian, Merky Buckets for your kind words, pardon my french.

PS - Forum sigged. It is about time everyone heard the news.